Who is Tierney, Wife of Luke Kornet? His Parents, Family, Salary, Jersey

Luke Kornet is an NBA basketball player for the Boston Celtics in the United States. He was a member of the Vanderbilt basketball team in college. He is the school’s all-time leader in blocked shots and the NCAA’s all-time leader in three-pointers made by players 7 feet or higher.

 

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Kornet joined the New York Knicks for the 2017 NBA Summer League after going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft. He signed a two-way contract with the Knicks in the same year. Kornet made his NBA debut against the Toronto Raptors in Toronto in 2018.

He completed with a double-double, becoming only the second Knicks rookie to do it in franchise history. He also had four blocks, making him the only player in NBA history to make three three-pointers and block four shots in his first game.

Luke Kornet’s wife

Luke Kornet wife Tierney Kornet
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Luke is not single anymore as he promised forever to his long-term girlfriend, Tierney Price. He met Tierney back in his college, as they both were at Vanderbilt University. Tierney played soccer also back in her college days. She had completed her graduation in 2017 with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics.

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In 2013, she worked as a sales representative for EmbroidMe, and in 2015; she was a marketing intern at Go Think! She was also an intern at Deutsche Bank and now she is working in the same bank as FX Risk Advisory and Sales Analyst.

 

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Luke and Tierney started their relationship back in 2015, and then after 3 years of a romantic relationship, he proposed to her in 2018. Then on August 2, 2019, they tied the knot and promised their forever to each other. The couple looks complete and adorable together.

Luke Kornet’s parents and family

Luke was born on 15 July 1995 in Texas, US, to parents Frank Kornet and Tracy Kornet. Luke’s father Frank is a former Vanderbilt and NBA player and hence no doubt that how Luke’s interest developed in this game. He plays golf and is great at it.

 

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Luke’s mother Tracy is an Emmy-winning anchor. She won Emmy six times. She works for Channel 4 News and her net worth is around $1 million.

 

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He is not the only child of Frank and Tracy as he has 2 siblings, one sister, and one brother as well. His sister Nicole is also a basketball player and played in Oklahoma and UCLA. He has a brother also named John Kornet.

Luke Kornet salary

Luke is under contract with the Celtics for $812,363 for this season. His net worth is somewhere around $2 million. No doubt he is going to make it huge with his improving game and skills.

Luke Kornet jersey

Luke plays as a center in the Boston Celtics and wears jersey number 40 with the Celtics. Before Luke, 10 other players wore this jersey number and Dino Radja is one of them.