Personal Life
Tippett was born in Sydney, New South Wales to parents from country New South Wales but moved to the Gold Coast, Queensland at two months of age. Tippett attended All Saints Anglican College during his high school years. His first love was basketball and at the age of 11 made his representative debut for the Gold Coast. In 2004 he represented Queensland in the u18 Championships and was given a spot on the Brisbane Bullets development squad. While competing in the u18 Championships Tippett competed against the likes of Patrick Mills, Joe Ingles and future AFL player Scott Pendlebury. He also toured the United States with the Queensland Academy of Sport team. Upon returning from the United States he accepted an offer from the Gold Coast Stingrays to try out for their Australian Rules Football representative team. His brother Joel played in the AFL for the Brisbane Lions and the Gold Coast Suns while his sister Gretel played professional Basketball for the Logan Thunder in the WNBL. During Kurt's two years with the Southport Sharks he studied Pharmacy at Griffith University on the Gold Coast.
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