In 1993, the Korver family relocated to Pella, Iowa. Kyle attended Pella High School, where he began to make a name for himself as a standout basketball player. His family has deep basketball roots: his brothers—Klayton, Kaleb, and Kirk—all played Division I college basketball. Kaleb played for Creighton, Klayton featured for Drake, and Kirk played for the University of Missouri–Kansas City. Their mother, Laine, was also a talented basketball player and once scored 74 points in a single high school game. Kyle’s father, Kevin, is a pastor in Pella, Iowa, and his uncle, Kris Korver, is the head basketball coach at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa. A cousin, Kari Korver, played for the UCLA women’s basketball team.

College Career at Creighton University

Kyle Korver played college basketball at Creighton University, where he enjoyed a highly successful four-year career. As a freshman, he was named to the All-Newcomer, All-Freshman, and Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) All-Bench teams. That same year, he shot an impressive 43.4% from three-point range and 89.5% from the free-throw line.

In his sophomore year, he earned Second Team All-MVC honors and averaged 14.6 points per game, helping lead the Bluejays to a conference tournament championship. As a junior, Korver played a key role in leading Creighton to both the regular-season and conference tournament MVC titles. He was named MVC Player of the Year and received honorable mention All-American honors.

By the end of his college career, Korver ranked fourth all-time in scoring at Creighton with 1,801 points. He also held school records for most three-pointers made and highest career three-point shooting percentage, cementing his reputation as one of the most accurate long-range shooters in NCAA history.