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Kyle Tietje
  • Height:
    6-5
  • Weight:
    195
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Deshler, Ohio
  • High School:
    Patrick Henry
  • Position:
    F
  • Major:
    Health & Physical Education
  • gp
    24
  • pts/g
    7.8
  • fg %
    49.3
  • 3pt %
    33.3
  • ft %
    72.1
  • reb/g
    4.6
  • a/g
    0.6

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Feb 3 Manchester (Ind.) L, 72-64
Feb 5 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 72-67
Feb 9 Earlham (Ind.) W, 78-50
Feb 12 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 56-55
Feb 16 at Bluffton W, 66-62
Feb 19 Franklin (Ind.) W, 88-85
  Total Conference
Games 24 18
Games started 10 6
Minutes 416 287
Minutes per game 17.3 15.9
FG 72-146 50-98
FG Pct 49.3 51.0
3PT 12-36 10-30
3PT Pct 33.3 33.3
FT 31-43 14-19
FT Pct 72.1 73.7
Off rebounds 38 27
Def rebounds 73 46
Total rebounds 111 73
Rebounds per game 4.6 4.1
Personal fouls 61 41
Disqualifications 4 2
Assists 15 13
Turnovers 24 16
Assist to turnover ratio 0.6 0.8
Steals 13 10
Blocks 6 4
Points 187 124
Points per game 7.8 6.9
Points per 40 min 18.0 17.3

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 15 Kalamazoo W, 90-76 1 17 5-12 41.7 0-1 0.0 2-3 66.7 12
Nov 19 vs. Wis.-Whitewater L, 95-91 1 25 6-13 46.2 2-2 100.0 1-2 50.0 15
Nov 20 vs. Covenant W, 92-77 1 24 8-11 72.7 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 18
Nov 23 at Ohio Northern L, 93-90 1 31 2-7 28.6 0-1 0.0 4-7 57.1 8
Dec 1 Anderson (Ind.) W, 72-67 1 13 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Dec 4 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 74-66 1 27 5-14 35.7 0-2 0.0 3-3 100.0 13
Dec 11 Hanover (Ind.) L, 80-78 - 19 3-5 60.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 6
Dec 15 Adrian (Mich.) W, 67-51 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 29 Ohio St. Lima W, 82-74 - 15 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 4-4 100.0 4
Dec 30 Albion (Mich.) W, 79-74 - 17 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 4-6 66.7 6
Jan 2 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 88-73 - 21 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 5 Transylvania (Ky.) W, 78-68 - 12 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 8 Mt. St. Joseph W, 92-72 - 11 5-5 100.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 12
Jan 12 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 68-57 - 14 3-5 60.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 7
Jan 15 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 94-92 1 24 0-0 - 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 1
Jan 19 Bluffton L, 57-55 1 18 1-5 20.0 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 3
Jan 22 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 70-65 1 7 3-4 75.0 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 8
Jan 26 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 85-56 - 15 4-6 66.7 1-2 50.0 2-2 100.0 11
Jan 29 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 80-68 - 22 3-7 42.9 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 6
Feb 3 Manchester (Ind.) L, 72-64 - 15 8-11 72.7 2-3 66.7 2-3 66.7 20
Feb 5 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 72-67 1 21 4-9 44.4 1-5 20.0 2-3 66.7 11
Feb 9 Earlham (Ind.) W, 78-50 - 9 3-4 75.0 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 8
Feb 12 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 56-55 - 21 2-4 50.0 0-1 0.0 2-4 50.0 6
Feb 16 at Bluffton W, 66-62 - 10 1-4 25.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Feb 19 Franklin (Ind.) W, 88-85 - 8 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 15 Kalamazoo W, 90-76 1 17 3 1 4 1 3 0 1
Nov 19 vs. Wis.-Whitewater L, 95-91 1 25 3 4 7 0 0 1 0
Nov 20 vs. Covenant W, 92-77 1 24 1 6 7 0 1 2 0
Nov 23 at Ohio Northern L, 93-90 1 31 0 8 8 0 0 0 0
Dec 1 Anderson (Ind.) W, 72-67 1 13 1 2 3 1 2 0 2
Dec 4 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 74-66 1 27 4 8 12 0 2 1 0
Dec 11 Hanover (Ind.) L, 80-78 - 19 3 1 4 0 1 0 0
Dec 15 Adrian (Mich.) W, 67-51 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 29 Ohio St. Lima W, 82-74 - 15 3 2 5 1 1 0 0
Dec 30 Albion (Mich.) W, 79-74 - 17 1 6 7 0 3 0 1
Jan 2 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 88-73 - 21 3 1 4 1 0 0 0
Jan 5 Transylvania (Ky.) W, 78-68 - 12 0 5 5 1 1 0 0
Jan 8 Mt. St. Joseph W, 92-72 - 11 0 1 1 2 2 2 0
Jan 12 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 68-57 - 14 0 3 3 0 0 1 0
Jan 15 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 94-92 1 24 1 4 5 1 0 0 1
Jan 19 Bluffton L, 57-55 1 18 1 1 2 1 2 0 0
Jan 22 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 70-65 1 7 2 1 3 0 2 2 0
Jan 26 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 85-56 - 15 3 2 5 1 1 0 0
Jan 29 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 80-68 - 22 3 2 5 2 0 1 0
Feb 3 Manchester (Ind.) L, 72-64 - 15 3 1 4 0 0 1 0
Feb 5 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 72-67 1 21 1 4 5 0 0 0 1
Feb 9 Earlham (Ind.) W, 78-50 - 9 1 1 2 0 1 1 0
Feb 12 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 56-55 - 21 1 6 7 1 1 0 0
Feb 16 at Bluffton W, 66-62 - 10 0 2 2 2 1 1 0
Feb 19 Franklin (Ind.) W, 88-85 - 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0

Game Log - Ball control extended

Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 15 Kalamazoo W, 90-76 1 2 0 0.3
Nov 19 vs. Wis.-Whitewater L, 95-91 1 5 1 -
Nov 20 vs. Covenant W, 92-77 1 2 0 0.0
Nov 23 at Ohio Northern L, 93-90 1 4 0 -
Dec 1 Anderson (Ind.) W, 72-67 1 4 0 0.5
Dec 4 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 74-66 1 3 - 0.0
Dec 11 Hanover (Ind.) L, 80-78 - 2 0 0.0
Dec 15 Adrian (Mich.) W, 67-51 - - - -
Dec 29 Ohio St. Lima W, 82-74 - 2 0 1.0
Dec 30 Albion (Mich.) W, 79-74 - 5 1 0.0
Jan 2 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 88-73 - 4 0 -
Jan 5 Transylvania (Ky.) W, 78-68 - 2 0 1.0
Jan 8 Mt. St. Joseph W, 92-72 - 2 0 1.0
Jan 12 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 68-57 - 0 0 -
Jan 15 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 94-92 1 1 0 -
Jan 19 Bluffton L, 57-55 1 1 0 0.5
Jan 22 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 70-65 1 0 - 0.0
Jan 26 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 85-56 - 6 1 1.0
Jan 29 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 80-68 - 4 0 -
Feb 3 Manchester (Ind.) L, 72-64 - 4 0 -
Feb 5 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 72-67 1 1 0 -
Feb 9 Earlham (Ind.) W, 78-50 - 1 0 0.0
Feb 12 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 56-55 - 5 1 1.0
Feb 16 at Bluffton W, 66-62 - 1 0 2.0
Feb 19 Franklin (Ind.) W, 88-85 - 0 0 -

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2008-09 25 13.2 1.7-4.1 0.8-2.5 0.6-1.0 4.8
2009-10 29 18.2 3.4-6.2 0.1-0.5 1.4-2.1 8.3
2010-11 24 17.3 3.0-6.1 0.5-1.5 1.3-1.8 7.8
2011-12 26 20.3 3.0-5.3 0.1-0.2 1.5-1.8 7.5
Total 104 17.3 2.8-5.5 0.4-1.1 1.2-1.7 7.2

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2008-09 25 10 329 42-103 40.8 21-63 33.3 14-24 58.3 119
2009-10 29 - 528 99-180 55.0 4-15 26.7 40-62 64.5 242
2010-11 24 10 416 72-146 49.3 12-36 33.3 31-43 72.1 187
2011-12 26 19 527 78-139 56.1 2-5 40.0 38-46 82.6 196
Total 104 39 1800 291-568 51.2 39-119 32.8 123-175 70.3 744

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2008-09 25 329 13.2 5.1-12.5 2.6-7.7 33.3 1.7-2.9 14.5
2009-10 29 528 18.2 7.5-13.6 0.3-1.1 26.7 3.0-4.7 18.3
2010-11 24 416 17.3 6.9-14.0 1.2-3.5 33.3 3.0-4.1 18.0
2011-12 26 527 20.3 5.9-10.6 0.2-0.4 40.0 2.9-3.5 14.9
Total 104 1800 17.3 6.5-12.6 0.9-2.6 32.8 2.7-3.9 16.5

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2008-09 25 0.8 1.8 2.6 0.5 1.2 0.3 0.5
2009-10 29 1.6 3.7 5.3 0.5 1.2 0.4 1.0
2010-11 24 1.6 3.0 4.6 0.6 1.0 0.5 0.3
2011-12 26 1.7 3.3 5.0 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.6
Total 104 1.4 3.0 4.4 0.7 1.1 0.5 0.6

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2008-09 25 10 20 45 65 12 31 8 12
2009-10 29 - 45 108 153 15 35 11 29
2010-11 24 10 38 73 111 15 24 13 6
2011-12 26 19 44 86 130 28 24 24 16
Total 104 39 147 312 459 70 114 56 63

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2008-09 25 2.4 5.5 7.9 1.5 3.8 1.0 1.5
2009-10 29 3.4 8.2 11.6 1.1 2.7 0.8 2.2
2010-11 24 3.7 7.0 10.7 1.4 2.3 1.3 0.6
2011-12 26 3.3 6.5 9.9 2.1 1.8 1.8 1.2
Total 104 3.3 6.9 10.2 1.6 2.5 1.2 1.4

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 24 17.3 3.0-6.1 0.5-1.5 1.3-1.8 7.8
Conference 18 15.9 2.8-5.4 0.6-1.7 0.8-1.1 6.9
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 12 13.4 2.8-5.2 0.6-1.2 1.2-1.5 7.3
Away 10 20.6 2.5-6.0 0.3-1.8 1.4-2.1 6.7
Neutral 2 24.5 7.0-12.0 1.0-1.5 1.5-2.0 16.5
Result            
Wins 12 14.5 2.5-4.8 0.3-0.9 1.2-1.5 6.5
Losses 12 20.2 3.5-7.4 0.7-2.1 1.4-2.1 9.1
Month            
November 4 24.3 5.2-10.8 0.5-1.2 2.2-3.5 13.3
December 5 18.2 2.0-5.6 0.0-0.8 2.2-2.6 6.2
January 9 16.0 2.2-4.1 0.7-1.8 0.4-0.6 5.6
February 6 14.0 3.5-6.3 0.7-1.8 1.2-1.8 8.8

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 24 10 416 72-146 49.3 12-36 33.3 31-43 72.1 187
Conference 18 6 287 50-98 51.0 10-30 33.3 14-19 73.7 124
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 12 4 161 33-62 53.2 7-15 46.7 14-18 77.8 87
Away 10 4 206 25-60 41.7 3-18 16.7 14-21 66.7 67
Neutral 2 2 49 14-24 58.3 2-3 66.7 3-4 75.0 33
Result                    
Wins 12 4 174 30-57 52.6 4-11 36.4 14-18 77.8 78
Losses 12 6 242 42-89 47.2 8-25 32.0 17-25 68.0 109
Month                    
November 4 4 97 21-43 48.8 2-5 40.0 9-14 64.3 53
December 5 2 91 10-28 35.7 0-4 0.0 11-13 84.6 31
January 9 3 144 20-37 54.1 6-16 37.5 4-5 80.0 50
February 6 1 84 21-38 55.3 4-11 36.4 7-11 63.6 53

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 24 416 17.3 6.9-14.0 1.2-3.5 33.3 3.0-4.1 18.0
Conference 18 287 15.9 7.0-13.7 1.4-4.2 33.3 2.0-2.6 17.3
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 12 161 13.4 8.2-15.4 1.7-3.7 46.7 3.5-4.5 21.6
Away 10 206 20.6 4.9-11.7 0.6-3.5 16.7 2.7-4.1 13.0
Neutral 2 49 24.5 11.4-19.6 1.6-2.4 66.7 2.4-3.3 26.9
Result                
Wins 12 174 14.5 6.9-13.1 0.9-2.5 36.4 3.2-4.1 17.9
Losses 12 242 20.2 6.9-14.7 1.3-4.1 32.0 2.8-4.1 18.0
Month                
November 4 97 24.3 8.7-17.7 0.8-2.1 40.0 3.7-5.8 21.9
December 5 91 18.2 4.4-12.3 0.0-1.8 0.0 4.8-5.7 13.6
January 9 144 16.0 5.6-10.3 1.7-4.4 37.5 1.1-1.4 13.9
February 6 84 14.0 10.0-18.1 1.9-5.2 36.4 3.3-5.2 25.2

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 24 1.6 3.0 4.6 0.6 1.0 0.5 0.3
Conference 18 1.5 2.6 4.1 0.7 0.9 0.6 0.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 12 1.5 1.9 3.4 0.6 1.5 0.5 0.3
Away 10 1.6 4.0 5.6 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.2
Neutral 2 2.0 5.0 7.0 0.0 0.5 1.5 0.0
Result                
Wins 12 0.9 2.8 3.8 0.8 1.3 0.6 0.4
Losses 12 2.3 3.3 5.5 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.1
Month                
November 4 1.8 4.8 6.5 0.3 1.0 0.8 0.3
December 5 2.4 3.8 6.2 0.4 1.8 0.2 0.6
January 9 1.4 2.2 3.7 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.1
February 6 1.0 2.5 3.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.2

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 24 10 38 73 111 15 24 13 6
Conference 18 6 27 46 73 13 16 10 4
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 12 4 18 23 41 7 18 6 4
Away 10 4 16 40 56 8 5 4 2
Neutral 2 2 4 10 14 0 1 3 0
Result                  
Wins 12 4 11 34 45 9 15 7 5
Losses 12 6 27 39 66 6 9 6 1
Month                  
November 4 4 7 19 26 1 4 3 1
December 5 2 12 19 31 2 9 1 3
January 9 3 13 20 33 9 8 6 1
February 6 1 6 15 21 3 3 3 1

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 24 3.7 7.0 10.7 1.4 2.3 1.3 0.6
Conference 18 3.8 6.4 10.2 1.8 2.2 1.4 0.6
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 12 4.5 5.7 10.2 1.7 4.5 1.5 1.0
Away 10 3.1 7.8 10.9 1.6 1.0 0.8 0.4
Neutral 2 3.3 8.2 11.4 0.0 0.8 2.4 0.0
Result                
Wins 12 2.5 7.8 10.3 2.1 3.4 1.6 1.1
Losses 12 4.5 6.4 10.9 1.0 1.5 1.0 0.2
Month                
November 4 2.9 7.8 10.7 0.4 1.6 1.2 0.4
December 5 5.3 8.4 13.6 0.9 4.0 0.4 1.3
January 9 3.6 5.6 9.2 2.5 2.2 1.7 0.3
February 6 2.9 7.1 10.0 1.4 1.4 1.4 0.5

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