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Kevin Tietje
  • Height:
    6-7
  • Weight:
    215
  • Year:
    Sr
  • Hometown:
    Deshler, Ohio
  • High School:
    Patrick Henry
  • Position:
    F
  • Major:
    Business Administration
  • gp
    23
  • pts/g
    3.1
  • fg %
    45.5
  • 3pt %
    0.0
  • ft %
    60.0
  • reb/g
    2.6
  • a/g
    0.1

Bio

2010-2011 at Defiance: Saw action in all 25 games for Jackets, starting 20 of those outings … Led team and ranked fourth in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference with 6.8 rebounds per contest … Also topped Defiance and ranked 14th in the HCAC with 51.4-percent rate from the floor … Ended junior campaign second on squad and ninth in the conference with 17 blocks … Ranked fifth on DC with 7.3 points per night … Posted single-season highs in numerous categories, with 183 points, 171 boards and 571 minutes played during breakout season … Led DC on the glass 13 times … Paced the Jackets in blocks nine times … Logged four double-double performances … Reached double figures in scoring six times and in rebounding six times … Pulled down a DC season-high of 17 rebounds in a 78-68 win against Transylvania on January 5 … Torched the Pioneers in both meetings with 18.0 points and 14.0 rebounds per game on a 77.8-percent clip from the field … Raised numbers to 8.8 points and 7.6 boards per outing on 58.5-percent shooting in 13 Defiance victories … Saw Jackets go 11-5 when hauling in at least six rebounds … Recipient of Gerry Boomer and HCAC Sportsmanship Awards … Named to National Association of Basketball Coaches Honors Court and HCAC All-Academic Team for work in the classroom. 

2009-2010 at Defiance: Played in all 29 games for Defiance, while adding depth to the post … Set a new single-season, career-high by shooting 53.2 percent from the field … Ended sophomore campaign ranked 14th in the HCAC with 0.5 blocks per game and 15th with 1.4 offensive boards per contest … Led DC in blocks in nine games … Paced the squad in steals in two outings … Netted at least 10 points three times … Raised production during HCAC play by shooting 56.5 percent from the field, 41.7 percent from three-point territory and 85.7 percent from the charity stripe.

2008-2009 at Defiance: Versatile forward made an immediate impact for Defiance … Netted 10.0 points and 5.8 rebounds a game off the bench through first 12 collegiate games … Ended rookie campaign with 21 games played and seven double-digit scoring performances … Ranked third on DC with 27 offensive rebounds … Notched first collegiate double-double with 16-point, 13-rebound effort against Rockford on December 29 … Backed that showing with 11 points and nine boards against Geneva on December 30 to earn spot on Purple and Gold Financial Classic All-Tournament Team.

High School: Local product out of Patrick Henry High … Earned three varsity letters on the court for head coach Kent Seemann … Helped the Patriots win a pair of Northwest Ohio Athletic League Championships … Member of Dean’s List.

Personal: Son of Ervin and Lori Tietje … Brother of fellow DC teammates Kyle and Kent Tietje … Cousin of current DC volleyball player Jessica Tietje and former DC football standout Chris Tietje … Majoring in business administration with a minor in economics. 

 

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Feb 4 Mt. St. Joseph W, 66-64
Feb 8 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 57-52
Feb 11 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 62-59
Feb 15 Bluffton W, 55-53
Feb 18 Franklin (Ind.) W, 70-68
Feb 24 vs. Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 76-67
  Total Conference
Games 23 15
Games started 12 5
Minutes 311 157
Minutes per game 13.5 10.5
FG 30-66 18-36
FG Pct 45.5 50.0
3PT 0-1 0-1
3PT Pct 0.0 0.0
FT 12-20 4-6
FT Pct 60.0 66.7
Off rebounds 16 7
Def rebounds 43 21
Total rebounds 59 28
Rebounds per game 2.6 1.9
Personal fouls 46 28
Disqualifications 1 1
Assists 3 2
Turnovers 14 9
Assist to turnover ratio 0.2 0.2
Steals 7 5
Blocks 14 7
Points 72 40
Points per game 3.1 2.7
Points per 40 min 9.3 10.2

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 15 at Kalamazoo W, 91-69 1 19 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Nov 18 at Wooster L, 91-67 1 14 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 4-6 66.7 6
Nov 19 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 82-78 1 27 3-7 42.9 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Nov 22 Ohio Northern W, 83-80 1 18 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Nov 30 Anderson (Ind.) L, 70-69 1 22 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Dec 3 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 87-70 - 8 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Dec 10 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 82-72 - 22 7-8 87.5 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 14
Dec 14 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 70-64 1 16 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 1
Dec 17 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 83-68 - 4 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Dec 29 Knox W, 81-77 1 25 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 6
Dec 30 Lakeland W, 88-87 1 16 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 4 at Bluffton L, 73-67 1 13 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 7 Transylvania (Ky.) W, 74-64 1 13 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Jan 11 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 81-67 1 11 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 14 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 75-64 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 18 Earlham (Ind.) W, 66-65 - 6 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 21 Hanover (Ind.) L, 67-62 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 25 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 82-72 - 4 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 28 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 75-62 - 9 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 3
Feb 1 Manchester (Ind.) W, 57-56 - 4 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 4 Mt. St. Joseph W, 66-64 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 57-52 - 13 1-5 20.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 4
Feb 11 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 62-59 - 3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 15 Bluffton W, 55-53 - 8 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 18 Franklin (Ind.) W, 70-68 1 17 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 5
Feb 24 vs. Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 76-67 - 19 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 15 at Kalamazoo W, 91-69 1 19 2 4 6 0 2 0 2
Nov 18 at Wooster L, 91-67 1 14 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Nov 19 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 82-78 1 27 3 4 7 1 0 1 2
Nov 22 Ohio Northern W, 83-80 1 18 0 5 5 0 0 0 2
Nov 30 Anderson (Ind.) L, 70-69 1 22 1 3 4 0 0 1 0
Dec 3 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 87-70 - 8 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
Dec 10 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 82-72 - 22 0 2 2 0 1 1 0
Dec 14 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 70-64 1 16 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Dec 17 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 83-68 - 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Dec 29 Knox W, 81-77 1 25 1 3 4 0 0 1 0
Dec 30 Lakeland W, 88-87 1 16 0 2 2 0 1 0 0
Jan 4 at Bluffton L, 73-67 1 13 2 1 3 1 0 0 0
Jan 7 Transylvania (Ky.) W, 74-64 1 13 0 3 3 0 0 1 2
Jan 11 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 81-67 1 11 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Jan 14 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 75-64 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 18 Earlham (Ind.) W, 66-65 - 6 1 2 3 0 0 0 0
Jan 21 Hanover (Ind.) L, 67-62 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 25 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 82-72 - 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Jan 28 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 75-62 - 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Feb 1 Manchester (Ind.) W, 57-56 - 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
Feb 4 Mt. St. Joseph W, 66-64 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 57-52 - 13 1 3 4 0 1 1 2
Feb 11 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 62-59 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Feb 15 Bluffton W, 55-53 - 8 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
Feb 18 Franklin (Ind.) W, 70-68 1 17 0 3 3 0 3 0 1
Feb 24 vs. Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 76-67 - 19 2 2 4 0 1 0 1

Game Log - Ball control extended

Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 15 at Kalamazoo W, 91-69 1 2 0 0.0
Nov 18 at Wooster L, 91-67 1 4 0 -
Nov 19 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 82-78 1 1 0 -
Nov 22 Ohio Northern W, 83-80 1 4 0 -
Nov 30 Anderson (Ind.) L, 70-69 1 2 0 -
Dec 3 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 87-70 - 3 - 1.0
Dec 10 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 82-72 - 3 0 0.0
Dec 14 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 70-64 1 0 0 0.0
Dec 17 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 83-68 - 3 0 -
Dec 29 Knox W, 81-77 1 1 0 -
Dec 30 Lakeland W, 88-87 1 4 0 0.0
Jan 4 at Bluffton L, 73-67 1 2 0 -
Jan 7 Transylvania (Ky.) W, 74-64 1 1 0 -
Jan 11 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 81-67 1 0 0 -
Jan 14 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 75-64 - - - -
Jan 18 Earlham (Ind.) W, 66-65 - 0 0 -
Jan 21 Hanover (Ind.) L, 67-62 - - - -
Jan 25 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 82-72 - 1 0 0.0
Jan 28 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 75-62 - 0 0 -
Feb 1 Manchester (Ind.) W, 57-56 - 1 0 0.0
Feb 4 Mt. St. Joseph W, 66-64 - - - -
Feb 8 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 57-52 - 2 0 0.0
Feb 11 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 62-59 - 1 - -
Feb 15 Bluffton W, 55-53 - 5 1 0.0
Feb 18 Franklin (Ind.) W, 70-68 1 4 0 0.0
Feb 24 vs. Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 76-67 - 2 - 0.0

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2008-09 21 14.8 2.4-5.0 0.4-1.5 0.8-1.2 6.0
2009-10 29 12.9 2.0-3.8 0.2-0.5 0.4-0.5 4.7
2010-11 25 22.8 2.9-5.7 0.3-0.8 1.2-2.0 7.3
2011-12 23 13.5 1.3-2.9 0.0-0.0 0.5-0.9 3.1
Total 98 16.0 2.2-4.3 0.2-0.7 0.7-1.1 5.3

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2008-09 21 - 310 51-104 49.0 8-31 25.8 16-25 64.0 126
2009-10 29 - 374 59-111 53.2 5-15 33.3 12-15 80.0 135
2010-11 25 20 571 73-142 51.4 7-21 33.3 30-51 58.8 183
2011-12 23 12 311 30-66 45.5 0-1 0.0 12-20 60.0 72
Total 98 32 1566 213-423 50.4 20-68 29.4 70-111 63.1 516

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2008-09 21 310 14.8 6.6-13.4 1.0-4.0 25.8 2.1-3.2 16.3
2009-10 29 374 12.9 6.3-11.9 0.5-1.6 33.3 1.3-1.6 14.4
2010-11 25 571 22.8 5.1-9.9 0.5-1.5 33.3 2.1-3.6 12.8
2011-12 23 311 13.5 3.9-8.5 0.0-0.1 0.0 1.5-2.6 9.3
Total 98 1566 16.0 5.4-10.8 0.5-1.7 29.4 1.8-2.8 13.2

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2008-09 21 1.3 2.0 3.3 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.1
2009-10 29 1.4 2.0 3.4 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.5
2010-11 25 2.0 4.8 6.8 0.3 0.9 0.3 0.7
2011-12 23 0.7 1.9 2.6 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.6
Total 98 1.4 2.7 4.1 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.5

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2008-09 21 - 27 42 69 8 10 2 2
2009-10 29 - 41 57 98 6 11 7 15
2010-11 25 20 50 121 171 7 22 8 17
2011-12 23 12 16 43 59 3 14 7 14
Total 98 32 134 263 397 24 57 24 48

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2008-09 21 3.5 5.4 8.9 1.0 1.3 0.3 0.3
2009-10 29 4.4 6.1 10.5 0.6 1.2 0.7 1.6
2010-11 25 3.5 8.5 12.0 0.5 1.5 0.6 1.2
2011-12 23 2.1 5.5 7.6 0.4 1.8 0.9 1.8
Total 98 3.4 6.7 10.1 0.6 1.5 0.6 1.2

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 23 13.5 1.3-2.9 0.0-0.0 0.5-0.9 3.1
Conference 15 10.5 1.2-2.4 0.0-0.1 0.3-0.4 2.7
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 10 13.7 1.1-2.3 0.0-0.0 0.3-0.6 2.5
Away 11 11.6 1.4-3.0 0.0-0.1 0.7-1.1 3.5
Neutral 2 23.0 2.0-5.0 0.0-0.0 0.5-1.0 4.5
Result            
Wins 11 12.9 1.1-2.5 0.0-0.1 0.5-0.7 2.6
Losses 12 14.1 1.5-3.2 0.0-0.0 0.6-1.0 3.6
Month            
November 5 20.0 2.0-5.0 0.0-0.0 0.8-1.2 4.8
December 6 15.2 2.0-3.2 0.0-0.0 0.5-1.2 4.5
January 6 9.3 0.7-1.5 0.0-0.0 0.2-0.2 1.5
February 6 10.7 0.7-2.2 0.0-0.2 0.7-1.0 2.0

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 23 12 311 30-66 45.5 0-1 0.0 12-20 60.0 72
Conference 15 5 157 18-36 50.0 0-1 0.0 4-6 66.7 40
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 10 6 137 11-23 47.8 0-0 - 3-6 50.0 25
Away 11 5 128 15-33 45.5 0-1 0.0 8-12 66.7 38
Neutral 2 1 46 4-10 40.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 9
Result                    
Wins 11 6 142 12-28 42.9 0-1 0.0 5-8 62.5 29
Losses 12 6 169 18-38 47.4 0-0 - 7-12 58.3 43
Month                    
November 5 5 100 10-25 40.0 0-0 - 4-6 66.7 24
December 6 3 91 12-19 63.2 0-0 - 3-7 42.9 27
January 6 3 56 4-9 44.4 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 9
February 6 1 64 4-13 30.8 0-1 0.0 4-6 66.7 12

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 23 311 13.5 3.9-8.5 0.0-0.1 0.0 1.5-2.6 9.3
Conference 15 157 10.5 4.6-9.2 0.0-0.3 0.0 1.0-1.5 10.2
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 10 137 13.7 3.2-6.7 0.0-0.0 - 0.9-1.8 7.3
Away 11 128 11.6 4.7-10.3 0.0-0.3 0.0 2.5-3.8 11.9
Neutral 2 46 23.0 3.5-8.7 0.0-0.0 - 0.9-1.7 7.8
Result                
Wins 11 142 12.9 3.4-7.9 0.0-0.3 0.0 1.4-2.3 8.2
Losses 12 169 14.1 4.3-9.0 0.0-0.0 - 1.7-2.8 10.2
Month                
November 5 100 20.0 4.0-10.0 0.0-0.0 - 1.6-2.4 9.6
December 6 91 15.2 5.3-8.4 0.0-0.0 - 1.3-3.1 11.9
January 6 56 9.3 2.9-6.4 0.0-0.0 - 0.7-0.7 6.4
February 6 64 10.7 2.5-8.1 0.0-0.6 0.0 2.5-3.8 7.5

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 23 0.7 1.9 2.6 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.6
Conference 15 0.5 1.4 1.9 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.5
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 10 0.4 2.2 2.6 0.1 0.7 0.3 0.7
Away 11 0.6 1.4 2.0 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.4
Neutral 2 2.5 3.0 5.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.5
Result                
Wins 11 0.5 2.4 2.9 0.0 0.8 0.4 0.9
Losses 12 0.8 1.4 2.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3
Month                
November 5 1.4 3.4 4.8 0.2 0.4 0.4 1.2
December 6 0.3 1.3 1.7 0.2 0.7 0.3 0.2
January 6 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3
February 6 0.7 1.5 2.2 0.0 1.2 0.3 0.8

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 23 12 16 43 59 3 14 7 14
Conference 15 5 7 21 28 2 9 5 7
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 10 6 4 22 26 1 7 3 7
Away 11 5 7 15 22 1 6 3 4
Neutral 2 1 5 6 11 1 1 1 3
Result                  
Wins 11 6 6 26 32 0 9 4 10
Losses 12 6 10 17 27 3 5 3 4
Month                  
November 5 5 7 17 24 1 2 2 6
December 6 3 2 8 10 1 4 2 1
January 6 3 3 9 12 1 1 1 2
February 6 1 4 9 13 0 7 2 5

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 23 2.1 5.5 7.6 0.4 1.8 0.9 1.8
Conference 15 1.8 5.4 7.1 0.5 2.3 1.3 1.8
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 10 1.2 6.4 7.6 0.3 2.0 0.9 2.0
Away 11 2.2 4.7 6.9 0.3 1.9 0.9 1.3
Neutral 2 4.3 5.2 9.6 0.9 0.9 0.9 2.6
Result                
Wins 11 1.7 7.3 9.0 0.0 2.5 1.1 2.8
Losses 12 2.4 4.0 6.4 0.7 1.2 0.7 0.9
Month                
November 5 2.8 6.8 9.6 0.4 0.8 0.8 2.4
December 6 0.9 3.5 4.4 0.4 1.8 0.9 0.4
January 6 2.1 6.4 8.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.4
February 6 2.5 5.6 8.1 0.0 4.4 1.3 3.1

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