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4 Kaiya Albert
Kaiya Albert
  • Height:
    5-4
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Rockford, Ill.
  • High School:
    Rockford East
  • Position:
    G
  • gp
    25
  • pts/g
    5.1
  • fg %
    27.1
  • 3pt %
    31.0
  • ft %
    69.5
  • reb/g
    2.7
  • a/g
    1.1
Bio

Senior (2023-24): One of four players to play in all 25 games ... Made DC debut as a starter in the season opener against Ohio Wesleyan on 11/8 ... Turned in three double digit scoring efforts including a season-high 19 at Heidelberg on 11/12...Named Academic All-HCAC

Prior to Defiance: Started college career at Lakeland University and appeared in three games for the Muskies in 2019-20...Spent 2020-22 at Rock Valley College, making one appearance for the conference champs and part of team that earned NJCAA DIII National Tournament berth...Spent 2022-23 under Coach Peay at Trinity International and played in all 27 games, making 12 starts...Scored a season-best 21 points at Maranatha Baptist on 1/19 with a season-best two 3-pointers...Averaged 4.7 points per game with 2.5 rebounds with nearly two steals per game

High School: 2019 graduate of Rockford East in Rockford, Ill....Played basketball and ran track and field

Personal: Daughter of Angelique Albert...One of three children...Majoring in criminal justice with a minor in psychology

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Jan 31 Earlham (Ind.) L, 80-63
Feb 3 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 80-43
Feb 7 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 75-55
Feb 10 Hanover (Ind.) L, 86-31
Feb 13 Manchester (Ind.) L, 73-51
Feb 16 at Bluffton L, 56-41
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 25 18
Games started 22 17
Minutes 599 461
Minutes per game 24.0 25.6
FG 39-144 29-106
FG Pct 27.1 27.4
3PT 9-29 6-18
3PT Pct 31.0 33.3
FT 41-59 17-29
FT Pct 69.5 58.6
Off rebounds 34 21
Def rebounds 33 22
Total rebounds 67 43
Rebounds per game 2.7 2.4
Personal fouls 48 37
Disqualifications 1 1
Assists 28 21
Turnovers 74 59
Assist to turnover ratio 0.4 0.4
Steals 30 26
Blocks 3 3
Points 128 81
Points per game 5.1 4.5
Points per 40 min 8.5 7.0
Game Log - Shooting
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 8 Ohio Wesleyan L, 101-44 1 25 1-3 33.3 1-1 100.0 4-4 100.0 7
Nov 12 at Heidelberg L, 79-65 1 25 4-7 57.1 0-1 0.0 11-13 84.6 19
Nov 15 Adrian (Mich.) L, 76-47 1 19 1-9 11.1 0-0 - 6-7 85.7 8
Nov 18 at Wooster L, 74-60 1 7 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 21 Kenyon L, 70-64 - 24 1-4 25.0 1-2 50.0 2-2 100.0 5
Nov 27 Hiram L, 88-71 - 16 2-6 33.3 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 6
Dec 2 at #2 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 93-28 1 19 0-7 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 9 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 96-43 1 14 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 16 at Kalamazoo L, 67-44 1 22 1-7 14.3 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 2
Dec 18 Lourdes L, 82-32 1 22 1-4 25.0 0-2 0.0 1-1 100.0 3
Dec 28 Mt. St. Joseph L, 88-27 1 25 0-8 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 30 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 59-52 1 21 1-6 16.7 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 3 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 57-41 1 19 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 1-4 25.0 1
Jan 6 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 66-37 1 23 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 1-4 25.0 3
Jan 10 Bluffton L, 81-54 1 25 2-7 28.6 0-3 0.0 3-3 100.0 7
Jan 13 Franklin (Ind.) L, 76-48 - 25 4-8 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 8
Jan 17 Anderson (Ind.) L, 84-73 1 32 2-5 40.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 5
Jan 20 #2 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 95-36 1 25 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 3
Jan 24 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 76-52 1 21 2-9 22.2 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 5
Jan 27 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 85-43 1 33 1-6 16.7 1-1 100.0 2-2 100.0 5
Jan 31 Earlham (Ind.) L, 80-63 1 30 3-7 42.9 0-0 - 4-8 50.0 10
Feb 3 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 80-43 1 33 4-8 50.0 3-3 100.0 2-2 100.0 13
Feb 7 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 75-55 1 23 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Feb 10 Hanover (Ind.) L, 86-31 1 29 3-11 27.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Feb 13 Manchester (Ind.) L, 73-51 1 30 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Feb 16 at Bluffton L, 56-41 1 34 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 6
Game Log - Ball control
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 8 Ohio Wesleyan L, 101-44 1 25 0 3 3 1 7 0 0
Nov 12 at Heidelberg L, 79-65 1 25 3 4 7 1 2 1 0
Nov 15 Adrian (Mich.) L, 76-47 1 19 4 2 6 1 1 1 0
Nov 18 at Wooster L, 74-60 1 7 0 1 1 0 2 0 0
Nov 21 Kenyon L, 70-64 - 24 1 0 1 3 0 0 0
Nov 27 Hiram L, 88-71 - 16 3 1 4 0 1 1 0
Dec 2 at #2 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 93-28 1 19 2 2 4 0 5 1 0
Dec 9 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 96-43 1 14 1 1 2 1 4 2 0
Dec 16 at Kalamazoo L, 67-44 1 22 2 0 2 1 2 1 0
Dec 18 Lourdes L, 82-32 1 22 0 3 3 1 3 0 0
Dec 28 Mt. St. Joseph L, 88-27 1 25 1 1 2 2 6 0 0
Dec 30 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 59-52 1 21 2 3 5 1 2 2 1
Jan 3 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 57-41 1 19 1 1 2 1 1 0 0
Jan 6 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 66-37 1 23 1 2 3 2 3 2 1
Jan 10 Bluffton L, 81-54 1 25 1 1 2 1 2 3 0
Jan 13 Franklin (Ind.) L, 76-48 - 25 0 0 0 1 3 2 0
Jan 17 Anderson (Ind.) L, 84-73 1 32 0 1 1 3 1 3 0
Jan 20 #2 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 95-36 1 25 0 1 1 0 4 1 0
Jan 24 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 76-52 1 21 2 3 5 0 3 0 0
Jan 27 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 85-43 1 33 2 1 3 2 3 1 0
Jan 31 Earlham (Ind.) L, 80-63 1 30 4 0 4 1 1 0 0
Feb 3 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 80-43 1 33 0 0 0 2 5 2 1
Feb 7 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 75-55 1 23 1 0 1 1 2 2 0
Feb 10 Hanover (Ind.) L, 86-31 1 29 2 2 4 0 4 0 0
Feb 13 Manchester (Ind.) L, 73-51 1 30 0 2 2 2 6 2 0
Feb 16 at Bluffton L, 56-41 1 34 1 1 2 1 4 3 0
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 8 Ohio Wesleyan L, 101-44 1 0 0 0.1
Nov 12 at Heidelberg L, 79-65 1 2 0 0.5
Nov 15 Adrian (Mich.) L, 76-47 1 2 0 1.0
Nov 18 at Wooster L, 74-60 1 0 0 0.0
Nov 21 Kenyon L, 70-64 - 3 0 -
Nov 27 Hiram L, 88-71 - 1 0 0.0
Dec 2 at #2 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 93-28 1 2 0 0.0
Dec 9 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 96-43 1 2 0 0.3
Dec 16 at Kalamazoo L, 67-44 1 3 - 0.5
Dec 18 Lourdes L, 82-32 1 0 0 0.3
Dec 28 Mt. St. Joseph L, 88-27 1 2 0 0.3
Dec 30 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 59-52 1 4 0 0.5
Jan 3 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 57-41 1 1 0 1.0
Jan 6 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 66-37 1 2 0 0.7
Jan 10 Bluffton L, 81-54 1 1 0 0.5
Jan 13 Franklin (Ind.) L, 76-48 - 0 0 0.3
Jan 17 Anderson (Ind.) L, 84-73 1 2 - 3.0
Jan 20 #2 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 95-36 1 1 0 0.0
Jan 24 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 76-52 1 2 - 0.0
Jan 27 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 85-43 1 0 0 0.7
Jan 31 Earlham (Ind.) L, 80-63 1 2 0 1.0
Feb 3 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 80-43 1 2 0 0.4
Feb 7 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 75-55 1 4 0 0.5
Feb 10 Hanover (Ind.) L, 86-31 1 2 0 0.0
Feb 13 Manchester (Ind.) L, 73-51 1 5 1 0.3
Feb 16 at Bluffton L, 56-41 1 3 0 0.3
  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2023-24 25 24.0 1.6-5.8 0.4-1.2 1.6-2.4 5.1
Total 25 24.0 1.6-5.8 0.4-1.2 1.6-2.4 5.1

Career Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2023-24 25 22 599 39-144 27.1 9-29 31.0 41-59 69.5 128
Total 25 22 599 39-144 27.1 9-29 31.0 41-59 69.5 128

Career Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2023-24 25 599 24.0 2.6-9.6 0.6-1.9 31.0 2.7-3.9 8.5
Total 25 599 24.0 2.6-9.6 0.6-1.9 31.0 2.7-3.9 8.5

Career Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2023-24 25 1.4 1.3 2.7 1.1 3.0 1.2 0.1
Total 25 1.4 1.3 2.7 1.1 3.0 1.2 0.1

Career Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2023-24 25 22 34 33 67 28 74 30 3
Total 25 22 34 33 67 28 74 30 3

Career Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2023-24 25 2.3 2.2 4.5 1.9 4.9 2.0 0.2
Total 25 2.3 2.2 4.5 1.9 4.9 2.0 0.2

Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 25 24.0 1.6-5.8 0.4-1.2 1.6-2.4 5.1
Conference 18 25.6 1.6-5.9 0.3-1.0 0.9-1.6 4.5
Exhibition 1 22.0 1.0-4.0 0.0-2.0 1.0-1.0 3.0
Location            
Home 13 25.2 1.8-6.1 0.3-1.0 1.7-2.5 5.5
Away 12 22.6 1.3-5.4 0.4-1.3 1.6-2.2 4.7
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result            
Wins - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Losses 25 24.0 1.6-5.8 0.4-1.2 1.6-2.4 5.1
Month            
November 6 19.3 1.5-5.2 0.5-1.3 4.0-4.7 7.5
December 5 20.2 0.4-6.2 0.0-1.6 0.0-0.4 0.8
January 9 25.9 1.8-5.7 0.3-1.1 1.3-2.6 5.2
February 5 29.8 2.4-6.2 0.6-0.6 1.0-1.2 6.4

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 25 22 599 39-144 27.1 9-29 31.0 41-59 69.5 128
Conference 18 17 461 29-106 27.4 6-18 33.3 17-29 58.6 81
Exhibition 1 1 22 1-4 25.0 0-2 0.0 1-1 100.0 3
Location                    
Home 13 10 328 23-79 29.1 4-13 30.8 22-32 68.8 72
Away 12 12 271 16-65 24.6 5-16 31.3 19-27 70.4 56
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result                    
Wins - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Losses 25 22 599 39-144 27.1 9-29 31.0 41-59 69.5 128
Month                    
November 6 4 116 9-31 29.0 3-8 37.5 24-28 85.7 45
December 5 5 101 2-31 6.5 0-8 0.0 0-2 0.0 4
January 9 8 233 16-51 31.4 3-10 30.0 12-23 52.2 47
February 5 5 149 12-31 38.7 3-3 100.0 5-6 83.3 32

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 25 599 24.0 2.6-9.6 0.6-1.9 31.0 2.7-3.9 8.5
Conference 18 461 25.6 2.5-9.2 0.5-1.6 33.3 1.5-2.5 7.0
Exhibition 1 22 22.0 1.8-7.3 0.0-3.6 0.0 1.8-1.8 5.5
Location                
Home 13 328 25.2 2.8-9.6 0.5-1.6 30.8 2.7-3.9 8.8
Away 12 271 22.6 2.4-9.6 0.7-2.4 31.3 2.8-4.0 8.3
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result                
Wins - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Losses 25 599 24.0 2.6-9.6 0.6-1.9 31.0 2.7-3.9 8.5
Month                
November 6 116 19.3 3.1-10.7 1.0-2.8 37.5 8.3-9.7 15.5
December 5 101 20.2 0.8-12.3 0.0-3.2 0.0 0.0-0.8 1.6
January 9 233 25.9 2.7-8.8 0.5-1.7 30.0 2.1-3.9 8.1
February 5 149 29.8 3.2-8.3 0.8-0.8 100.0 1.3-1.6 8.6

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 25 1.4 1.3 2.7 1.1 3.0 1.2 0.1
Conference 18 1.2 1.2 2.4 1.2 3.3 1.4 0.2
Exhibition 1 0.0 3.0 3.0 1.0 3.0 0.0 0.0
Location                
Home 13 1.3 1.2 2.5 1.3 3.0 1.2 0.1
Away 12 1.4 1.4 2.8 0.9 2.9 1.3 0.2
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins - - - - - - - -
Losses 25 1.4 1.3 2.7 1.1 3.0 1.2 0.1
Month                
November 6 1.8 1.8 3.7 1.0 2.2 0.5 0.0
December 5 1.6 1.4 3.0 1.0 3.8 1.2 0.2
January 9 1.2 1.1 2.3 1.2 2.3 1.3 0.1
February 5 0.8 1.0 1.8 1.2 4.2 1.8 0.2

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 25 22 34 33 67 28 74 30 3
Conference 18 17 21 22 43 21 59 26 3
Exhibition 1 1 0 3 3 1 3 0 0
Location                  
Home 13 10 17 16 33 17 39 15 1
Away 12 12 17 17 34 11 35 15 2
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins - - - - - - - - -
Losses 25 22 34 33 67 28 74 30 3
Month                  
November 6 4 11 11 22 6 13 3 0
December 5 5 8 7 15 5 19 6 1
January 9 8 11 10 21 11 21 12 1
February 5 5 4 5 9 6 21 9 1

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 25 2.3 2.2 4.5 1.9 4.9 2.0 0.2
Conference 18 1.8 1.9 3.7 1.8 5.1 2.3 0.3
Exhibition 1 0.0 5.5 5.5 1.8 5.5 0.0 0.0
Location                
Home 13 2.1 2.0 4.0 2.1 4.8 1.8 0.1
Away 12 2.5 2.5 5.0 1.6 5.2 2.2 0.3
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins - - - - - - - -
Losses 25 2.3 2.2 4.5 1.9 4.9 2.0 0.2
Month                
November 6 3.8 3.8 7.6 2.1 4.5 1.0 0.0
December 5 3.2 2.8 5.9 2.0 7.5 2.4 0.4
January 9 1.9 1.7 3.6 1.9 3.6 2.1 0.2
February 5 1.1 1.3 2.4 1.6 5.6 2.4 0.3

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min

Photos
Kaiya Albert action photo 1
Bluffton vs. Defiance

1/10/2024 6:00 PM EST

Kaiya Albert action photo 2
Bluffton vs. Defiance

1/10/2024 6:00 PM EST

Kaiya Albert action photo 3
Franklin vs. Defiance

1/13/2024 1:00 PM EST

Kaiya Albert action photo 4
Franklin vs. Defiance

1/13/2024 1:00 PM EST

Kaiya Albert action photo 5
Franklin vs. Defiance

1/13/2024 1:00 PM EST

Kaiya Albert action photo 6
Earlham vs. Defiance

1/31/2024 7:30 PM EST

Kaiya Albert action photo 7
Earlham vs. Defiance

1/31/2024 7:30 PM EST

Kaiya Albert action photo 8
Manchester vs. Defiance

2/13/2024 7:30 PM EST

Kaiya Albert action photo 9
Manchester vs. Defiance

2/13/2024 7:30 PM EST

Kaiya Albert action photo 10
Manchester vs. Defiance

2/13/2024 7:30 PM EST

Kaiya Albert action photo 11
Manchester vs. Defiance

2/13/2024 7:30 PM EST

Kaiya Albert action photo 12
Defiance vs. Bluffton

2/16/2024 6:00 PM EST