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14 Kylie Brinkman
Kylie Brinkman
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Tontogany, Ohio
  • High School:
    Otsego
  • Position:
    G
  • gp
    25
  • pts/g
    3.7
  • fg %
    30.8
  • 3pt %
    29.1
  • ft %
    35.3
  • reb/g
    2.2
  • a/g
    0.7

Bio

Junior (2022-23): Played in all 25 games and made 12 starts...23 3-point makes were second-most on the team...Set a new career-high with 18 points on six made 3-pointers on Dec. 12 at Adrian...Only other game in double figures was on Jan. 24 at Mount St. Joseph...Connected on multiple 3-pointers in six games 

Sophomore (2021-22): Played in all 24 games and made 20 starts ... Averaged 6.1 points and 2.4 rebounds per game ... Made the second-most three-pointers on the team with 32 ... Shot 33.3 percent (32-96) on three-pointers ... Scored a season-high 13 points against Franklin on 12/4 ... Named to the HCAC Academic All-Conference Team.

Freshman (2020-21): Played in nine games, making two starts ... Scored 37 points, averaging 4.1 per game ...  Added 17 rebounds, five assists, and eight steals. 

Prep: Four-year letterwinner in basketball at Otsego High School...Also lettered in cross country, track, and soccer. 

Personal: Daughter of Jason and Melissa Brinkman... Majoring in exercise science. 

Single-Game Highs
Points: 18 (at Adrian, 12/13/22)
Rebounds: 7 (vs. St. Mary's (IN), 11/20/21)
Assists: 5 (vs. Hiram, 1/23/22)
Steals:
 4 (at St. Mary's (IN), 11/20/22)
Blocks: 1 (2x)
FG Made: 6 (at Adrian, 12/13/22)
3FG Made: 6 (at Adrian, 12/13/22)
FT Made: 7 (vs. Franklin, 1/22/22)

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Feb 4 at #2 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 76-33
Feb 6 at Albion (Mich.) L, 70-57
Feb 8 Anderson (Ind.) L, 88-81
Feb 11 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.)
Feb 14 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 71-58
Feb 17 Bluffton W, 85-82
  Total Conference
Games 25 16
Games started 12 6
Minutes 408 252
Minutes per game 16.3 15.8
FG 32-104 17-64
FG Pct 30.8 26.6
3PT 23-79 11-49
3PT Pct 29.1 22.4
FT 6-17 3-11
FT Pct 35.3 27.3
Off rebounds 6 3
Def rebounds 48 31
Total rebounds 54 34
Rebounds per game 2.2 2.1
Personal fouls 19 16
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 17 9
Turnovers 20 15
Assist to turnover ratio 0.8 0.6
Steals 24 11
Blocks 0 0
Points 93 48
Points per game 3.7 3.0
Points per 40 min 9.1 7.6

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 8 at Kenyon L, 55-54 1 16 2-2 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-2 0.0 5
Nov 15 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 67-43 - 21 2-6 33.3 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 6
Nov 20 at St. Mary's (Ind.) W, 70-60 1 19 1-4 25.0 0-3 0.0 2-2 100.0 4
Nov 30 Manchester (Ind.) L, 80-73 1 14 2-3 66.7 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 6
Dec 3 Franklin (Ind.) L, 58-51 - 19 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 10 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 68-54 - 11 0-5 0.0 0-5 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 13 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 67-59 - 28 6-7 85.7 6-7 85.7 0-0 - 18
Dec 15 at Hiram W, 68-54 1 13 0-5 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 18 Wooster W, 66-40 1 19 2-7 28.6 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 5
Dec 19 Kalamazoo W, 87-42 1 16 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Dec 31 Mt. St. Joseph W, 55-39 1 14 1-3 33.3 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 4 at Bluffton L, 81-48 - 11 1-5 20.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 7 #3 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 70-40 1 14 0-4 0.0 0-3 0.0 2-4 50.0 2
Jan 11 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 87-73 1 14 2-7 28.6 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 6
Jan 14 Rose-Hulman (Ind.)   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 14 Miami-Hamilton L, 62-59 - 15 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 4
Jan 18 Earlham (Ind.) L, 56-50 - 23 1-4 25.0 1-4 25.0 0-2 0.0 3
Jan 21 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 62-49 - 9 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 24 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 72-64 - 18 4-6 66.7 2-3 66.7 1-2 50.0 11
Jan 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 67-55 - 25 2-5 40.0 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 6
Feb 1 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 90-63 1 18 1-4 25.0 0-3 0.0 0-1 0.0 2
Feb 4 at #2 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 76-33 1 17 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 6 at Albion (Mich.) L, 70-57 1 9 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 8 Anderson (Ind.) L, 88-81 - 22 2-7 28.6 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 5
Feb 11 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.)   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 14 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 71-58 - 14 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 0-2 0.0 3
Feb 17 Bluffton W, 85-82 - 9 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 8 at Kenyon L, 55-54 1 16 0 2 2 1 0 0 0
Nov 15 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 67-43 - 21 0 4 4 0 0 0 0
Nov 20 at St. Mary's (Ind.) W, 70-60 1 19 1 4 5 2 0 4 0
Nov 30 Manchester (Ind.) L, 80-73 1 14 0 2 2 0 2 1 0
Dec 3 Franklin (Ind.) L, 58-51 - 19 1 3 4 1 0 1 0
Dec 10 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 68-54 - 11 0 2 2 0 0 1 0
Dec 13 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 67-59 - 28 1 3 4 0 3 2 0
Dec 15 at Hiram W, 68-54 1 13 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
Dec 18 Wooster W, 66-40 1 19 1 1 2 3 1 1 0
Dec 19 Kalamazoo W, 87-42 1 16 0 1 1 1 0 2 0
Dec 31 Mt. St. Joseph W, 55-39 1 14 0 3 3 0 1 2 0
Jan 4 at Bluffton L, 81-48 - 11 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
Jan 7 #3 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 70-40 1 14 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
Jan 11 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 87-73 1 14 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
Jan 14 Rose-Hulman (Ind.)   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 14 Miami-Hamilton L, 62-59 - 15 0 1 1 0 1 2 0
Jan 18 Earlham (Ind.) L, 56-50 - 23 0 4 4 2 2 0 0
Jan 21 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 62-49 - 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 24 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 72-64 - 18 1 0 1 0 2 0 0
Jan 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 67-55 - 25 0 3 3 0 3 2 0
Feb 1 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 90-63 1 18 0 3 3 1 1 1 0
Feb 4 at #2 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 76-33 1 17 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Feb 6 at Albion (Mich.) L, 70-57 1 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Feb 8 Anderson (Ind.) L, 88-81 - 22 0 6 6 3 1 0 0
Feb 11 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.)   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 14 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 71-58 - 14 0 2 2 0 2 1 0
Feb 17 Bluffton W, 85-82 - 9 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

Game Log - BC extended

Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 8 at Kenyon L, 55-54 1 0 0 -
Nov 15 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 67-43 - 0 0 -
Nov 20 at St. Mary's (Ind.) W, 70-60 1 0 0 -
Nov 30 Manchester (Ind.) L, 80-73 1 1 0 0.0
Dec 3 Franklin (Ind.) L, 58-51 - 0 0 -
Dec 10 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 68-54 - 2 0 -
Dec 13 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 67-59 - 1 0 0.0
Dec 15 at Hiram W, 68-54 1 1 0 -
Dec 18 Wooster W, 66-40 1 0 0 3.0
Dec 19 Kalamazoo W, 87-42 1 1 0 -
Dec 31 Mt. St. Joseph W, 55-39 1 1 0 0.0
Jan 4 at Bluffton L, 81-48 - 1 0 -
Jan 7 #3 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 70-40 1 0 0 -
Jan 11 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 87-73 1 1 - 0.0
Jan 14 Rose-Hulman (Ind.)   - - - -
Jan 14 Miami-Hamilton L, 62-59 - 0 0 0.0
Jan 18 Earlham (Ind.) L, 56-50 - 1 0 1.0
Jan 21 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 62-49 - 1 0 -
Jan 24 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 72-64 - 1 0 0.0
Jan 28 Hanover (Ind.) L, 67-55 - 1 0 0.0
Feb 1 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 90-63 1 2 0 1.0
Feb 4 at #2 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 76-33 1 0 0 -
Feb 6 at Albion (Mich.) L, 70-57 1 0 0 -
Feb 8 Anderson (Ind.) L, 88-81 - 4 - 3.0
Feb 11 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.)   - - - -
Feb 14 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 71-58 - 0 0 0.0
Feb 17 Bluffton W, 85-82 - 0 0 -

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2020-21 9 16.7 1.3-4.2 0.4-1.9 1.0-1.6 4.1
2021-22 24 23.3 2.0-6.3 1.3-4.0 0.8-1.5 6.1
2022-23 25 16.3 1.3-4.2 0.9-3.2 0.2-0.7 3.7
Total 58 19.3 1.6-5.1 1.0-3.3 0.6-1.2 4.8

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2020-21 9 2 150 12-38 31.6 4-17 23.5 9-14 64.3 37
2021-22 24 20 560 47-151 31.1 32-96 33.3 20-36 55.6 146
2022-23 25 12 408 32-104 30.8 23-79 29.1 6-17 35.3 93
Total 58 34 1118 91-293 31.1 59-192 30.7 35-67 52.2 276

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2020-21 9 150 16.7 3.2-10.1 1.1-4.5 23.5 2.4-3.7 9.9
2021-22 24 560 23.3 3.4-10.8 2.3-6.9 33.3 1.4-2.6 10.4
2022-23 25 408 16.3 3.1-10.2 2.3-7.7 29.1 0.6-1.7 9.1
Total 58 1118 19.3 3.3-10.5 2.1-6.9 30.7 1.3-2.4 9.9

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2020-21 9 0.1 1.8 1.9 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.0
2021-22 24 0.5 1.9 2.4 1.7 0.9 0.9 0.1
2022-23 25 0.2 1.9 2.2 0.7 0.8 1.0 0.0
Total 58 0.3 1.9 2.2 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.0

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2020-21 9 2 1 16 17 5 8 8 0
2021-22 24 20 12 45 57 41 22 21 2
2022-23 25 12 6 48 54 17 20 24 0
Total 58 34 19 109 128 63 50 53 2

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2020-21 9 0.3 4.3 4.5 1.3 2.1 2.1 0.0
2021-22 24 0.9 3.2 4.1 2.9 1.6 1.5 0.1
2022-23 25 0.6 4.7 5.3 1.7 2.0 2.4 0.0
Total 58 0.7 3.9 4.6 2.3 1.8 1.9 0.1

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 25 16.3 1.3-4.2 0.9-3.2 0.2-0.7 3.7
Conference 16 15.8 1.1-4.0 0.7-3.1 0.2-0.7 3.0
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 11 17.3 1.1-4.0 0.8-3.1 0.3-0.7 3.3
Away 14 15.6 1.4-4.3 1.0-3.2 0.2-0.6 4.1
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result            
Wins 9 16.7 1.4-4.2 1.0-3.2 0.2-0.6 4.1
Losses 16 16.1 1.2-4.1 0.9-3.1 0.2-0.8 3.5
Month            
November 4 17.5 1.8-3.8 1.2-3.0 0.5-1.0 5.3
December 7 17.1 1.4-4.7 1.1-3.7 0.0-0.0 4.0
January 8 16.1 1.4-4.5 1.0-3.1 0.5-1.2 4.3
February 6 14.8 0.7-3.3 0.3-2.7 0.0-0.5 1.7

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 25 12 408 32-104 30.8 23-79 29.1 6-17 35.3 93
Conference 16 6 252 17-64 26.6 11-49 22.4 3-11 27.3 48
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 11 5 190 12-44 27.3 9-34 26.5 3-8 37.5 36
Away 14 7 218 20-60 33.3 14-45 31.1 3-9 33.3 57
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result                    
Wins 9 6 150 13-38 34.2 9-29 31.0 2-5 40.0 37
Losses 16 6 258 19-66 28.8 14-50 28.0 4-12 33.3 56
Month                    
November 4 3 70 7-15 46.7 5-12 41.7 2-4 50.0 21
December 7 4 120 10-33 30.3 8-26 30.8 0-0 - 28
January 8 2 129 11-36 30.6 8-25 32.0 4-10 40.0 34
February 6 3 89 4-20 20.0 2-16 12.5 0-3 0.0 10

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 25 408 16.3 3.1-10.2 2.3-7.7 29.1 0.6-1.7 9.1
Conference 16 252 15.8 2.7-10.2 1.7-7.8 22.4 0.5-1.7 7.6
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 11 190 17.3 2.5-9.3 1.9-7.2 26.5 0.6-1.7 7.6
Away 14 218 15.6 3.7-11.0 2.6-8.3 31.1 0.6-1.7 10.5
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result                
Wins 9 150 16.7 3.5-10.1 2.4-7.7 31.0 0.5-1.3 9.9
Losses 16 258 16.1 2.9-10.2 2.2-7.8 28.0 0.6-1.9 8.7
Month                
November 4 70 17.5 4.0-8.6 2.9-6.9 41.7 1.1-2.3 12.0
December 7 120 17.1 3.3-11.0 2.7-8.7 30.8 0.0-0.0 9.3
January 8 129 16.1 3.4-11.2 2.5-7.8 32.0 1.2-3.1 10.5
February 6 89 14.8 1.8-9.0 0.9-7.2 12.5 0.0-1.3 4.5

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 25 0.2 1.9 2.2 0.7 0.8 1.0 0.0
Conference 16 0.2 1.9 2.1 0.6 0.9 0.7 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 11 0.3 2.3 2.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0
Away 14 0.2 1.6 1.9 0.4 0.6 0.9 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 9 0.4 2.0 2.4 0.8 0.9 1.7 0.0
Losses 16 0.1 1.9 2.0 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.0
Month                
November 4 0.3 3.0 3.3 0.8 0.5 1.3 0.0
December 7 0.4 2.0 2.4 0.7 0.7 1.6 0.0
January 8 0.1 1.4 1.5 0.5 1.1 0.6 0.0
February 6 0.2 1.8 2.0 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 25 12 6 48 54 17 20 24 0
Conference 16 6 3 31 34 9 15 11 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 11 5 3 25 28 11 11 11 0
Away 14 7 3 23 26 6 9 13 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 9 6 4 18 22 7 8 15 0
Losses 16 6 2 30 32 10 12 9 0
Month                  
November 4 3 1 12 13 3 2 5 0
December 7 4 3 14 17 5 5 11 0
January 8 2 1 11 12 4 9 5 0
February 6 3 1 11 12 5 4 3 0

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 25 0.6 4.7 5.3 1.7 2.0 2.4 0.0
Conference 16 0.5 4.9 5.4 1.4 2.4 1.7 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 11 0.6 5.3 5.9 2.3 2.3 2.3 0.0
Away 14 0.6 4.2 4.8 1.1 1.7 2.4 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 9 1.1 4.8 5.9 1.9 2.1 4.0 0.0
Losses 16 0.3 4.7 5.0 1.6 1.9 1.4 0.0
Month                
November 4 0.6 6.9 7.4 1.7 1.1 2.9 0.0
December 7 1.0 4.7 5.7 1.7 1.7 3.7 0.0
January 8 0.3 3.4 3.7 1.2 2.8 1.6 0.0
February 6 0.4 4.9 5.4 2.2 1.8 1.3 0.0

Photos

Kalamazoo vs. Defiance

12/19/2022 7:00 PM EST

Kalamazoo vs. Defiance

12/19/2022 7:00 PM EST

Earlham vs. Defiance

1/18/2023 7:30 PM EST

Hanover vs. Defiance

1/28/2023 12:00 PM EST

Anderson (Ind.) vs. Defiance

2/8/2023 7:30 PM EST

Bluffton vs. Defiance

2/17/2023 6:00 PM EST