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Kalyn Pickens
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Fort Wayne, Ind.
  • High School:
    R. Nelson Snider
  • Position:
    G
  • Major:
    Biology
  • gp
    11
  • pts/g
    8.0
  • fg %
    34.6
  • 3pt %
    33.3
  • ft %
    75.0
  • reb/g
    2.6
  • a/g
    1.4

Bio

Senior (2020-21): Played in 11 games while making seven starts ... scored 88 points, averaging 8.0 per game ... Tied for team lead in total points and second in points per game ... Grabbed 29 rebounds, dished out 15 assists, and added 12 steals ... Named to the HCAC All-Sportsmanship Team.

Junior (2019-20): Played in 25 games while making nine starts ... Scored 117 points. averaging 4.6 per game ... Grabbed 63 rebounds, dished out 30 assists, and added 14 steals.

Sophomore (2018-19): Played in 26 games while making 18 starts ... Shot 34.0 percent (49-of-144) from the field ... Scored 141 points, averaging 5.4 per game ... Reeled in 83 rebounds ... Recorded 53 assists, second-highest mark on the team ... Added 23 steals. 

Freshman (2017-18): Played in 22 games ... Scored 80 points, averaging 3.6 per game ... Shot 30.3 percent from the floor (27-of-89) and 70.3 percent from the free-throw line (26-of-37) ... Grabbed 27 rebounds, dished out 16 assists, and added 19 steals.

Prep: Lettered four years at Snider High School in basketball ... Was a Mike Hawkey, Dennis McClurg, Distinguished Scholar, and Delta Sigma Theta Scholarship recipient ... Also lettered three years in track and one year in cheerleading.

Personal: Daughter of Michael and Jill Pickens ... Majoring in biology with a minor in chemistry.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Feb 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 57-51
Feb 12 Earlham (Ind.) W, 52-49
Feb 13 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 64-56
Feb 19 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 92-63
Feb 20 Mt. St. Joseph L, 75-68
Feb 26 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 60-41
  Total Conference
Games 11 2
Games started 7 2
Minutes 256 51
Minutes per game 23.3 25.5
FG 27-78 7-12
FG Pct 34.6 58.3
3PT 1-3 0-0
3PT Pct 33.3 -
FT 33-44 13-17
FT Pct 75.0 76.5
Off rebounds 14 1
Def rebounds 15 5
Total rebounds 29 6
Rebounds per game 2.6 3.0
Personal fouls 25 5
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 15 3
Turnovers 25 7
Assist to turnover ratio 0.6 0.4
Steals 12 4
Blocks 0 0
Points 88 27
Points per game 8.0 13.5
Points per 40 min 13.8 21.2

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Jan 15 Bluffton L, 80-67 - 7 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 16 at Bluffton L, 75-54 0 12 2-7 28.6 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Jan 22 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 61-47 0 23 2-11 18.2 0-0 - 2-3 66.7 6
Jan 23 Franklin (Ind.) L, 69-62 - 24 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 4-6 66.7 6
Jan 29 Anderson (Ind.)   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 30 at Anderson (Ind.)   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 5 Manchester (Ind.) L, 71-59 1 20 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 4
Feb 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 57-51 1 28 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 1-3 33.3 3
Feb 12 Earlham (Ind.) W, 52-49 1 26 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 3-6 50.0 9
Feb 13 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 64-56 1 25 4-6 66.7 0-0 - 10-11 90.9 18
Feb 19 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 92-63 1 25 3-9 33.3 0-0 - 6-6 100.0 12
Feb 20 Mt. St. Joseph L, 75-68 1 35 6-15 40.0 0-1 0.0 3-3 100.0 15
Feb 26 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 60-41 1 31 4-12 33.3 1-1 100.0 2-4 50.0 11

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Jan 15 Bluffton L, 80-67 - 7 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Jan 16 at Bluffton L, 75-54 0 12 2 1 3 0 1 1 0
Jan 22 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 61-47 0 23 4 5 9 4 2 0 0
Jan 23 Franklin (Ind.) L, 69-62 - 24 0 1 1 2 1 2 0
Jan 29 Anderson (Ind.)   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 30 at Anderson (Ind.)   - - - - - - - - -
Feb 5 Manchester (Ind.) L, 71-59 1 20 2 1 3 3 4 1 0
Feb 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 57-51 1 28 1 1 2 0 1 2 0
Feb 12 Earlham (Ind.) W, 52-49 1 26 1 3 4 1 3 3 0
Feb 13 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 64-56 1 25 0 2 2 2 4 1 0
Feb 19 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 92-63 1 25 1 0 1 2 3 0 0
Feb 20 Mt. St. Joseph L, 75-68 1 35 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
Feb 26 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 60-41 1 31 3 1 4 0 2 2 0

Game Log - Ball control extended

Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Jan 15 Bluffton L, 80-67 - 1 - 0.0
Jan 16 at Bluffton L, 75-54 0 2 0 0.0
Jan 22 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 61-47 0 3 0 2.0
Jan 23 Franklin (Ind.) L, 69-62 - 1 - 2.0
Jan 29 Anderson (Ind.)   - - - -
Jan 30 at Anderson (Ind.)   - - - -
Feb 5 Manchester (Ind.) L, 71-59 1 4 - 0.8
Feb 6 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 57-51 1 2 - 0.0
Feb 12 Earlham (Ind.) W, 52-49 1 2 - 0.3
Feb 13 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 64-56 1 3 0 0.5
Feb 19 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 92-63 1 2 - 0.7
Feb 20 Mt. St. Joseph L, 75-68 1 3 - 0.5
Feb 26 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 60-41 1 2 - 0.0

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2017-18 22 11.7 1.2-4.0 0.0-0.5 1.2-1.7 3.6
2018-19 26 21.0 1.9-5.5 0.1-0.8 1.5-2.8 5.4
2019-20 25 16.2 1.7-4.4 0.0-0.1 1.3-2.6 4.7
2020-21 11 23.3 2.5-7.1 0.1-0.3 3.0-4.0 8.0
Total 84 17.5 1.7-5.0 0.0-0.5 1.6-2.6 5.1

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2017-18 22 - 258 27-89 30.3 0-12 0.0 26-37 70.3 80
2018-19 26 18 547 49-144 34.0 3-21 14.3 40-73 54.8 141
2019-20 25 9 406 42-110 38.2 0-2 0.0 33-64 51.6 117
2020-21 11 7 256 27-78 34.6 1-3 33.3 33-44 75.0 88
Total 84 34 1467 145-421 34.4 4-38 10.5 132-218 60.6 426

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2017-18 22 258 11.7 4.2-13.8 0.0-1.9 0.0 4.0-5.7 12.4
2018-19 26 547 21.0 3.6-10.5 0.2-1.5 14.3 2.9-5.3 10.3
2019-20 25 406 16.2 4.1-10.8 0.0-0.2 0.0 3.3-6.3 11.5
2020-21 11 256 23.3 4.2-12.2 0.2-0.5 33.3 5.2-6.9 13.8
Total 84 1467 17.5 4.0-11.5 0.1-1.0 10.5 3.6-5.9 11.6

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2017-18 22 0.7 0.5 1.2 0.7 1.7 0.9 0.0
2018-19 26 0.9 2.3 3.2 2.0 3.5 0.9 0.2
2019-20 25 1.0 1.6 2.5 1.2 2.0 0.6 0.0
2020-21 11 1.3 1.4 2.6 1.4 2.3 1.1 0.0
Total 84 0.9 1.5 2.4 1.4 2.4 0.8 0.1

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2017-18 22 - 16 11 27 16 38 19 1
2018-19 26 18 23 60 83 53 90 23 5
2019-20 25 9 24 39 63 30 50 14 1
2020-21 11 7 14 15 29 15 25 12 0
Total 84 34 77 125 202 114 203 68 7

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2017-18 22 2.5 1.7 4.2 2.5 5.9 2.9 0.2
2018-19 26 1.7 4.4 6.1 3.9 6.6 1.7 0.4
2019-20 25 2.4 3.8 6.2 3.0 4.9 1.4 0.1
2020-21 11 2.2 2.3 4.5 2.3 3.9 1.9 0.0
Total 84 2.1 3.4 5.5 3.1 5.5 1.9 0.2

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 11 23.3 2.5-7.1 0.1-0.3 3.0-4.0 8.0
Conference 2 25.5 3.5-6.0 0.0-0.0 6.5-8.5 13.5
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 5 22.4 2.2-5.8 0.0-0.4 2.4-3.4 6.8
Away 6 24.0 2.7-8.2 0.2-0.2 3.5-4.5 9.0
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result            
Wins 2 25.5 3.5-6.0 0.0-0.0 6.5-8.5 13.5
Losses 9 22.8 2.2-7.3 0.1-0.3 2.2-3.0 6.8
Month            
January 4 16.5 1.2-6.2 0.0-0.2 1.5-2.2 4.0
February 7 27.1 3.1-7.6 0.1-0.3 3.9-5.0 10.3

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 11 7 256 27-78 34.6 1-3 33.3 33-44 75.0 88
Conference 2 2 51 7-12 58.3 0-0 - 13-17 76.5 27
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 5 3 112 11-29 37.9 0-2 0.0 12-17 70.6 34
Away 6 4 144 16-49 32.7 1-1 100.0 21-27 77.8 54
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result                    
Wins 2 2 51 7-12 58.3 0-0 - 13-17 76.5 27
Losses 9 5 205 20-66 30.3 1-3 33.3 20-27 74.1 61
Month                    
January 4 0 66 5-25 20.0 0-1 0.0 6-9 66.7 16
February 7 7 190 22-53 41.5 1-2 50.0 27-35 77.1 72

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 11 256 23.3 4.2-12.2 0.2-0.5 33.3 5.2-6.9 13.8
Conference 2 51 25.5 5.5-9.4 0.0-0.0 - 10.2-13.3 21.2
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 5 112 22.4 3.9-10.4 0.0-0.7 0.0 4.3-6.1 12.1
Away 6 144 24.0 4.4-13.6 0.3-0.3 100.0 5.8-7.5 15.0
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result                
Wins 2 51 25.5 5.5-9.4 0.0-0.0 - 10.2-13.3 21.2
Losses 9 205 22.8 3.9-12.9 0.2-0.6 33.3 3.9-5.3 11.9
Month                
January 4 66 16.5 3.0-15.2 0.0-0.6 0.0 3.6-5.5 9.7
February 7 190 27.1 4.6-11.2 0.2-0.4 50.0 5.7-7.4 15.2

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 11 1.3 1.4 2.6 1.4 2.3 1.1 0.0
Conference 2 0.5 2.5 3.0 1.5 3.5 2.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 5 0.6 1.0 1.6 1.4 2.4 1.2 0.0
Away 6 1.8 1.7 3.5 1.3 2.2 1.0 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 2 0.5 2.5 3.0 1.5 3.5 2.0 0.0
Losses 9 1.4 1.1 2.6 1.3 2.0 0.9 0.0
Month                
January 4 1.5 1.8 3.3 1.5 1.5 0.8 0.0
February 7 1.1 1.1 2.3 1.3 2.7 1.3 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 11 7 14 15 29 15 25 12 0
Conference 2 2 1 5 6 3 7 4 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 3 3 5 8 7 12 6 0
Away 6 4 11 10 21 8 13 6 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 2 2 1 5 6 3 7 4 0
Losses 9 5 13 10 23 12 18 8 0
Month                  
January 4 0 6 7 13 6 6 3 0
February 7 7 8 8 16 9 19 9 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 11 2.2 2.3 4.5 2.3 3.9 1.9 0.0
Conference 2 0.8 3.9 4.7 2.4 5.5 3.1 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 5 1.1 1.8 2.9 2.5 4.3 2.1 0.0
Away 6 3.1 2.8 5.8 2.2 3.6 1.7 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 2 0.8 3.9 4.7 2.4 5.5 3.1 0.0
Losses 9 2.5 2.0 4.5 2.3 3.5 1.6 0.0
Month                
January 4 3.6 4.2 7.9 3.6 3.6 1.8 0.0
February 7 1.7 1.7 3.4 1.9 4.0 1.9 0.0

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Women’s Basketball secures a victory at home against Earlham

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Photos

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Franklin vs. Defiance

1/23/2021 6:00 PM EST

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Franklin vs. Defiance

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Franklin vs. Defiance

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Franklin vs. Defiance

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Earlham vs. Defiance

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Earlham vs. Defiance

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Earlham vs. Defiance

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Earlham vs. Defiance

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Earlham vs. Defiance

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Earlham vs. Defiance

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Earlham vs. Defiance

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