2019-20 M. Basketball Roster
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Ahrens, Kyle
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Kyle Ahrens
- Position:
- G/F
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Versailles, Ohio
- High School:
- Versailles
Bio
Career Stats
THE WORD
Strong, tough wing player ... Explosive athlete with high basketball IQ ... Very good outside shooter ... Good offensive rebounder ... Missed all of the 2019 NCAA tournament after an ankle injury in the Big Ten Championship, but had a strong, healthy summer
2018-19
Appeared in 30 games, starting eight times ..Finished the season averaging 4.7 points and 2.5 rebounds per game ..Eighth on the team in minutes per game, averaging 18.8 .. Averaged 7.5 points and 3.6 rebounds in 26.6 minutes as a starter ...Scored in double figures three times... Started four games early in the season after an injury to Matt McQuaid ..In his first start, played a career-high 41 minutes and scored a career-high 15 points in an overtime loss at Louisville (11/27) ...Scored MSU’s final seven points and grabbed five rebounds in a 63-59 win at Florida (12/8)...Scored 11 points, grabbed two rebounds and had three assists in a win over Northwestern (1/2) ... Scored 11 points, grabbed seven rebounds and had three assists in a loss to Indiana (2/2)...Missed all of the NCAA Tournament after suffering a severe ankle sprain in the Big Ten Championship game against Michigan (3/17)...Selected to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court, recognizing men’s basketball players who carry a grade-point average of 3.2 or higher • An Academic All-Big Ten selection.
2017-18
Missed the entire season after an injury in the preseason ... Selected to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court, recognizing men’s basketball players who carry a grade-point average of 3.2 or higher.
2016-17
Appeared in 34 games, starting four, averaging 2.6 points and 1.1 rebounds in 8.2 minutes... Matched his career high with nine points, while setting new career highs in rebounds (7) and minutes (27) vs. Tennessee Tech (12/10)... Scored a season-high nine points in two additional contests, against Mississippi Valley State (11/18) and Northeastern (12/18)... Scored six points against Nebraska (2/23), a personal best against a Big Ten opponent... Started in four of seven games in December while Miles Bridges recovered from an ankle injury, and averaged 7.0 ppg and 3.5 rpg in those four starts... Made his first career start vs. Oral Roberts (12/3), scoring six points to go along with four rebounds... Hit two 3-pointers in three contests against Mississippi Valley State (11/18), Tennessee Tech (12/10) and Penn State (3/9)... Academic All-Big Ten...
2015-16
Appeared in 26 games, averaging 1.2 points and 0.6 rebounds in 3.3 minutes... Scored a season-high five points and grabbed a season-high three rebounds against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/20)... Scored four points in three games against Boston College (11/26), Rutgers (1/31) and Penn State (2/28)... Played a season-high 11 minutes against Binghamton (12/5)...
HIGH SCHOOL:
Averaged 30.0 points, 8.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game as a senior at Versailles High School, playing for Coach Scott McEldowney... 2015 Associated Press Division III First Team All-Ohio... Led the Tigers to the Ohio High School Athletic Association regional tournament, falling in the district finals... First Team All-Midwest Athletic Conference... Division III Southwest District Boys Basketball Player of the Year... Participated in the 2015 American Family Insurance High School Slam Dunk Championship... Played in the Ohio Division III-IV North-South All-Star Game, scoring 15 points for the South... Daily Advocate (Greenville, Ohio) Winter Sports Athlete of the Year... Averaged 22 points, seven rebounds and four assists as a junior, before suffering a season-ending leg injury in the sixth game of the season... Shot 62 percent from two-point range and 40 percent from outside the arc, while also shooting 77 percent from the foul line... Helped lead Versailles to the Ohio Division III state title game as a sophomore, posting a final record of 23-6... Averaged 19.8 points as a sophomore, leading the team in scoring, rebounding, steals and assists, while shooting .824 from the foul line, to earn special mention Division III All-Ohio honors... Was a four-year starter... His dunk over an opposing player in the state semifinals was featured on ESPN SportsCenter's Top 10 plays... Rated the No. 36 shooting guard in the nation by ESPN100 and No. 47 by 24/7 Sports, and the No. 25 small forward by Scout.com... National Honor Society member...
PERSONAL:
Born March 6, 1996... Son of Kevin and Susan Ahrens... Advertising major.
THE WORD
Strong, tough wing player ... Explosive athlete with high basketball IQ ... Very good outside shooter ... Good offensive rebounder ... Missed all of the 2019 NCAA tournament after an ankle injury in the Big Ten Championship, but had a strong, healthy summer
2018-19
Appeared in 30 games, starting eight times ..Finished the season averaging 4.7 points and 2.5 rebounds per game ..Eighth on the team in minutes per game, averaging 18.8 .. Averaged 7.5 points and 3.6 rebounds in 26.6 minutes as a starter ...Scored in double figures three times... Started four games early in the season after an injury to Matt McQuaid ..In his first start, played a career-high 41 minutes and scored a career-high 15 points in an overtime loss at Louisville (11/27) ...Scored MSU’s final seven points and grabbed five rebounds in a 63-59 win at Florida (12/8)...Scored 11 points, grabbed two rebounds and had three assists in a win over Northwestern (1/2) ... Scored 11 points, grabbed seven rebounds and had three assists in a loss to Indiana (2/2)...Missed all of the NCAA Tournament after suffering a severe ankle sprain in the Big Ten Championship game against Michigan (3/17)...Selected to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court, recognizing men’s basketball players who carry a grade-point average of 3.2 or higher • An Academic All-Big Ten selection.
2017-18
Missed the entire season after an injury in the preseason ... Selected to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court, recognizing men’s basketball players who carry a grade-point average of 3.2 or higher.
2016-17
Appeared in 34 games, starting four, averaging 2.6 points and 1.1 rebounds in 8.2 minutes... Matched his career high with nine points, while setting new career highs in rebounds (7) and minutes (27) vs. Tennessee Tech (12/10)... Scored a season-high nine points in two additional contests, against Mississippi Valley State (11/18) and Northeastern (12/18)... Scored six points against Nebraska (2/23), a personal best against a Big Ten opponent... Started in four of seven games in December while Miles Bridges recovered from an ankle injury, and averaged 7.0 ppg and 3.5 rpg in those four starts... Made his first career start vs. Oral Roberts (12/3), scoring six points to go along with four rebounds... Hit two 3-pointers in three contests against Mississippi Valley State (11/18), Tennessee Tech (12/10) and Penn State (3/9)... Academic All-Big Ten...
2015-16
Appeared in 26 games, averaging 1.2 points and 0.6 rebounds in 3.3 minutes... Scored a season-high five points and grabbed a season-high three rebounds against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/20)... Scored four points in three games against Boston College (11/26), Rutgers (1/31) and Penn State (2/28)... Played a season-high 11 minutes against Binghamton (12/5)...
HIGH SCHOOL:
Averaged 30.0 points, 8.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game as a senior at Versailles High School, playing for Coach Scott McEldowney... 2015 Associated Press Division III First Team All-Ohio... Led the Tigers to the Ohio High School Athletic Association regional tournament, falling in the district finals... First Team All-Midwest Athletic Conference... Division III Southwest District Boys Basketball Player of the Year... Participated in the 2015 American Family Insurance High School Slam Dunk Championship... Played in the Ohio Division III-IV North-South All-Star Game, scoring 15 points for the South... Daily Advocate (Greenville, Ohio) Winter Sports Athlete of the Year... Averaged 22 points, seven rebounds and four assists as a junior, before suffering a season-ending leg injury in the sixth game of the season... Shot 62 percent from two-point range and 40 percent from outside the arc, while also shooting 77 percent from the foul line... Helped lead Versailles to the Ohio Division III state title game as a sophomore, posting a final record of 23-6... Averaged 19.8 points as a sophomore, leading the team in scoring, rebounding, steals and assists, while shooting .824 from the foul line, to earn special mention Division III All-Ohio honors... Was a four-year starter... His dunk over an opposing player in the state semifinals was featured on ESPN SportsCenter's Top 10 plays... Rated the No. 36 shooting guard in the nation by ESPN100 and No. 47 by 24/7 Sports, and the No. 25 small forward by Scout.com... National Honor Society member...
PERSONAL:
Born March 6, 1996... Son of Kevin and Susan Ahrens... Advertising major.
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