Men's Basketball

 


Kyle Dietrich

Jr.   F   6-6   215

West Lafayette, Ind.
West Lafayette

 

Will be called upon to be more of a presence in the paint ... As a sophomore: Saw action in 12 games ... scored 15 points in 33 minutes ... made Purple Knights’ final basket of the season - his first career three-pointer - versus Pace ... tied a career-high with four points while grabbing two rebounds versus Green Mountain on Jan. 17 ... tied a career-high with three rebounds versus Bryant on Dec. 7 ... As a freshman: Appeared in 20 games, drawing a start on Dec. 16 at Green Mountain ... 6-foot-6 big-man hit on seven-of-11 field goals (63.6 percent) ... appeared in first nine games of the season, scoring a career-best four points on Dec. 30 versus Dowling at the Radisson Doc Jacobs Classic ... grabbed a career-high three boards versus Bentley on Dec. 1 ... High School: Dietrich came to Saint Michael’s from West Lafayette High School where he played for four years under Dave Wood ... averaged 14.8 points and 8.7 rebounds as a senior and was named an All-Hoosier Conference selection ... also named team MVP as a senior while leading his team to victory in the Hoosier Conference Championships ... shot 62.7 percent from the field as a senior and 59.4 percent in his four-year career ... was named to the Lafayette Journal and Courier All-Area Basketball Team as a senior ... also competed in track and football ... Personal: Steven Kyle Dietrich ... born September 17, 1982 ... parents are Steve and Mary Dietrich ... has older sister, Natalie ... majoring in both History and Economics.