Jake Kretzer

Height:
6-7
Weight:
220
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Bainbridge, Ohio
High School:
Waverly High School

A big wing player that can play multiple positions ... has a great shooting touch ... is a strong, hard-nosed player with a winning mentality ... has appeared in eight MAC Tournament games (including one title contest), one NCAA Tournament contest and one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament contest ... 2014 MAC Sixth Man of the Year.

as a Junior (2014-15): Named Academic All-MAC ... appeared in 34-of-35 games, making 12 starts ... missed the game at Western Michigan on Jan. 24 due to injury ... averaged 5.6 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game ... posted six games with 10 or more points ... finished third on the team with 41 offensive rebounds ... had two games with six offensive boards, including contests against Miami (Fla.) on Nov. 21 and at Eastern Michigan on Feb. 14 ... grabbed multiple rebounds in 32-of-34 games, including 21 contests with four or more boards ... hit at least one 3-pointer in 22 games, including 14 contests with multiple made long balls ... finished the season with a 1.7 assist-to-turnover ratio thanks to a career-high 38 assists and a career-low 22 turnovers ... would have led the MAC with a 91.4 free throw percentage with enough attempts (32-for-35).

as a Sophomore (2013-14): Appeared in 28-of-34 games, missing eight games due to a concussion ... made seven starts ... earned the 2014 MAC Sixth Man of the Year award, the fourth Zip to win the award ... averaged 7.5 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game ... finished ninth in the MAC in 3-pointers made per game (1.8) ... his 50 made 3-pointers are fourth-most by a sophomore in program history while his 142 attempts are tied for the third most by a sophomore ... he scored a career-high 25 points at Eastern Michigan on Jan. 22, hitting seven 3-pointers in the game ... his seven made long balls at EMU were the most by a Zip since Jami Bosley nailed eight 3-pointers at Bowling Green on Feb. 11, 1998 ... finished with seven double-digit scoring performances ... suffered a concussion at Buffalo on Feb. 19 ... made at least one 3-pointer in 25 games ... from Jan. 18 through Jan. 25 (three games), he averaged 18.0 points and 5.0 rebounds while shooting 48.7 percent from the field (19-of-39) and 50.0 percent from long range (15-of-30) ... had 12 games with four or more rebounds ... averaged 8.7 points and 3.8 boards per game during MAC play.

as a Freshman (2012-13): Appeared in all 33 games, making five starts ... opened his Zips' career with four-straight starts to start the season ... one of just four freshmen under head coach Keith Dambrot to enter the starting lineup in their first collegiate game, starting against Coastal Carolina (Nov. 9) ... named to the MAC All-Freshman team ... averaged 5.7 points, 3.2 boards and 2.0 assist per game while shooting 38.3 percent from the floor, 34.1 percent from behind the arc and 83.3 percent from the charity stripe ... his 46 3-pointers made and 134 3-point attempts rank fourth in program history for an Akron freshman ... reached double figures in the scoring column on seven occasions ... recorded his first-collegiate double-double against Coppin State (Jan. 2), scoring 14 points and grabbing 11 boards ... his double-double against Coppin State was one of three in the contest for the Zips, the first such occurrence in Akron's Division I era (since 1980-81) ... scored a career-high 19 points at Ohio on Feb. 27, going a perfect 6-of-6 from the floor and 5-of-5 from long range ... according to ESPN Stats & Research, his performance at Ohio was the first by a bench player in the MAC in over 15 years (going 6-of-6 from the field with five or more 3-pointers) ... opened is Akron career with a 15 point, six rebound output at Coastal Carolina (Nov. 9) ... reached double figures in four of his first five contests as a Zip ... recorded at least two rebounds in 27 games and at least one assist in 19 games ... finished fourth among MAC freshmen in 3-point percentage (34.3 percent) ... was second among all MAC freshmen in 3-pointers made (46).

at Waverly High School: Helped WHS to three-consecutive sectional championships (2010-12) and the 2012 district championship ... named the 2012 Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association DII Player of the Year after averaging 26.6 points, 10.2 rebounds, 2.0 blocked shots and 1.0 steals per game as a senior ... is the No. 26-ranked player (No. 4 small forward) in the state of Ohio for the 2012 class (ESPN.com) ... earned First-team All-Ohio honors as a senior and honorable mention All-Ohio accolades as a junior ... named District and Southern Ohio Conference Player of the year in 2011-12 ... helped WHS compile a 57-32 record in four seasons ... recorded 1,665 points and 714 rebounds in his high school career ... finished his four-year high school career shooting 45 percent from the floor, 31 percent from 3-point range and 75 percent from the charity stripe ... holds the all-time WHS scoring (1,665) and 3-pointers made (180) records... was a member of the All Ohio Red AAU team ... represented WHS in the 2012 Ohio Basketball Coaches Association's All Star game ... named Second-team All-District as a sophomore and honorable mention all-district as a freshman in football.

Personal: Born Aug. 31, 1993, in Chillicothe, Ohio ... son of Brad and Becky Kretzer ... has two sisters, Emily and Sarah ... his uncle played minor league baseball and his cousin plays baseball for Xavier ... majoring in sports management.