Jake Kretzer

Height:
6-7
Weight:
215
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Waverly, Ohio
High School:
Waverly High School

A big wing player that can play multiple positions ... has agreat shooting touch ... is a strong, hard-nosed player with awinning mentality ... has appeared in two MAC Tournament games(including one title contest) and one NCAA Tournament contest.

as a Freshman (2012-13): Appeared in all 33games, making five starts ... opened his Zips' career withfour-straight starts to start the season ... one of just fourfreshmen under head coach Keith Dambrot to enter the startinglineup in their first collegiate game, starting against CoastalCarolina (Nov. 9) ... named to the MAC All-Freshman team ...averaged 5.7 points, 3.2 boards and 2.0 assist per game whileshooting 38.3 percent from the floor, 34.1 percent from behind thearc and 83.3 percent from the charity stripe ... his 46 3-pointersmade and 134 3-point attempts rank fourth in program history for anAkron freshman ... reached double figures in the scoring column onseven occasions ... recorded his first-collegiate double-doubleagainst Coppin State (Jan. 2), scoring 14 points and grabbing 11boards ... his double-double against Coppin State was one of threein the contest for the Zips, the first such occurrence in Akron'sDivision I era (since 1980-81) ... scored a career-high 19 pointsat Ohio on Feb. 27, going a perfect 6-of-6 from the floor and5-of-5 from long range ... according to ESPN Stats & Research,his performance at Ohio was the first by a bench player in the MACin over 15 years (going 6-of-6 from the field with five or more3-pointers) ... opened is Akron career with a 15 point, six reboundoutput at Coastal Carolina (Nov. 9) ... reached double figures infour of his first five contests as a Zip ... recorded at least tworebounds in 27 games and at least one assist in 19 games ...finished fourth among MAC freshmen in 3-point percentage (34.3percent) ... was second among all MAC freshmen in 3-pointers made(46).

at Waverly High School: Helped WHS tothree-consecutive sectional championships (2010-12) and the 2012district championship ... named the 2012 Ohio High SchoolBasketball Coaches Association DII Player of the Year afteraveraging 26.6 points, 10.2 rebounds, 2.0 blocked shots and 1.0steals per game as a senior ... is the No. 26-ranked player (No. 4small forward) in the state of Ohio for the 2012 class (ESPN.com)... earned First-team All-Ohio honors as a senior and honorablemention All-Ohio accolades as a junior ... named District andSouthern Ohio Conference Player of the year in 2011-12 ... helpedWHS compile a 57-32 record in four seasons ... recorded 1,665points and 714 rebounds in his high school career ... finished hisfour-year high school career shooting 45 percent from the floor, 31percent 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'sAll Star game ... named Second-team All-District as a sophomore andhonorable 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, Emilyand Sarah ... his uncle played minor league baseball and his cousinplays baseball for Xavier ... majoring in businessadministration.