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  Kurt Huelsman

Kurt Huelsman

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
St. Henry, OH

High School:
St. Henry

Height / Weight:
6-10 / 240

Position:
F/C

2007-08: scored 14 points and tallied five rebounds at Miami. He hauled in a career-high 11 boards in a win over American. Kurt recorded career-highs of 18 points, three assists and 38 minutes of play in a win over Akron thanks to 7-of-8 shooting from the floor and 4-of-6 at the charity stripe. He scored 12 points, hauled in seven rebounds and dished out three assists over Cleveland State in the NIT First Round. Huelsman played in and started all 34 games averaging 5.9 points and 4.0 rebounds.

2006-2007:Kurtis Richard Huelsman was the only player to start every game last year for the Flyers. He averaged 3.8 points and 3.5 rebounds, and was second on the team in blocked shots (0.6). He earned UD's Best defender Award for 2006-07. He tied the UD freshman record for blocked shots in a game (and the most in a first game as a Flyer) when he swatted four in the Austin Peay win. Huelsman tied Keith Waleskowski, who had four against George Washington on February 17, 2001 during his redshirt freshman season. Huelsman was the primary defender in holding Pittsburgh's Third Team All-America seven-footer Aaron Gray to just five points. In two games against Gray and North Carolina First Team All-American Tyler Hansbrough, Huelsman had 12 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two blocks.

He was first member of his recruiting class, verbally committing to the Flyers in May of 2005. In May of 2006, Kurt was busy committing himself to an off-season conditioning program, and it paid off to the tune of picking up 20 pounds of muscle between high school and college.

High School:A four-year varsity starter at St. Henry High School, Huelsman was named First Team Division III All-Ohio and the Northwest Ohio Player of the Year as a senior after averaging 15.9 points, 9.0 rebounds a game. Despite being the only starter back from the 20-3 team from the previous season, Huelsman led St. Henry back to the regional semifinals.

As a junior, Huelsman averaged 11.2 points, 8.7 rebounds and 3.7 blocked shots while shooting 60% from the field. He was named Honorable Mention All-Ohio in 2005. As a sophomore, he was the MVP of the state tournament, getting a double-double (12 points, 11 rebounds) in St. Henry's championship game win. He averaged 10.3 points, 6.9 rebounds and 4.3 blocked shots.

He comes from an athletic family. All four of his brothers played college football, and his older brother Trent was a non-scholarship All-America tight end for the Flyers in the mid-1990's. Kurt has said if he could not be a college basketball player, he would play football.

Personal Data
Son of Richard and Barb Huelsman
Birthday - July 20, 1987
Major - Undeclared (College of Arts & Sciences)
Kurt has four brothers - Trent (32), Chris (31), Chad (29) and Kevin (23).
High School Coach - Joe Niekamp
AAU Team - Northwest Ohio All-Stars

Career Statistics

Year GP GS Min FG Att Pct 3Pt Att Pct FT Att Pct Reb Avg Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg
2006-07 31 31 587 45 94 .479 0 0 .000 27 48 .563 110 3.5 10 18 4 117 3.8
CAREER 31 31 587 45 94 .479 0 0 .000 27 48 .563 110 3.5 10 18 4 117 3.8

Career Highs
Points - 10, at Rhode Island (1/7/07)
Rebounds - 9, Austin Peay (11/11/06); 9, at SMU (11/18/06)
Assists - 2, Three Times
Steals - 1, Four Times
FGs Made - 5, at Rhode Island (1/7/07)
Blocks - 4, Austin Peay (11/11/06)
FT Made - 5, Yale (11/21/06)
Minutes - 28, at Rhode Island (1/7/07)

Flyer 41's...
Don Meineke (1950-51), Ray Dieringer (1955-56), Frank Case (1957-58), Nick Ferri (1968-70),
Dave Abel (1977-80)


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