Kalyn Pickens
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- Height:
- 5-5
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- Hometown:
- Fort Wayne, Ind.
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- Position:
- G
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- High School:
- R. Nelson Snider
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- Major:
- Biology
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- gp
- 11
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- pts/g
- 8.0
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- fg %
- 34.6
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- 3pt %
- 33.3
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- ft %
- 75.0
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- reb/g
- 2.6
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- a/g
- 1.4
Bio
Senior (2020-21): Played in 11 games while making seven starts ... scored 88 points, averaging 8.0 per game ... Tied for team lead in total points and second in points per game ... Grabbed 29 rebounds, dished out 15 assists, and added 12 steals ... Named to the HCAC All-Sportsmanship Team.
Junior (2019-20): Played in 25 games while making nine starts ... Scored 117 points. averaging 4.6 per game ... Grabbed 63 rebounds, dished out 30 assists, and added 14 steals.
Sophomore (2018-19): Played in 26 games while making 18 starts ... Shot 34.0 percent (49-of-144) from the field ... Scored 141 points, averaging 5.4 per game ... Reeled in 83 rebounds ... Recorded 53 assists, second-highest mark on the team ... Added 23 steals.
Freshman (2017-18): Played in 22 games ... Scored 80 points, averaging 3.6 per game ... Shot 30.3 percent from the floor (27-of-89) and 70.3 percent from the free-throw line (26-of-37) ... Grabbed 27 rebounds, dished out 16 assists, and added 19 steals.
Prep: Lettered four years at Snider High School in basketball ... Was a Mike Hawkey, Dennis McClurg, Distinguished Scholar, and Delta Sigma Theta Scholarship recipient ... Also lettered three years in track and one year in cheerleading.
Personal: Daughter of Michael and Jill Pickens ... Majoring in biology with a minor in chemistry.
|   | Overall | Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 11 | 2 |
| Games started | 7 | 2 |
| Minutes | 256 | 51 |
| Minutes per game | 23.3 | 25.5 |
| FG | 27-78 | 7-12 |
| FG Pct | 34.6 | 58.3 |
| 3PT | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 3PT Pct | 33.3 | - |
| FT | 33-44 | 13-17 |
| FT Pct | 75.0 | 76.5 |
| Off rebounds | 14 | 1 |
| Def rebounds | 15 | 5 |
| Total rebounds | 29 | 6 |
| Rebounds per game | 2.6 | 3.0 |
| Personal fouls | 25 | 5 |
| Disqualifications | 0 | 0 |
| Assists | 15 | 3 |
| Turnovers | 25 | 7 |
| Assist to turnover ratio | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Steals | 12 | 4 |
| Blocks | 0 | 0 |
| Points | 88 | 27 |
| Points per game | 8.0 | 13.5 |
| Points per 40 min | 13.8 | 21.2 |
Game Log - Shooting
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | min | fg | pct | 3pt | pct | ft | pct | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15 | Bluffton | L, 80-67 | - | 7 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | - | 0 |
| Jan 16 | at Bluffton | L, 75-54 | 0 | 12 | 2-7 | 28.6 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 4 |
| Jan 22 | at Franklin (Ind.) | L, 61-47 | 0 | 23 | 2-11 | 18.2 | 0-0 | - | 2-3 | 66.7 | 6 |
| Jan 23 | Franklin (Ind.) | L, 69-62 | - | 24 | 1-5 | 20.0 | 0-0 | - | 4-6 | 66.7 | 6 |
| Jan 29 | Anderson (Ind.) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Jan 30 | at Anderson (Ind.) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Feb 5 | Manchester (Ind.) | L, 71-59 | 1 | 20 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | - | 2-2 | 100.0 | 4 |
| Feb 6 | at Manchester (Ind.) | L, 57-51 | 1 | 28 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 0-0 | - | 1-3 | 33.3 | 3 |
| Feb 12 | Earlham (Ind.) | W, 52-49 | 1 | 26 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 0-0 | - | 3-6 | 50.0 | 9 |
| Feb 13 | at Earlham (Ind.) | W, 64-56 | 1 | 25 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 0-0 | - | 10-11 | 90.9 | 18 |
| Feb 19 | at Mt. St. Joseph | L, 92-63 | 1 | 25 | 3-9 | 33.3 | 0-0 | - | 6-6 | 100.0 | 12 |
| Feb 20 | Mt. St. Joseph | L, 75-68 | 1 | 35 | 6-15 | 40.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 15 |
| Feb 26 | at Anderson (Ind.) | L, 60-41 | 1 | 31 | 4-12 | 33.3 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 11 |
Game Log - Ball control
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | min | off | def | reb | ast | to | stl | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15 | Bluffton | L, 80-67 | - | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 16 | at Bluffton | L, 75-54 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 22 | at Franklin (Ind.) | L, 61-47 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 23 | Franklin (Ind.) | L, 69-62 | - | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 29 | Anderson (Ind.) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Jan 30 | at Anderson (Ind.) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Feb 5 | Manchester (Ind.) | L, 71-59 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 6 | at Manchester (Ind.) | L, 57-51 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Feb 12 | Earlham (Ind.) | W, 52-49 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Feb 13 | at Earlham (Ind.) | W, 64-56 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 19 | at Mt. St. Joseph | L, 92-63 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 20 | Mt. St. Joseph | L, 75-68 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 26 | at Anderson (Ind.) | L, 60-41 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Game Log - Ball control extended
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | pf | dq | a/to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15 | Bluffton | L, 80-67 | - | 1 | - | 0.0 |
| Jan 16 | at Bluffton | L, 75-54 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jan 22 | at Franklin (Ind.) | L, 61-47 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Jan 23 | Franklin (Ind.) | L, 69-62 | - | 1 | - | 2.0 |
| Jan 29 | Anderson (Ind.) | - | - | - | - | |
| Jan 30 | at Anderson (Ind.) | - | - | - | - | |
| Feb 5 | Manchester (Ind.) | L, 71-59 | 1 | 4 | - | 0.8 |
| Feb 6 | at Manchester (Ind.) | L, 57-51 | 1 | 2 | - | 0.0 |
| Feb 12 | Earlham (Ind.) | W, 52-49 | 1 | 2 | - | 0.3 |
| Feb 13 | at Earlham (Ind.) | W, 64-56 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Feb 19 | at Mt. St. Joseph | L, 92-63 | 1 | 2 | - | 0.7 |
| Feb 20 | Mt. St. Joseph | L, 75-68 | 1 | 3 | - | 0.5 |
| Feb 26 | at Anderson (Ind.) | L, 60-41 | 1 | 2 | - | 0.0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | min | fg | pct | 3pt | pct | ft | pct | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 22 | - | 258 | 27-89 | 30.3 | 0-12 | 0.0 | 26-37 | 70.3 | 80 |
| 2018-19 | 26 | 18 | 547 | 49-144 | 34.0 | 3-21 | 14.3 | 40-73 | 54.8 | 141 |
| 2019-20 | 25 | 9 | 406 | 42-110 | 38.2 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 33-64 | 51.6 | 117 |
| 2020-21 | 11 | 7 | 256 | 27-78 | 34.6 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 33-44 | 75.0 | 88 |
| Total | 84 | 34 | 1467 | 145-421 | 34.4 | 4-38 | 10.5 | 132-218 | 60.6 | 426 |
| Statistic | gp | min | min/g | fg/40 | 3pt/40 | pct | ft/40 | pts/40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 22 | 258 | 11.7 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2018-19 | 26 | 547 | 21.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 14.3 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2019-20 | 25 | 406 | 16.2 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2020-21 | 11 | 256 | 23.3 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 33.3 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 84 | 1467 | 17.5 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 10.5 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Statistic | gp | min/g | fg/g | 3pt/g | ft/g | ppg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||
| Total | 11 | 23.3 | 2.5-7.1 | 0.1-0.3 | 3.0-4.0 | 8.0 |
| Conference | 2 | 25.5 | 3.5-6.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 6.5-8.5 | 13.5 |
| Exhibition | - | - | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - |
| Location | ||||||
| Home | 5 | 22.4 | 2.2-5.8 | 0.0-0.4 | 2.4-3.4 | 6.8 |
| Away | 6 | 24.0 | 2.7-8.2 | 0.2-0.2 | 3.5-4.5 | 9.0 |
| Neutral | - | - | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - |
| Result | ||||||
| Wins | 2 | 25.5 | 3.5-6.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 6.5-8.5 | 13.5 |
| Losses | 9 | 22.8 | 2.2-7.3 | 0.1-0.3 | 2.2-3.0 | 6.8 |
| Month | ||||||
| January | 4 | 16.5 | 1.2-6.2 | 0.0-0.2 | 1.5-2.2 | 4.0 |
| February | 7 | 27.1 | 3.1-7.6 | 0.1-0.3 | 3.9-5.0 | 10.3 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | min | fg | pct | 3pt | pct | ft | pct | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||
| Total | 11 | 7 | 256 | 27-78 | 34.6 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 33-44 | 75.0 | 88 |
| Conference | 2 | 2 | 51 | 7-12 | 58.3 | 0-0 | - | 13-17 | 76.5 | 27 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0 |
| Location | ||||||||||
| Home | 5 | 3 | 112 | 11-29 | 37.9 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 12-17 | 70.6 | 34 |
| Away | 6 | 4 | 144 | 16-49 | 32.7 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 21-27 | 77.8 | 54 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0 |
| Result | ||||||||||
| Wins | 2 | 2 | 51 | 7-12 | 58.3 | 0-0 | - | 13-17 | 76.5 | 27 |
| Losses | 9 | 5 | 205 | 20-66 | 30.3 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 20-27 | 74.1 | 61 |
| Month | ||||||||||
| January | 4 | 0 | 66 | 5-25 | 20.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 6-9 | 66.7 | 16 |
| February | 7 | 7 | 190 | 22-53 | 41.5 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 27-35 | 77.1 | 72 |
| Statistic | gp | min | min/g | fg/40 | 3pt/40 | pct | ft/40 | pts/40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 11 | 256 | 23.3 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 33.3 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Conference | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 5 | 112 | 22.4 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Away | 6 | 144 | 24.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Losses | 9 | 205 | 22.8 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 33.3 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Month | ||||||||
| January | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| February | 7 | 190 | 27.1 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Statistic | gp | off/g | def/g | reb/g | ast/g | to/g | stl/g | blk/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 11 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| Conference | 2 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| Away | 6 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 2 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Losses | 9 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Month | ||||||||
| January | 4 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| February | 7 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | off | def | reb | ast | to | stl | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||
| Total | 11 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 15 | 25 | 12 | 0 |
| Conference | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||
| Home | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| Away | 6 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||||||
| Wins | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Losses | 9 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 0 |
| Month | |||||||||
| January | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| February | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | off/40 | def/40 | reb/40 | ast/40 | to/40 | stl/40 | blk/40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Conference | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Away | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Losses | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Month | ||||||||
| January | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| February | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
News mentions
ANDERSON, Ind.- The Defiance College women's basketball team traveled to Anderson University for the first round of the 2021 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference tournament. The season comes to an end for the Yellow Jackets with a 60-41 loss at the O.C. Lewis Gymnasium.
DEFIANCE, Ohio- On Saturday afternoon in the Karl H. Weaner Center, the Yellow Jacket women's basketball team hosted Mount St. Joseph University. The Purple and Gold fell short in the rematch by a score of 75-68. After the game, Defiance honored their one senior, Kalyn Pickens, for her accomplishments over her career as a Yellow Jacket.
CINCINNATI, Ohio- The Defiance College women’s basketball team made the trip to Mount St. Joseph University on Friday night. The Yellow Jackets could not overcome the strong Lion offense as they drop the road matchup 92-63.
RICHMOND, Ind. - The Defiance College women’s basketball team traveled to Earlham College on Saturday evening. The Yellow Jackets swept the series with the Quakers by a final score of 64-56.
DEFIANCE, Ohio- Women’s Basketball hosted Earlham College in the Karl H. Weaner Center on Friday evening. The Yellow Jackets secured the first victory of the season by a score of 52-49.
FRANKLIN, Ind.- The Defiance College women’s basketball traveled to Franklin College on Friday night in the second week of Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference play. The Yellow Jackets fell short to the Grizzles 61-47, despite a strong first quarter.
CARMEL, Ind. – The 2020-21 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Preseason Poll, composed of a vote of the conference's head coaches, was released by the HCAC office on Tuesday morning. The Defiance College women's basketball team is picked to finish sixth among the 10 HCAC squads.
DEFIANCE, Ohio - The Defiance College women's basketball team heads into the upcoming 2020-21 season returning 10 key players from last year joined by the same number of freshmen. Entering his third campaign as head coach at Defiance, Allan King Jr. is looking for his Yellow Jackets to improve on their records from last season, finishing 7-18 overall and 6-12 in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference play.
