Player Bio
Jake Diebler
Hometown/High School : Upper Sandusky, Ohio/Upper Sandusky
2006-2007
Started all 31 of Valparaiso’s games during sophomore campaign ... finished season with team-high 991 minutes played, an average of 32 per game ... played at least 20 minutes in all 31 games ... also paced Crusaders in steals (47) ... average of 1.52 steals/game ranked fourth among Mid-Continent Conference players ... posted then career-high 13 points in win at IPFW Nov. 13, hitting all six of his free throw attempts ... also added five rebounds, four assists and three steals against the Mastodons ... grabbed career-best six rebounds and dished out four assists without a turnover in win at Niagara Nov. 18 ... also pulled down six caroms Nov. 21 at North Carolina State ... hit three 3-pointers in four attempts to account for all nine of his points Nov. 27 against #8/9 Marquette ... tallied four assists and four steals Nov. 29 versus #19/18 Butler ... playing on same court where he won Ohio State Championship in high school, grabbed six rebounds Dec. 2 against #3/1 Ohio State ... recorded nine points, six rebounds and three steals in return to ARC Dec. 30 versus Chicago State ... enjoyed the best offensive game of his career Jan. 4 at Centenary, draining four 3-pointers in five attempts on his way to 16 points against the Gents ... scored nine points on four field goals while also handing out five assists Feb. 5 at Chicago State ... knocked down four 3-pointers, matching a career-high, at IUPUI on Feb. 8 ... ended season on a roll defensively, registering 17 steals over the final six games ... held first team All Mid-Con selection Steve Barnes of Southern Utah to two points on 1-of-10 shooting on Feb. 22 ... closed out regular season by limiting UMKC’s Quinton Day, also a first team All Mid-Con honoree, to five points on 1-of-12 shooting on Feb. 24 ... a member of the Mid-Con All-Academic Team ... named to the Mid-Con Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence.
2005-2006
Saw action in 18 contests off the bench as a freshman ... made an immediate impact in his debut, playing seven minutes Nov. 28 against Indiana-South Bend ... hit two free throws and one shot from the field for four points, while grabbing an offensive rebound, dishing out two assists, and registering his only career block, as well as a steal ... snared two offensive rebounds in one possession Dec. 7 at Marquette ... registered three assists in just five minutes of action at Centenary Dec. 29 ... hit two free throws, snagged two rebounds, and recorded two assists in 11 minutes against Longwood Jan. 7 ... hit first career 3-pointer at Chicago State Jan. 19 ... had best game of young career against Centenary Feb. 2 ... in 15 minutes of action, hit two shots, including one 3-pointer, tallied five rebounds, and dished out three assists ... knocked down 3-pointer against Western Illinois Feb. 11 ... registered an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.2 on the season.
Prep
2005 Ohio Division II Player of the Year at Upper Sandusky High School, averaging 18.8 points/game ... led Rams to 2005 Division II State Championship as a senior ... named District Player of the Year in 2003, 2004 and 2005 ... second team All-State performer as a sophomore and junior ... holds state records in career assists (835), career steals (578), single-season assists (294) and single-season steals (155) ... high school coach was his father, Keith ... played for All-Ohio Red AAU team from 1999-2004 ... also lettered in cross country and soccer ... earned first team All-District honors in soccer.
Personal
Jake is the son of Keith and Renee Diebler ... major is marketing with a communications minor ... born October 28, 1986.
