MATT KLEINMANN
Kleinmann, Matthew Ryan
Hometown: Overland Park, KS (Blue Valley West HS)
Born February 25, 1986
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| CATEGORY | TOTAL | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
| YEAR | Fr. | So. | Jr. | Sr. | ||
| POSITION | C | C | C | C | ||
| HEIGHT | 6'10 | 6'10 | 6'10 | 6'10 | ||
| WEIGHT | 237 | 250 | ||||
| JERSEY | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | ||
| Games Played/Started | 70/2 | 16/0 | 17/0 | 20/0 | 17/2 | |
| Minutes | 194 | 41 | 74 | 43 | 36 | |
| PerGame | 2.8 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 | |
| Points | 45 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 7 | |
| Per Game | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | |
| Rebounds | 46 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 11 | |
| Per Game | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | |
| Offensive | 14 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |
| Defensive | 32 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 7 | |
| Blocks | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Assists | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| Steals | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Turnovers | 13 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | |
| (Assists+Steals)/TO | 0.92 | 2.50 | 0.63 | 2.00 | - | |
| FG: Attempts | 32 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | |
| Made | 18 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
| Percent | 56.3 | 63.6 | 55.6 | 42.9 | 60.0 | |
| 3FG-Attempts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Made | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Percent | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| FT: Attempts | 14 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
| Made | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Percent | 64.3 | 100.0 | 83.3 | 33.3 | 33.3 | |
| Production Points/Game | 1.38 | 1.41 | 0.80 | 0.82 | ||
| Production Points/Minute | .537 | .324 | .372 | .389 |
Overview
An invited walk-on who was a redshirt for 2004-05... A big body who adds depth
to the Jayhawk frontcourt.
Redshirt (2004-05)
Practiced with the KU team during the 2004-05 season.
High School
Blue Valley West High School (2004)... Coached by Donnie Campbell... Posted 14
points and nine rebounds per game as a senior... Shot over 60 percent from the
field his senior season... Earned first team All-East Kansas League... Carried a
4.0 GPA throughout high school.
Off The Court
Full name is Matthew Ryan Kleinmann... Born February 25, 1986 in Overland Park,
Kan... Architeture major... Parents are Calvin and Lesa Kleinmann... Turned down
a scholarship offer from the University of the Pacific to play at KU... Also
recruited by South Florida, Valparaiso, Yale, William and Mary and UNC-Wilmington.
Kleinmann, who averaged 14.0 points and 9.0 boards at Blue Valley West last year off 65 percent shooting, declined a scholarship offer from NCAA Tournament entry Pacific to walk on at KU.
The first team all East Kansas League selection, who will red-shirt this season, also received interest from William and Mary, Yale, South Florida, Valparaiso, UNC Wilmington, Purdue and Texas Tech.
Kleinmann carries a perfect grade-point average of 4.0 and has been accepted to KU's School of Architecture.
"Most everybody would be thrilled just being a part of the basketball team at a program like KU, which is first-class where they do everything right and go the extra mile. I'm thrilled with the academics at KU, too," Kleinmann said.
"I'm coming in knowing there are no promises, no guarantees. That's what appeals to me. There's a challenge involved. It's something I can work toward, rather than at Pacific where I might be the next big guy or the starter. If I do anything at KU, it's because I work for it."
Kleinmann happy to help KU starters, 3/17/2005
Kleinmann headed to enemy territory, 5/15/09