2012-13 Men's Basketball Roster
Connor Niehaus
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Fremont, Neb.
- High School:
- Fremont H.S.
2013-14: Played in 28 games and started in five…averaged 21.5 minutes and 5.7 points…fourth on the team in assists with 52 and 27 steals…scored a season high 15 points against Sioux Falls on Jan. 11…grabbed a season-high nine rebounds against Concordia-St. Paul on Jan. 4...named to the NSIC All-Academic Team for the second straight year.
2012-13: Academic All-NSIC...played in all 28 games and made 27 starts...averaged 6.6 points and a team high 5.6 rebounds...had 39 steals and shot 85 percent from the free throw line...scored a season high 15 points twice during the season...notched a career high 11 rebounds against U-Mary on Jan. 26.
2011-12: Played in 29 games…two games started...598 minutes played...153 total points scored...grabbed 114 total rebounds...averaged 5.3 points and 3.9 rebounds a game...recorded 22 steals...posted seven blocks and 40 assists...made 15 of 17 free throws on the season...grabbed seven rebounds, scored three points and dished out three assists in first collegiate game vs. USF (11/13/11)...blocked two shots vs. SJU (11/18/11)...dished out five assists vs. JC (11/19/11)...made two three pointers vs. UMARY (12/2/11)...scored 10 points and posted five assists vs. NSU (12/3/11)...tied career-high with seven rebounds in 14 minutes of play vs. SMSU (12/9/11)...scored a career-high 16 points after shooting 6-7 from the field and 3-3 from the three-point line vs. Augustana (01/02/12)...made first collegiate start vs. Concordia-St. Paul (02/25/12)...made second career start and dished out a career-high seven assists vs. Metro State in the second round of the NCAA Central Region Tournament (03/11/12).
High School: 2011 graduate of Fremont Senior High...four-year basketball and golf letter winner...two-time All-Conference and Academic All-Conference player in the Heartland Athletic Conference...named athletic and academic All-State...senior team captain...averaged 15.0 points, 13.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game...team posted a 15-9 record in 2011...2011 individual state runner-up in golf and state champion in 2008.
Personal: Son of Ronda and Todd Niehaus...graduated first in his class, Cum Laude with High Distinction...majoring in Statistics at St. Cloud State.
