Kaden Metheny

Photo by: Mallory Hiser, BGSU Athletics

Photo by: Daniel Carlson, BGSU Athletics

Photo by: Lauren Laudato, BGSU Athletics

Photo by: Mallory Hiser, BGSU Athletics

Photo by: Daniel Carlson, BGSU Athletics

Photo by: Mallory Hiser, BGSU Athletics

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-11
Weight:
180
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Morgantown, W.Va.
High School:
University

Years of Remaining Eligibility including 2023-24: 3

Career Highlights

2020-21 Named to MAC All-Freshman Team
2020-21 Named MAC Player of the Week (Feb. 23)
2022-23 Academic All-MAC
Tied for 10th in program history for threes in a single-season, recording 66 during the 2022-23 season

2022-23

Played in 28 of BGSU’s 31 games with 27 starts.
Entered the BGSU record book for threes made in a single-season with 66, tying Trey Diggs (2021-22) for 10th all-time at the conclusion of the season.
Averaged a team-high 31.9 minutes per game, totaling over 891 minutes.
Tallied a career-high 300 points, third on the team, averaging 10.7 points per game.
Led the team in steals with a career-high 33.
Posted career-highs in rebounds (80) and assists (74), finishing third on the team in assists.
Recorded 13 double-digit scoring games, including three 20-point games and a season-high 28 against Norfolk State (Dec. 14).
Matched his career-high for three-pointers in a game with eight against Norfolk State.
Led the Falcons in assists six times, steals five times and points four times.
Finished the season shooting 39.8% from the field, 38.2% from three and 83.3% from the free throw line.
Tallied a career-high seven assists against Toledo (Dec. 18).

2021-22

Played, and started, 10 games for the Falcons before sitting out the final 17 games with an injury
Averaged 6.2 points over 10 games, including a season-high 15 against Duquesne
Matched his career-high for assists in a game twice (at Buffalo, Jan. 5, 2022; vs. Miami, Jan. 8, 2022)
Led the Falcons in assists and steals twice each over his 10 games played
Averaged 2.8 assists and 1.7 steals per game game

2020-21

Played and started in all 26 games for the Falcons
Saw action for 743 minutes (28.6 per game) of the season
One of four Falcons to average double figures scoring, posting 10.2 points per game
Ranked 22nd in the MAC by averaging 1.1 steals per contest
Averaged 3.0 rebounds per game
Had an average of 1.9 assists per game
Made 1.8 three-pointers per game -- the 15th best in the MAC
Shot 38.3 percent from the field
Made 73.0 percent of his free throw attempts
Shot 32.2 percent from three-point territory
Recorded at least one made field goal in 25 games
Grabbed a board in every appearance for the Falcons
Registered an assist in every game, as well
Had 14 games with multiple triples
In his collegiate debut at Michigan, finished with seven points, three assists, one rebound, and 1 steal
In the home opener against South Carolina State, shot 3-of-6 from three-point line to finish with 13 points
Added 15 points, three rebounds and three assists versus Purdue Northwest
Scored 11 points in the conference opener against Buffalo
Added one rebound and one assist to his 15-point effort versus Wright State
Recorded 16 points and a season-high eight rebounds at Ohio
Had 10 points, three assists, and seven rebounds versus Central Michigan
In the following game at Central Michigan, he put up 14 points, three steals, and two assists
Made four three-point field goals en route to a 14-point performance versus Akron
Went 6-of-12 shooting and finished with 14 points, four steals, four assists, and five rebounds at Toledo
Had back-to-back 20-point games at Ball State and Eastern Michigan
Scored 21 points against Ball State
Best performance of the season came at Eastern Michigan, scoring 29 points while make eight three-pointers, which fell one triple shy of tying the school record
Had 15 points and five assists at Akron
Recorded 10 points, four steals and four rebounds in the home finale versus Miami

High School

Four-year letterwinner for coach Joe Schmidle at University High School
Three-year captain
Member of the National Honors Society
Also lettered in baseball
Held 17 Division I offers according to Verbal Commits
Winner of the 2020 Bill Evans Award, presented annually to the best prep basketball player in the state of West Virginia
Led University to a 22-3 record and the top seed in the state tournament before the season was shut down
Averaged 24.9 points, 4.4 assists and 4.1 rebounds as a senior
Posted a 2.07 assist-to-turnover ratio in 2019-20
Shot 63.9 percent from two-point range, and 38.4 percent from downtown as a senior
School’s all-time leader in three-point field goals with 262, breaking major leaguer Jedd Gyorko’s record
Star player on the Hawks' 2018-19 state championship squad – the school's first state title in program history
University racked up a record of 95-12 over his historic prep career
State semi-finalist as a freshman and sophomore
First Team All-State selection in each of his last three seasons
Three-time Conference Player of the Year
State All-Tournament Team member in all three seasons he competed in the event
USA Today High School Sports Second Team All-West Virginia selection as a sophomore
USA Today High School Sports First Team All-West Virginia selection as a junior
Averaged 10.0 points and 4.0 assists as a freshman
Recorded averages of 19.6 points and 5.0 assists as a sophomore
Led University to a 24-4 record during the Hawks' state championship season in 2018-19
Posted 15 points, seven assists, six rebounds and five steals in the 2019 Class AAA state final
Averaged 23.5 points and 6.1 assists as a junior
Racked up 307 steals in his career
Played AAU basketball for Wildcats Select and Big Shots WV