Kyle Ahrens Biography
Kyle Ahrens was born on March 6, 1996. He is the son of Kevin and Susan Ahrens. Kyle’s hometown is in Versailles, Ohio. He deals majorly with advertisements
Kyle’s little brother, Justin, joined the Buckeyes in 2018 after setting the Versailles High School career scoring record during his senior year. Like Kyle, Justin plays forward.
Kyle Ahrens Basketball:
High School
Ahrens accomplished to make the SportsCenter top 10 plays while in high school.
During a state semifinal game in 2013, Ahrens threw down a one-handed slam over an opponent while on a fast break. The play made the no. 3 spot on ESPN’s nightly highlight reel.
Ahrens, who is 6-feet, 6-inches tall, threw down the commanding dunk with ease.
2015-2016
Ahrens appeared in 26 games, averaging 1.2 points and 0.6 rebounds in 3.3 minutes. He scored a season-high five points and grabbed a season-high three rebounds against Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Ahrens scored four points in three games against Boston College Rutgers and Penn State. Kyle played a season-high 11 minutes against Binghamton.
2016-2017
Kyle appeared in 34 games, starting four, averaging 2.6 points and 1.1 rebounds in 8.2 minutes. He matched his career high with nine points while setting new career highs in rebounds (7) and minutes (27) vs. Tennessee Tech (12/10).Kyle scored a season-high nine points in two additional contests, against Mississippi Valley State (11/18) and Northeastern (12/18). He also scored six points against Nebraska (2/23), a personal best against a Big Ten opponent. Ahrens started in four of seven games in December while Miles Bridges recovered from an ankle injury, and averaged 7.0 ppg and 3.5 rpg in those four starts. He made his first career start vs. Oral Roberts (12/3), scoring six points to go along with four rebounds. Kyle hit two 3-pointers in three contests against Mississippi Valley State (11/18), Tennessee Tech (12/10) and Penn State (3/9).
2017-2018
He missed the entire season after an injury in the preseason. Kyle Ahrens was selected to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court. An organization recognizing men’s basketball players who carry a grade-point average of 3.2 or higher.
Kyle Ahrens Injury
Ahrens suffered a left foot injury with 4:34 left in the first half of the Big Ten tournament title game against Michigan.
An MSU spokesman at halftime said X-rays were negative for a fracture.
Ahrens returned to the MSU bench using crutches with about 14:10 left in the second half, to the cheers of Spartan fans and his teammates. He took a seat at the end of the bench.
The junior forward, already battling a bad back, crashed to the floor and immediately grabbed his left ankle. Referees stopped play, and MSU trainers quickly ran to Ahrens, who was crying and covering his face as they attended to him.
Ahrens, a 6-foot-5 fourth-year player from Versailles, Ohio, has been playing through a bad back since December. Which forced him to miss four games. He suffered a right foot injury that forced him to take a redshirt last season, and Ahrens also suffered a broken leg as a junior in high school.