2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
VanderJagt, Kyler
Jersey Number 4
Kyler VanderJagt
- Position:
- G
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 205
- Hometown:
- Grand Rapids, Mich.
- High School:
- Northview H.S.
- Previous School:
- Belmont
Bio
CAREER
Announced his intention to transfer to Central Michigan and back to his home state of Michigan in late March 2024 after playing two seasons at Belmont … in his three-year collegiate career, has scored 437 points (5.6 ppg.), pulled down 108 rebounds (1.4 rpg.), hit 46 3-pointers, dished out 56 assists, and played in 78 games (seven starts) and 1,295 minutes.
2024-25
As a junior guard, saw action in all 31 games with seven starts, and 871 minutes … named the MAC’s Sixth Man of the Year by HoopsHD.com …averaged 11.2 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 28.1 minutes per game … shot 47.6 percent (120-252) from the floor, 38.0 percent (41-108) from 3-point range, and 79.8 percent (67-84) from the free throw line … also dished out 38 assists, had 29 steals, and grabbed 72 rebounds on the year … registered 17 double figure scoring games, two 20-point games and led the Chippewas in scoring five times, and led the Chippewas in assists two times … scored 17 points (9-10 FT) in a career-high 46 minutes in season finale vs. Northern Illinois (3/7) … scored 12 points vs. Buffalo (2/25) … finished with 15 points (5-6 FG, 3-4 3FG) while wearing No. 72 to honor his grandfather who played football for the Broncos at Western Michigan (2/22) … registered 12 points (5-10 FG) vs. Akron (2/15) … scored 17 points (5-7 FG, 3-3 3FG) vs. Texas State (2/8) … scored a career-high 25 points (8-10 FG), hit a career-high 6-7 3-pointers vs. Bowling Green (2/1) … scored 13 points vs. Western Michigan (1/25) … had 13 points (5-9 FG) at Northern Illinois (1/18) … scored 17 points (6-11 FG) at Toledo (1/10) … finished with 20 points (9-14 FG) at Akron (1/10) … scored 14 points (7-12 FG) vs. Cleary (12/30) … scored 18 points (7-10 FG, 3-5 3FG) at Aquinas (12/5) … totaled 16 points (4-9 FG) with a career-high six assists vs. Purdue-Northwest (12/1) … totaled 12 points vs. Central State (11/20) … scored 19 points (6-10 FG, 3-4 3FG) with five assists at Marquette (11/11) … totaled 16 points (4-8 FG, 3-6 3FG) in season opener at South Alabama (11/4).
2023-24 AT BELMONT
As a sophomore, saw action in all 33 games off the bench for Belmont … averaged 2.2 points and 1.0 rebounds in 10.8 minutes played per game … also finished with 18 assists and 17 steals … shot 37.7 percent (26-69) from the floor, hit five 3-pointers, and converted 94.4 percent (17-18) of his free throw attempts … played in all 20 conference games, averaging 1.5 points, 0.9 rebounds in 9.4 minutes per game … reached double figure scoring in one game … scored four points (2-5 FG) with a season-high five assists and two steals in 18 minutes vs. Valparaiso (3/7) … finished with seven points (2-2 FG) with two rebounds in 16 minutes vs. Lipscomb (12/6) … added eight points (2-4 FG), hit 2-2 3-pointers at Arizona (11/17) … scored eight points (4-8 FG) with four rebounds and a career-high five steals vs. in a season-high 26 minutes vs. Berry (11/14) … scored a career-high 12 points (3-4 FG), hit 6-6 free throws and finished with three steals at Furman (11/10).
2022-23 AT BELMONT
As a freshman, made 14 game appearances … averaged 1.1 points and 0.3 rebounds per game ... scored in seven games ... first career field goal at Furman (11/11) ... season-high three points vs. Evansville (2/15/23) ... season-high 18 minutes, two points, two rebounds at Lipscomb (11/14).
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2022 graduate of Northview High School, where he played four years of varsity basketball for head coach David Chana ... tremendous scorer and leader ... 2022 Michigan Mr. Basketball Runner-Up ... two-time Michigan First Team All-State ... Detroit Free Press/MLive.com Boys' Basketball Dream Team selection ... Grand Rapids Press Player of the Year ... two-time Academic All-State selection … scored over 1,000 career points … averaged 24.1 points and 7.0 rebounds per game as a senior for 25-2 Northview ... led Northview to Michigan state semifinal, the school’s first semifinal game in 32 years ... made dramatic, game-winning 3-pointer as Northview defeated Kalamazoo Central in state quarterfinal ... averaged 23 points, 10 rebounds, and four assists per game as a junior ... helped Northview to Michigan district championship as a freshman ... played AAU for Team Bates Fundamentals … also played football as a quarterback and wide receiver.
PERSONAL
Born Kyler VanderJagt on April 9, 2004 … son of Michael Opoku-Agyeman and Maria Opoku-Agyeman … uncle Gabe played basketball at Davenport University, where as a young boy, Kyler would attend games, practices … former teammates with Emoni Bates (Cleveland Cavaliers/Eastern Michigan), Kobe Bufkin (Atlanta Hawks/Michigan) and Trey Lewis (Loyola Chicago) ... lists Devin Booker among favorite athletes … undeclared major.
ARTICLES
More than just a game: A feature on Kyler VanderJagt - The Roar (nvroar.com)
Q&A with Northview 2022" Kyler Vanderjagt - The D Zone Basketball
Best buds Andrew Scheid, Kyler VanderJagt making marks in different sports - mlive.com
Announced his intention to transfer to Central Michigan and back to his home state of Michigan in late March 2024 after playing two seasons at Belmont … in his three-year collegiate career, has scored 437 points (5.6 ppg.), pulled down 108 rebounds (1.4 rpg.), hit 46 3-pointers, dished out 56 assists, and played in 78 games (seven starts) and 1,295 minutes.
2024-25
As a junior guard, saw action in all 31 games with seven starts, and 871 minutes … named the MAC’s Sixth Man of the Year by HoopsHD.com …averaged 11.2 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 28.1 minutes per game … shot 47.6 percent (120-252) from the floor, 38.0 percent (41-108) from 3-point range, and 79.8 percent (67-84) from the free throw line … also dished out 38 assists, had 29 steals, and grabbed 72 rebounds on the year … registered 17 double figure scoring games, two 20-point games and led the Chippewas in scoring five times, and led the Chippewas in assists two times … scored 17 points (9-10 FT) in a career-high 46 minutes in season finale vs. Northern Illinois (3/7) … scored 12 points vs. Buffalo (2/25) … finished with 15 points (5-6 FG, 3-4 3FG) while wearing No. 72 to honor his grandfather who played football for the Broncos at Western Michigan (2/22) … registered 12 points (5-10 FG) vs. Akron (2/15) … scored 17 points (5-7 FG, 3-3 3FG) vs. Texas State (2/8) … scored a career-high 25 points (8-10 FG), hit a career-high 6-7 3-pointers vs. Bowling Green (2/1) … scored 13 points vs. Western Michigan (1/25) … had 13 points (5-9 FG) at Northern Illinois (1/18) … scored 17 points (6-11 FG) at Toledo (1/10) … finished with 20 points (9-14 FG) at Akron (1/10) … scored 14 points (7-12 FG) vs. Cleary (12/30) … scored 18 points (7-10 FG, 3-5 3FG) at Aquinas (12/5) … totaled 16 points (4-9 FG) with a career-high six assists vs. Purdue-Northwest (12/1) … totaled 12 points vs. Central State (11/20) … scored 19 points (6-10 FG, 3-4 3FG) with five assists at Marquette (11/11) … totaled 16 points (4-8 FG, 3-6 3FG) in season opener at South Alabama (11/4).
2023-24 AT BELMONT
As a sophomore, saw action in all 33 games off the bench for Belmont … averaged 2.2 points and 1.0 rebounds in 10.8 minutes played per game … also finished with 18 assists and 17 steals … shot 37.7 percent (26-69) from the floor, hit five 3-pointers, and converted 94.4 percent (17-18) of his free throw attempts … played in all 20 conference games, averaging 1.5 points, 0.9 rebounds in 9.4 minutes per game … reached double figure scoring in one game … scored four points (2-5 FG) with a season-high five assists and two steals in 18 minutes vs. Valparaiso (3/7) … finished with seven points (2-2 FG) with two rebounds in 16 minutes vs. Lipscomb (12/6) … added eight points (2-4 FG), hit 2-2 3-pointers at Arizona (11/17) … scored eight points (4-8 FG) with four rebounds and a career-high five steals vs. in a season-high 26 minutes vs. Berry (11/14) … scored a career-high 12 points (3-4 FG), hit 6-6 free throws and finished with three steals at Furman (11/10).
2022-23 AT BELMONT
As a freshman, made 14 game appearances … averaged 1.1 points and 0.3 rebounds per game ... scored in seven games ... first career field goal at Furman (11/11) ... season-high three points vs. Evansville (2/15/23) ... season-high 18 minutes, two points, two rebounds at Lipscomb (11/14).
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2022 graduate of Northview High School, where he played four years of varsity basketball for head coach David Chana ... tremendous scorer and leader ... 2022 Michigan Mr. Basketball Runner-Up ... two-time Michigan First Team All-State ... Detroit Free Press/MLive.com Boys' Basketball Dream Team selection ... Grand Rapids Press Player of the Year ... two-time Academic All-State selection … scored over 1,000 career points … averaged 24.1 points and 7.0 rebounds per game as a senior for 25-2 Northview ... led Northview to Michigan state semifinal, the school’s first semifinal game in 32 years ... made dramatic, game-winning 3-pointer as Northview defeated Kalamazoo Central in state quarterfinal ... averaged 23 points, 10 rebounds, and four assists per game as a junior ... helped Northview to Michigan district championship as a freshman ... played AAU for Team Bates Fundamentals … also played football as a quarterback and wide receiver.
PERSONAL
Born Kyler VanderJagt on April 9, 2004 … son of Michael Opoku-Agyeman and Maria Opoku-Agyeman … uncle Gabe played basketball at Davenport University, where as a young boy, Kyler would attend games, practices … former teammates with Emoni Bates (Cleveland Cavaliers/Eastern Michigan), Kobe Bufkin (Atlanta Hawks/Michigan) and Trey Lewis (Loyola Chicago) ... lists Devin Booker among favorite athletes … undeclared major.
ARTICLES
More than just a game: A feature on Kyler VanderJagt - The Roar (nvroar.com)
Q&A with Northview 2022" Kyler Vanderjagt - The D Zone Basketball
Best buds Andrew Scheid, Kyler VanderJagt making marks in different sports - mlive.com
MBB Sign Video
Wednesday, July 23
MBB Insider - 6.13.25
Friday, June 13
Men's Basketball Summer Practice 1
Thursday, June 12
Men's Basketball Move-In Day
Friday, June 06
