University of South Dakota Athletics

2018-19
Returned from injury to play in 15 games and make five starts for senior campaign … made return with 15 minutes against Bellevue (Dec. 12) … scored eight points in victory at Colorado State (Dec. 16) … went 3-of-3 from the field in the contest in a season-high 20 minutes … scored five points in final collegiate game including an and-one in the Summit League Tournament against Purdue Fort Wayne (March 10) … scored on 60.9 percent of his field goal attempts.

2017-18
Played in 23 games as a junior, averaging 7.2 minutes per game … scored a season-high eight points in victories over Mayville State (11/11), Grambling State (11/18) and Southern Miss (11/24) … played a season-high 16 minutes against North Dakota State (1/6), going 3-of-3 from the field for six points … grabbed a season-high five rebounds in the North Dakota State contest … averaged 3.3 points and 1.8 rebounds per game … made 60.4 percent (29-48) of his field goal attempts … missed final six games due to injury

2016-17
Competed in 20 games, and earned two starts at center early in the season … averaged 8.5 minutes in those 20 games, and totaled 49 points, 45 rebounds, 13 blocks, four steals and three assists … made 19 of 50 shots from the field, and was 10 of 19 from the free-throw line … missed 10 games of Summit play due to injury … had a season-high 12 points in just 18 minutes during the win against Presentation (11/16) … one night later, had a season-best 12 rebounds to go with seven points in a win against Doane (11/17) … blocked nine shots in the team’s first four games

2015-16
Played in 31 of 32 games … averaged 6.8 points and 2.5 rebounds per game … was the team’s seventh-leading scorer and rebounder … shot 51 percent from the field (81-for-156) and 62 percent from the free-throw line (36-for-58) … also had six assists, 12 blocks and three steals … scored seven points in his collegiate debut against Wright State in the season opener (11/13) … scored a season-high 22 points on 9 of 10 shooting in a road win against Sacramento State (11/28) … made all four 3-point tries in that game … had seven double-digit scoring efforts … had a season-high eight boards in his home debut against South Dakota Mines (11/24)

Prep
Averaged 16.2 points, 10.2 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game in earning first-team all-conference and team MVP honors for the Spartans as a junior ... off the court, he has volunteered with Special Olympics and has worked with numerous youth basketball teams ... also a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal
Son of Rick and Carol Jech ... business marketing major.