Jake Heggeland

Bio

2016-2017 at Taylor: Started 32 games for TU, while emerging as one of top interior threats in the Crossroads League … Posted breakout year across the board with 12.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 0.7 blocks in 24.5 minutes of work per game … Shot 61.1 percent from the field … Led Trojans in field goal percentage, while also topping squad with 59 offensive rebounds and 23 blocks … Third on club in starts, rebounds and scoring … Tied for the top field goal percentage mark in the Crossroads League during league action …Ranked ninth in league in blocks per game … Ended No. 14 among all NAIA Division II players in field goal percentage … Swatted at least one shot in 17-of-22 games to open season, collecting 1.4 blocks per game before suffering midseason ankle injury … Taylor when 13-4 in those 17 games with a Heggeland block … Turned in four games of at least 20 points … Scored in double figures 20 times … Posted career-high with 24 points on 10-of-13 shooting in Taylor’s 105-97 overtime win over No. 16 Bethel on November 22 … Set career-bests with nine boards and four blocks during TU’s 85-64 win over RV Ohio Christian on November 16 … Also made 10 field goals in just 12 tries at Southeastern on December 21 … Scored 23 points in TU’s NAIA Sweet 16 showing … Had stretch of 14-straight games of at least nine points during midseason run … Attempted at least 10 field goals in six-straight games during that span, netting 16.9 points per game and shooting 69.0 percent from the floor from December 9 through January 3 … Closed season with 16.2 points and 5.5 rebounds per game over final six contests … Led TU with 16.0 points per game during NAIA National Championship Tournament.

2015-2016 at Taylor: Saw time in all 31 games as a rookie post player for the Trojans … Earned the start in 19 affairs … Averaged 5.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 0.7 blocks per game, while shooting 56.8 percent from the field … Excelled over season’s second half, boosting production to 6.9 points, 4.4 boards and 1.1 blocks per game over final 15 contests, while starting 13 of those outings … Posted season-high with 21 points and seven rebounds on nine-of-12 shooting at No. 8 Saint Francis on January 9 … Swatted season-best four shots against No. 13 Marian on January 23 … Led TU in field goal percentage … Second on squad with 22 blocks and 41 offensive rebounds … Third on roster in rebounds per game … Rated seventh among all Crossroads League individuals with 1.0 blocks per game in league play.

Prep: Three-time varsity letterman for head coach David Brackmann at Wheaton North High ... Excelled in basketball and football, earning multiple All-DuPage Valley Conference honors in each sport … Served as team captain on the hardwood … Three-time Academic All-DuPage Valley Conference selection … Served on Falcon Athletic Leadership Council … Member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Son of Paul and Sharon Heggeland … Nephew of former TU men’s basketball player and two-time NAIA All-American Steve Wit … Majoring in accounting with a minor in international business.