Bio

2016-2017 at Taylor: Fearless competitor took over as program’s top scoring threat as a freshman … Started 28-of-30 games appeared in … Averaged 17.0 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.2 steals in 28.4 minutes of work per game … Shot 37.9 percent from deep and 82.4 percent from charity stripe … Led TU in scoring, as well as with 122 made free throws … Second on squad in minutes, free throw percentage, steals and blocks with 12 …Ended third on roster with 47 made triples, 100 defensive rebounds and 65 assists … Scoring average was good for third-best in the Crossroads League and tops among all freshman … Also rated top-15 in league rankings in three-point percentage and free throw percentage in all games, as well as with 1.7 three-point makes per game and 1.3 steals per league game … Closed rookie campaign ranked No. 37 in NAIA in free throw percentage … Ranked third among all NAIA Division II freshman in scoring average … Jump-started career with 29 points on 10-of-14 shooting and career-best six-of-seven from deep in collegiate debut … Went on to net 12 20-point games and pair of 30-point showings … Scored in double-digits 22 times … Poured in career-best 33 points in 82-71 home win over Huntington on January 3 … Led TU to 8-3 mark when hitting at least two triples … Made at least eight free throws in six different contests … Excelled in front of home crowd by boosting numbers to 18.4 points per game on 48.5-percent shooting and a 42.9-percent clip from deep inside Odle Arena … Backed up Preseason Crossroads League All-Freshmen Team attention by being named the Crossroads League Freshman of the Year … Also touted as All-CL Second-Team and CL All-Freshmen Team standout … Named NAIA Honorable Mention All-American.

Prep: Earned four varsity letters for head coach Lou Lefevre at Tipton High … Also competed at the club level with the Indiana Elite for coaches Frank and Kristof Kendrick … Graduated as Tipton’s second-leading scorer with 1,726 career points …Earned pair of Honorable Mention All-Indiana awards with the Blue Devils … Three-time All-Hoosier Athletic Conference standout … Three-time Kokomo Tribune First-Team All-Area selection … Winner of THS Most Valuable Player award in each of final three seasons … Indiana Senior Top-60 Workout invitee … Participated in Indiana North/South All-Star Classic as a senior ... Also excelled in the classroom en route to claiming Academic All-Indiana honors as a senior … Four-year member of Academic Honor Roll … Member and Vice President of National Honor Society … Graduated third in class.

Personal: Son of Steve and Diane Degenkolb … Younger brother of Taylor Degenkolb, who scored 623 points for the TU women’s hoops team from 2012 through 2016 … Majoring in exercise science.