NIELS GIFFEY Junior • Guard/Forward 6-7 • 205 • Berlin, Germany
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At Connecticut: Has appeared in 97 games, starting 15, averaging 3.1 points and 2.0 rebounds per contest. As a Junior in 2012-13: Has appeared in all 26 games, starting one, averaging 5.0 points and 3.6 rebounds per game... Finished with 10 points and three rebounds at DePaul... Added 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting against Villanova... Finished with nine points and five rebounds against No. 6 Syracuse... Started his first game of the season against St. John’s at MSG and finished with nine points and a career-high 10 rebounds... Pulled down six rebounds at Pittsburgh... Added four points and four rebounds against No. 1 Louisville... Finished with five points, seven rebounds and two steals against Marquette in the BIG EAST opener... Notched career highs with 15 points and eight rebounds on 4-for-8 shooting, including 3-for-5 from three-point range against Stony Brook. As a Sophomore in 2011-12: Appeared in 30 games, averaging 2.6 points and 1.5 rebounds... Averaged 2.8 points and 1.4 rebounds in BIG EAST play... Averaged 2.3 points and 2.0 rebounds per game in the BIG EAST Tournament... Hit double-digits for the second time this season with 10 points to go with a career-high six rebounds against Cincinnati... Totaled seven points and a season-high five rebounds at Notre Dame... Registered a season-high 11 points at Seton Hall... Tallied seven points against St. John’s... Missed the opening game of the season after suffering a hyperextended knee and a bone bruise on his ankle during preseason. As a Freshman in 2010-11: Appeared in 41 games, starting 10... Averaged 2.2 points and 1.4 rebounds in 9.9 minutes per game... Recorded 1.4 points and 1.1 rebounds in 7.8 minutes per game in BIG EAST play... Finished with four points and six rebounds in the NCAA Championship against Butler... Added nine points and four rebounds against Marquette... Totaled 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting against UMBC... Recorded four points, all from the foul line, and four rebounds against New Hampshire... Scored 14 points with two three-pointers in the victory over Kentucky in the Championship of the Maui Invitational... Put home six points in the victory over Wichita State. Before UConn: Attended Heinrich-Schliemann High School in Berlin Germany… Competed for the club team Alba Berlin… A member of the Germany Under-20 National Team… Competed at the 2009 Germany Under-19 Championships. Personal Information: Niels Giffey… Born June 8, 1991… Son of Frank and Christine Giffey.
Individual Career History
GIFFEY, Niels Season
2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 TOTAL
gp-gs
min/avg
41-10 404/9.9 30-4 350/11.7 26-1 547/21.0 97-15 1301/13.4
BIG EAST Season
gp-gs
min/avg
2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 TOTAL
18-5 16-3 14-1 48-9
140/7.8 197/12.3 318/22.7 655/13.6
Total fg-fga
pct
31-77 25-56 44-103 100-236
.403 .446 .427 .424
Total fg-fga
pct
10-28 15-35 27-64 52-127
.357 .429 .422 .409
3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Individual Career History fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot
avg
pf
fo
ast
3-Point fg-fga
avg
pf
fo
11-34 9-21 10-32 30-87
5-14 6-14 6-17 17-45
(conference-only) .324 .429 .313 .345
17-21 .810 19-24 .792 33-37 .892 GIFFEY, 69-82 Niels .841
pct
F-Throws ft-fta pct
.357 .429 .353 .378
0-0 9-10 23-26 32-36
.000 .900 .885 .889
25 31 16 29 27 67 68 127 off
8 10 14 32
56 45 94 195
Rebounds def tot
11 13 45 69
19 23 59 101
1.4 35 1.5 31 3.6 60 2.0 126
1.1 1.4 4.2 2.1
11 17 35 63
0 0 2 2
0 0 1 1
4 5 7 16
stl
9 10 24 43
Scoring pts avg
blk
stl
Scoring pts avg
18 13 14 45
to
31 13 22 66
blk
ast
to
6 5 8 19
11 6 15 32
1 2 2 5
3 3 16 22
90 78 131 299
25 45 83 153
2.2 2.6 5.0 3.1
1.4 2.8 5.9 3.2