Flames Add Minnesota Transfer Ihnen to Roster
4/23/2024 5:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Liberty men's basketball squad and head coach Ritchie McKay have announced the signing of transfer Isaiah Ihnen for the 2024-25 school year.
Ihnen is a 6-9 forward from Boeblingen, Germany who will be transferring from Minnesota with two seasons of eligibility remaining.
"I can't express enough how excited I am about Isaiah. Not only is he a terrific player with tremendous upside, but he is a fabulous individual," McKay stated. "He really fits well into the existing culture of our program, both on and off the floor! I think his experience in the Big Ten will really serve him well in Conference USA and beyond."
This past season (2023-24) for the Gophers, Ihnen averaged 3.4 points and 1.9 rebounds in 11.5 minutes per game. He shot 43.6 percent from the floor and 35.8 percent from long distance. Ihnen and Minnesota won 19 games and reached the second round of the NIT.
Ihnen is a three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree. During his sophomore campaign (2020-21), he averaged 2.8 ppg and 3.5 rpg while appearing in 29 games with three starts. He notched two double-doubles on the year, with his second one being a 12-point, 10-rebound effort at Penn State. As a freshman (2019-20), Ihnen played in 21 games. He averaged 3.4 ppg and 2.5 rpg and shot 37.8 percent from three-point range.
Ihnen originally hails from Germany and played for the International Basketball Academy Munich (IBAM) squad during his prep career. He averaged 13.6 points, 8.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.0 blocks per game for IBAM while connecting on 54.3 percent of his field goals and 35.3 percent of his attempts from the three-point line.
Ihnen was the top rebounder, second-leading shot blocker and third-leading scorer for IBAM. He was rated as the No.-89 ranked prospect in the class of 2019 according to 247Sports, who also ranked him as a four-star recruit.
Ihnen is a 6-9 forward from Boeblingen, Germany who will be transferring from Minnesota with two seasons of eligibility remaining.
"I can't express enough how excited I am about Isaiah. Not only is he a terrific player with tremendous upside, but he is a fabulous individual," McKay stated. "He really fits well into the existing culture of our program, both on and off the floor! I think his experience in the Big Ten will really serve him well in Conference USA and beyond."
This past season (2023-24) for the Gophers, Ihnen averaged 3.4 points and 1.9 rebounds in 11.5 minutes per game. He shot 43.6 percent from the floor and 35.8 percent from long distance. Ihnen and Minnesota won 19 games and reached the second round of the NIT.
Ihnen is a three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree. During his sophomore campaign (2020-21), he averaged 2.8 ppg and 3.5 rpg while appearing in 29 games with three starts. He notched two double-doubles on the year, with his second one being a 12-point, 10-rebound effort at Penn State. As a freshman (2019-20), Ihnen played in 21 games. He averaged 3.4 ppg and 2.5 rpg and shot 37.8 percent from three-point range.
Ihnen originally hails from Germany and played for the International Basketball Academy Munich (IBAM) squad during his prep career. He averaged 13.6 points, 8.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.0 blocks per game for IBAM while connecting on 54.3 percent of his field goals and 35.3 percent of his attempts from the three-point line.
Ihnen was the top rebounder, second-leading shot blocker and third-leading scorer for IBAM. He was rated as the No.-89 ranked prospect in the class of 2019 according to 247Sports, who also ranked him as a four-star recruit.
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