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JJ Cline

30 JJ Cline

  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    210
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Wooster, Ohio
  • High School:
    Northwestern
  • Position:
    G
  • Major:
    Education & Mathematics
gp 28
pts/g 8.6
fg % 51.5
3pt % 41.6
ft % 70.2
reb/g 3.7
a/g 1.9

2023-24: Named to College Sports Communicators’ Academic All-District® Team for second time … Started all 28 games … Elevated play all around with 24.3 minutes, 8.6 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game, all of which were career-bests … Again led team in drawn charges … Really elevated play at offensive end, shooting 51.5 percent (84-of-163) from the floor and 41.6 percent (32-of-77) on three-pointers … Dropped in a career-high 20 points at Ohio Wesleyan (Jan. 24) on 7-of-9 shooting, which included a 3-of-5 night from downtown … Logged 15 points in first meeting with Ohio Wesleyan (Nov. 29) and against then-top-ranked John Carroll (Dec. 30) … Logged 10 double-digit scoring nights … Opened year with eight rebounds at Rochester (Nov. 10) and hit that total again in home win over Wittenberg (Jan. 13) … Added six rebounds and career-high six assists to first 20-point night … Named to the AD Honor Roll for the fall semester.

2022-23: Named to College Sports Communicators’ Academic All-District® Team … Started all 27 games … Averaged 6.1 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 0.8 assists per game … Led the team in drawn charges … Scored a career-high 14 points against seventh-ranked Rochester (Dec. 10) … Went 6-of-7 from the floor against Rochester … Nearly matched career-high with 13 points versus Kenyon (Jan. 9) … Secured career-high eight rebounds against Oberlin (Feb. 21) in quarterfinals of NCAC Tournament … Scored in double figures six times … Had seven games with at least five rebounds and eight with at least three offensive boards … Member of the NCAC Academic Honor Roll for the second time.

2021-22: Played in 27 games as a reserve forward … Averaged 6.1 minutes, 1.4 points, and 1.1 rebounds per game … Scored a career-high eight points against Hiram (Dec. 11) … Pulled down a career-best four rebounds at Ohio Wesleyan (Jan. 8) … Member of the NCAC Academic Honor Roll.

2020-21: Entered six games in a reserve role … Averaged 6.7 minutes per contest … Averaged 1.3 points and 0.7 rebounds per night and had three steals … Scored a bucket and had two rebounds and a steal in first collegiate outing versus DePauw (Feb. 14) … Added a bucket against Denison (Feb. 26) and Ohio Wesleyan (March 4), and was 2-for-2 at the charity stripe at Denison (Feb. 26) … Also appeared in the varsity portion of both exhibition contests against archrival Wittenberg, scoring two points and corralling two rebounds in the finale (Feb. 6).

Prior to Wooster: Basketball and football standout at nearby Northwestern High School … Two-time All-Ohio special mention, two-time all-district, and three-time all-conference selection on the hardwood while prepping for Mark Alberts Jr. … Two-time all-district and all-conference selection on the gridiron while prepping for Mike Thut.

Personal: Son of Doug ’95 – Wooster’s head men’s basketball coach – and Lauren Cline … Father took over men’s basketball program upon the retirement of Wooster legend Steve Moore after spending 25 years as an assistant with the program he once starred for … Father was a 2009 inductee to Wooster’s W Association Hall of Fame … Grandfather, John Muhlbach, was the starting center on Ohio State University’s 1968 national championship team … Education and mathematics major … Commentator for various varsity athletic.

Recent Games
Feb 10 at Wittenberg W, 80-70
Feb 14 at Hiram W, 83-54
Feb 17 at Wabash L, 91-81
Feb 20 DePauw W, 83-80
Feb 23 vs. Wittenberg W, 79-62
Feb 24 at Wabash L, 75-64
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 28 16
Games started 28 16
Minutes 679 368
Minutes per game 24.3 23.0
FG 84-163 48-92
FG Pct 51.5 52.2
3PT 32-77 17-42
3PT Pct 41.6 40.5
FT 40-57 20-30
FT Pct 70.2 66.7
Off rebounds 29 12
Def rebounds 74 43
Total rebounds 103 55
Rebounds per game 3.7 3.4
Personal fouls 58 31
Disqualifications 2 1
Assists 53 34
Turnovers 38 16
Assist to turnover ratio 1.4 2.1
Steals 23 14
Blocks 2 2
Points 240 133
Points per game 8.6 8.3
Points per 40 min 14.1 14.5
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 10 at Rochester W, 78-60 1 28 0-0 - 0-0 - 5-6 83.3 5
Nov 11 vs. Rowan L, 78-77 1 28 2-4 50.0 2-4 50.0 1-2 50.0 7
Nov 17 Rose-Hulman L, 82-80 1 27 4-8 50.0 1-4 25.0 3-4 75.0 12
Nov 18 Widener L, 72-68 1 24 3-4 75.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 7
Nov 22 at Mount Union L, 75-51 1 24 4-8 50.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 10
Nov 29 Ohio Wesleyan W, 79-42 1 19 5-11 45.5 0-1 0.0 5-6 83.3 15
Dec 2 at Denison L, 91-75 1 26 1-2 50.0 1-1 100.0 0-1 0.0 3
Dec 10 at DePauw L, 60-58 1 18 1-4 25.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Dec 19 vs. Suffolk W, 75-55 1 26 5-7 71.4 3-4 75.0 1-1 100.0 14
Dec 20 vs. Saint Joseph (Conn.) W, 93-90 1 22 1-6 16.7 1-4 25.0 2-2 100.0 5
Dec 29 Edgewood W, 84-61 1 23 5-5 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 10
Dec 30 John Carroll L, 91-86 1 20 4-9 44.4 3-7 42.9 4-4 100.0 15
Jan 3 at Kenyon W, 79-65 1 21 3-4 75.0 1-1 100.0 2-4 50.0 9
Jan 6 Wabash L, 78-64 1 27 4-9 44.4 1-5 20.0 0-1 0.0 9
Jan 10 Hiram W, 104-48 1 17 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 13 Wittenberg W, 78-77 1 31 3-7 42.9 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 8
Jan 17 at Oberlin W, 72-62 1 28 4-8 50.0 1-4 25.0 2-3 66.7 11
Jan 20 Denison W, 82-67 1 22 3-6 50.0 0-1 0.0 4-5 80.0 10
Jan 24 at Ohio Wesleyan W, 76-72 1 33 7-9 77.8 3-5 60.0 3-4 75.0 20
Jan 27 DePauw W, 87-86 1 27 2-6 33.3 2-6 33.3 1-2 50.0 7
Feb 3 Kenyon W, 77-53 1 19 4-5 80.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 9
Feb 7 Oberlin W, 97-69 1 15 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Feb 10 at Wittenberg W, 80-70 1 23 2-3 66.7 2-2 100.0 3-4 75.0 9
Feb 14 at Hiram W, 83-54 1 16 5-7 71.4 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 10
Feb 17 at Wabash L, 91-81 1 26 3-8 37.5 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 8
Feb 20 DePauw W, 83-80 1 29 3-6 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 7
Feb 23 vs. Wittenberg W, 79-62 1 26 1-5 20.0 0-3 0.0 4-7 57.1 6
Feb 24 at Wabash L, 75-64 1 34 4-9 44.4 1-3 33.3 0-1 0.0 9
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 10 at Rochester W, 78-60 1 28 3 5 8 2 1 2.0 0 0 1 -
Nov 11 vs. Rowan L, 78-77 1 28 2 5 7 2 3 0.7 0 0 3 0
Nov 17 Rose-Hulman L, 82-80 1 27 0 3 3 2 3 0.7 0 0 4 0
Nov 18 Widener L, 72-68 1 24 2 1 3 0 0 - 0 0 3 0
Nov 22 at Mount Union L, 75-51 1 24 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 1 0
Nov 29 Ohio Wesleyan W, 79-42 1 19 4 3 7 2 0 - 2 0 1 0
Dec 2 at Denison L, 91-75 1 26 0 2 2 1 0 - 2 0 0 0
Dec 10 at DePauw L, 60-58 1 18 0 0 0 1 0 - 0 0 5 1
Dec 19 vs. Suffolk W, 75-55 1 26 1 3 4 0 3 0.0 2 0 1 -
Dec 20 vs. Saint Joseph (Conn.) W, 93-90 1 22 1 0 1 2 4 0.5 1 0 5 1
Dec 29 Edgewood W, 84-61 1 23 1 0 1 3 3 1.0 2 0 1 0
Dec 30 John Carroll L, 91-86 1 20 2 2 4 2 1 2.0 0 0 4 0
Jan 3 at Kenyon W, 79-65 1 21 0 4 4 1 1 1.0 2 0 4 0
Jan 6 Wabash L, 78-64 1 27 2 5 7 3 2 1.5 2 0 2 0
Jan 10 Hiram W, 104-48 1 17 1 0 1 2 0 - 1 0 0 -
Jan 13 Wittenberg W, 78-77 1 31 1 7 8 2 2 1.0 0 0 3 0
Jan 17 at Oberlin W, 72-62 1 28 0 0 0 2 1 2.0 0 0 3 0
Jan 20 Denison W, 82-67 1 22 1 4 5 1 2 0.5 0 0 3 0
Jan 24 at Ohio Wesleyan W, 76-72 1 33 0 6 6 6 1 6.0 1 0 1 0
Jan 27 DePauw W, 87-86 1 27 2 2 4 3 0 - 0 1 2 0
Feb 3 Kenyon W, 77-53 1 19 0 3 3 2 1 2.0 0 1 0 0
Feb 7 Oberlin W, 97-69 1 15 1 2 3 2 0 - 2 0 0 0
Feb 10 at Wittenberg W, 80-70 1 23 0 3 3 3 3 1.0 0 0 4 0
Feb 14 at Hiram W, 83-54 1 16 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 1 -
Feb 17 at Wabash L, 91-81 1 26 0 2 2 2 2 1.0 2 0 2 0
Feb 20 DePauw W, 83-80 1 29 1 4 5 3 1 3.0 1 0 1 0
Feb 23 vs. Wittenberg W, 79-62 1 26 0 5 5 2 1 2.0 1 0 0 0
Feb 24 at Wabash L, 75-64 1 34 3 3 6 1 1 1.0 2 0 3 0
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2020-21 6 0 6.3 0.5-1.7 30.0 0.0-0.3 0.0 0.3-0.5 66.7 1.3
2021-22 27 0 6.1 0.5-1.2 39.4 0.1-0.4 18.2 0.3-0.6 60.0 1.4
2022-23 27 27 22.8 2.3-4.9 47.4 0.6-2.0 28.3 0.9-1.2 72.7 6.1
2023-24 28 28 24.3 3.0-5.8 51.5 1.1-2.8 41.6 1.4-2.0 70.2 8.6
Total 88 55 17.0 1.9-3.9 48.1 0.6-1.6 34.3 0.9-1.2 69.4 5.1
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2020-21 6 0 38 3-10 30.0 0-2 0.0 2-3 66.7 8
2021-22 27 0 164 13-33 39.4 2-11 18.2 9-15 60.0 37
2022-23 27 27 615 63-133 47.4 15-53 28.3 24-33 72.7 165
2023-24 28 28 679 84-163 51.5 32-77 41.6 40-57 70.2 240
Total 88 55 1496 163-339 48.1 49-143 34.3 75-108 69.4 450
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2020-21 6 0 6.3 3.2-10.5 30.0 0.0-2.1 0.0 2.1-3.2 66.7 8.4
2021-22 27 0 6.1 3.2-8.0 39.4 0.5-2.7 18.2 2.2-3.7 60.0 9.0
2022-23 27 27 22.8 4.1-8.7 47.4 1.0-3.4 28.3 1.6-2.1 72.7 10.7
2023-24 28 28 24.3 4.9-9.6 51.5 1.9-4.5 41.6 2.4-3.4 70.2 14.1
Total 88 55 17.0 4.4-9.1 48.1 1.3-3.8 34.3 2.0-2.9 69.4 12.0
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2020-21 6 0 6.3 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.2 1.0 0.5 0.0
2021-22 27 0 6.1 0.6 0.5 1.1 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0
2022-23 27 27 22.8 2.0 1.4 3.4 1.9 0.0 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.4 0.0
2023-24 28 28 24.3 1.0 2.6 3.7 2.1 0.1 1.9 1.4 1.4 0.8 0.1
Total 88 55 17.0 1.1 1.5 2.6 1.5 0.0 0.9 0.8 1.1 0.4 0.0
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2020-21 6 0 38 0 4 4 5 0 1 1 1.0 3 0
2021-22 27 0 164 16 13 29 14 0 3 9 0.3 1 1
2022-23 27 27 615 53 39 92 51 1 21 23 0.9 12 0
2023-24 28 28 679 29 74 103 58 2 53 38 1.4 23 2
Total 88 55 1496 98 130 228 128 3 78 71 1.1 39 3
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2020-21 6 0 6.3 0.0 4.2 4.2 5.3 0.0 1.1 1.1 1.0 3.2 0.0
2021-22 27 0 6.1 3.9 3.2 7.1 3.4 0.0 0.7 2.2 0.3 0.2 0.2
2022-23 27 27 22.8 3.4 2.5 6.0 3.3 0.1 1.4 1.5 0.9 0.8 0.0
2023-24 28 28 24.3 1.7 4.4 6.1 3.4 0.1 3.1 2.2 1.4 1.4 0.1
Total 88 55 17.0 2.6 3.5 6.1 3.4 0.1 2.1 1.9 1.1 1.0 0.1
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 28 28 24.3 3.0-5.8 51.5 1.1-2.8 41.6 1.4-2.0 70.2 8.6
Conference 16 16 23.0 3.0-5.8 52.2 1.1-2.6 40.5 1.2-1.9 66.7 8.3
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
-
Home 13 13 23.1 3.2-6.1 51.9 0.9-2.7 34.3 1.3-1.7 77.3 8.5
Away 11 11 25.2 3.1-5.6 54.8 1.3-2.5 51.9 1.4-2.1 65.2 8.8
Neutral 4 4 25.5 2.2-5.5 40.9 1.5-3.8 40.0 2.0-3.0 66.7 8.0
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Wins 18 18 23.6 3.0-5.4 55.1 0.9-2.3 41.5 1.8-2.4 72.7 8.7
Losses 10 10 25.4 3.0-6.5 46.2 1.5-3.6 41.7 0.8-1.3 61.5 8.3
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November 6 6 25.0 3.0-5.8 51.4 1.0-2.2 46.2 2.3-3.0 77.8 9.3
December 6 6 22.5 2.8-5.5 51.5 1.5-3.2 47.4 1.2-1.3 87.5 8.3
January 8 8 25.8 3.2-6.2 52.0 1.2-3.4 37.0 1.5-2.4 63.2 9.3
February 8 8 23.5 2.9-5.6 51.1 0.9-2.2 38.9 0.9-1.5 58.3 7.5
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 28 28 679 84-163 51.5 32-77 41.6 40-57 70.2 240
Conference 16 16 368 48-92 52.2 17-42 40.5 20-30 66.7 133
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
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Home 13 13 300 41-79 51.9 12-35 34.3 17-22 77.3 111
Away 11 11 277 34-62 54.8 14-27 51.9 15-23 65.2 97
Neutral 4 4 102 9-22 40.9 6-15 40.0 8-12 66.7 32
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Wins 18 18 425 54-98 55.1 17-41 41.5 32-44 72.7 157
Losses 10 10 254 30-65 46.2 15-36 41.7 8-13 61.5 83
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November 6 6 150 18-35 51.4 6-13 46.2 14-18 77.8 56
December 6 6 135 17-33 51.5 9-19 47.4 7-8 87.5 50
January 8 8 206 26-50 52.0 10-27 37.0 12-19 63.2 74
February 8 8 188 23-45 51.1 7-18 38.9 7-12 58.3 60
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 28 28 24.3 4.9-9.6 51.5 1.9-4.5 41.6 2.4-3.4 70.2 14.1
Conference 16 16 23.0 5.2-10.0 52.2 1.8-4.6 40.5 2.2-3.3 66.7 14.5
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 13 13 23.1 5.5-10.5 51.9 1.6-4.7 34.3 2.3-2.9 77.3 14.8
Away 11 11 25.2 4.9-9.0 54.8 2.0-3.9 51.9 2.2-3.3 65.2 14.0
Neutral 4 4 25.5 3.5-8.6 40.9 2.4-5.9 40.0 3.1-4.7 66.7 12.5
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Wins 18 18 23.6 5.1-9.2 55.1 1.6-3.9 41.5 3.0-4.1 72.7 14.8
Losses 10 10 25.4 4.7-10.2 46.2 2.4-5.7 41.7 1.3-2.0 61.5 13.1
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November 6 6 25.0 4.8-9.3 51.4 1.6-3.5 46.2 3.7-4.8 77.8 14.9
December 6 6 22.5 5.0-9.8 51.5 2.7-5.6 47.4 2.1-2.4 87.5 14.8
January 8 8 25.8 5.0-9.7 52.0 1.9-5.2 37.0 2.3-3.7 63.2 14.4
February 8 8 23.5 4.9-9.6 51.1 1.5-3.8 38.9 1.5-2.6 58.3 12.8
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Total 28 28 24.3 1.0 2.6 3.7 2.1 0.1 1.9 1.4 1.4 0.8 0.1
Conference 16 16 23.0 0.8 2.7 3.4 1.9 0.1 2.1 1.0 2.1 0.9 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 13 13 23.1 1.4 2.8 4.2 1.8 0.0 2.1 1.2 1.8 0.8 0.2
Away 11 11 25.2 0.6 2.3 2.9 2.3 0.1 1.8 1.1 1.7 0.8 0.0
Neutral 4 4 25.5 1.0 3.3 4.3 2.3 0.3 1.5 2.8 0.5 1.0 0.0
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Wins 18 18 23.6 0.9 2.8 3.8 1.7 0.1 2.2 1.4 1.6 0.8 0.1
Losses 10 10 25.4 1.2 2.3 3.5 2.7 0.1 1.4 1.3 1.1 0.8 0.0
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November 6 6 25.0 2.0 2.8 4.8 2.2 0.0 1.3 1.3 1.0 0.3 0.0
December 6 6 22.5 0.8 1.2 2.0 2.7 0.3 1.5 1.8 0.8 1.2 0.0
January 8 8 25.8 0.9 3.5 4.4 2.3 0.0 2.5 1.1 2.2 0.8 0.1
February 8 8 23.5 0.6 2.8 3.4 1.4 0.0 2.0 1.3 1.6 1.0 0.1
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 28 28 679 29 74 103 58 2 53 38 1.4 23 2
Conference 16 16 368 12 43 55 31 1 34 16 2.1 14 2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 13 13 300 18 36 54 24 0 27 15 1.8 10 2
Away 11 11 277 7 25 32 25 1 20 12 1.7 9 0
Neutral 4 4 102 4 13 17 9 1 6 11 0.5 4 0
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Wins 18 18 425 17 51 68 31 1 39 25 1.6 15 2
Losses 10 10 254 12 23 35 27 1 14 13 1.1 8 0
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November 6 6 150 12 17 29 13 0 8 8 1.0 2 0
December 6 6 135 5 7 12 16 2 9 11 0.8 7 0
January 8 8 206 7 28 35 18 0 20 9 2.2 6 1
February 8 8 188 5 22 27 11 0 16 10 1.6 8 1
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Total 28 28 24.3 1.7 4.4 6.1 3.4 0.1 3.1 2.2 1.4 1.4 0.1
Conference 16 16 23.0 1.3 4.7 6.0 3.4 0.1 3.7 1.7 2.1 1.5 0.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 13 13 23.1 2.4 4.8 7.2 3.2 0.0 3.6 2.0 1.8 1.3 0.3
Away 11 11 25.2 1.0 3.6 4.6 3.6 0.1 2.9 1.7 1.7 1.3 0.0
Neutral 4 4 25.5 1.6 5.1 6.7 3.5 0.4 2.4 4.3 0.5 1.6 0.0
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Wins 18 18 23.6 1.6 4.8 6.4 2.9 0.1 3.7 2.4 1.6 1.4 0.2
Losses 10 10 25.4 1.9 3.6 5.5 4.3 0.2 2.2 2.0 1.1 1.3 0.0
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November 6 6 25.0 3.2 4.5 7.7 3.5 0.0 2.1 2.1 1.0 0.5 0.0
December 6 6 22.5 1.5 2.1 3.6 4.7 0.6 2.7 3.3 0.8 2.1 0.0
January 8 8 25.8 1.4 5.4 6.8 3.5 0.0 3.9 1.7 2.2 1.2 0.2
February 8 8 23.5 1.1 4.7 5.7 2.3 0.0 3.4 2.1 1.6 1.7 0.2