As one of the most team-oriented players to wear a Flyer uniform, Kurt Huelsman looks to be counted upon more as a leader on both ends of the floor. A starter from the moment he hit campus, Huelsman dropped 20 pounds in the off-season to better fit into his role on a more athletic Flyer squad in 2008-09. With the up-comming 2009-10 season in view, Huelsman's dedication is sure to remain beneficial to the growing success of the Flyers.

Offensively, Huelsman is a skilled performer that enjoyed his most consistent season as a Flyer during his sophomore campaign. After being held scoreless in his first three games, Huelsman tallied 200 points thanks to 53 percent (77-of-146) shooting during that span and scoring in double figures in eight games. Huelsman was the only player to start every game in 2006-07 for UD and started all games in 2007-08, as well as 2008-09.

2008-09
Huelsman has started every game in his Flyer career and is a two-time winner of the prestigious John L. Macbeth Scholar Athlete Award. Huelsman possesses the longest active streak of consecutive starts in the Atlantic 10 Conference with 100 games. He was second on the team in blocks with 22 and third in rebounding at 4.1. He had five points and five boards in the season opener against Wofford. Huelsman snagged seven rebounds, with five of them on the offensive end, to go with four points against Delaware State. He had a team-high seven rebounds to go with two points and two blocks versus Bethune-Cookman. Kurt corralled nine rebounds and had three blocks against Auburn. He tallied eight points on 3-of-5 shooting against No. 15 Marquette. Huelsman finished with three points, six rebounds and a block versus Troy. He recorded four points, four rebounds and three blocks in a win over Marshall. Kurt tied his career-high with four blocks to go with eight points and seven rebounds versus George Mason, and added six points and seven rebounds at Toledo. He snagged four rebounds and handed out three assists against St. Bonaventure, and picked up five rebounds against Saint Louis. Huelsman had six points, two assists and held Saint Joseph's Ahmad Nivins to 12 points, his lowest scoring output of the season. He recorded five points and five rebounds at Charlotte. Kurt scored eight points and hauled in seven rebounds versus Richmond. At Saint Louis, he recorded four points and seven rebounds, and tallied six points and five rebounds at Rhode Island. Kurt pulled down six rebounds against Duquesne. He snagged six rebounds versus Richmond in the A-10 Quarterfinals. In the NCAA First Round, Kurt added three points and five rebounds versus West Virginia.

2007-08
Huelsman started all 34 games and averaged 5.9 points and 4.0 rebounds per game. He shot .527 from the field and tied for the team lead with 59 offensive rebounds. Huelsman battled against DeJuan Blair, the Big East Conference's Freshman of the Year, by recording 12 points and eight rebounds in UD's win over then No. 6 Pittsburgh. Not to be outdone, he responded with a career-best 18 points against Akron and 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting over Rhode Island. Huelsman scored 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field in the Miami win, came up big again with a team-high seven rebounds and five points in the victory at Louisville and added another career-high with 11 boards over American. At Rhode Island, Huelsman tallied 12 points and six rebounds. Huelsman tallied seven points and five rebounds at GW. Huelsman scored 11 points and limited Bryant Dunston to just one offensive rebound, three under his average in the Fordham win. He added five rebounds in a win over Saint Louis in the A-10 opening round. In the NIT Opening Round, Huelsman posted 12 points and seven boards against Cleveland State. He capped the season by earning the John L. Macbeth Scholar Athlete Award.

2006-07
Huelsman averaged 3.8 points and 3.5 rebounds, and was second on the team in blocked shots (0.6). He earned UD's Best defender Award for 2006-07. He tied the UD freshman record for blocked shots in a game (and the most in a first game as a Flyer) when he swatted four in the Austin Peay win. Huelsman tied Keith Waleskowski, who had four against George Washington on February 17, 2001 during his redshirt freshman season. Huelsman was the primary defender in holding Pittsburgh's Third Team All-America seven-footer Aaron Gray to just five points. In two games against Gray and North Carolina First Team All-American Tyler Hansbrough, Huelsman had 12 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two blocks.

High School
Huelsman was the first member of his recruiting class, verbally committing to the Flyers in May of 2005. In May 2006, Huelsman was busy committing himself to an off-season conditioning program, and it paid off to the tune of picking up 20 pounds of muscle between high school and college. A four-year varsity starter at St. Henry High School, Huelsman was named First Team Division III All-Ohio and the Northwest Ohio Player of the Year as a senior after averaging 15.9 points, 9.0 rebounds a game. Despite being the only starter back from the 20-3 team from the previous season, Huelsman led St. Henry back to the regional semifinals. He comes from an athletic family. All four of his brothers played college football, and his older brother Trent was a non-scholarship All-America tight end for the Flyers in the mid-1990's. Kurt has said if he could not be a college basketball player, he would play football.

Personal Data
Son of Richard and Barb Huelsman
Birthday - July 20, 1987
Major - Operations Management
Kurt has four brothers - Trent (33), Chris (32), Chad (30) and Kevin (24)
High School Coach - Joe Niekamp
AAU Team - Northwest Ohio All-Stars

Career Statistics

Dayton Career Highs
Points: 18, Akron (1/2/08)
Rebounds: 11, American (12/19/07)
Assists: 3, five Times
Steals: 2, four Times
FGs Made: 7, Akron (1/2/08)
Blocks: 4, Austin Peay (11/11/06); George Mason (12/30/08)
FT Made: 5, Yale (11/21/06)
Minutes: 38, Akron (1/2/08)

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