David Kachelries

Photo by: Evan Luecke

Class:
Junior
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 183
Position:
G
Hometown:
Emmaus, Pa.
High School:
Emmaus HS
Last College:
NJIT / Mineral Area College

As a Senior (2020-21) | Started all 21 games for the 'Jacks, averaging 11.4 points and 4.4 assists per game...Converted on 57 percent of attempts from the field and 39.7 percent of tries from the arc...Notched 14 double-digit scoring games and dished out 5+ assists in nine games...Recorded two double-doubles against Northwestern State (1/20) and Texas A&M-CC (2/10).

As a Junior (2019-20) I Played in 30 games during the season, averaging 14.1 minutes per game…Posted averages of 5.2 points, 2.0 assists and 1.0 rebounds per game…Converted on 47 percent of his attempts from the field on the year….Posted five double-digit scoring efforts on the year…Netted a season-best 16 points on 5-8 shooting from the field (3-4 3Pt) to go along with three rebounds and four dimes against Paul Quinn (12/28).

2018-19 (Sophomore) | All-Region XIV First Team…All-Conference First Team…Traveled from Newark, New Jersey to Park Hills, Mo., to sign on with NJCAA institution Mineral Area College…In his lone season in a Cardinals uniform, started 31 of the 32 games he took part in…Averaged 12.9 points, 2.4 rebounds, 6.8 assists, 0.5 blocked shots and 2.2 steals per game…Concluded the year with shooting splits of .567/.380/.772…Helped the Cardinals compile a 23-9 record which included a 3-5 showing in Region XVI action…Pumped in 10 or more points on 26 occasions and slung in 20 or more points twice…Accumulated 10 or more assists in seven games…Racked up five double-doubles…Posted his first collegiate double-double by finishing with 10 points and 10 assists in a narrow setback to Triton (11/17)…Dished out a season-high 14 assists in a win over Olive-Harvey (12/14)…Set season highs in field goals made (11) and field goals attempted (15) en route to a 25-point outing in a win over Faith Prep in which he also snared a season-high five rebounds (1/2)…Converted a season-high seven free throws on a season-high 10 tries in a triumph over St. Louis (1/23)…Finished with 12 points, 13 assists and a season-high five steals in a win over Missouri State-West Plains (2/20)…Netted a season-best 26 points on the strength of season-highs in three-point field goals made (four) in a win over State Fair (2/26)…Attempted a season-high eight three-pointers and finished with 18 points in a loss to Moberly Area (2/28).

2017-18 (Freshman) | Suited up for Atlantic Sun Conference institution NJIT for his first season of collegiate deployment…Took part in 14 of the Highlanders’ 30 games…Averaged 3.4 points, 0.6 rebounds, 0.6 assists, 0.1 blocked shots and 0.5 steals in 7.1 minutes per game…Wrapped up the year with shooting splits of .563/.300/.500…Made his collegiate debut in a non-conference loss at Wagner where he played two minutes (11/11)…Drilled his first collegiate three-pointer as part of a nine-point outing in a non-conference home victory over Lafayette (11/14)…Established season highs in minutes played (21), free throws made (two), free throw attempts (two), assists (four), steals (four) and blocked shots (one) to go along with eight points during a non-conference home triumph against Kean (11/22)…Pumped in a season-high 12 points while notching season highs in field goals made (six), field goal attempts (nine), three-point field goal attempts (two) and rebounds (four) in a non-conference home win over Bryn Athyn (12/22).

High School | Ended his four-year career at Emmaus High School as the program’s all-time leading scorer having amassed 1,910 points…Latched onto Class 6A Second-Team honors while averaging 23.8 points per game in his pre-collegiate curtain call…Awed numerous fans during a standout junior season in which he averaged 20.8 points, 2.1 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 2.7 steals per game…Collected First Team All-League and Third Team All-State honors as a junior as a result of leading the Green Hornets to a third-place finish in the District 11 tournament and a second-round appearance in the PIAA 4A state tournament…A lethal shooter drained 54 three-pointers and wrapped up his junior year with a field goal percentage of .600…In the PIAA opener, poured in 37 points against Martin Luther King (Philadelphia) HS…played his AAU basketball with Sports U/Team Izod, one of the top basketball powers in New Jersey.

Personal | David Kalchelries is from Macungie, PA, and is the son of Bob and Susan Kachelries. David attended Emmaus High School in Emmaus, PA. When he is not playing, David, also known as DK, enjoys reading or playing videogames on his Playstation. David's favorite NBA team is the Philly 76ers and his favorite NBA player is Steve Nash. David can often be found rewatching his favorite movie, I am Legend, while chowing down on some McDonalds, or treating himself to his favorite food, steak.