Eastern Michigan Athletics
2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Kyle Dodd
- Position:
- C
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Rockwood, Ontario
- High School:
- John F. Ross Collegiate
EMU: Has earned three letters in his first three years on the team...Redshirted as a freshman in 2005-06, but was awarded a letter while practicing with the team all season...Has played in 38 games during his career, nine as a starter...Tied for 29th in EMU history for blocked shots with 20...Averaging 1.2 points and 1.2 rebounds during his career.
2007-08: Played in 24 games and started five times...Earned starting nods against Bowling Green (Feb. 13), Central Michigan (Feb. 16), Western Michigan (Feb. 20), Southeast Missouri State (Feb. 23), and Toledo (March 4)...Averaged 0.8 points and 1.2 rebounds...Finished third on the team in blocked shots with 11...Scored a season-best four points four times, against Brown (Nov. 9), Radford (Nov. 11), Detroit (Nov. 28) and Illinois State (Dec. 4).
2006-07: Earned his second letter after playing in 14 games, starting four times, against Davidson (Nov. 10), Central Connecticut (Nov. 11), Michigan (Nov. 12) and Marquette (Nov. 18)...Averaged 1.7 points, 1.1 rebounds and 0.6 blocks...Recorded six blocked shots against No. 16/17 ranked Marquette...Tallied nine blocks on the year, the second most on the squad...Scored 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting from the field and 2-of-2 at the free throw line against Michigan...Also hauled down a career-best six rebounds against the Wolverines.
2005-06: Sat out the season as a redshirt freshman but earned a varsity letter after practicing with the team all season...Selected as one of 12 players on the Under-20 Men’s National Team representing Great Britain at the FIBA (Federation Internationale de Basketball Amateur) European Games, July 21-29, in Lisbon, Portugal...Played for the Great Britain squad because his dad, Nick Dodd, is from England and his mother, Shona Dodd, is from Scotland, and Kyle, who was born in Canada, declared England as his country of choice...Spent six weeks at training camps in England and Bulgaria during the summer to qualify for one of the 12 spots on the English team...England has a berth in the 2012 Olympic Games and he will be eligible to compete for a spot on that team...During the U-20 tournament, he averaged 5.7 points and 6.0 rebounds while playing in five games for Great Britain...Turned in his best outing when he scored 14 points with nine rebounds and four blocked shots against Ireland...His 6.0 rebound average ranked 21st in the tournament.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at John F. Ross Collegiate Institute in Guelph, Ontario, Canada for head coach Bill Price...Was one of the top big men in Canada...First known athlete to play at Ross while a grade 9 level student and the first athlete from that school to play NCAA basketball in its 54-year history...Helped lead the school to the finals of the public school championships in his last two seasons, falling to top ranked Centennial GCVI , the champions for the past five years...His team finished with a 17-2 record while he averaged 23 points, 15 rebounds, and nine blocked shots in his final season...Named to the following honor teams: Toronto Mission AAU Travel team in 2003 and 2004...Selected as a Regional Senior All-Star in 2004 and 2005 and was named the regional MVP in 2005...Was a Nike Elite Development Camp invitee in 2002, 2003, and 2004...Named to the Ontario Provincial Juvenile Team in 2003 and helped that team win the Canadian National title...Was a Gold Medal winner in 2003 in Halifax, Nova Scotia...Was a Toronto Raptors Development Academy invitee in 2004...Called "arguably Canada’s best big man" by Hoop Life Canada in 2005.
PERSONAL: Name: Kyle David Dodd...Son of Nicholas David Dodd and Shona Vassie Dodd...Born 6-5-86...Has one younger brother, Logan, a basketball player at Laurentian University...Communications major.
