CJ Gettelfinger

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CJ Gettelfinger
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Weight:
    185
  • Hometown:
    Knoxville, Tenn.
  • Position:
    G
  • Year:
    So.
  • Previous School:
    Oakland U.
  • gp
    20
  • pts/g
    1.9
  • fg %
    45.2
  • 3pt %
    27.3
  • ft %
    58.3
  • reb/g
    1.1
  • a/g
    1.0
Bio

2019-20 (Freshman – Oakland U.): Gettelfinger played in 20 of Oakland’s 33 games, averaging 5.3 minutes per contest… averaged 0.8 points, 0.9 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game… scored a season-high four points in games at Western Michigan (Dec. 3) and against Michigan State (Dec. 14)… posted season-highs of 22 minutes and seven assists at Toledo (Nov. 30)… hauled in a season-best five rebounds in just seven minutes against Hartford (Nov. 18)… recorded two or more dimes in four games.

High School: Gettelfinger was a four-year starter and letterwinner at Grace Christian Academy in Knoxville, playing for head coaches Mike Doig (freshman and sophomore years) and Brandon Clifford (junior and senior years)… saw his senior campaign cut short after just nine games due to a broken wrist… averaged 24 points and six assists per game as a junior while leading GCA to the 2018 TSSAA Division II-A State title… put up averages of 15 points and five assists as a sophomore and 10 points and four assists as a freshman… set the GCA single-game scoring record with 43 points… during his junior campaign, recorded a triple-double… following his junior campaign, was named one of three Division II-A Mr. Basketball finalists and earned spots on the TSWA Division II-A All-State Team, All-PrepXtra First Team and TSSAA Division II-A All-Tournament Team… was a three-time Division II-A All-District selection and two-time Tennessee Prep Hoops Division II-A All-Region First Team honoree… named the Preseason Rocky Top League MVP leading into his senior season after averaging 30.4 points per game… helped lead his AAU team, Knoxville Free Agents, to a second-place showing at the United States Basketball Association National Championship in 2016 and an eighth-place finish at the ESPN Nationals in 2017… in 2017, averaged 25 points, eight assists and 7.5 rebounds for the Free Agents… also recorded 12 3-pointers in a single game and multiple 50-point performances during the 2017 AAU season… played for the Atlanta Xpress in the Under Armour Association in 2018.

Personal: Son of Jill Elmore and Chris Gettelfinger… born January 3, 2000 in Knoxville, Tenn.… full name is Christopher Jacob Gettelfinger… father, Chris, played basketball at Kentucky from 1977-81 and was a member of the 1978 national championship team.

Academic: Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 20 17
Games started 5 5
Minutes 212 176
Minutes per game 10.6 10.4
FG 14-31 9-24
FG Pct 45.2 37.5
3PT 3-11 3-11
3PT Pct 27.3 27.3
FT 7-12 5-10
FT Pct 58.3 50.0
Off rebounds 3 2
Def rebounds 20 17
Total rebounds 23 19
Rebounds per game 1.1 1.1
Personal fouls 15 11
Disqualifications - -
Assists 20 18
Turnovers 19 14
Assist to turnover ratio 1.1 1.3
Steals 5 5
Blocks 3 2
Points 38 26
Points per game 1.9 1.5
Points per 40 min 7.2 5.9
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Feb 13 Eastern Illinois W, 80-67
Feb 15 Eastern Kentucky L, 83-72
Feb 18 at Tennessee State L, 91-86
Feb 20 at Belmont L, 90-66
Feb 25 Austin Peay W, 81-76
Feb 27 Murray State W, 71-61
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 25 at Indiana L, 89-59 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 30 Chattanooga L, 62-54 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 2 at Xavier L, 79-48 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 3 at Northern Kentucky L, 74-65 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 6 at Western Carolina L, 76-75 - 23 3-3 100.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 8
Dec 13 Jacksonville State L, 73-67 - 4 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 16 at Jacksonville State L, 74-50 - 13 1-4 25.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Dec 18 at #10 Tennessee L, 103-49 - 5 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Dec 22 at WKU L, 88-68 - 8 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Dec 30 Southeast Missouri W, 72-63 - 7 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 2 at Eastern Illinois L, 87-81 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 7 at Morehead State L, 57-54 - 4 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 9 at Eastern Kentucky L, 90-80 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 14 Belmont L, 88-67 - 13 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-2 0.0 3
Jan 16 Tennessee State W, 74-71 - 3 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 21 at Austin Peay L, 72-69 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 23 at Murray State L, 72-63 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 30 Morehead State L, 74-55 1 5 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 4 at Southeast Missouri L, 68-64 - 4 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 6 at UT Martin L, 66-64 1 23 2-3 66.7 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 6
Feb 11 SIUE L, 81-63 - 14 3-4 75.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 8
Feb 13 Eastern Illinois W, 80-67 1 21 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 2-4 50.0 2
Feb 15 Eastern Kentucky L, 83-72 - 15 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 1
Feb 18 at Tennessee State L, 91-86 - 11 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 20 at Belmont L, 90-66 1 17 1-3 33.3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Feb 25 Austin Peay W, 81-76 1 12 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 27 Murray State W, 71-61 - 8 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 25 at Indiana L, 89-59 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 30 Chattanooga L, 62-54 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 2 at Xavier L, 79-48 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 3 at Northern Kentucky L, 74-65 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 6 at Western Carolina L, 76-75 - 23 1 0 1 1 1 0 1
Dec 13 Jacksonville State L, 73-67 - 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Dec 16 at Jacksonville State L, 74-50 - 13 0 2 2 1 2 1 0
Dec 18 at #10 Tennessee L, 103-49 - 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Dec 22 at WKU L, 88-68 - 8 0 2 2 1 3 0 0
Dec 30 Southeast Missouri W, 72-63 - 7 1 0 1 3 0 1 1
Jan 2 at Eastern Illinois L, 87-81 - 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Jan 7 at Morehead State L, 57-54 - 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 9 at Eastern Kentucky L, 90-80 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 14 Belmont L, 88-67 - 13 0 3 3 1 2 0 0
Jan 16 Tennessee State W, 74-71 - 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 0
Jan 21 at Austin Peay L, 72-69 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 23 at Murray State L, 72-63 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 30 Morehead State L, 74-55 1 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Feb 4 at Southeast Missouri L, 68-64 - 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 6 at UT Martin L, 66-64 1 23 0 4 4 2 0 0 0
Feb 11 SIUE L, 81-63 - 14 0 1 1 0 2 0 0
Feb 13 Eastern Illinois W, 80-67 1 21 0 2 2 4 0 1 0
Feb 15 Eastern Kentucky L, 83-72 - 15 0 0 0 1 0 2 1
Feb 18 at Tennessee State L, 91-86 - 11 0 0 0 1 3 0 0
Feb 20 at Belmont L, 90-66 1 17 0 2 2 1 2 0 0
Feb 25 Austin Peay W, 81-76 1 12 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Feb 27 Murray State W, 71-61 - 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 25 at Indiana L, 89-59 - - - -
Nov 30 Chattanooga L, 62-54 - - - -
Dec 2 at Xavier L, 79-48 - - - -
Dec 3 at Northern Kentucky L, 74-65 - - - -
Dec 6 at Western Carolina L, 76-75 - 2 - 1.0
Dec 13 Jacksonville State L, 73-67 - 0 - -
Dec 16 at Jacksonville State L, 74-50 - 3 - 0.5
Dec 18 at #10 Tennessee L, 103-49 - 2 - 0.0
Dec 22 at WKU L, 88-68 - 0 - 0.3
Dec 30 Southeast Missouri W, 72-63 - 1 - -
Jan 2 at Eastern Illinois L, 87-81 - 0 - 0.0
Jan 7 at Morehead State L, 57-54 - 0 - -
Jan 9 at Eastern Kentucky L, 90-80 - - - -
Jan 14 Belmont L, 88-67 - 1 - 0.5
Jan 16 Tennessee State W, 74-71 - 1 - 0.0
Jan 21 at Austin Peay L, 72-69 - - - -
Jan 23 at Murray State L, 72-63 - - - -
Jan 30 Morehead State L, 74-55 1 0 - -
Feb 4 at Southeast Missouri L, 68-64 - 0 - -
Feb 6 at UT Martin L, 66-64 1 0 - -
Feb 11 SIUE L, 81-63 - 0 - 0.0
Feb 13 Eastern Illinois W, 80-67 1 1 - -
Feb 15 Eastern Kentucky L, 83-72 - 1 - -
Feb 18 at Tennessee State L, 91-86 - 2 - 0.3
Feb 20 at Belmont L, 90-66 1 1 - 0.5
Feb 25 Austin Peay W, 81-76 1 0 - -
Feb 27 Murray State W, 71-61 - 0 - -
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2020-21 20 10.6 0.7-1.6 0.1-0.6 0.3-0.6 1.9
2021-22 9 4.0 0.6-1.3 0.0-0.4 0.3-0.6 1.4
Total 29 8.6 0.7-1.5 0.1-0.5 0.3-0.6 1.8
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2020-21 20 5 212 14-31 45.2 3-11 27.3 7-12 58.3 38
2021-22 9 - 36 5-12 41.7 0-4 0.0 3-5 60.0 13
Total 29 5 248 19-43 44.2 3-15 20.0 10-17 58.8 51
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2020-21 20 212 10.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 27.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
2021-22 9 36 4.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Total 29 248 8.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 20.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2020-21 20 0.1 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.3 0.1
2021-22 9 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.0
Total 29 0.2 0.9 1.2 0.8 0.8 0.2 0.1
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2020-21 20 5 3 20 23 20 19 5 3
2021-22 9 - 4 7 11 3 4 1 0
Total 29 5 7 27 34 23 23 6 3
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2020-21 20 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2021-22 9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 29 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 20 10.6 0.7-1.6 0.1-0.6 0.3-0.6 1.9
Conference 17 10.4 0.5-1.4 0.2-0.6 0.3-0.6 1.5
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 10 10.2 0.4-1.3 0.3-0.8 0.3-0.8 1.4
Away 10 11.0 1.0-1.8 0.0-0.3 0.4-0.4 2.4
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result
Wins 5 10.2 0.0-1.0 0.0-0.8 0.4-0.8 0.4
Losses 15 10.7 0.9-1.7 0.2-0.5 0.3-0.5 2.4
Month
December 6 10.0 1.0-2.2 0.0-0.3 0.3-0.3 2.3
January 5 5.4 0.2-0.8 0.2-0.6 0.0-0.4 0.6
February 9 13.9 0.8-1.6 0.2-0.7 0.6-0.9 2.3
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 20 5 212 14-31 45.2 3-11 27.3 7-12 58.3 38
Conference 17 5 176 9-24 37.5 3-11 27.3 5-10 50.0 26
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 10 3 102 4-13 30.8 3-8 37.5 3-8 37.5 14
Away 10 2 110 10-18 55.6 0-3 0.0 4-4 100.0 24
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result
Wins 5 2 51 0-5 0.0 0-4 0.0 2-4 50.0 2
Losses 15 3 161 14-26 53.8 3-7 42.9 5-8 62.5 36
Month
December 6 - 60 6-13 46.2 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 14
January 5 1 27 1-4 25.0 1-3 33.3 0-2 0.0 3
February 9 4 125 7-14 50.0 2-6 33.3 5-8 62.5 21
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 20 212 10.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 27.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
Conference 17 176 10.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 27.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 10 102 10.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 37.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
Away 10 110 11.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result
Wins 5 51 10.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Losses 15 161 10.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 42.9 0.0-0.0 0.0
Month
December 6 60 10.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
January 5 27 5.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 33.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
February 9 125 13.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 33.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 20 0.1 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.3 0.1
Conference 17 0.1 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.3 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 10 0.2 0.8 1.0 1.3 0.6 0.4 0.2
Away 10 0.1 1.2 1.3 0.7 1.3 0.1 0.1
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 5 0.4 0.6 1.0 2.0 0.4 0.4 0.2
Losses 15 0.1 1.1 1.2 0.7 1.1 0.2 0.1
Month
December 6 0.3 0.8 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.3 0.3
January 5 0.0 1.2 1.2 0.2 1.0 0.0 0.0
February 9 0.1 1.0 1.1 1.3 0.8 0.3 0.1
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 20 5 3 20 23 20 19 5 3
Conference 17 5 2 17 19 18 14 5 2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 10 3 2 8 10 13 6 4 2
Away 10 2 1 12 13 7 13 1 1
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 5 2 2 3 5 10 2 2 1
Losses 15 3 1 17 18 10 17 3 2
Month
December 6 - 2 5 7 7 7 2 2
January 5 1 0 6 6 1 5 0 0
February 9 4 1 9 10 12 7 3 1
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 20 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Conference 17 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 10 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Away 10 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Losses 15 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Month
December 6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
February 9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
News mentions
Hot-handed SIUE downs Golden Eagles in Thursday match-up
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  • February 11, 2021
Hot-handed SIUE downs Golden Eagles in Thursday match-up

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The hot hands of SIUE proved too much to overcome for the Tennessee Tech men’s basketball team Thursday evening, as the Golden Eagles fell to the visiting Cougars in their only meeting of the season, 81-63, in the Hooper Eblen Center.

  • February 11, 2021
Late heave no go, Tech falls in road battle at Morehead State
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  • January 07, 2021
Late heave no go, Tech falls in road battle at Morehead State

MOREHEAD, Ky. – A last-second heave just clanked off the backboard and iron for the Tennessee Tech men’s basketball team Thursday evening, as the Golden Eagles fell in a close, Ohio Valley Conference battle on the road to Morehead State, 57-54.

  • January 07, 2021
Tech wraps up non-conference slate at Western Kentucky
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  • December 21, 2020
Tech wraps up non-conference slate at Western Kentucky

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's basketball team wraps up its non-conference slate Tuesday evening, squaring off with long-time and former Ohio Valley Conference rival Western Kentucky in Bowling Green, Ky.

  • December 21, 2020
Golden Eagles fall to No. 10 Tennessee in Knoxville
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  • December 18, 2020
Golden Eagles fall to No. 10 Tennessee in Knoxville

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men’s basketball team got a first-hand look at why in-state rival Tennessee came into the teams’ match-up ranked 10th nationally Friday evening, falling to the Vols in Knoxville, 103-49.

  • December 18, 2020
Tech back to non-conference action with Friday tilt at No. 10 Tennessee
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  • December 17, 2020
Tech back to non-conference action with Friday tilt at No. 10 Tennessee

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's basketball team returns to its non-conference slate Friday evening, making the trip down I-40 for a tilt with No. 10 nationally-ranked Tennessee in Thompson-Boling Arena.

  • December 17, 2020
Tech men to open OVC play with Sunday home game against Jacksonville State
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  • December 11, 2020
Tech men to open OVC play with Sunday home game against Jacksonville State

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's basketball team will officially kick off Ohio Valley Conference play Sunday, Dec. 13, playing host to Jacksonville State in the second game of a doubleheader with the Golden Eagle women’s team.

  • December 11, 2020
Last-second 3-pointer spells heartbreak for Golden Eagles at Western Carolina
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  • December 06, 2020
Last-second 3-pointer spells heartbreak for Golden Eagles at Western Carolina

CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Heartbreak spoiled what could have been for the Tennessee Tech men’s basketball team Sunday afternoon, as a last-second 3-pointer from Western Carolina’s Mason Faulkner gave the Catamounts a 76-75 victory over the Golden Eagles in overtime.

  • December 06, 2020
Tech men's basketball team set for back-to-back road tilts at Xavier, Northern Kentucky
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  • December 01, 2020
Tech men's basketball team set for back-to-back road tilts at Xavier, Northern Kentucky

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's basketball team embarks on a three-game road swing over the course of five days, including back-to-back contests on Wednesday and Thursday at Xavier and Northern Kentucky. The Golden Eagles will square off with the Musketeers on Dec. 2 at 6:00 p.m. CT and follow it up with a Dec. 3 affair against the Norse at 5:00 p.m. Tech will round out the week with a Sunday tilt at Western Carolina at 11:00 a.m.

  • December 01, 2020
Home opener pits Golden Eagles against in-state foe Chattanooga Monday evening
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  • November 29, 2020
Home opener pits Golden Eagles against in-state foe Chattanooga Monday evening

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's basketball team returns to Cookeville for its 2020-21 home opener Monday evening, playing host to in-state rival Chattanooga in a 6:00 p.m. CT contest in the Hooper Eblen Center.

  • November 29, 2020
Tech men's basketball team kicks off 2020-21 campaign with tilt at Indiana
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  • November 24, 2020
Tech men's basketball team kicks off 2020-21 campaign with tilt at Indiana

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's basketball team is set to kick off the 2020-21 season after much anticipation Wednesday evening, making a trip to Bloomington, Ind. for a match-up with the Hoosiers of Indiana.

  • November 24, 2020
Clay named to Preseason All-OVC Team, OVC preseason poll released
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  • November 04, 2020
Clay named to Preseason All-OVC Team, OVC preseason poll released

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Following a vote of Ohio Valley Conference head men’s basketball coaches and communication directors, the League officially released its Preseason All-OVC Team and preseason poll Wednesday afternoon.

  • November 04, 2020