Ian Higdon

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5 Ian Higdon

Height:

6-7
Weight:

215
Hometown:

Louisville, Ky.
Position:

F
Year:

Jr.
High School:

North Oldham HS
Major:

Business Information Technology
Twitter:

@Ianhigdon_3
Instagram:

ian.higdon3
NIL:

https://nil.inflcr.com/ian-higdon

gp

28
pts/g

2.8
fg %

53.4
3pt %

-
ft %

43.2
reb/g

3.3
a/g

1.3

Bio

As a Junior

Appeared in 28 games with 18 starts in 2025-26 season.
Averaged 14.4 minutes per game.
Averaged 2.8 points per game, totaling 78 points on the season.
Shot 53.4 percent from the field.
Averaged 3.3 rebounds per game, totaling 91 rebounds.
Added 1.3 assists per game.
Recorded 19 steals and seven blocks on the year.
Scored a season-high 11 points at Florida Tech (Jan. 24).
Finished with eight rebounds against Anderson (SC) (Nov. 20).
Pulled down six rebounds against Staten Island (Nov. 17) and Rollins (Dec. 13).
Posted eight points against P.R.-Mayaguez (Nov. 28).
Added five points and three rebounds against Barry (Jan. 10).
Recorded four points against Kentucky State (Nov. 15) and Saint Leo (Jan. 7).

As a Sophomore

Played in 29 games, starting 7 in 2024-25 season.
Averaged 12.1 minutes per game.
Shot 57.5% from the field (23-40).
Scored a total of 54 points, averaging 1.9 points per game.
Grabbed 2.8 rebounds per game (82 total).
Recorded 12 steals and 5 blocks.
Season-high 8 points against P.R.-Mayaguez (11/25).
Season-high 7 rebounds against Florida Tech (2/19).

As a Freshman

Began his University of Tampa career in 2023-24.
Appeared in 27 games, starting six games.
Averaged 13.4 min/g with the Spartans.
Finished the season with a field-goal percentage of 48.7%.
Had a career-high in points with 8 against St. Leo (1/31).

High School

Graduated from North Oldham High School.
Was coached by David Levitch.
Three-year team captain.
Four-year varsity starter.
Awarded All-State Tourney Team.
1,000 point scorer.
Second all-time rebounder for Mustangs.
3-time all-district/region team player.
Helped team to 2022 region championship, playing in Rupp Arena.
Also played for Louisville Magic and Louisville Focus, where he was coached by Ellis Myles and Tim Barnett.
Helped club to state championship and national championship runner-up.

Personal

Honor Roll student.
Graduated with honors with dual credit classes.
Volunteered as a member of the Beta Club.
Business information technology major
Son of Billy and Shelly
Brother to Tyler.
Birthdate: 9/27/2004

Career Highs

NCAA Career Statistics

Player statistics

	Overall	Conference
Games	28	20
Games started	18	11
Minutes	405	274
Minutes per game	14.5	13.7
FG	31-58	23-38
FG Pct	53.4	60.5
3PT	0-0	0-0
3PT Pct	-	-
FT	16-37	12-25
FT Pct	43.2	48.0
Off rebounds	37	22
Def rebounds	54	33
Total rebounds	91	55
Rebounds per game	3.3	2.8
Personal fouls	74	51
Disqualifications	4	3
Assists	37	23
Turnovers	20	15
Assist to turnover ratio	1.9	1.5
Steals	19	8
Blocks	7	3
Points	78	58
Points per game	2.8	2.9
Points per 40.0 min	7.7	8.5

Recent results

Recent Games
Date	Opponent	Result
Feb 14	Rollins	W, 88-81
Feb 18	Lynn	W, 76-65
Feb 21	at Florida Southern	W, 85-80
Feb 25	at Saint Leo	W, 84-78
Feb 28	#13 Palm Beach Atlantic	L, 101-84
Mar 3	at Barry	L, 96-85

Game Log - Ball control extended
Date	Opponent	Score	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
Nov 15	Kentucky State	W, 104-69	1	17	2-2	100.0	0-0	-	0-0	-	4
Nov 17	Staten Island	W, 94-90	1	18	1-4	25.0	0-0	-	1-4	25.0	3
Nov 20	Anderson (S.C.)	L, 93-67	1	21	1-2	50.0	0-0	-	1-2	50.0	3
Nov 22	at #1 Nova Southeastern	L, 112-99	1	11	0-0	-	0-0	-	1-2	50.0	1
Nov 28	Puerto Rico-Mayaguez	W, 94-62	1	13	4-6	66.7	0-0	-	0-2	0.0	8
Nov 29	Claflin	W, 103-72	1	18	0-3	0.0	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Dec 3	at Eckerd	L, 88-76	1	24	3-3	100.0	0-0	-	0-1	0.0	6
Dec 13	at Rollins	L, 84-78	1	23	0-0	-	0-0	-	1-7	14.3	1
Dec 16	at Lynn	W, 79-78	1	13	1-2	50.0	0-0	-	0-0	-	2
Dec 20	Indianapolis	W, 79-73	1	17	0-2	0.0	0-0	-	1-2	50.0	1
Dec 21	St. Thomas Aquinas	W, 92-77	1	17	0-0	-	0-0	-	1-2	50.0	1
Jan 3	Florida Tech	W, 78-65	1	18	1-2	50.0	0-0	-	0-0	-	2
Jan 7	Saint Leo	W, 99-91	1	14	2-2	100.0	0-0	-	0-0	-	4
Jan 10	Barry	L, 83-82	1	19	1-1	100.0	0-0	-	3-4	75.0	5
Jan 14	at #6 Palm Beach Atlantic	L, 82-70	1	14	1-1	100.0	0-0	-	0-0	-	2
Jan 17	at Embry-Riddle (Fla.)	W, 107-87	-	16	2-3	66.7	0-0	-	1-2	50.0	5
Jan 21	Florida Southern	L, 84-76	-	12	1-3	33.3	0-0	-	0-0	-	2
Jan 24	at Florida Tech	L, 95-81	1	23	4-6	66.7	0-0	-	3-4	75.0	11
Jan 31	#2 Nova Southeastern	L, 110-78	1	14	2-4	50.0	0-0	-	0-0	-	4
Feb 4	Eckerd	L, 77-76	1	16	0-4	0.0	0-0	-	1-3	33.3	1
Feb 7	Embry-Riddle (Fla.)	W, 104-93	-	8	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Feb 11	at Barry	W, 98-83	-	8	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Feb 14	Rollins	W, 88-81	-	6	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Feb 18	Lynn	W, 76-65	-	10	1-1	100.0	0-0	-	2-2	100.0	4
Feb 21	at Florida Southern	W, 85-80	-	7	2-2	100.0	0-0	-	0-0	-	4
Feb 25	at Saint Leo	W, 84-78	-	11	1-1	100.0	0-0	-	0-0	-	2
Feb 28	#13 Palm Beach Atlantic	L, 101-84	-	7	1-3	33.3	0-0	-	0-0	-	2
Mar 3	at Barry	L, 96-85	-	10	0-1	0.0	0-0	-	0-0	-	0

Game Log - Ball control extended
Date	Opponent	Score	gs	min	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk
Nov 15	Kentucky State	W, 104-69	1	17	2	2	4	0	0	1	1
Nov 17	Staten Island	W, 94-90	1	18	3	3	6	1	0	3	0
Nov 20	Anderson (S.C.)	L, 93-67	1	21	3	5	8	1	0	2	1
Nov 22	at #1 Nova Southeastern	L, 112-99	1	11	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Nov 28	Puerto Rico-Mayaguez	W, 94-62	1	13	3	3	6	1	2	0	0
Nov 29	Claflin	W, 103-72	1	18	2	2	4	6	0	1	0
Dec 3	at Eckerd	L, 88-76	1	24	1	3	4	3	1	0	0
Dec 13	at Rollins	L, 84-78	1	23	1	5	6	3	2	2	0
Dec 16	at Lynn	W, 79-78	1	13	0	3	3	0	1	0	1
Dec 20	Indianapolis	W, 79-73	1	17	0	3	3	2	0	1	1
Dec 21	St. Thomas Aquinas	W, 92-77	1	17	2	1	3	2	3	2	1
Jan 3	Florida Tech	W, 78-65	1	18	2	2	4	1	1	0	0
Jan 7	Saint Leo	W, 99-91	1	14	0	1	1	2	0	1	0
Jan 10	Barry	L, 83-82	1	19	3	0	3	1	1	0	1
Jan 14	at #6 Palm Beach Atlantic	L, 82-70	1	14	0	3	3	2	1	0	0
Jan 17	at Embry-Riddle (Fla.)	W, 107-87	-	16	3	1	4	1	1	1	0
Jan 21	Florida Southern	L, 84-76	-	12	1	3	4	2	0	0	0
Jan 24	at Florida Tech	L, 95-81	1	23	3	0	3	2	1	0	0
Jan 31	#2 Nova Southeastern	L, 110-78	1	14	0	5	5	0	1	1	0
Feb 4	Eckerd	L, 77-76	1	16	2	3	5	1	2	1	0
Feb 7	Embry-Riddle (Fla.)	W, 104-93	-	8	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Feb 11	at Barry	W, 98-83	-	8	0	0	0	1	2	0	1
Feb 14	Rollins	W, 88-81	-	6	1	0	1	1	1	0	0
Feb 18	Lynn	W, 76-65	-	10	2	1	3	1	0	0	0
Feb 21	at Florida Southern	W, 85-80	-	7	1	0	1	0	0	1	0
Feb 25	at Saint Leo	W, 84-78	-	11	2	1	3	1	0	0	0
Feb 28	#13 Palm Beach Atlantic	L, 101-84	-	7	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Mar 3	at Barry	L, 96-85	-	10	0	2	2	1	0	1	0

Game Log - Ball control extended
Date	Opponent	Score	gs	pf	dq	a/to
Nov 15	Kentucky State	W, 104-69	1	4	-	-
Nov 17	Staten Island	W, 94-90	1	5	1	-
Nov 20	Anderson (S.C.)	L, 93-67	1	2	-	-
Nov 22	at #1 Nova Southeastern	L, 112-99	1	5	1	-
Nov 28	Puerto Rico-Mayaguez	W, 94-62	1	4	-	0.5
Nov 29	Claflin	W, 103-72	1	2	-	-
Dec 3	at Eckerd	L, 88-76	1	2	-	3.0
Dec 13	at Rollins	L, 84-78	1	5	1	1.5
Dec 16	at Lynn	W, 79-78	1	3	-	0.0
Dec 20	Indianapolis	W, 79-73	1	2	-	-
Dec 21	St. Thomas Aquinas	W, 92-77	1	2	-	0.7
Jan 3	Florida Tech	W, 78-65	1	1	-	1.0
Jan 7	Saint Leo	W, 99-91	1	5	1	-
Jan 10	Barry	L, 83-82	1	2	-	1.0
Jan 14	at #6 Palm Beach Atlantic	L, 82-70	1	3	-	2.0
Jan 17	at Embry-Riddle (Fla.)	W, 107-87	-	4	0	1.0
Jan 21	Florida Southern	L, 84-76	-	2	0	-
Jan 24	at Florida Tech	L, 95-81	1	2	0	2.0
Jan 31	#2 Nova Southeastern	L, 110-78	1	2	0	0.0
Feb 4	Eckerd	L, 77-76	1	4	0	0.5
Feb 7	Embry-Riddle (Fla.)	W, 104-93	-	3	0	-
Feb 11	at Barry	W, 98-83	-	1	0	0.5
Feb 14	Rollins	W, 88-81	-	3	0	1.0
Feb 18	Lynn	W, 76-65	-	0	0	-
Feb 21	at Florida Southern	W, 85-80	-	2	0	-
Feb 25	at Saint Leo	W, 84-78	-	1	0	-
Feb 28	#13 Palm Beach Atlantic	L, 101-84	-	1	0	-
Mar 3	at Barry	L, 96-85	-	2	0	-

Career Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic	gp	min/g	fg/g	3pt/g	ft/g	ppg
2023-24	27	13.4	0.7-1.4	0.0-0.0	0.6-1.0	2.0
2024-25	30	12.2	0.9-1.5	0.0-0.0	0.3-0.7	2.0
2025-26	28	14.5	1.1-2.1	0.0-0.0	0.6-1.3	2.8
Total	85	13.3	0.9-1.7	0.0-0.0	0.5-1.0	2.3

Career Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
2023-24	27	6	362	19-39	48.7	0-1	0.0	15-27	55.6	53
2024-25	30	8	366	26-44	59.1	0-0	-	9-20	45.0	61
2025-26	28	18	405	31-58	53.4	0-0	-	16-37	43.2	78
Total	85	32	1133	76-141	53.9	0-1	0.0	40-84	47.6	192

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic	gp	min	min/g	fg/40	3pt/40	pct	ft/40	pts/40
2023-24	27	362	13.4	2.1-4.3	0.0-0.1	0.0	1.7-3.0	5.9
2024-25	30	366	12.2	2.8-4.8	0.0-0.0	-	1.0-2.2	6.7
2025-26	28	405	14.5	3.1-5.7	0.0-0.0	-	1.6-3.7	7.7
Total	85	1133	13.3	2.7-5.0	0.0-0.0	0.0	1.4-3.0	6.8

Career Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic	gp	off/g	def/g	reb/g	ast/g	to/g	stl/g	blk/g
2023-24	27	1.3	1.9	3.2	0.5	0.9	0.4	0.1
2024-25	30	1.2	1.7	3.0	0.6	0.3	0.4	0.2
2025-26	28	1.3	1.9	3.3	1.3	0.7	0.7	0.3
Total	85	1.3	1.9	3.1	0.8	0.6	0.5	0.2

Career Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic	gp	gs	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk
2023-24	27	6	34	52	86	14	24	11	4
2024-25	30	8	37	52	89	17	10	12	5
2025-26	28	18	37	54	91	37	20	19	7
Total	85	32	108	158	266	68	54	42	16

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic	gp	off/40	def/40	reb/40	ast/40	to/40	stl/40	blk/40
2023-24	27	3.8	5.7	9.5	1.5	2.7	1.2	0.4
2024-25	30	4.0	5.7	9.7	1.9	1.1	1.3	0.5
2025-26	28	3.7	5.3	9.0	3.7	2.0	1.9	0.7
Total	85	3.8	5.6	9.4	2.4	1.9	1.5	0.6

Split Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic	gp	min/g	fg/g	3pt/g	ft/g	ppg
Event
Total	28	14.5	1.1-2.1	0.0-0.0	0.6-1.3	2.8
Conference	20	13.7	1.1-1.9	0.0-0.0	0.6-1.2	2.9
Exhibition	-	-	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-
Location
Home	17	14.4	1.0-2.3	0.0-0.0	0.6-1.2	2.6
Away	11	14.5	1.3-1.7	0.0-0.0	0.5-1.5	3.1
Neutral	-	-	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-
Result
Wins	16	13.2	1.1-1.9	0.0-0.0	0.4-0.9	2.5
Losses	12	16.2	1.2-2.3	0.0-0.0	0.8-1.9	3.2
Month
November	6	16.3	1.3-2.8	0.0-0.0	0.5-1.7	3.2
December	5	18.8	0.8-1.4	0.0-0.0	0.6-2.4	2.2
January	8	16.3	1.8-2.8	0.0-0.0	0.9-1.2	4.4
February	8	9.1	0.6-1.4	0.0-0.0	0.4-0.6	1.6
March	1	10.0	0.0-1.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0

Split Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
Event
Total	28	18	405	31-58	53.4	0-0	-	16-37	43.2	78
Conference	20	11	274	23-38	60.5	0-0	-	12-25	48.0	58
Exhibition	-	-	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Location
Home	17	12	245	17-39	43.6	0-0	-	10-21	47.6	44
Away	11	6	160	14-19	73.7	0-0	-	6-16	37.5	34
Neutral	-	-	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Result
Wins	16	9	211	17-30	56.7	0-0	-	6-14	42.9	40
Losses	12	9	194	14-28	50.0	0-0	-	10-23	43.5	38
Month
November	6	6	98	8-17	47.1	0-0	-	3-10	30.0	19
December	5	5	94	4-7	57.1	0-0	-	3-12	25.0	11
January	8	6	130	14-22	63.6	0-0	-	7-10	70.0	35
February	8	1	73	5-11	45.5	0-0	-	3-5	60.0	13
March	1	-	10	0-1	0.0	0-0	-	0-0	-	0

Split Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic	gp	min	min/g	fg/40	3pt/40	pct	ft/40	pts/40
Event
Total	28	405	14.5	3.1-5.7	0.0-0.0	-	1.6-3.7	7.7
Conference	20	274	13.7	3.4-5.5	0.0-0.0	-	1.8-3.6	8.5
Exhibition	-	-	-	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0	-
Location
Home	17	245	14.4	2.8-6.4	0.0-0.0	-	1.6-3.4	7.2
Away	11	160	14.5	3.5-4.8	0.0-0.0	-	1.5-4.0	8.5
Neutral	-	-	-	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0	-
Result
Wins	16	211	13.2	3.2-5.7	0.0-0.0	-	1.1-2.7	7.6
Losses	12	194	16.2	2.9-5.8	0.0-0.0	-	2.1-4.7	7.8
Month
November	6	98	16.3	3.3-6.9	0.0-0.0	-	1.2-4.1	7.8
December	5	94	18.8	1.7-3.0	0.0-0.0	-	1.3-5.1	4.7
January	8	130	16.3	4.3-6.8	0.0-0.0	-	2.2-3.1	10.8
February	8	73	9.1	2.7-6.0	0.0-0.0	-	1.6-2.7	7.1
March	1	10	10.0	0.0-4.0	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0	0.0

Split Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic	gp	off/g	def/g	reb/g	ast/g	to/g	stl/g	blk/g
Event
Total	28	1.3	1.9	3.3	1.3	0.7	0.7	0.3
Conference	20	1.1	1.6	2.8	1.1	0.8	0.4	0.1
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	17	1.5	2.1	3.6	1.3	0.6	0.8	0.3
Away	11	1.0	1.6	2.6	1.4	0.8	0.5	0.2
Neutral	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Result
Wins	16	1.4	1.5	2.9	1.3	0.7	0.7	0.3
Losses	12	1.2	2.5	3.7	1.4	0.8	0.7	0.2
Month
November	6	2.2	2.5	4.7	1.7	0.3	1.3	0.3
December	5	0.8	3.0	3.8	2.0	1.4	1.0	0.6
January	8	1.5	1.9	3.4	1.4	0.8	0.4	0.1
February	8	1.0	0.9	1.9	0.6	0.6	0.3	0.1
March	1	0.0	2.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0

Split Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic	gp	gs	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk
Event
Total	28	18	37	54	91	37	20	19	7
Conference	20	11	22	33	55	23	15	8	3
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	17	12	26	36	62	22	11	13	5
Away	11	6	11	18	29	15	9	6	2
Neutral	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Result
Wins	16	9	23	24	47	20	11	11	5
Losses	12	9	14	30	44	17	9	8	2
Month
November	6	6	13	15	28	10	2	8	2
December	5	5	4	15	19	10	7	5	3
January	8	6	12	15	27	11	6	3	1
February	8	1	8	7	15	5	5	2	1
March	1	-	0	2	2	1	0	1	0

Split Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic	gp	off/40	def/40	reb/40	ast/40	to/40	stl/40	blk/40
Event
Total	28	3.7	5.3	9.0	3.7	2.0	1.9	0.7
Conference	20	3.2	4.8	8.0	3.4	2.2	1.2	0.4
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	17	4.2	5.9	10.1	3.6	1.8	2.1	0.8
Away	11	2.8	4.5	7.3	3.8	2.3	1.5	0.5
Neutral	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Result
Wins	16	4.4	4.5	8.9	3.8	2.1	2.1	0.9
Losses	12	2.9	6.2	9.1	3.5	1.9	1.6	0.4
Month
November	6	5.3	6.1	11.4	4.1	0.8	3.3	0.8
December	5	1.7	6.4	8.1	4.3	3.0	2.1	1.3
January	8	3.7	4.6	8.3	3.4	1.8	0.9	0.3
February	8	4.4	3.8	8.2	2.7	2.7	1.1	0.5
March	1	0.0	8.0	8.0	4.0	0.0	4.0	0.0