University of Southern Indiana Athletics

2024-25: Named to the CSC Academic All-District team…started in all of the team's 30 games…Was second on the team with 5.7 rebounds per game…averaged six points per game…scored a season-high 17 points with a season-best three blocks in the team's victory over Western Illinois…recorded his first career double-double versus Western Illinois with 17 points and 11 rebounds…posted his second double-double of the season with 12 points and career high 13 rebounds...named to OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll...earned an OVC Medal of Honor. 

2023-24: Named CSC Academic All-District...played in all 32 games, making 30 starts...averaged a career-high 8.5 points and 4.1 rebounds per game...scored a career-high 18 points vs. St. Francis University (IL) and grabbed a career-best 10 rebounds versus Tennessee State...also dished a career-high three assists and made four steals versus Tennessee State...named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll. 

2022-23: Named CSC Academic All-District...played in 28 of the 33 games, making one start...averaged 2.4 points and 1.4 rebounds per game...scored a career-high 13 points and grabbed a career-best eight rebounds in the win over Indiana University Indianapolis...named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2021-22: Named Academic All-GLVC...played in 14 of 26 games...averaged 0.9 points and 1.4 rebounds per contest...scored a season-high five points at Drury University and grabbed six rebounds versus Oakland City University.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in basketball at Downers Grove High School (Downers Grove, Illinois)...averaged 13.0 points and 6.6 rebounds per game for the Downers Grove North Trojans as a junior last season...also earned All-Conference honors last spring, shooting 39 percent from beyond the arc and 76 percent from the stripe.

PERSONAL: Son Heath and Jennifer Mielke...graduated from USI in 2024 with a bachelor's degree in Accounting and Professional Services. 

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USI Career Highs After The 2024-25 Season
Points: 17 vs. St. Francis (12/19/23); Western Illinois (1/18/25)
Rebounds: 13 vs. SIU Edwardsville (2/22/25)
Assists: 3 Three Times
Steals: 4 vs. Tennessee State (1/4/24)
Blocks: 3 vs. UT Martin (1/14/23)
Double-Figure Scoring: 30
20-or-more points: NA
30-or-more points: NA