Eastern Washington University Athletics

Quick Facts: A two-time team captain, Von Hofe was an interdisciplinary studies/liberal arts major at Eastern. He was born Oct. 2, 1995, in Melbourne. Parents are Peter and Jenny Von Hofe. During his basketball playing career, he has traveled to Spain, Lithuania, Africa, China, Czech Republic, Germany, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates and the USA. Fellow Australians playing for the Eagles during his time in Cheney, Wash., included Geremy McKay, Jesse Hunt, Michael Wearne and Mason Peatling, as well as former Eagle and EWU all-time leading scorer Venky Jois. Last name is pronounced “Hoff.”
 
Career: Von Hofe finished as the winningest player in the school’s NCAA Division I history, set the school record for games played and broke EWU’s 3-pointers made record in the final game of his career. Eastern won 81 games during his time at Eastern, and his 128 games played was two ahead of the previous record of 126 set by his former EWU teammate Parker Kelly (2012-15). Von Hofe was the 21st Eagle to join the 1,000-point club, finished his career ranked 18th with 1,058 career points. Von Hofe moved up to sixth in career 3-pointers in the Big Sky Conference with 262, and broke the previous school record of 260 set by his former teammate Tyler Harvey from 2013-15. He had five in a 17-point effort in the final game of his career versus Wyoming (3/15/17) in the College Basketball Invitational. Von Hofe also holds the school record with 657 attempts (breaking Harvey’s record of 602), and his percentage of .399 was 12th. Von Hofe had 13 performances of at least 20 points in his Eastern career, including five in the 2016-16 season and seven as a junior in 2015-16 when he had the fourth-most 3-pointers in school history with 105. He has scored in double figures 16 times as a senior (42 times in his career), and led EWU in scoring twice in 2016-17 (11 in his career).
 
2016-17: Entering the season, Von Hofe was chosen to serve as a team co-captain for the second-straight year, and was joined by junior Bogdan Bliznyuk. Von Hofe was a fourth team selection on the College Sports Madness preseason All-Big Sky Conference squad. Von Hofe had a team-leading 96 3-pointers in the 2016-17 season to rank sixth in single season school history. He finished 44th in NCAA Division I with an average of 2.82 per game, helping EWU rank 95th as a team in makes per game (8.3) and 53rd in percentage (37.9). In helping Eastern moved into a first-place tie in the Big Sky with a 91-75 win over Southern Utah (3/2/17), he scored 20 points to become the 21st player in school history go over the 1,000-point mark in his career. His scoring performance was his best since getting 22 in a league-opening win at Idaho (12/30/16), and his 6-of-11 3-point performance was also his most since that game. He had five 3-pointers and 19 total points in an 82-64 win over Montana State (1/5/17).  One game earlier, Von Hofe had a 22-point performance in a 69-67 victory over Idaho (12/30/16) that included six 3-pointers. During EWU’s seven-game winning streak earlier in the 2016-17 season, he averaged 16.1 points and made 25-of-63 3-pointers and 20-of-24 free throws. He had a pair of 20-point performances in that stretch – 23 with six 3-pointers against Denver and 21 with five more treys versus San Francisco – then had 19 in EWU’s double-overtime win at Seattle.
 
2015-16: Von Hofe served as a team co-captain along with senior Venky Jois. The Pick and Roll web site (pickandroll.com.au) selected him to its Mid-Season Top 5 as one of the top collegiate players from Australia. Von Hofe Von Hofe finished with 105 three-pointers as a junior to rank seventh all-time in the Big Sky Conference and fourth in EWU history. Eastern ranked fifth in NCAA Division I with an average of 10.5 3-pointers made per game and Von Hofe was 17th individually at 3.18 per game (second in the Big Sky). He averaged 13.0 points on the season, but in a five-game stretch from Dec. 14 to Jan. 9, he averaged 24.0 points with outings of 28, 27 (twice) and 19 (twice). In that stretch, he made 52.6 percent of his shots overall (40-of-76) and 50.0 percent of his 3-point shots (27-of-54), and also made 13-of-16 free throws (81.3 percent) and averaged 4.4 rebounds. He was selected on Dec. 21 as the Big Sky Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week after back-to-back career-best performances. The 6-foot-5 sharpshooter eclipsed his career high with 28 in a huge 74-58 road win at Denver on Dec. 20 on 9-of-18 shooting from the field and 8-of-14 from the 3-point stripe. Von Hofe finished two treys away from the school record of 10 and also had six rebounds -- two from his career high. One game earlier, he scored 27 at Western Carolina, which bested his previous high of 25 points set against Seattle on Nov. 18. He made 10-of-16 shots overall and 5-of-9 from the 3-point stripe against Western Carolina, for two-game totals of 19-of-34 (55.9 percent) and 13-of-23 (56.5 percent). He closed his junior season by scoring 20 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the 3-point stripe with four rebounds and a pair of steals in a season-ending 85-70 loss to eventual champion Nevada in the College Basketball Invitational. One game earlier in a 79-72 victory over Pepperdine for EWU’s first-ever victory in a national postseason tournament as a member of NCAA Division I, he scored 14 points and had a career-high nine rebounds.
 
2014-15: Along with Bogdan Bliznyuk, he was EWU’s top performer off the bench. He played in 33 of EWU’s 35 games and started four times. His sizzling shooting helped EWU open a 26-point lead in a 91-83 victory over Sacramento State (3/14/15) in the semifinals of the Big Sky Conference Tournament. He had 17 points in the first half on 5-of-6 shooting from the 3-point stripe – besting his previous career high in the first half alone. He finished with 23 points on 8-of-10 shooting from the field and 7-of-8 from the 3-point stripe. Three of his starts came from Feb. 5-12 when he replaced All-American and eventual NBA draftee Tyler Harvey, who was out with a quadriceps contusion. Von Hofe had 23 points and six rebounds in those three outings as EWU won all three games to regain first place in the Big Sky Conference standings. Included was a 12-point effort against Montana (2/5/15) when he made 4-of-7 shots from the field with a trio of 3-pointers. He had career highs of 14 points and five rebounds in EWU’s 95-34 win over Walla Walla (11/19/14), making 4-of-8 3-point attempts. A clutch 3-pointer by Von Hofe with 18 seconds to play was the key basket down the stretch in an 85-81 victory over Idaho State (3/5/15). His 10 points with a trio of 3-pointers and play on defense for EWU’s full-court press were key reasons EWU rallied from a 19-point deficit to beat Weber State 79-71 in overtime (3/7/15) and capture a share of the Big Sky Conference title. His other double-figure scoring performance was 11 in a 78-75 road win at Southern Utah (2/19/15). In his freshman season in 2013-14, he also provided a spark off the bench in EWU’s last three games, scoring 26 points on 5-of-11 shooting from the 3-point arc. Included was 11 points against Idaho State (3/6/14).
 
2013-14: Von Hofe came off the bench in 28 Eastern games, averaging 8.6 minutes and 2.9 points per game. In league play, he bumped those averages to 8.9 and 3.3 per game, respectively. He sank 19-of-57 (33.3 percent) of his 3-point shots. Von Hofe provided a spark off the bench in EWU’s last three games, scoring 26 points on 5-of-11 shooting from the 3-point arc. Included was a career high 11 points against Idaho State (3/6/14).
 
High School/Club: Graduated from Wesley College in 2012 and attended the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. In the summer of 2013, he helped lead Australia to a 4-5 record at the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) U19 World Championships at Prague, Czech Republic. After finishing 3-3 in pool play, Australia registered an 87-76 victory in the first round of the medal round against Spain. After a 63-58 loss to Serbia in which he made four 3-pointers and finished with 12 points, he scored 16 with four more triples in a 106-100 overtime loss to Lithuania in the Bronze Medal game on July 7. In nine games in the tournament, Von Hofe averaged 23.8 minutes, 9.4 points and 2.8 rebounds while making a team-leading 24-of-63 3-point shots for 38 percent. Von Hofe scored in double figures five times, including a 17-point effort in a 94-51 loss to eventual champion USA when he made 5-of-9 3-pointers. He had 16 points with four triples in a tournament-opening 90-46 win over Senegal on June 27. And although he made four 3-pointers to finish with 12 points against China on July 1, Shuai Yuan made 9-of-15 to lead China to an 88-79 victory. Von Hofe played for the Wesley College Firsts Basketball Team from 2010 to 2012. In his final year at Wesley, he averaged 24 points and seven rebounds per game. Von Hofe also played for the Melbourne Tigers, which won the McDonald’s National Junior Classic Tournament and the Victorian Junior Championship in both 2010 and 2011. He played for the Australia U17 National Team, which won the silver medal at the 2012 World U17 Championships held in Kaunas, Lithuania. He scored six points in a 95-62 championship game loss on July 8, 2012, to the United States. Most recently, he was selected to tour China with the Australia U19 team. Additionally, Von Hofe was selected for the Victorian State U16, U18 and U20 teams in 2010, 2011 and 2013, respectively.
 
Personal: He is an interdisciplinary studies/liberal arts major. He was born Oct. 2, 1993, in Melbourne. Parents are Peter and Jenny Von Hofe. During his basketball playing career, he has traveled to Spain, Lithuania, Africa, China, Czech Republic, Germany, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates and the USA. Fellow Australians playing for the Eagles include Geremy McKay, Jesse Hunt, Michael Wearne and Mason Peatling, as well as former Eagle and EWU all-time leading scorer Venky Jois. Last name is pronounced “Hoff.”
 
 
FELIX VON HOFE CAREER SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Points: 28, at Denver -- 12/20/15
Rebounds: 9, Pepperdine -- 3/16/16
Assists: 4, 5 times
Steals: 3, at North Dakota -- 02/09/17
Blocks: 2, 7 times
FG made: 10, at Western Carolina -- 12/14/15
FG attempts: 18, at Denver -- 12/20/15 & at Northern Colorado -- 12/31/15
3FG made: 8, at Denver -- 12/20/15
3FG attempts: 14, at Denver -- 12/20/15
FT made: 6, Seattle -- 11/22/16 & Morehead State -- 12/13/16
FT attempts: 8, Seattle -- 11/22/16
 
 
Honors Won by Felix Von Hofe
• 2016-17: Team Co-Captain
• 2015-16: The Pick and Roll (pickandroll.com.au) Mid-Season Top 5 (top players from Australia)
• 2015-16: Big Sky Conference Player of the Week (Dec. 21) . . . The 6-foot-5 sharpshooter eclipsed his career high with 28 points in a huge 74-58 road win at Denver on Dec. 20 on 9-of-18 shooting from the field and 8-of-14 from the 3-point stripe. One game earlier, he scored 27 at Western Carolina, which bested his previous high of 25 points set against Seattle on Nov. 18. He made 10-of-16 shots overall and 5-of-9 from the 3-point stripe against Western Carolina, for two-game totals of 19-of-34 (55.9 percent) and 13-of-23 (56.5 percent)
• 2015-16: Team Co-Captain
 

Records Broken By Felix Von Hofe
EWU – 81 Career Victories, Felix Von Hofe
EWU -- 128 Career Games Played, Felix Von Hofe (previous record by Parker Kelly from 2012-15)
EWU -- 262 Career 3-Pointers Made, Felix Von Hofe (previous record 260 by Tyler Harvey from 2013-15)
EWU -- 657 Career 3-Point Attempts, Felix Von Hofe (previous record 602 by Tyler Harvey from 2013-15)