Former Boothbay Region High School standout basketball player, Bobby Deetjen of Boothbay Harbor, was recently inducted into the University of Maine at Farmington Hall of Fame. He and four others were honored at a ceremony on Nov. 22 at UMF.

Deetjen, a member of the 2001 Class C champion Seahawks boys basketball team – the only BRHS boys team to win a basketball championship -- was a four-year standout under UMF head coach Dick Meader from 2001 to 2005, according to the UMF Athletic Department’s press release. A versatile forward, he played a style of basketball that was ahead of its time, stretching the floor by pulling taller defenders away from the rim while also posting up against smaller opponents. A member of the 1,000-point club, Deetjen finished his career with 1,293 points, placing him 13th on the all-time scoring list. On defense, he recorded 76 blocks, ranking 5th all-time. During his career, Deetjen earned the Sunrise Conference Rookie of the Year and the Maine College Basketball Coaches and Writers Association Rookie of the Year honors in 2001-2002.

A defining trait of Deetjen's playing career was his consistency and versatility. He possessed the unique ability to shoot from the perimeter against taller defenders while also posting up and creating mismatches against shorter ones. Throughout his four-year career, Deetjen maintained a shooting percentage between 41% and 45%, averaged between 11.6 and 14.32 points per game, and recorded around seven rebounds per game each season.

After graduating from UMF in 2005, Deetjen earned a master's in educational leadership from the University of Maine. He is currently the director at the Mid-Coast School of Technology in Morrill, Maine.

Besides Deetjen, other UMF honorees inducted into the Hall of Fame were basketball players Travis Magnusson '06, and Karen (Sirois) Magnusson '07, baseball player Zac Reed '04, and athletic administrator Julie A. Davis.