Bronson Koenig

Bronson Koenig
No. 24 – Wisconsin Badgers
Position Guard
League Big Ten Conference
Personal information
Born (1994-11-13) November 13, 1994
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 193 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school Aquinas (La Crosse, Wisconsin)
College Wisconsin (2013–present)

Bronson Koenig (born November 13, 1994) is a basketball player for the Wisconsin Badgers. Koenig attended Aquinas High School in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

High school career

Koenig attended Aquinas High School in La Crosse, Wisconsin. As a sophomore, Koenig averaged 17 points and 3 assists per game. He was named First Team All-State after leading Aquinas to the 2010 Division III State Championship. He missed much of his junior season due to an injury. In his senior campaign, he again led his team to a state title and was named Wisconsin Player of the Year by the Associated Press. Koenig scored 16 points in the title game. He averaged 17.0 points and 4.4 assists per game as a senior, shooting 45.5 percent from beyond the arc. Koenig was a McDonald's All American nominee.[1]

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Bronson Koenig
PG		 La Crosse, WI Aquinas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 24, 2011 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

College career

Koenig was moved into the Badgers starting lineup during the 2014–15 season after an injury to point guard Traevon Jackson on January 11, 2015. He averaged 11.6 points per game as a starting guard.[2]

In the second round of the 2016 NCAA Basketball Tournament against the Xavier Musketeers, Koenig made a game-tying three-pointer with 11.7 seconds left. Then, after a Xavier offensive foul, he made another three-pointer at the buzzer to give Wisconsin a 66-63 victory. Koenig finished the game with 20 points. After the win, he said, “I like to have the ball in my hands in those kinds of situations because I believe in myself.”[3]

College statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 Wisconsin 37 0 15.5 .443 .328 .750 1.2 1.1 0.3 0.1 3.5
2014–15 Wisconsin 40 24 28.8 .414 .405 .812 1.8 2.5 0.2 0.2 8.7
2015–16 Wisconsin 35 35 34.9 .392 .390 .763 2.8 2.4 0.4 0.2 13.1
Career 112 59 26.3 .407 .386 .782 1.9 2.0 0.3 0.2 8.4

Personal life[4]

Koenig is the son of Paul Koenig and Ethel Funmaker. He is a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation, one of 42 Division 1 NCAA basketball players who identify as Native American. He is opposed to using Indian names as mascots, and is particularly against the Washington Redskins team name.[5] In the 2016 NCAA Men's Basketball tournament, after hitting the game winning shot against Xavier, Koenig said in an interview "That was for all my natives." In an interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Koenig stated, "With the mascots and all that stuff I think people think its OK to make fun of us...I feel like sometimes we are the lowest of the low among the minorities...and when a Native American kid sees that growing up and see disrespect, it lowers their self-esteem and puts them in a lower place in society."

References

  1. ↑ "24 Bronson Koenig". Wisconsin Badgers. University of Wisconsin. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  2. ↑ Potrykus, Jeff (April 3, 2015). "Roles reverse for Badgers' Traevon Jackson and Bronson Koenig". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  3. ↑ Wolken, Dan (March 21, 2016). "Bronson Koenig drills game-winning jumper to send Wisconsin to Sweet 16". USA Today. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  4. ↑ http://www.lakotacountrytimes.com/news/2015-03-19/Sports/Wisconsin_floor_general_speaks_out_against_Native_.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ Potrykus, Jeff (2 February 2015). "Bronson Koenig embraces being role model for American Indians". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
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