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HONORS
• 2023 Big Ten All-Freshman Team
SOPHOMORE (2023-24): Scored 12 points off the bench against Nebraska (1/6), hitting four triples in 12 minutes
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Dropped season-high 15 points in 24 minutes against Rutgers (2/10) ... Scored 9 points off the bench against Maryland in the Big Ten Tournament (3/14).
FRESHMAN (2022-23): 2023 Big Ten All-Freshman team honoree … Played in all 35 games, starting the final 19 games in his debut season … Averaged 11.7 points, 2.0 3-pointers per game and 27.3 minutes per game … Essegian is one of only five Badgers to average double figures in their freshman season and the first since Brad Davison in 2018 … Broke the school record for most made 3-point field goals by a freshman (69) ... burst onto the national scene at the 2022 Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas, scoring 17 points (3-7 3FG) against #3 Kansas (11/24) ... Finished with 14 points and 6 rebounds in a win at Iowa (12/11) ... Posted the first double-double of his career with 14 points and 11 rebounds at Indiana (1/14) ... Scored a career-high 24 points, including season-high 10 field goals made at Michigan (2/26) ... Finished with 18 points, made 4 3-pointers, and had 1 steal at Penn State (2/8).
HIGH SCHOOL: Essegian became Wisconsin's first signee from the state of Indiana since Charlie Wills (Angola, Ind.) committed in the Class of 1997 ... three-star recruit according to 247 Sports, Connor Essegian finished his high school career as one of the most prolific prep scorers in Indiana basketball history, scoring 2,526 career points for Central Noble High School which ranked No. 10 on the all-time scoring list in the state of Indiana ... finished as Central Noble's all-time leading scorer, breaking a record that stood for 44 years ... his senior season, Essegian averaged over 26 points per game (43% 3FG, 68% FG) and led Central Noble to the Class 2A state basketball championship game ... as a junior, Essegian led the Cougars to a 20-1 season averaging 24.0 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.3 steals per game, while shooting better than 41 percent from 3-point range ... he scored a school record 44 points during an 81-71 victory against Churubusco in the conference tournament quarterfinals ... as a sophomore, Essegian led Central Noble to its first NECC Tournament title in 50 years and the best season in program history (22-5 overall) ... as a sophomore, Essegian averaged 24.0 points (40% 3FG), 7.9 rebounds and 2.2 steals per game ... he scored a total of 648 points that sophomore season, which went down as the highest single-season scoring total in Noble county history.
PERSONAL: Parents are Rich and Jody Essegian ... has one younger brother, Sam ... the cousin of Connor's grandfather, Robin Yount, played shortstop/centerfield for 20 years (1974-94) in MLB for the Milwaukee Brewers ... the cousin of Connor's grandfather, Chuck Essegian, played baseball and football at Stanford University, played in the 1951 Rose Bowl, before going on to play in MLB for 6 seasons (1958-63) where he played in the 1959 World Series with the Dodgers ... Chuck Essegian set a World Series record with two pinch-hit home runs, and became just the second player to play in both the Rose Bowl and World Series ... favorite all-time NBA player is Kobe Bryant ... Connor is interested in film and video editing, specifically for sports ... intends to major in communication arts.
