2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster

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24 Bronson Koenig

  • Class Senior
  • Position G
  • Hometown La Crosse, Wis.
  • Height 6-3

Biography

HONORS
• 2017 USBWA Courageous Award Winner
• 2017 Player of the Year watch lists (Lute Olsen, Naismith and Wooden)
• 2017 Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Watch List
• 2017 Senior CLASS Award Final 30
• 2017 Big Ten All-Tournament Team
• 2017 Second-Team All-Big Ten
• 2016 Third-Team All-Big Ten (coaches)
• 2016 Bob Cousy Award Watch List
• 2016 Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Watch List

CAREER
• Appeared in 148 games with 94 starts
• With 270 career 3-pointers, Koenig passed former teammate Ben Brust (235) for Wisconsin’s career record for all-time 3FG
• Koenig set a UW record hitting at least one 3-pointer in 43 straight games
• Ranks 10th on Wisconsin’s all-time scoring list (1,459)

2016-17
Started 36 games during UW’s run to the Sweet 16 … led the team in scoring (14.5) and finished with a single-season school record 103 3-pointers; averaged 39.3% 3FG, 41.9% FG shooting … helped lead the way in UW’s upset of No. 1 overall seed Villanova (3/18) with 17 points (7-11 FG, 3-6 3FG) in the second round of the NCAA tournament … set a single-game school record with eight 3-pointers in UW’s win over Virginia Tech (3/16) in the first round of the NCAA tournament, finishing with a game-high 28 points … named to the 2017 Big Ten All-Tournament Team after averaging 13 points and 40.9% 3FG shooting while helping lead the Badgers to the title game … tied a then career-high with 27 points at Ohio State (2/23) … hit the game-winning 3 in overtime and finished with 11 points and a team-high 6 assists at Minnesota (1/21) … scored 13 of his 16 points in the second half alone, including a personal 10-0 run, at home vs. Michigan (1/17) … in a road win at No. 25 Indiana (1/3), finished a perfect 5-for-5 from 3-point range, had 17 points and snatched a career-high 3 steals … matched his then career-high 3-point field goal total with 6 vs. Syracuse (11/29), finishing with 20 points in 27 minutes played … matched a then season-high 21 points, plus a season-best 6 assists, 2 steals and 1 block in a win at Marquette (12/10)

2015-16
Started all 35 games of the season ... scored a game-high 20 points (6-12 3FGs), including the game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift UW past Xavier and clinch a ticket to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament (3/20) ... hit four 3-pointers and finished with team highs in points (15) and assists (4) in a win at No. 8 Iowa (2/24) ... had 16 points, a team-high five assists and six rebounds in a road win at No. 2 Maryland (2/13) ... scored a career-high 27 points (8-15 FG, 4-8 3FG) and added four assists to lead UW past No. 4 Michigan State (1/17) ... tallied 23 points, four assists, five rebounds and hit the game-winning layup in the final seconds to clinch a 74-73 win over VCU (11/22) during the 2015 2K Classic at Madison Square Garden in New York City ... finished with 23 points, four assists and five rebounds to lead UW in a 92-65 win vs. Siena (11/15)

2014-15
Played in all 40 games, starting the final 24 of the season ... began the season averaging 19.8 minutes per game in lead reserve role, but was thrust into starting role after an injury to senior Traevon JacksonClick here to hear it ... in 24 games as UW’s starting PG, Koenig averaged 11.5 points and 2.7 assists per game, shooting 50-for-113 (.442) from 3-point range ... finished season with a 3.0 assist-to-turnover ratio (98-33), which led the Big Ten among players with at least 90 assists ... tallied 10 points and four assists in the national championship game vs. Duke (4/6) ... scored 12 points and added four rebounds, two assists vs. Kentucky (4/4) ... scored 12 points vs. Oregon (3/22) ... had a near double-double with 18 points, nine assists and four rebounds vs. Michigan State in the Big Ten tournament championship game (3/15) ... scored a career-high 19 points (3-5 3FG) vs. Purdue (3/14) ... had 15 points (6-11 FG, 3-5 3FG), two assists and two rebounds at Ohio State (3/8) ... posted 17 points (3-6 3FG), plus three assists and one block vs. Minnesota (2/21) ... recorded 15 points (6-10 FG, 3-5 3FG) and had four assists with no turnovers in 37 minutes vs. Illinois (2/15) ... racked up four 3-pointers and had 16 points, plus two assists, two rebounds, one steal and no turnovers vs. Northwestern (2/7) ... played 31 minutes and made his first career start at Rutgers, recording 12 points (5-7 FG), with three assists to just one turnover (1/11) ... had 14 points (6-10 FG), while also tallying four assists in 27 minutes vs. Georgetown (11/27) ... dished out a career-high five assists and recorded a career-high two steals vs. Oklahoma (11/28)

2013-14
Appeared in 37 games ... averaged 15.5 minutes per game, the second-most of any of UW's reserves ... scored 3.5 points and 1.2 rebounds per game off the bench ... shot 51-for-115 (.443) from the field and 32.8 percent (22-for-67) from 3-point range ... owned a 2.27 assist-to-turnover ratio, dishing out 41 assists with just 18 turnovers ... averaged 5.4 points and 1.8 rebounds per game during the NCAA tournament ... poured in 11 points, all in the first half, against Kentucky (April 5) in the Final Four ... dished out a career-high four assists and tied a career-best mark with four rebounds against Michigan State (March 15) in the Big Ten tournament semifinals ... scored a career-high 14 points, knocking down a career-best four 3-pointers and finishing 5-for-5 (1.000) from the field against Minnesota (March 14) in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals, adding three rebounds and three assists ... poured in 12 points and two assists on 5-of-7 (.714) shooting at Iowa (Feb. 22) ... recorded a seven-point, three-rebound, two-assist outing against Illinois (Jan. 8) ... recorded 10 points against Bowling Green (Nov. 21), adding three rebounds and two assists ... scored first career points at Green Bay (Nov. 16), finishing with seven points and two assists in 23 minutes

HIGH SCHOOL
Named Wisconsin Player of the Year by the Associated Press during senior campaign ... averaged 17.0 points and 4.4 assists per game while shooting 45.5 percent from 3-point range (40-for-88) ... ranked 73rd nationally and 14th among all point guards by Rivals.com ... selected to the 2013 WBCA All-Star team ... led La Crosse Aquinas to its second WIAA Division 3 state championship in three seasons, scoring 16 points and adding five assists in the 2013 title game ... the 2013 McDonald's All-American game nominee missed the majority of his junior season with an injury ... earned first-team All-State accolades as a sophomore after leading Aquinas to the 2010 Division III State Championship ... the co-conference Player of the Year that season, Koenig racked up 17.0 points and 3.0 assists per game while shooting over 50 percent from the field

PERSONAL
Born in La Crosse, Wis. ... parents are Paul Koenig and Ethel Funmaker ... has one brother, Miles ... cousin, Vinny Rottino, played seven seasons in the MLB, including two with the Milwaukee Brewers (2006-08) ... of Native American descent, is a proud member of the Ho-Chunk tribe ... majoring in life sciences communication

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2013-14Freshman

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    6'3" 190 lbs
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    2014-15Sophomore

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    6'4" 190 lbs
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    2015-16Junior

    G
    6'4" 193 lbs
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    2016-17Senior

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    6'3" 190 lbs
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