OVERVIEW
Joined the Badgers as a sixth-year transfer graduate student after playing at Missouri and Colorado State ... Brings a veteran presence and becomes one of the most experienced players on Wisconsin's roster, having played in 130 career games (50 starts) entering the 2024-25 season ... Played in eight games (four starts) at Missouri before a foot injury forced him to sit out the rest of the season and apply for medical redshirt ... Spent four seasons at Colorado State, where he played 122 games, scored 1,051 points and helped the Rams reach the NCAA tournament in 2022 ... Averaged 14.6 points (47.3% FG) and 4.7 rebounds per game as a senior at Colorado State in 2022-23 ... Member of the Cameroon National Team in the 2023 FIBA Pre-Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Nigeria.
CAREER HONORS
• 2025 Second Team All-American
• 2025 Naismith Player of the Year Semifinalist
• 2025 Unanimous First Team All-Big Ten
• 2024 Greenbrier Tip-Off Tournament MVP
• 2024 Greenbrier Tip-Off All-Tournament Team
• Big Ten Player of the Week - 3x (Nov. 18, 2024; Nov. 25, 2024, Feb. 17, 2025)
• Lute Olson National Player of the Week (Nov. 18, 2024)
• Naismith Player of the Week (Feb. 17, 2025)
• Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week - 2x (Nov. 19, 2024; Nov. 26, 2024)
2024-25 (GRADUATE STUDENT)
Recorded one of the most notable single-seasons in program history, finishing with 724 points - the second most by a Badger … Consensus Second Team All-American and Unanimous First Team All-Big Ten selection … Averaged 19.6 points in 37 games - the fourth highest mark in the conference. … Became the first Division I player since Kemba Walker to record three 30+ point games against top ten opponents, scoring 41 points against No. 9 Arizona, 32 points against No. 7 Purdue, and 32 points against No. 7 Michigan State in the Big Ten Championship semifinal … Set a school record by scoring 37 points in the NCAA Tournament against BYU … Broke UW records for single-season free throws (231), free throw percentage (90.9%) and single-game free throws (21).
2023-24 (MEDICAL REDSHIRT AT MISSOURI)
Hampered by a recurring injury, played only eight games before ultimately sitting out the season.
2023 SUMMER (CAMEROON NATIONAL TEAM)
Played for the Cameroon National Team in August 2023 during the FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament in Nigeria ... Helped Cameroon to a perfect 4-0 record and advance to the final rounds of the qualifying tournament for Paris 2024.
2022-23 (SENIOR AT COLORADO STATE)
Started all 33 games averaging 14.6 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game ... Scored over 20 points seven times with a season-high 25 against Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 26) and Wyoming (Feb. 24) ... Led the team in scoring and rebounding 10 times ... Recorded first career double-double against Penn State (Nov. 20) with 14 points and 13 rebounds ... The 13 rebounds were a career-high ... Ranked 160th in the nation shooting 81.5% from the free throw line.
2021-22 (JUNIOR AT COLORADO STATE)
Played 30 games, starting 12 of them and averaging 9.1 points, 3.0 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 25.3 minutes per game in helping lead CSU to a school-record tying 14 conference wins and the team's first berth in the NCAA Tournament since 2013 ... Shot 46.1 percent from the field, 36.4 percent on 3-pointers and 82.1 percent on free throws ... Opened the season with a then-career-high 31 points (10-of-14 FG, 3-7 3P, 8-8 FT) and three rebounds in the win over Oral Roberts (Nov. 9) ... Scored 16 points in 31 minutes in the home win over San Diego State (Feb. 4) ... Tallied 15 points and five rebounds at Wyoming (Jan. 31) ... Had 12 points in the win over Saint Mary's (Dec. 4) ... Scored 20 points, hitting 7-of-8 field goal attempts, all three triple attempts and his three free throws in the come from behind win over Northern Colorado (Nov. 27) ... Had 12 games of 10 or more points on the year.
2020-21 (SOPHOMORE AT COLORADO STATE)
Played in all 28 games off the bench, improving his numbers in his second year to 6.6 points, 2.9 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 20.2 minutes per game ... Connected on 38.9 percent of his shots from the floor, 31.3 percent on threes and 85.7 percent at the free throw line ... Scored a then-career-best 15 points on two occasions, at San Diego State (Jan. 4) and against UNLV (Jan. 9) ... Grabbed a season-best eight rebounds at San Jose State (Jan. 16) in 24 minutes of play ... Had 14 and 10 points, respectively, in the two wins at Wyoming ... Had five rebounds in 13 minutes off the bench in the NIT First Round victory over Buffalo (Mar.19) ... Scored in double figures 10 times on the season ... Played 26 minutes in the NIT Semifinals against Memphis (Mar. 27), posting eight points, three assists, two rebounds and two steals ... Also saw 24 minutes of play against Louisiana Tech in NIT Third Place game (Mar. 28), finishing with six points and three rebounds.
2019-20 (FRESHMAN AT COLORADO STATE)
Played in 31 games, all off the bench, and averaged 3.6 points, 1.0 rebounds and 8.5 minutes a game while shooting 46.1 percent from the field and 43.5 percent from the 3-point arc ... Shot a solid 52.4 percent from the floor and 51.9 percent beyond the 3-point line in 18 Mountain West games ... Had a season-high 10 points in the home win over New Mexico (Jan. 15) ... Grabbed a season-high five rebounds against Air Force (Feb. 29) ... Tallied nine points, all on 3-pointers, in the victory at San Jose State (Jan. 11) ... Had seven points and three rebounds in a triple-overtime win at Tulsa (Dec. 21).
HIGH SCHOOL
Averaged a Nebraska Class A state-best 23.8 points along with 6.1 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 1.4 assists per game for the Eagles, leading them to a 22-6 overall record, 11-3 in conference and runner-up finish in the state tournament ... Shot 50 percent from the field, 38 percent from the three-point arc, with his 73 triples leading Class A, and 82 percent at the free-throw line, also best in Class A ... Set a school single-season scoring record as a senior and earned first team All-State by USA Today and All-Class State All-Tournament team honors ... Second leading scorer for the Eagles as a junior with 13.6 points per game, connecting on 46 percent from the three-point arc, which put him among the state's leaders ... Improved his game over his career when he averaged 1.6 points per game as a sophomore to 13.6 points and 4.2 rebounds per game as a junior to the state's leading scorer as a senior ... Finished his high school career with 1,050 points, including 128 made three pointers and 303 rebounds.
PERSONAL
Son of Jean and Sara Tonje ... His father, Jean “Bertin” Tonje, is a native of Cameroon and played soccer for the Cameroon national team ... His mother, Sara, is a pastor ... He has two brothers, Malcolm and Texan ... Earned his bachelor’s degree from Colorado State in Business/Real Estate ... studying Sports Leadership as a graduate student.
