 Koenig playing for Wisconsin | |
| Free agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1994-11-13)November 13, 1994 (age 31) La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Aquinas (La Crosse, Wisconsin) |
| College | Wisconsin (2013–2017) |
| NBA draft | 2017:undrafted |
| Playing career | 2017–present |
| Career history | |
| 2017–2018 | Grand Rapids Drive |
| 2018 | Mornar |
| 2019 | Mineros de Zacatecas |
| 2019–2020 | Erie BayHawks |
| Career highlights | |
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Stats atBasketball Reference  | |
Bronson Koenig (born November 13, 1994) is an American professionalbasketball player who last played for theErie BayHawks of theNBA G League. He playedcollege basketball for theWisconsin Badgers. Koenig attendedAquinas High School inLa Crosse, Wisconsin.
Koenig attendedAquinas High School inLa 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 2011 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 2013 Wisconsin Player of the Year by theAssociated 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 aMcDonald's All American nominee.[1]
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Bronson Koenig PG | La Crosse, WI | Aquinas | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sep 24, 2011 | |
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Koenig was moved into the Badgers starting lineup during the2014–15 season after an injury to point guardTraevon Jackson on January 11, 2015. He averaged 11.6 points per game as a starting guard.[2]
In the second round of the2016 NCAA basketball tournament against theXavier Musketeers, Koenig made a game-tyingthree-pointer with 11.7 seconds left. Then, after a Xavier offensive foul, he made another three-pointerat 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]
Koenig set the school record for career three point shots made on February 23, 2017, in a loss atOhio State, passing former record-holderBen Brust.[4] Koenig averaged 14.5 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game as a senior, shooting 39.3 percent from the 3-point arc. He finished his career with 1,459 points and 270 career 3-pointers.[5]
| 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 |
| 2016–17 | Wisconsin | 36 | 35 | 31.4 | .419 | .393 | .905 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 14.5 |
| Career | 148 | 94 | 27.5 | .412 | .388 | .814 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 9.9 |
After going undrafted in the2017 NBA draft, Koenig signed atwo-way contract with theMilwaukee Bucks on July 6, 2017. On September 21, 2017, the Bucks requested waivers on Koenig.[6] A week later, he signed a training camp deal with theChicago Bulls. He was waived on October 14 as one of the team's final preseason roster cuts.[7] He would later participate with theGrand Rapids Drive for the2017-18 NBA G League season. Koenig averaged 9.8 points per game and shot 40% from the three point arc in 47 games with Grand Rapids.[8]
On August 10, 2018, Koenig signed withMornar Bar.[9] He left Mornar on November 29, 2018.[10]
On July 19, 2019, Koenig was reported to have signed withBasket Brescia Leonessa of the ItalianLega Basket Serie A (LBA).[11] On September 24, 2019, due to long time injury,Basket Brescia Leonessa decided to release him.[12]
On November 29, 2019, theErie BayHawks announced that they had traded the returning right ofTaylor Braun to theGrand Rapids Drive for the returning right of Koenig.[13] Koenig missed a game in January 2020 with an undisclosed injury.[14] On February 11, he recorded 15 points, three rebounds and one assist in a loss to theCapital City Go-Go.[15] He averaged 5.3 points per game.[8]
Koenig is the son of Paul Koenig and Ethel Funmaker. He is a member of theHo-Chunk Nation.[16] He is opposed to using Native names as mascots, and was particularly against theWashington Redskins team name.[17] In September 2016, Koenig and his brother drove a trailer packed with supplies 14 hours from Madison to theStanding Rock Indian Reservation, to join the protesters against theDakota Access Pipeline. In December 2016, Koenig wrote a first-person article about the experience forThe Players' Tribune entitled, "What I Found in Standing Rock."[18][19]