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Bronson Koenig
Milwaukee Bucks
Position	Guard
Personal information
Born	November 13, 1994 (age 29); 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 (2013–2017)
NBA draft	2017: undrafted
Career highlights and awards
	Second-team All-Big Ten – Coaches (2017); Third-team All-Big Ten – Coaches (2016); USBWA Most Courageous Award (2017);
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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Bronson Koenig (born November 13, 1994) is a basketball player.He plays for the Milwaukee bucks. He played college basketball 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]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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
Bronson Koenig PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: 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: "2013 Wisconsin Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 6, 2011. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved September 6, 2011. "ESPN- Wisconsin Badgers Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 6, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved September 6, 2011. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 6, 2011.

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]

Koenig set the school record for career three point shots made on February 23, 2017 in a loss at Ohio State, passing former record-holder Ben Brust.^[4]

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
2015–16	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

Personal life^[5]

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.^{[citation needed]} He is opposed to using Indian names as mascots, and is particularly against the Washington Redskins team name.^[6] 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."^{[citation needed]} In an interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Koenig stated, "With the mascots and all that stuff I think people think it's 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

^ "24 Bronson Koenig". Wisconsin Badgers. University of Wisconsin. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
^ Potrykus, Jeff (April 3, 2015). "Roles reverse for Badgers' Traevon Jackson and Bronson Koenig". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
^ Wolken, Dan (March 21, 2016). "Bronson Koenig drills game-winning jumper to send Wisconsin to Sweet 16". USA Today. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
^ Potrykus, Jeff (February 24, 2017). "UW's Bronson Koenig downplays three-point record". Men's Lunch. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
^ http://www.lakotacountrytimes.com/news/2015-03-19/Sports/Wisconsin_floor_general_speaks_out_against_Native_.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ Potrykus, Jeff (2 February 2015). "Bronson Koenig embraces being role model for American Indians". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Retrieved 6 April 2015.

[uw-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] Potrykus, Jeff (February 24, 2017). "UW's Bronson Koenig downplays three-point record". Men's Lunch. Retrieved February 24, 2017.

[5] ttp://www.lakotacountrytimes.com/news/2015-03-19/Sports/Wisconsin_floor_general_speaks_out_against_Native_.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[6] 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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-'''Bronson Koenig''' (born November 13, 1994) is a basketball player. He played [[college basketball]] for the [[Wisconsin Badgers]]. Koenig attended [[Aquinas High School (Wisconsin)|Aquinas High School]] in [[La Crosse, Wisconsin]].
+'''Bronson Koenig''' (born November 13, 1994) is a basketball player.He plays for the Milwaukee bucks. He played [[college basketball]] for the [[Wisconsin Badgers]]. Koenig attended [[Aquinas High School (Wisconsin)|Aquinas High School]] in [[La Crosse, Wisconsin]].
 ==High school career==