Jon Leuer
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Jon Leuer is a NBA basketball player for Skyliners Frankfurt. He was a 2011 draft pick of the Milwaukee Bucks
playing in Germany during the 2011 NBA lockout.
and attended Orono High School
in Long Lake, Minnesota
and was ranked the 82nd best college
recruit in the nation
from the class of 2007. One scouting report read:
"At 6-foot-10, 200-pounds, Leuer definitely needs some time to fill out his frame for high-major competition. Nonetheless, he is a pure shooter with good overall skills with the ball. He can knock down a jump hook and can play off the dribble. He moves well up and down the court, but has a ways to go defensively and as a rebounder. Could be an impact player with his size and unique skill set if he does get stronger."
Another one stated:
"Flew under the radar prior to the spring of 2006. Excellent player from behind the stripe, especially when you consider that he pushes 6-10. Face up four man will need to add strength to reach his potential. Could be an Andrew Brackman
type of forward."
His junior year he averaged 18 points and 8 rebounds per game and earned honorable mention all-state and first-team all-conference honors. He averaged 23.2 points and 12.0 rebounds per game as a senior and was selected to Minnesota
State All-star game
while landing second-team all-state and first-team all-conference honors. He ended up with 35 double digit scoring games and a career high of 37.
He played AAU basketball with the Minnesota Magic. The Magic has a list of distinguished NBA alumni including Khalid El-Amin
, Troy Bell
, Kris Humphries
, Cole Aldrich
and Joel Pryzbilla. Among the current college
stars who played with the Magic are Blake Hoffarber
from the University of Minnesota
, P.J. Hill from Ohio State, and Leuer's University of Wisconsin teammate, Jordan Taylor.
Leuer had originally entered high school as a guard, but had a 10 inch growth spurt before his senior year
.
Leuer never started, but played in 32 games during the 2007-2008 season. The most points he scored during the non-conference season was 12, but he exploded for 25 (on 8 of 9 shooting) against the Michigan Wolverines
in the Big Ten opener. However, after scoring 7 in the follow-up game, Leuer would only score 9 points for the remainder of the season. Much of this spoke to Wisconsin's great depth, as the Badgers would go on to win both the Big Ten regular season, with a 16-2 record, and Big Ten Conference Tournament. They would later advance to the Sweet Sixteen
in the NCAA Tournament
and finished with a 31-5 record. Leuer finished the season averaging 2.9 points per game and 1.3 rebounds in 8.6 minutes.
Sophomore season
Leuer played in all 33 games and started the final 12 games of the year during the 2008-2009 season. He had 13 double digit scoring games including 17 in a victory
at Virginia Tech in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge. He had a season high of 19 points against SIU-Edwardsville. He averaged 8.8 points per game and 3.8 rebounds in 21.3 minutes. The Badgers finished tied for fourth in the Big Ten with a 10-8 record, and a 20-13 record overall. They would upset the #5 seeded Florida State Seminoles
in the first round of the NCAA tournament
before succumbing to the Xavier Musketeers in the second round. Leuer was named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team.
Junior season
The Badgers went into the 2009-2010 season picked 9th in the Big Ten. However, they upset the Arizona Wildcats
and Maryland Terrapins
in the Maui Invitational. On December 2, 2009, in a game on ESPN
, Wisconsin shocked the #5 Duke Blue Devils
(who would be the eventual National Champions). Leuer poured in 17 points on his way to scoring double digits in 13 of the first 15 games of the year. He followed up the effort against Duke with back-to-back double doubles at UW-Green Bay (a career high 26 points and 10 rebounds) and against Marquette University
(24 points, 12 rebounds). He would also score 25 against UW-Milwaukee and 21 at Michigan State. Wisconsin was off to a surprising 13-3 start (3-1 in the Big Ten) after a 73-66 upset against #4 Purdue. However, Leuer had an off night against Purdue and only scored 4 points on 2-15 shooting. It was revealed after the game that Leuer had broken his wrist
in the first half, yet still played 38 of the 40 minutes in the game. Leuer was ruled out indefinitely and he ended up missing the next 9 games.
When Leuer returned, he was eased back into the lineup, scoring 4 points in his first game back, a loss against the Minnesota Golden Gophers
. However, Leuer would score double digits in each of the final five games of the year, including 20 against the University of Illinois, as the Badgers went 4-1 down the stretch and finished 13-5 in the Big Ten, good enough for fourth place and a #13 national ranking. Leuer won Big Ten Player of the week for the final week of the regular season. Yet, the Badgers would lose to the Illinois Fighting Illini
in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament
and were upset by Cornell in the second round of the NCAA Tournament
, despite 14 and 23 points from Leuer respectively.
Leuer ended up leading the Badgers in points per game (15.4),rebounds per game (5.8), and blocks per game (1.33). Due to the wrist injury, he only played in 24 games, starting 22 of them. His .522 field-goal percentage was the highest by a Wisconsin player since Alando Tucker
's .533 mark in 2003. He earned honorable mention All-Big Ten, despite missing half of the conference games. He also made the Academic All-Big Ten team for the second straight year.
Summer of 2010
During the summer, Leuer was selected to be on the USA men's select team, a team of college
players hand-picked to help the United States men's national basketball team prepare for the FIBA World Championships. Leuer went with the team to New York City
to compete against the likes of Kobe Bryant
, Lebron James
, and Dwyane Wade
. Leuer had been named to the team after impressing Team USA
, and Villanova
, coach
, Jay Wright
. When Gary Parrish of CBSSports.com
asked Wright to name the best college
player with the USA Basketball
select team, Wright picked Leuer over Kyle Singler
, Nolan Smith
, Marcus Morris
and others.
“He’s really good,” Wright told Parrish. “Maybe I haven’t followed him as well because he’s from the Midwest, and maybe he wouldn’t surprise anybody else. But he’s got great size, he puts it on the floor, he passes it, he can shoot it. He’s just a ballplayer.” When asked if he would be an NBA player, Wright answered "yes."
Senior season
Leuer heads into his senior season as a preseason All-Big Ten selection and on the Wooden Award preseason watch list. He needs 245 points to join Wisconsin's 1,000 point club. He is ranked 10th in UW history with .492 career field-goal percentage. Wisconsin enters the season ranked #24 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' poll and just missing the top 25 in the Associated Press Poll, accumulating the 26th most votes. In both polls, the Badgers are the fifth ranked Big Ten team.
SI.com named Leuer their Big Ten preseason player of the year. About Leuer, Luke Winn wrote:
"Watch out for Leuer, an ultra-efficient, 6-foot-10 forward who'll be the Badgers' clear No. 1 offensive option for the first time in his career," Winn wrote in an article published Wednesday.
"He drew rave reviews from USA Basketball coaches for his work on the college select team this summer -- especially for his mid-range moves and driving skills -- and could very well enjoy a 20-and-8 season as a senior, putting himself in the conversation to become a the first UW player drafted since Alando Tucker.
"Leuer would be more of a household name already, had a broken left wrist not disrupted his promising junior year."
On December 28, 2010 the Badgers upset then #13 ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers
, 68-60. During the first half of the game, Leuer became the 36th player in Wisconsin Badgers history to score 1,000 points in a career.
On March 1, 2011 Leuer was named to the Yahoo Sports All-Big Ten 1st team.
Leuer is a finalist for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award
.
He was picked to the Third Team All-America by Fox Sports.
Leuer was named to the Yahoo Sports All-American Team Honorable Mention.
by the Milwaukee Bucks
. However, due to the lockout
, he signed a contract with the German club Skyliners Frankfurt, which includes an opt-out clause.
while at the University of Wisconsin.
Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks are a professional basketball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. They are part of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1968 as an expansion team, and currently plays at the Bradley Center....
playing in Germany during the 2011 NBA lockout.
High school
Leuer was born in Long Lake, MinnesotaLong Lake, Minnesota
Long Lake is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,768 at the 2010 census.- History :The first settlers arrived in Long Lake in early spring, 1855...
and attended Orono High School
Orono school district
The Orono School District is a Minnesota public school district located in the west-metro area of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school district, organized in 1950, serves part or all of the following areas: Independence, Long Lake, Maple Plain, Medina, Minnetonka Beach, and Orono. The district...
in Long Lake, Minnesota
Long Lake, Minnesota
Long Lake is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,768 at the 2010 census.- History :The first settlers arrived in Long Lake in early spring, 1855...
and was ranked the 82nd best college
College
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recruit in the nation
Nation
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from the class of 2007. One scouting report read:
"At 6-foot-10, 200-pounds, Leuer definitely needs some time to fill out his frame for high-major competition. Nonetheless, he is a pure shooter with good overall skills with the ball. He can knock down a jump hook and can play off the dribble. He moves well up and down the court, but has a ways to go defensively and as a rebounder. Could be an impact player with his size and unique skill set if he does get stronger."
Another one stated:
"Flew under the radar prior to the spring of 2006. Excellent player from behind the stripe, especially when you consider that he pushes 6-10. Face up four man will need to add strength to reach his potential. Could be an Andrew Brackman
Andrew Brackman
Andrew Warren Brackman is an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He signed a four-year, $4.55 million-dollar deal with $3.35-million signing bonus as the New York Yankees' first-round choice of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft...
type of forward."
His junior year he averaged 18 points and 8 rebounds per game and earned honorable mention all-state and first-team all-conference honors. He averaged 23.2 points and 12.0 rebounds per game as a senior and was selected to Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
State All-star game
All-star game
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while landing second-team all-state and first-team all-conference honors. He ended up with 35 double digit scoring games and a career high of 37.
He played AAU basketball with the Minnesota Magic. The Magic has a list of distinguished NBA alumni including Khalid El-Amin
Khalid El-Amin
Khalid El-Amin is an American professional basketball player. He was a member of the 1999 UConn men's basketball team that won the NCAA championship. He is originally from Minnesota where he played for North High School in Minneapolis...
, Troy Bell
Troy Bell
Troy Delvon Bell is an American professional basketball player formerly of the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies. He played at Boston College and finished as one of the greatest players in the program's history....
, Kris Humphries
Kris Humphries
Kris Nathan Humphries is an American professional basketball player who last played for the NBA's New Jersey Nets. He became an unrestricted free agent in 2011.-Early life:...
, Cole Aldrich
Cole Aldrich
Cole David Aldrich is an American basketball player who is currently playing for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the National Basketball Association . He completed his junior year at the University of Kansas in March 2010. Aldrich was selected as a McDonald's All American in 2006. He attended...
and Joel Pryzbilla. Among the current college
College
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stars who played with the Magic are Blake Hoffarber
Blake Hoffarber
Blake Hoffarber is a Senior shooting guard on the University of Minnesota men's basketball team. The 6'4", 200 lbs Hoffarber is a Minnetonka, Minnesota native who gained fame by way of numerous highlight reel shots during the course of his basketball career...
from the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
, P.J. Hill from Ohio State, and Leuer's University of Wisconsin teammate, Jordan Taylor.
Leuer had originally entered high school as a guard, but had a 10 inch growth spurt before his senior year
Senior Year
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.
College
Freshman seasonLeuer never started, but played in 32 games during the 2007-2008 season. The most points he scored during the non-conference season was 12, but he exploded for 25 (on 8 of 9 shooting) against the Michigan Wolverines
Michigan Wolverines
The Michigan Wolverines comprise 27 varsity sports teams at the University of Michigan. These teams compete in the NCAA's Division I and in the Big Ten Conference in all sports except men's ice hockey which competes in the NCAA D1 Central Collegiate Hockey Association, and women's water polo, which...
in the Big Ten opener. However, after scoring 7 in the follow-up game, Leuer would only score 9 points for the remainder of the season. Much of this spoke to Wisconsin's great depth, as the Badgers would go on to win both the Big Ten regular season, with a 16-2 record, and Big Ten Conference Tournament. They would later advance to the Sweet Sixteen
Sweet Sixteen
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in the NCAA Tournament
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...
and finished with a 31-5 record. Leuer finished the season averaging 2.9 points per game and 1.3 rebounds in 8.6 minutes.
Sophomore season
Leuer played in all 33 games and started the final 12 games of the year during the 2008-2009 season. He had 13 double digit scoring games including 17 in a victory
Victory
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at Virginia Tech in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge. He had a season high of 19 points against SIU-Edwardsville. He averaged 8.8 points per game and 3.8 rebounds in 21.3 minutes. The Badgers finished tied for fourth in the Big Ten with a 10-8 record, and a 20-13 record overall. They would upset the #5 seeded Florida State Seminoles
Florida State Seminoles
The Florida State Seminoles are the men's and women's sports teams of Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. Florida State participates in the NCAA's Division I . FSU joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1991, and competes in the Atlantic Division in any sports split into a...
in the first round of the NCAA tournament
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...
before succumbing to the Xavier Musketeers in the second round. Leuer was named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team.
Junior season
The Badgers went into the 2009-2010 season picked 9th in the Big Ten. However, they upset the Arizona Wildcats
Arizona Wildcats
-Athletic program:The University of Arizona participates in the NCAA's Division I-A in the Pacific-12 Conference Arizona participates in the conference's South Division, along with Arizona State, Colorado, UCLA, USC, and Utah...
and Maryland Terrapins
Maryland Terrapins
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in the Maui Invitational. On December 2, 2009, in a game on ESPN
ESPN
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, Wisconsin shocked the #5 Duke Blue Devils
Duke Blue Devils
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(who would be the eventual National Champions). Leuer poured in 17 points on his way to scoring double digits in 13 of the first 15 games of the year. He followed up the effort against Duke with back-to-back double doubles at UW-Green Bay (a career high 26 points and 10 rebounds) and against Marquette University
Marquette University
Marquette University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1881, the school is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities...
(24 points, 12 rebounds). He would also score 25 against UW-Milwaukee and 21 at Michigan State. Wisconsin was off to a surprising 13-3 start (3-1 in the Big Ten) after a 73-66 upset against #4 Purdue. However, Leuer had an off night against Purdue and only scored 4 points on 2-15 shooting. It was revealed after the game that Leuer had broken his wrist
Wrist
In human anatomy, the wrist is variously defined as 1) the carpus or carpal bones, the complex of eight bones forming the proximal skeletal segment of the hand;...
in the first half, yet still played 38 of the 40 minutes in the game. Leuer was ruled out indefinitely and he ended up missing the next 9 games.
When Leuer returned, he was eased back into the lineup, scoring 4 points in his first game back, a loss against the Minnesota Golden Gophers
Minnesota Golden Gophers
The Minnesota Golden Gophers are the college sports team for the University of Minnesota. The university fields both men's and women's teams in basketball, cross country, gymnastics, golf, ice hockey, swimming, tennis, and track and field. Men's-specific sports include baseball, football, and...
. However, Leuer would score double digits in each of the final five games of the year, including 20 against the University of Illinois, as the Badgers went 4-1 down the stretch and finished 13-5 in the Big Ten, good enough for fourth place and a #13 national ranking. Leuer won Big Ten Player of the week for the final week of the regular season. Yet, the Badgers would lose to the Illinois Fighting Illini
Illinois Fighting Illini
The Fighting Illini are the intercollegiate athletic teams of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The University offers 10 men's and 11 women's varsity sports....
in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament
Big Ten Tournament
Big Ten Tournament can refer to any Big Ten Conference sport that has a tournament.* Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament* Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Tournament...
and were upset by Cornell in the second round of the NCAA Tournament
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...
, despite 14 and 23 points from Leuer respectively.
Leuer ended up leading the Badgers in points per game (15.4),rebounds per game (5.8), and blocks per game (1.33). Due to the wrist injury, he only played in 24 games, starting 22 of them. His .522 field-goal percentage was the highest by a Wisconsin player since Alando Tucker
Alando Tucker
Alando Forest Tucker is an American professional basketball player. Tucker played five seasons at The University of Wisconsin–Madison and wore the number 42...
's .533 mark in 2003. He earned honorable mention All-Big Ten, despite missing half of the conference games. He also made the Academic All-Big Ten team for the second straight year.
Summer of 2010
During the summer, Leuer was selected to be on the USA men's select team, a team of college
College
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players hand-picked to help the United States men's national basketball team prepare for the FIBA World Championships. Leuer went with the team to New York City
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to compete against the likes of Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bean Bryant is an American professional basketball player who plays shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . Bryant enjoyed a successful high school basketball career at Lower Merion High School, where he was recognized as the top high school...
, Lebron James
LeBron James
LeBron Raymone James is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association . Nicknamed "King James", he was a three-time "Mr. Basketball" of Ohio in high school, and was highly promoted in the national media as a future NBA superstar while a...
, and Dwyane Wade
Dwyane Wade
Dwyane Tyrone Wade, Jr. nicknamed Flash or D-Wade, is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat. Awarded 2006 Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated, Wade has established himself as one of the most well-known and popular players in the league...
. Leuer had been named to the team after impressing Team USA
Team USA
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, and Villanova
Villanova
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, coach
Coach (sport)
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, Jay Wright
Jay Wright
Jay Wright may refer to:*Jay Wright , basketball coach*Jay Wright , winner of the 2005 Bollingen Prize...
. When Gary Parrish of CBSSports.com
CBSSports.com
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asked Wright to name the best college
College
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player with the USA Basketball
USA Basketball
USA Basketball is a non-profit organization and the governing body for basketball in the United States. The organization represents the United States in FIBA and the men's and women's national basketball teams in the United States Olympic Committee...
select team, Wright picked Leuer over Kyle Singler
Kyle Singler
Kyle Edward Singler is a professional basketball player for the Real Madrid in Spain. He was a four-year starter for the Duke men's basketball team and was instrumental in their 2010 NCAA Championship run, earning MVP of the Final Four.-High school:Singler attended South Medford High School and...
, Nolan Smith
Nolan Smith
Nolan Derek Smith is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers, having been selected with the 21st pick in the 2011 NBA Draft after four years at Duke University. As a senior, he was named a first team AP All-American and the ACC Player of the Year...
, Marcus Morris
Marcus Morris (basketball)
Marcus "Mook" Morris is an American basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball at Kansas.-Early years:...
and others.
“He’s really good,” Wright told Parrish. “Maybe I haven’t followed him as well because he’s from the Midwest, and maybe he wouldn’t surprise anybody else. But he’s got great size, he puts it on the floor, he passes it, he can shoot it. He’s just a ballplayer.” When asked if he would be an NBA player, Wright answered "yes."
Senior season
Leuer heads into his senior season as a preseason All-Big Ten selection and on the Wooden Award preseason watch list. He needs 245 points to join Wisconsin's 1,000 point club. He is ranked 10th in UW history with .492 career field-goal percentage. Wisconsin enters the season ranked #24 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' poll and just missing the top 25 in the Associated Press Poll, accumulating the 26th most votes. In both polls, the Badgers are the fifth ranked Big Ten team.
SI.com named Leuer their Big Ten preseason player of the year. About Leuer, Luke Winn wrote:
"Watch out for Leuer, an ultra-efficient, 6-foot-10 forward who'll be the Badgers' clear No. 1 offensive option for the first time in his career," Winn wrote in an article published Wednesday.
"He drew rave reviews from USA Basketball coaches for his work on the college select team this summer -- especially for his mid-range moves and driving skills -- and could very well enjoy a 20-and-8 season as a senior, putting himself in the conversation to become a the first UW player drafted since Alando Tucker.
"Leuer would be more of a household name already, had a broken left wrist not disrupted his promising junior year."
On December 28, 2010 the Badgers upset then #13 ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers
Minnesota Golden Gophers
The Minnesota Golden Gophers are the college sports team for the University of Minnesota. The university fields both men's and women's teams in basketball, cross country, gymnastics, golf, ice hockey, swimming, tennis, and track and field. Men's-specific sports include baseball, football, and...
, 68-60. During the first half of the game, Leuer became the 36th player in Wisconsin Badgers history to score 1,000 points in a career.
On March 1, 2011 Leuer was named to the Yahoo Sports All-Big Ten 1st team.
Leuer is a finalist for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award
Lowe's Senior CLASS Award
The Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award is an annual college athletic award in the NCAA Division I. Qualified competitors must be seniors who have remained within their NCAA Division I college for a four-year commitment and achieved excellence in one of nine sports.....
.
He was picked to the Third Team All-America by Fox Sports.
Leuer was named to the Yahoo Sports All-American Team Honorable Mention.
College statistics
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| 2007–08 | Wisconsin Badgers 2007-08 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team The 2007–08 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Bo Ryan, coaching his seventh season with the Badgers... |
32 | 0 | 8.6 | 47.2 | 46.2 | 48.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
| 2008–09 | Wisconsin Badgers 2008-09 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team The 2008–09 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The head coach was Bo Ryan, coaching his eighth season with the Badgers... |
33 | 12 | 21.3 | 46.6 | 29.6 | 60.5 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 8.8 |
| 2009-10 | Wisconsin Badgers | 24 | 22 | 28.8 | 52.2 | 39.1 | 72.0 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 15.4 |
| 2010-11 | Wisconsin Badgers | 34 | 34 | 33.5 | 47.0 | 37.0 | 84.3 | 7.2 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 18.3 |
NBA Career
On June 23rd, 2011 Jon Leuer was selected as the 40th overall pick (2nd Round, pick #10) of the 2011 NBA Draft2011 NBA Draft
The 2011 NBA Draft was held on June 23, 2011 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The draft started at 7:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time , and was broadcast in the United States on ESPN. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball...
by the Milwaukee Bucks
Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks are a professional basketball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. They are part of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1968 as an expansion team, and currently plays at the Bradley Center....
. However, due to the lockout
2011 NBA lockout
The 2011 NBA lockout is the fourth lockout in the history of the National Basketball Association . The owners began the work stoppage at 12:01 am EDT on July 1, 2011. The main issues dividing the owners and the players are revenue sharing and the structure of the salary cap...
, he signed a contract with the German club Skyliners Frankfurt, which includes an opt-out clause.
Personal
Jon is the son of Mike and Holly Leuer. He has two older sisters, Maren and Katie. Leuer was majoring in historyHistory
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
while at the University of Wisconsin.