Wisconsin Badgers basketball team will no longer have John Tonje for next season and that means not having his close to 20 points per game. Maybe they should try recruiting someone who has deep connection to the state?
Sheboygan-native Jacob Ognacevic has reportedly entered the transfer portal after recording his best season yet as part of the Lipscomb Bisons.
He finished the season averaging 20.1 points per game, 8.1 rpg, 1.4 apg in around 33.6 minutes per outing – all of them are career highs.
He entered the ongoing season coming off a medical redshirt stint after suffering a knee injury at the start of the 2023-2024 season.
His former school is supportive of his move.
“Jacob has done so much for our program and our university over the past four years,” head coach Lennie Acuff said.
“He has graduated with honors while representing Lipscomb in a first class manner on and off the court. He will be be a tremendous addition to whatever program he chooses to finish his career. Jacob Ognacevic will always be a Lipscomb Bison.”
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Tonje, Max Klesmit, and Steven Crowl are all parts of the starting unit who will no longer be there when the new season starts.
Taking their mantle are John Blackwell and Nolan Winter who are also both part of the starting five.
The two’s development is being assured by the team but it would not be wrong for them to make an offer to Ognacevic who has deeper connection with Wisconsin.
The 6’8 forward played high school basketball at Sheboygan Lutheran High School where he averaged 30.2 points and 15.7 rebounds per game in his junior year. He eclipsed that in his senior year by recording 39.4 points and 16.1 rebounds per outing.
He proceeded to play college hoops with the Valparaiso University but he only played one season there.
Right now, there are no news yet of which school he will sign with but given the culture in Wisconsin, the pride of representing the state, Ognacevic can also take a look at Greg Gard’s vision.
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