Koenig decided to visit the Standing Rock Reservation in honor of the tribe that would be most affected by the Dakota Access Pipeline. (Bronson Koenig, Wisconsin Basketball Player) “My culture means everything to me.” (George Gillette, 12 years old) “We try to watch every game because he’s native and he’s was of the only native college basketball players there is.” When you hear the name Bronson Koenig, you think of Badger Basketball.īut he has a fan base, based not solely on his skill, but also his heritage. He was in Standing Rock today putting on a youth basketball camp and to raise awareness about protecting the Sioux Tribe’s land from the Dakota Access Pipeline. Koenig is one of 42 Division one basketball players who identify as Native American.
With Koenig on the camp roster for the Bulls, that marks five point guards on the roster and that’s not even including Cameron Payne, who likely won’t be back for at least the next 2-3 months.Wisconsin Badger Basketball player Bronson Koenig was in North Dakota today. Koenig shot 695 3-pointers in his career, making 38.8 percent of those attempts with the Badgers, who went to back-to-back Final Fours in 20. Arcidiacono was the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Tournament in 2016 during Villanova’s run to a national title victory for the ages, while Koenig hit his fair share of huge shots for the Badgers over four years, including a game-winner in the Round of 32 against Xavier in the 2016 tournament.ĭuring his four years in Madison under Bo Ryan and Greg Gard, Koenig was one of the Big Ten’s premier 3-point shooters and a perennial all-conference player. Koenig joins Ryan Arcidiacono as another past NCAA Tournament hero during his four-year career.
Dukan is the son of long-time Bulls international scout, Ivica Dukan.
During the inaugural season in the G-League for the Windy City Bulls last year, the Bulls had Koenig’s teammate Duje Dukan on the roster.
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