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Gatorade 2023 - 2024: Player of the Year

Boys Basketball - Wisconsin

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BOYS BASKETBALL

Kon Knueppel II

Guard/Forward
WISCONSIN LUTHERAN HS
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-8
Press Release

Peak Performance

25.9

Average Points (per game)

8.6

Average Rebounds (per game)

5.3

Average Assists (per game)

1.1

Average Blocks (per game)
“Kon is a very special player. He impacts the game in all facets and has a tremendous ability to make all of his teammates better. The other special part about ‘K2’ is that he’s an ever better person. He’s humble, selfless and truly cares about others. He’s going to have an incredible career beyond high school.”
Ryan Johnsen
Head Coach - head coach of Greendale High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-8, 218-pound senior wing led the Hawks to a 30-0 record and the Division 2 state championship this past season. Knueppel averaged 25.9 points, 8.6 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.1 blocks per game. Ranked as the nation’s No. 12 recruit in the Class of 2024 by Rivals, Knueppel recorded a points-assists (11-11) double-double in the title-game win over three-time defending state champion Pewaukee High. The state’s 2024 Mr. Basketball, he will graduate as his school’s career leader in points (1,978), rebounds (808) and assists (398).

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Academic Achievement

Knueppel has maintained a 3.93 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball on scholarship at Duke University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A member of the Chick-fil-A Leadership Academy, Knueppel is a part of both Wisconsin Lutheran’s Student Council and Hope Squad. Also a participant in his school’s Civil Rights Tour and the Wisconsin Academy of Global Education and Training Mental Health Summit, he serves in the Viking Christian Leaders Academy and has donated his time as a youth coach with Monfre Basketball.