Jared Berggren Explained

Jared Berggren
Position:Center
Height Ft:6
Height In:10
Weight Lb:235
Nationality:American
Birth Date:1990 4, mf=yes
Birth Place:Coon Rapids, Minnesota
Highschool:Princeton (Princeton, Minnesota)
College:Wisconsin (2009–2013)
Draft Year:2013
Career Start:2013
Career End:2019
Years1:2013–2015
Team1:B.C. Oostende
Years2:2015–2016
Team2:Pallacanestro Cantù
Years3:2016
Years4:2016–2017
Years5:2017–2018
Team5:Niigata Albirex BB
Years6:2018
Team6:Shinshu Brave Warriors
Years7:2018–2019
Team7:Union Neuchâtel Basket
Highlights:
  • 2× Belgian League champions
  • Second-team All-Big Ten (2013)

(born April 2, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Union Neuchâtel in Switzerland.

College career

He played four seasons with the Wisconsin Badgers, in which he averaged 7.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game.[1] In his senior season he was named to the Second Team All Big Ten Conference by both by the media the coaches, as well as being the best defensive team of the conference.[2] [3]

Professional career

After not being selected in the 2013 NBA draft, he signed with B.C. Oostende of the Belgian league.[4] In his first season on the team he averaged 7.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game.[5] After losing much of the following season, in July 2015 he signed for a season with the Pallacanestro Cantù of the Italian league.[6] He played 14 games, averaging at 6.8 points and 5.2 rebounds before being fired in February 2016.[7]

The following day he signed a contract with Aquila Basket Trento for the rest of the season,[8] playing eleven games in which he averaged 4.0 points and 3.2 rebounds.[5]

In August 2016 he signed for a season with the Basket Brescia Leonessa.[9] He spent the 2017–18 season with Shinshu Brave Warriors in Japan.[10]

On July 9, 2018, Berggren signed a one-year contract with Union Neuchâtel.[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. sports-reference.com Jared Berggren Stats, accessed 20 April 2018
  2. Web site: Big Ten Announces 2013 Men's Basketball Postseason Honors. March 12, 2013. March 11, 2013. CBS Interactive. BigTen.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20130314084205/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031113aaf.html. March 14, 2013. dead.
  3. Web site: 2012–13 All-Big Ten Men’s Basketball Team. March 12, 2013. March 11, 2013. CBS Interactive. BigTen.org. March 25, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190325194928/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/2013AllBigTen.pdf. dead.
  4. sportando.com Telenet Oostende, firmato il rookie Jared Berggren, accessed 20 April 2018
  5. http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Jared-Berggren/Summary/3999 Jared Berggren at Realgm
  6. sportando.com Pallacanestro Cantù announces Jared Berggren, accessed 20 April 2018
  7. sportando.com Pallacanestro Cantù and Jared Berggren part ways, accessed 20 April 2018
  8. sportando.com Aquila Basket Trento announces Jared Berggren, accessed 20 April 2018
  9. sportando.com Jared Berggren signs with Germani Basket Brescia, accessed 20 April 2018
  10. Web site: Shinshu Warriors . #4 ジャレッド・バーグレン選手 契約合意のお知らせ. 15 February 2018 . 15 February 2018.
  11. News: Jared Berggren inks with Union Neuchatel . Sportando . July 9, 2018 . July 9, 2018.