INSIDE
MEN'S BASKETBALL
BY PATRICK HERB
@BADGERMBB
SCHEDULE (12-0, 0-0)
COMING UP
Dec. 28 Prairie View A&M
Jan. 2
at Northwestern
1 p.m.
6 p.m.
Prior to his two-point, five-rebound
performance on Dec. 21, just his second
single-digit scoring output of month,
Leuer was averaging 15.3 points and 7.2
boards per game.
The third-year pro from Orono, Minn.,
recorded his first career double-double
on Dec. 9 vs. Orlando, scoring 16 points
and adding 12 rebounds. Leuer went on
to score in double figures in six of his
next seven games.
Through nine games in the NBA Development League, Evans is fourth on
the SkyForce in scoring at 13.0 points
and 6.4 rebounds per game. The Phoenix, Ariz., native tallied a career-high
29 points and 12 rebounds in just the
third regular-season game of the season,
shooting 11-for-20 from the field and
6-of-8 from beyond the arc.
Evans went on to score in double figures in two of Sioux Falls' next three
games, dropping 22 points and 14 points
in consecutive games earlier this month.
Ryan Evans | NBDL | SkyForce
Badgers in the pros: Leuer
making most of December
Evans and Berggren shining in rookie seasons
ith the Badgers off
until Saturday, Dec.
28, hoops fans have
a little waiting to do before
their unbeaten squad takes its
talents back to the hardwood.
But the current members of
the UW team aren't the only
Badgers making noise this
winter. Wisconsin basketball
alums around the world are
shining for their respective
teams, from the NBA to the
Euro League.
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VARSITY December 26, 2013
Here's a look at a few former
Badgers and the work they're
doing in the pro ranks.
Leuer has been enjoying the
best stretch of his young career during the month of December. He opened the month
with a career-high 23 points,
shooting 10-for-13 from the
field, to go with nine rebounds
in 30 minutes of action against
the Phoenix Suns on Dec. 3.
Jon Leuer | NBA | Grizzlies
In his first season overseas, Berggren
has been inserted into the starting lineup
for Oostende, averaging 11.7 points and
6.2 rebounds per game, while shooting
71.7 percent from the field this season.
Berggren has reached double figures
five times this season, tallying 26 points
on 10-for-12 shooting on Dec. 4. Berggren followed that up with a 23-point,
eight-rebound outing on a 10-of-11 performance from the field.
Jared Berggren | Euro League | Oostende
