John Konchar

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Ht./Wt.:
6-5 / 210
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
West Chicago, Ill.
High School:
West Chicago

• 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 All-Summit League First Team
• 2015-16 Summit League All-Newcomer Team
• Eight-time Summit League Player of the Week
• Summit League Male-Athlete of the Month (Dec. 2018)
• 2016-17, 2017-18 NABC All-District Second Team
• 2018-19 NABC All-District First Team
• 2017-18, 2018-19 Summit League All-Tournament Team
• 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 Summit League Preseason First Team
• 2017-18, 2018-19 CollegeInsider.com Lou Henson All-America Team
• March 28, 2019 declared "John Konchar Day" by Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry
• 2018-19 Division I-AAA ADA Scholar-Athlete Team
• Since 1992-93, only player in NCAA Division I with two seasons of 450 points, 200 rebounds, 150 assists and 60 steals
• First player in NCAA Division I history with at least 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, 500 assists and 200 steals
• Recorded 47 career double-doubles

2018-19: Started in all 33 games ... Named Summit League Preseason First Team, All-Summit League First Team, Summit League All-Tournament Team, and Player of the Week (Dec. 23, Dec. 31, Feb. 4), Male-Athlete of the Month (Dec.) ... Lou Henson All-American by CollegeInsider.com and NABC All-District First Team, Division I-AAA ADA Scholar ... Finished career with 2,065 points (all-time leading scorer in program history), 1,150 rebounds, 554 assists, 272 steals and 78 blocks ... Finished third in NCAA Division I Active Career Leaders with 272 steals ... Recorded first triple-double in Summit League Tournament history with a line of 18 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists against South Dakota (March 10) ... Earned nine double-doubles ... Recorded 15 20-plus point games ... Scored career-high 38 points along with eight rebounds, four assists and two steals against North Dakota State (Dec. 30) ... Recorded 30 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, two blocks and two steals against IUPUI (Dec. 18) ... Earned career-high 14 assists along with 29 points, seven rebounds, three rebounds and two blocks against Denver (Feb. 14).

2017-18: Played in all 33 games with 32 starts … Named Summit League Preseason First Team, All-Summit League First Team, Summit League All-Tournament Team, and Player of the Week (Feb. 19) … Lou Henson All-American by CollegeInsider.com and NABC All-District Second Team … Earned seven double-doubles … Scored a season-high 31 points against South Dakota State (Feb. 24) … Had 16 rebounds against UIC (Nov. 18) … Recorded 16 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and two steals against Indiana (Dec. 18) … Had 11 points, nine rebounds, seven steals, four assists and one block against Denver (Jan. 6) … Recorded 19 points, eight rebounds, six assists and a career-high of five blocks against Western Illinois (Feb. 14) that helped him win the Player of the Week accolade … Worked his way up to 1,423 career-points … Finished with the season with 81 steals, that placed him ninth in the NCAA in among all divisions and eighth with 2.45 steals per game.

2016-17: Started in all 33 games … Named Summit League Preseason First Team, All-Summit League First Team and Player of the Week twice (Dec. 26 and Jan. 30) … Earned 15 double-doubles in the season, most in the Summit League and 26th in the NCAA ... Scored 33 points against Omaha (Jan. 4) and made the game winning shot with one second left … Recorded 19 points, 13 rebounds, eight assists and five steals against IUPUI (Jan. 25), highlighted by College Basketball Reference as only player in the nation to record such a line of stats … Had 15 points, 11 rebounds, five assists, one steal and one block in a 71-68 victory over Indiana (Nov. 22) … Grabbed 16 rebounds vs. Omaha (Feb. 11) … Finished seventh in NCAA with a field-goal percentage of 63.7 among all divisions, 17th in steal average with 1.88 steals per game … Finished season 19th in career rebound average with 9.0 per game among all active Division I athletes.

2015-16: All-Summit League First Team and All-Newcomer Team ... Started all 34 games, averaging 35.6 minutes, 13.0 points, 9.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists … Set a program record for single-season rebounds (313) … Scored 28 points at Austin Peay (Nov. 18) … Scored 27 points at Omaha (Jan. 16) … had 19 rebounds vs. North Dakota State (1/21), tying school Division I era record … Grabbed 18 rebounds at San Diego State (March 15) ... Grabbed 16 rebounds vs. South Dakota (March 5) … Dished out 10 assists at South Dakota (Feb. 4) … Notched seven steals vs. North Dakota State (March 7) … 25 double-figure scoring games … Four 20-point games … Led team in rebounding 24 times … Named The Summit League Player of the Week (Feb. 22), after averaging a double-double of 20.5 points (13-19 FGs, 1-4 3FGs, 14-15 FTs) and 13.0 rebounds ... Named The Summit League Player of the Week (Jan. 25), after averaging a double-double of 12.0 points and 15.5 rebounds, along with 3.0 assists in two games vs. North Dakota State (Jan. 21) and IUPUI (Jan. 23).

2014-15: Did not play and was redshirted.

High School: Averaged 28.9 points and 14.1 rebounds per game, in addition to dishing out 4.1 assists, picking up 3.2 steals and 2.5 blocks per contest... 49-point, 27-rebound game against South Elgin High School, a 47-point, 24-rebound game against Bartlett High School, and a 45-point, 15-rebound, 8-assist effort St. Charles North High School ... new West Chicago High School all-time leading scorer with 1,551 points ... broke the previous scoring record held by his high school coach Bill Recchia near the end of his senior year.

Personal: Jim and Jan Konchar ... Has one sister, Jen, and one brother, Petey ... Graduated with a degree in Information Technology ... Pursuing an MS in Organizational Leadership.