Jon Teske

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Jon Teske (born May 4, 1997) is an American former professional

2018 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament
champions during his first two seasons.

Teske was not selected in the

Filou Oostende in March 2021, but left the team before playing a single game. He re-joined Orlando for training camp in September 2022 and played again for Lakeland after getting waived in October. Teske also spent time with the Memphis Grizzlies on a 10-day contract in January 2022. He retired from pro basketball after the 2021–22 season.[1]

High school career

Teske lived in the Grand Rapids, Michigan suburb of Grandville until he was 10 and his family moved to Medina, Ohio.[2] Teske was 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) as a high school freshman and 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) as a sophomore before eclipsing 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) as a junior for Medina High School.[3] Among Teske's advisors on his recruitment was his maternal grandfather, Jim Zuidema.[4] On August 7, 2014, he committed to Michigan via Twitter.[2][5] Teske signed his National Letters of Intent on November 11, 2015, on the same day as future teammates Austin Davis, Ibi Watson and Zavier Simpson.[6] Simpson, Watson and Teske were all named to the 2015–16 Associated Press Ohio high school Division I boys basketball all-state 1st team.[7]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jon Teske
C
Medina, OH
Medina Senior High School
(OH)
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jul 8, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:   
247Sports
: 142
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Michigan 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  • "2016 Michigan Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  • "ESPN Recruiting Nation Basketball". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 6, 2015.

College career

Teske for the 2017–18 Michigan Wolverines

Freshman season

Teske logged just 61 minutes in 20 games for the

2017 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament.[10][11] In the 2017 NCAA tournament, Michigan reached the round of 16 but lost to Oregon.[12] Following the season, D. J. Wilson declared early for the 2017 NBA draft and Mark Donnal left the program, making way for Teske and Austin Davis to compete for more playing time.[13]

Sophomore season

On November 16, 2017, Teske, who had previous career highs of four

Mo Wagner) and recorded his second career double-double (15 points and 10 rebounds); the game marked the first collegiate basketball game at Little Caesars Arena.[15][16]

Michigan claimed their second consecutive Big Ten tournament championship at the

Duncan Robinson, Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman, Simpson and Charles Matthews.[26] Members of the 2010–11 Connecticut Huskies also played 41 games (an NCAA record).[27]

Junior season

In November 2018, Teske twice posted 5

Big Ten honorable mention selection (coaches and media).[52][53] Teske's 75 blocked shots in 37 games (2.03/game), finished second in the Big Ten to Purdue's Matt Haarms who had 79 blocks in 36 games (2.06/game).[54]

Senior season

Prior to the season, Teske was named to the preseason

AP Poll as they jumped from unranked to number 4 in the 2019–20 basketball rankings.[66] On December 5, Teske was one of six Big Ten athletes named to the Oscar Robertson Trophy Watch List.[67] On December 29, Teske posted a career-high 25 points in a win against UMass Lowell.[68][69]

Professional career

Lakeland Magic (2021–2022)

After going undrafted in the

Lakeland Magic for the NBA G League restart,[72] averaging 6.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists while helping Lakeland win the G League title.[73]

On March 25, 2021, Teske signed with

Filou Oostende of the Belgian League,[73] but left the team for personal reasons before playing a single game.[74] On September 8, he signed with the Orlando Magic,[75] but was later waived on October 7 after two preseason games.[76] Teske subsequently rejoined the Lakeland Magic.[77]

Memphis Grizzlies (2022)

On January 3, 2022, Teske signed a 10-day contract with the Memphis Grizzlies.[78]

Return to Lakeland (2022)

Following the expiration of his 10-day contract, Teske returned to the

Lakeland Magic
.

Teske retired from professional basketball shortly after the 2021–22 season.[1]

Personal life

Teske is from a family of tall athletes. His father, Ben, is 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) and his mother, Julie, is 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m). His older sister, Hannah, and younger sister, Abby, are both at least 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m). Both his parents played basketball for

Grand Rapids area after the family moved to Medina and Teske continued to visit Grand Rapids often while in college.[4]

Teske currently works in sales for Gordon Food Service.[1]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021–22 Memphis 3 0 2.7 .000 .000 .7 .3 .3 .0 .0
Career 3 0 2.7 .000 .000 .7 .3 .3 .0 .0
* Led NCAA Division I

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Michigan 20 0 3.0 .143 .000 .500 .6 .1 .2 .4 .3
2017–18 Michigan 41* 2 12.3 .541 .000 .574 3.3 .4 .6 .6 3.4
2018–19 Michigan 37 37 27.9 .521 .299 .593 7.0 .9 .7 2.0 9.5
2019–20 Michigan 31 31 27.9 .478 .246 .714 6.7 1.1 1.0 1.8 11.6
Career 129 70 19.1 .501 .271 .631 4.8 .7 .6 1.3 6.6

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