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Leuer gets first NBA shot with the Bucks

June 24, 2011 By

After a number of first round moves by the Milwaukee Bucks at the NBA

Jon Leuer

draft, things settle down in the second round.  The Bucks used their second round pick (40th overall) on Badger forward Jon Leuer.

The 6’10 Leuer averaged 18.3 points per game with the Wisconsin Badgers during his senior season last year.  He shot over 36% from 3-point range over his career. 

Leuer is the 5th Badger player to be selected by the Bucks and the first since Rashard Griffith in 1995.

AUDIO: Jon Leuer is excited and looking forward to Milwaukee :18

Prior to Leuer, the last Badger to be drafted by an NBA team was Alando Tucker, taken with the 29th overall pick by the Phoenix Suns in 2007.

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Leuer to make 17th pre-draft visit today (AUDIO)

June 22, 2011 By

If Jon Leuer doesn’t see the inside of another airplane for a while, he probably won’t mind.  Leuer was at his 16th pre-draft workout yesterday, this time in Milwaukee, working out for the Bucks.

The former Wisconsin Badgers will make one more visit today (#17) in Dallas with the Mavericks.  He’s projected by most to be a second round talent in Thursday night’s NBA Draft, but his visit to Dallas just might be an indication that some view him as a potential late first round possibility as well.  The Mavericks have the 26th pick in the first round. [Read more...]

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Leuer to work out for Bucks today

June 21, 2011 By

With the NBA Draft coming up on Thursday night, the Milwaukee Bucks have

Jon Leuer

invited six more players into their camp for a pre-draft workout.  The list includes former Wisconsin Badger forward Jon Leuer.  Following is the list of players due to work out today.

Tobias Harris – Tennessee
Jon Leuer – Wisconsin
Marshon Brooks – Providence
Josh Selby – Kansas
Chandler Parsons – Florida
Chris Singleton – Florida State

Jon Leuer led the Badgers with 18.3 points and 7.2 rebounds per game in his senior season, finishing 12th in school history in career points (1,376).  He earned 2010-11 First-Team All-Big Ten honors and honorable mention AP All-American.

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UW’s Taylor to try out for World University Games squad

June 8, 2011 By

USA Basketball announced today that Wisconsin senior Jordan Taylor has accepted an invitation to attend the 2011 USA Basketball

Jordan Taylor

Men’s World University Games Team training camp.

The camp runs from July 29-August 7 in Colorado Springs and will be used to select the 12-member team that will represent the United States at the 2011 World University Games men’s basketball competition, Aug. 13-23 in China.  Finalists are expected to be announced on July 31 with the final roster to be unveiled prior to the team’s departure for China on Aug. 8.

Purdue head coach Matt Painter will coach the American team and will be assisted by Butler’s Brad Stevens and Tennessee’s Cuonzo Martin.

Taylor emerged as one of college basketball’s top players last season, earning second-team All-American honors from the Associated Press.  Taylor led the NCAA with a 3.83 assist-to-turnover ration in 2010-11, while averaging 18.1 points and 4.7 assists per game.

Taylor is the latest Badger to be picked by USA Basketball, joining recent participants Bo Ryan and Jon Leuer.

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Taylor named All-American, Leuer honorable mention

March 29, 2011 By

Wisconsin  junior guard Jordan Taylor was named a second-team All-American by the Associated Press on Monday.  His teammate, Jon Leuer

Jordan Taylor

earned honorable mention honors.

Taylor is just the fourth Badger to earn first or second team All-America Honors since the selection process began back in 1948.

Alando Tucker and Devin Harris are the two modern day players to make the list.  Don Rehfeldt also made first team All-American in 1950.

Taylor averaged 18.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.7 assists this last season.

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