The Charlotte Hornets chosen guard Kon Knueppel from Duke College with the fourth total choose within the 2025 NBA Draft.
A local of Milwaukee, Knueppel averaged 14.4 factors, 4.0 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.0 steals in 30.5 minutes per recreation throughout 39 appearances (all begins), serving to lead the Blue Devils to a Last 4 berth and incomes NCAA All-Area honors. Knueppel tallied seven 20-point outings and have become considered one of 15 freshmen in NCAA historical past with 550 factors, 100 assists and 80 3s in a season.
Knueppel was named All-ACC, ACC All-Freshman, All-ACC Event and ACC Event MVP because the Blue Devils claimed each the ACC common season and event championships. He starred at Wisconsin Lutheran in Milwaukee in highschool, being named Wisconsin Mr. Basketball and main the Vikings to a 2024 state championship and 30-0 document as a senior. Knueppel signed with Duke as a consensus top-20 recruit and enrolled at Duke in June 2024.
Knueppel’s mom and father each performed faculty basketball, and his uncle, Jeff Nordgaard, performed for the Milwaukee Bucks throughout the 1997-98 season.
