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2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster

2019-20 Colorado State Men's Basketball - Open Scrimmage, Moby Arena, Fort Collins, CO
Photo by: Don Reichert/CSU Athletics Communications
Stevens & Tonje
Baylor Hebb & John Tonje
John Tonje
John Tonje
John Tonje
Tonje & Rivera
John Tonje
Isaiah Stevens and John Tonje
John Tonje
John Tonje
John Tonje
Colorado State Men's Basketball vs Northern Colorado November 27 2021
Photo by: CSU Athletics Communications
2021 Paradise Jam Champions
Colorado State Men's Basketball vs Oral Roberts November 9th 2021
Photo by: CSU Athletics Communications
John Tonje
John Tonje
John Tonje
Photo by: Bethany Baker / The Coloradoan
John Tonje
2019-20 Colorado State Men's Basketball - Open Scrimmage, Moby Arena, Fort Collins, CO
Photo by: Don Reichert/CSU Athletics Communications
Stevens & Tonje
John Tonje
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John Tonje

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    6-5
  • Weight:
    210
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Omaha, Neb.
  • High School:
    Omaha Central HS
At Colorado State
Senior (2022-23)
  • Started all 33 games averaging 14.6 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.
  • Scored over 20 points seven times with a season-high 25 against Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 26) and Wyoming (Feb. 24).
  • Led the team in scoring and rebounding 10 times.
  • Recorded first career double-double against Penn State (Nov. 20) with 14 points and 13 rebounds. The 13 rebounds were a career-high.
  • Ranked 160th in the nation shooting 81.5% from the free throw line
Junior (2021-22)
  • Played 30 games, starting 12 of them and averaging 9.1 points, 3.0 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 25.3 minutes per game in helping lead CSU to a school-record tying 14 conference wins and the team's first berth in the NCAA Tournament since 2013.
  • Shot 46.1 percent from the field, 36.4 percent on 3-pointers and 82.1 percent on free throws.
  • Opened the season with a career-high 31 points (10-of-14 FG, 3-7 3P, 8-8 FT) and three rebounds in the win over Oral Roberts (Nov. 9).
  • Scored 16 points in 31 minutes in the home win over San Diego State (Feb. 4).
  • Tallied 15 points and five rebounds at Wyoming (Jan. 31).
  • Had 12 points in the win over Saint Mary's (Dec. 4).
  • Scored 20 points, hitting 7-of-8 field goal attempts, all three triple attempts and his three free throws in the come from behind win over Northern Colorado (Nov. 27).
  • Had 12 games of 10 or more points on the year.
Sophomore (2020-21)
  • Played in all 28 games off the bench, improving his numbers in his second year to 6.6 points, 2.9 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 20.2 minutes per game.
  • Connected on 38.9 percent of his shots from the floor, 31.3 percent on threes and 85.7 percent at the free throw line.
  • Scored a career-best 15 points on two occasions -- at San Diego State (Jan. 4) and against UNLV (Jan. 9).
  • Grabbed a season-best eight rebounds at San Jose State (Jan. 16) in 24 minutes of play.
  • Had 14 and 10 points, respectively, in the two wins at Wyoming.
  • Had five rebounds in 13 minutes off the bench in the NIT First Round victory over Buffalo (Mar.19).
  • Scored in double figures 10 times on the season.
  • Played 26 minutes in the NIT Semifinals against Memphis (Mar. 27), posting eight points, three assists, two rebounds and two steals.
  • Also saw 24 minutes of play against Louisiana Tech in NIT Third Place game (Mar. 28), finishing with six points and three rebounds.
Freshman (2019-20)
  • Played in 31 games, all off the bench, and averaged 3.6 points, 1.0 rebounds and 8.5 minutes a game while shooting 46.1 percent from the field and 43.5 percent from the 3-point arc
  • Was a solid 52.4 percent from the floor and 51.9 percent beyond the 3-point line in 18 Mountain West games.
  • Had a season-high 10 points in the home win over New Mexico (Jan. 15).
  • Grabbed a season-high five rebounds against Air Force (Feb. 29).
  • Tallied nine points, all on 3-pointers, in the victory at San Jose State (Jan. 11).
  • Had seven points and three rebounds in a triple-overtime win at Tulsa (Dec. 21).
Personal/High School
  • Averaged a Nebraska Class A state-best 23.8 points along with 6.1 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 1.4 assists per game for the Eagles, leading them to a 22-6 overall record, 11-3 in conference and runner-up finish in the state tournament.
  • Shot 50 percent from the field, 38 percent from the three-point arc, with his 73 triples leading Class A, and 82 percent at the free-throw line, also best in Class A.
  • Set a school single-season scoring record as a senior and earned first team All-State by USA Today and All-Class State All-Tournament team honors.
  • Second leading scorer for the Eagles as a junior with 13.6 points per game, connecting on 46 percent from the three-point arc, which put him among the state's leaders.
  • Improved his game over his career when he averaged 1.6 points per game as a sophomore to 13.6 points and 4.2 rebounds per game as a junior to the state's leading scorer as a senior.
  • Finished his high school career with 1,050 points, including 128 made three pointers and 303 rebounds.