A skilled big man, redshirt junior Jared Berggren appeared in 29 games in 2010-11. Berggren possesses some of UW's best interior post moves, but also has the ability to step outside and knock down shots, hitting 7 of 22 from 3-point range as a sophomore. For a big man, Berggren possesses remarkable quickness, set the school's post-player record for the 300-yard shuttle run as a sophomore and then broke his own record with a time of 51.66 seconds in the summer of 2010.
Berggren has appeared in 64 career games, including all 16 in 2011-12
Honors • 2010 and 2011 Academic All-Big Ten selection
Career • Has appeared in 64 career games with 17 starts (16 in 2011-12) • Made first-career start vs. Illinois (1/15/11) • Career 49.5 percent, including 35.4 percent from 3-point range
2011-12 Season Has started all 16 games, scoring in double figures 10 times ... 2nd on the team and 20th in the Big Ten in scoring (11.9 avg.) ... increased scoring average by 9.5 points from 2010-11 to 2011-12, the 3rd-biggest improvement in the Big Ten ... tied for Big Ten lead in blocked shots in conference games (2.3 avg.), 3rd in all games (1.6 avg.) ... ranks 13th in steals (1.4 avg.) in Big Ten and tied for 19th in rebounding (4.8) ... scored 9 points with 6 rebounds and tied career high with 3 blocks versus Michigan State ... reached double figures for third-straight game with 15 points vs. Mississippi Valley State ... game-high 17 points with 9 rebounds at Milwaukee ... posted 13 points and set career highs with 4 steals and 3 blocks against Green Bay ... at No. 5 North Carolina, posted 14 points to go with 5 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 block ... scored 13 points and added 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 blocks vs. BYU ... tallied a career-high 10 rebounds, while chipping in 7 points, 3 assists, 1 block and a personal-best 3 steals vs. Bradley ... career-high 21 points in just 21 minutes of action against UMKC, hit a career-high four 3-pointers, going 4-for-4 from beyond the arc and 8-for-9 from the field ... scored 13 points and notched seven rebounds to go with 1 assist, 1 block and 2 steals against Wofford ... reached double figures for just the second time in his career, scoring 12 points in season opener against Kennesaw State. Also chipped in 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block
2010-11 Season Ranked 2nd on UW, shooting .491 from the field this season (27-of-55) ... scored 6 points (2-of-2 3-pt FG) in 9 minutes in NCAA win over Belmont (3/17) ... made 1st career start vs. Illinois (1/15), posting 2 points, 4 rebounds and 1 block ... had 9 points, 4 rebounds, 2 blocks in career-high 21 min. vs. Minnesota (12/28) ... posted 8 points, 3 boards and a block in 9 minutes vs. Coppin St. (12/23) ... had 8 points in 9 minutes at Marquette (12/11) ... tallied a career-high 12 points (3-for-3 from 3-point range) vs. NC State (12/1), along with 3 rebounds ... had 5 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block at UNLV (11/20)
2009-10 Season Appeared in 19 games as a redshirt freshman, including 10 Big Ten Conference games ... made 8-of-13 (.615) shots on the year ... drained his only 3-point attempt at Purdue ... scored a career-high 5 points in back-to-back games vs. Cal Poly and Milwaukee ... notched first career points (2) vs. IPFW, also recording a rebound, 2 assists and a block
2008-09 Season Redshirt season
High School Conference MVP and Minnesota Mr. Basketball finalist as a senior after averaging 25.8 points, 12.3 rebounds and 6.6 blocks per game ... set school career records for points (1,561), rebounds (823) and blocked shots (434) ... averaged 21 points and 12 rebounds per game while shooting 59.8 percent from the field with 150 blocked shots as a junior ... honorable mention all-state, first-team all-conference as a junior ... also selected first-team all-state Class AAA by Minnesota Basketball News and second-team all-metro by the St. Paul Pioneer Press that season ... earned all-conference and honorable mention all-state honors as a sophomore ... earned academic all-conference honors
Personal Born in Coon Rapids, Minn. ... parents are Vic and Kris Berggren ... has two older sisters, Angela (25) and Mandy (23) ... major is consumer science and personal finance ... name pronounced "BURR-grin"
