Entering his fifth year in the Wisconsin program, Jared Berggren has built himself into one of the premier big men in college basketball. Berggren started all 36 games for the Badgers in 2011-12 and posted career highs in every category. Possessing a versatile offensive game, Berggren has UW's best array of interior post-moves since Mike Wilkinson, but also has the ability to step outside and knock down shots, shooting 37 percent from 3-point range as a junior.
The Princeton, Minn., native has also demonstrated major improvement at the defensive end, posting 60 blocks in 2011-12 - the third-highest single-season total in UW history - and 32 steals. For a big man, Berggren possesses remarkable quickness, as he owns the school's post-player record for the 300-yard shuttle run (50.19 seconds), the team's agility drill (6.67 seconds) and the standing vertical jump (33 inches).
Berggren was a consensus second-team All-Big Ten selection in 2013
Honors • Selected to participate in Reese's Div. 1 College All-Star Game • 2013 NABC second-team All-District • 2013 consensus second-team All-Big Ten honoree • Named to Big Ten's All-Defensive Team • Consensus 2012 All-Big Ten honorable mention selection • 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013 Academic All-Big Ten selection • CoSIDA Academic All-District (2012)
Career • Has appeared in 119 career games with 72 starts • Ranks first in UW annals in career blocks (144) • Made first-career start vs. Illinois (1/15/11) • Career 47.1% shooter - 32.9% from 3-point range
2012-13 Season Has started all 35 games, scoring in double figures 22 times ... the consensus second-team All-Big Ten selection was also named to the Big Ten's All-Defensive team ... also earned USBWA All-District honors ... selected as one of 30 finalists for the 2013 Naismith Award ... recorded three double-doubles ... ranks 24th in the Big Ten and second on the team in scoring (11.0) ... ranks sixth in the conference in rebounds per game (6.9) ... is one of just four players (joining IU's Cody Zeller and Christian Watford and NU's Brandon Ubel) to rank among the Big Ten's top 25 scorers & top 10 rebounders ... leads the Big Ten averaging 2.1 blocks per game and recently became Wisconsin's all-time blocks leader, owning 144 for his career ... fourth in the Big Ten in offensive boards per game (2.5) ... recorded four blocks on eight different occasions and leads the team with a UW single-season record 73 swats ... second on the team, shooting 48.0 percent (143-for-298) from the field ... third on the team in free throw percentage (.700) among all Badgers with at least 40 attempts ... scored eight points and grabbed nine rebounds against Ole Miss (March 22) in the NCAA tournament ... tallied 11 points and grabbed five rebounds against Indiana (March 16) in the Big Ten semifinals ... recorded third double-double at Penn State (March 10), scoring 12 points and adding 10 rebounds ... scored 13 points and added eight rebounds against Purdue on March 3 ... netted 15 points and eight rebounds against Ohio State on Feb. 17 ... recorded double-double, posting 16 points and a career-high 14 rebounds in a career-best 43 minutes of action against Iowa (Feb. 6) ... tied a career-best with seven blocked shots against Iowa on Feb. 6 ... posted first career double-double against Illinois (Jan. 12), scoring 15 points and adding 12 rebounds ... scored 10 points and posted nine rebounds against Samford on Dec. 29 ... recorded a career-high four steals against Green Bay on Dec. 7 ... tallied 18 points and eight rebounds in a 7-for-9 (.778) effort from the field against California on Dec. 4 ... earned All-Tournament honors at the Las Vegas Invitational after posting 10 points, nine rebounds and four blocks vs. Arkansas (Nov. 24) and tallying a career-high 27 points (7-for-8 on FTs) with seven rebounds against Creighton (Nov. 23) ... went a perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw stripe in UW's season opener, finishing with 19 points, eight rebounds and four blocks against Southeastern Louisiana on Nov. 11.
2011-12 Season Started all 36 games, scoring in double figures 19 times ... third on UW's single-season list with 60 blocks this year ... 3rd on the team and 27th in the Big Ten in scoring (10.5 avg.) ... increased scoring average by 8.1 points from 2010-11 to 2011-12, the 6th-biggest improvement in the Big Ten ... led the Big Ten in blocked shots in conference games (1.9 avg.) and was 2nd in all games (1.7 avg.) ... 15th in B1G games in rebounds (5.1 avg.), 17th in all games (4.9) ... made 6-7 shots, 3-3 on 3's, to finish with 17 points against Syracuse in Sweet 16 ... UW NCAA record 7 blocks in 2nd round vs. Montana, 3rd-highest total in UW history and the most since 1982... in B1G Tourney, 16 points, 9 rebounds and 1 block vs. Indiana... scored 18 pts. (3-7 on 3's) and grabbed 5 reb., while holding Ohio State's Jared Sullinger to just 8 pts., and 4 rebs.... posted 13 points with 6 rebounds and 2 blocks vs. Penn State ... scored 8 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, blocked 2 shots at PSU ... career-high 5 blocks in win over No. 16 Indiana ... tallied 18 points and 5 rebounds in win at No. 22 Illinois... career-high 13 rebounds to go with 9 points against Nebraska... 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"
