Jonah Radebaugh
Radebaugh in 2022
Personal information
Born (1997-06-17) June 17, 1997 (age 26)
Thornton, Colorado
NationalityAmerican / Montenegrin
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft2020: undrafted
Playing career2020–present
PositionShooting guard
Career history
2020Köping Stars
2020–2022Riesen Ludwigsburg
2022–2023Valencia
2023–2024Galatasaray
Career highlights and awards

Jonah Radebaugh (Serbian Cyrillic: Џона Радебу; romanized: Džona Radebu; born June 17, 1997) is an American-born naturalized Montenegrin professional basketball player for Galatasaray Ekmas of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi and the Basketball Champions League. He played college basketball for Northern Colorado.

Early life and high school career

Radebaugh began playing basketball at the age of five. He attended Northglenn High School in Northglenn, Colorado. As a senior, Radebaugh averaged 18 points per game and was named East Metro Athletic Conference (EMAC) Player of the Year.[1] Northglenn lost to Grand Junction High School 65–57 in the second round of the Class 5A playoffs despite 26 points from Radebaugh.[2] He decided to attend the University of Northern Colorado over an offer of guaranteed playing time at Division III Nebraska Wesleyan University.[1]

College career

Radebaugh walked on to the Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team and redshirted his true freshman season. He averaged 7.6 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game as a redshirt freshman. Radebaugh earned Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year honors and was placed on scholarship.[3] As a sophomore, he averaged 7.9 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 1.0 steal per game.[4] On February 7, 2019, Radebaugh scored a career-high 28 points shooting 5-of-6 from three-point range, and grabbed eight rebounds in an 80–62 win over Portland State.[5] He averaged 9.5 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game as a junior, earning Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year honors.[6] Radebaugh scored a season-high 26 points and added six assists, five rebounds and four steals on December 17, 2019, in an 86–64 win over Denver.[7] As a senior, Radebaugh averaged 16.5 points, 6.5 assists, 6.3 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game, leading Northern Colorado to a 22–9 record. He was named Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year for a record third season and garnered First Team All-Big Sky as well as NABC All-District 6 team honors.[8]

Professional career

Köping Stars

On September 15, 2020, Radebaugh signed his first professional contract with Köping Stars of the Swedish Basketball League.[9]

Riesen Ludwigsburg

On December 15, Radebaugh chose to take advantage of a clause that made it possible to break the contract with Stars if a team from abroad wanted him. He signed a try-out contract with Ludwigsburg, second in the German Bundesliga season 2019/2020. On December 29, Radebaugh played his first game with the team, and recorded 6 points in 10 minutes in a win against Hamburg. On January 2, 2021, Radebaugh got a permanent deal with ”the Giants” until the end of the season.

Valencia Basket

On July 18, 2022, Valencia Basket announce the signing of Radebaugh, after executing the exit clause valid for Euroleague teams.[10]

Galatasaray Ekmas

On July 3, 2023, he signed with Galatasaray Ekmas of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[11]

On 23 February 2024, Radebaugh and Galatasaray announced that they had parted ways by mutual agreement.[12]

Personal life

Radebaugh has two older brothers: Jarred and Jordan, and a younger sister Hannah. Jonah began wearing his hair in a mullet in high school. In addition to basketball, he student taught while at Northern Colorado.His best friends are Jaime Estrella, Jacob Montour, and Romano Jesus III [6]

References

  1. ^ a b Reimers, Ashley (April 7, 2015). "Northglenn senior named player of the year". Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  2. ^ Meyer, Matt (March 1, 2015). "D.J. spins a victory". Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. p. 16. Retrieved September 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "UNC's Jonah Radebaugh named Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year". Mile High Sports. March 6, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  4. ^ "Men's Big Sky 2018-'19 Preview". TSJ101 Sports. October 8, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  5. ^ "Radebaugh scores 28, Northern Colorado beats Portland State". ESPN. Associated Press. February 7, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  6. ^ a b Watson-Fisher, Jadyn (February 20, 2020). "Northern Colorado basketball's Jonah Radebaugh channels inner '80s with mullet". Greeley Tribune. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  7. ^ "Radebaugh powers Northern Colorado past Denver 86-64". ESPN. Associated Press. December 17, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  8. ^ Pfeifer, Ryan (May 11, 2020). "Lost in the Distance". Northern Colorado Bears. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  9. ^ "Radebaugh starts his pro career at Koping Stars". Eurobasket. September 15, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  10. ^ Askounis, Johnny (July 18, 2022). "Valencia brings in BCL standout Jonah Radebaugh". Eurohoops. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  11. ^ "Jonah Radebaugh Galatasaray Nef'te!" (in Turkish). Galatasaray. July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  12. ^ "Teşekkürler Jonah Radebaugh" (in Turkish). Galatasaray. February 23, 2024. Retrieved February 23, 2024.

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