2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Dec 13 (Sat)
3:00 p.m. PT
Roster
Wilhelm Breidenbach
- Position:
- Forward
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.
- High School:
- Mater Dei
- Prev School:
- Nebraska
2024-25 (SENIOR)
β’Β Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors
β’ UW's representative on the Big Ten Sportsmanship Team
β’ Appeared in 30 games with 17 starts, averaging 16.9 minutes per game
β’ Strung together a streak of 13 straight starts
β’ Posted averages of 4.5 points and 2.4 rebounds
β’ Second on UW in field goal percentage at .505
β’ Knocked down at least one three in 17-of-30 games
β’ Scored a season-high 10 points, making all five shots from the field, in the season opener vs. UC Davis (11/5)
β’ Matched season-high with 10 points, also grabbing 10 rebounds, in the win over NJIT (12/29)
β’ Pulled down a season-best six rebounds, adding seven points on 3-4 shooting, vs. No. 22 Illinois (1/5)
β’ Posted nine points, five rebounds and three steals at Oregon (1/21)
2023-24 (JUNIOR)
β’ Three points and career-high eight rebounds in Huskies debut (11/6/23)
β’ 12 points against Seattle (12/17/23), one shy of a career high and his first game in double figures as a Husky
β’ Tied a career high with five field goals
β’ Career-high 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting at Utah (12/31/23)
β’ Tied career high with team-high eight rebounds against Oregon St. (1/6/23)
β’ First career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds at Stanford (1/20/24)
β’ First Husky since Noah Dickerson in 2019 to go at least 6-for-6 from the free throw line with a double-double
β’ Eight points, 4-for-4 shooting, getting the start in win at #18 Washington State (3/7/24)
β’ Academic All-Big Ten honoree
β’ Nebraska fall Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll
β’ Was one of only three Huskers to play in all 32 games, averaging 3.6 points and 2.7 rebounds per game
β’ Ranked third on the team in blocked shots (10) and offensive rebounds (24) while averaging 12.8 minute per contesT
β’ Reached double figures four times, including a team-high 13 points and five rebounds at Kansas State on Dec. 17
β’ Opened the year by setting then-career highs in points (nine), rebounds (seven) and assists (three) against Maine on Nov. 7
β’ He reached double figures for the first time in his career against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Nov. 20, finishing with 10 first-half points on 4-of-5 shootinG
β’ Matched his career high with seven boards in consecutive games against Queens and Iowa
β’ Had 10 points and four boards at Michigan State on Jan. 3 and 11 points, including a pair of 3-pointers against Illinois on Jan. 10.
2021-22 (FRESHMAN - NEBRASKA)
β’ Played in NUβs first 10 games and was NU's first big man off the bench before suffering a season-ending injury against Michigan on Dec. 7
β’ Recorded career highs in both steals (five) and rebounds (five) in a season-high 21 minutes of work against South Dakota
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HIGH SCHOOL
β’ Breidenbach played for national power Mater Dei High School and legendary Coach Gary McKnight
β’ A four-star prospect, Breidenbach was ranked No. 75 in the ESPN100
β’ Breidenbach averaged 15.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game in 21 contests, leading Mater Dei to a 24-0 start
β’ He tallied four double-doubles and six games with at least 20 points
β’ The No. 12 center nationally by ESPN in the class of 2021
β’ He averaged 11.9 points and 8.0 rebounds per game in 2019-20, as Mater Dei went 25-8 and reached the CIF Open Division Regional semifinals
β’ Breidenbach was a four-year starter at Mater Dei, totaling 1,293 points, 764 rebounds and 193 assists in his career
β’ He played his AAU ball with Team Why Not on the EYBL circuit, helping the team to a runner-up finish in the 2019 Peach Jam
β’ Breidenbach also carried close to a 4.0 GPA at Mater Dei
