2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Wilhelm Breidenbach
- Height:
- 6-10
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Nebraska
- High School:
- Mater Dei
2024-25 (SENIOR)
โขย Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors
โข UW's representative on the Big Ten Sportsmanship Team
โข Appeared in 30 games with 17 starts, averaging 16.9 minutes per game
โข Strung together a streak of 13 straight starts
โข Posted averages of 4.5 points and 2.4 rebounds
โข Second on UW in field goal percentage at .505
โข Knocked down at least one three in 17-of-30 games
โข Scored a season-high 10 points, making all five shots from the field, in the season opener vs. UC Davis (11/5)
โข Matched season-high with 10 points, also grabbing 10 rebounds, in the win over NJIT (12/29)
โข Pulled down a season-best six rebounds, adding seven points on 3-4 shooting, vs. No. 22 Illinois (1/5)
โข Posted nine points, five rebounds and three steals at Oregon (1/21)
2023-24 (JUNIOR)
โข Three points and career-high eight rebounds in Huskies debut (11/6/23)
โข 12 points against Seattle (12/17/23), one shy of a career high and his first game in double figures as a Husky
โข Tied a career high with five field goals
โข Career-high 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting at Utah (12/31/23)
โข Tied career high with team-high eight rebounds against Oregon St. (1/6/23)
โข First career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds at Stanford (1/20/24)
โข First Husky since Noah Dickerson in 2019 to go at least 6-for-6 from the free throw line with a double-double
โข Eight points, 4-for-4 shooting, getting the start in win at #18 Washington State (3/7/24)
โข Academic All-Big Ten honoree
โข Nebraska fall Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll
โข Was one of only three Huskers to play in all 32 games, averaging 3.6 points and 2.7 rebounds per game
โข Ranked third on the team in blocked shots (10) and offensive rebounds (24) while averaging 12.8 minute per contesT
โข Reached double figures four times, including a team-high 13 points and five rebounds at Kansas State on Dec. 17
โข Opened the year by setting then-career highs in points (nine), rebounds (seven) and assists (three) against Maine on Nov. 7
โข 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
โข Matched his career high with seven boards in consecutive games against Queens and Iowa
โข 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)
โข Played in NUโs first 10 games and was NU's first big man off the bench before suffering a season-ending injury against Michigan on Dec. 7
โข 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
โข Breidenbach played for national power Mater Dei High School and legendary Coach Gary McKnight
โข A four-star prospect, Breidenbach was ranked No. 75 in the ESPN100
โข 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
โข He tallied four double-doubles and six games with at least 20 points
โข The No. 12 center nationally by ESPN in the class of 2021
โข 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
โข Breidenbach was a four-year starter at Mater Dei, totaling 1,293 points, 764 rebounds and 193 assists in his career
โข 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
โข Breidenbach also carried close to a 4.0 GPA at Mater Dei
