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