Jonah Radebaugh
Radebaugh wih Riesen Ludwigsburg in 2022 | |
| No. 12 – UCAM Murcia | |
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Liga ACB |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 17, 1997 Thornton, Colorado, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2020: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2020–present |
| Career history | |
| 2020 | Köping Stars |
| 2020–2022 | Riesen Ludwigsburg |
| 2022–2023 | Valencia |
| 2023–2024 | Galatasaray |
| 2024–present | Murcia |
| Career highlights | |
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Jonah Kameron Radebaugh (Montenegrin language: Џона Радебау; Džona Radebau; born June 17, 1997) is an American-born naturalized Montenegrin professional basketball player for UCAM Murcia of the Spanish Liga ACB. He played college basketball for Northern Colorado.
Early life
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Köping Stars
[edit]On September 15, 2020, Radebaugh signed his first professional contract with Köping Stars of the Swedish Basketball League.[9]
Riesen Ludwigsburg
[edit]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
[edit]On July 18, 2022, Valencia Basket announce the signing of Radebaugh, after executing the exit clause valid for Euroleague teams.[10]
Galatasaray Ekmas
[edit]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]
UCAM Murcia
[edit]On February 23, 2024, he signed with UCAM Murcia of the Spanish Liga ACB.[13] On March 12, 2025, he signed a contract extension with the team until the end of the 2025-2026 season.[14]
National team career
[edit]Radebaugh is a member of the senior Montenegrin national team.[15]
Career statistics
[edit]| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Northern Colorado | 29 | 28 | 33.8 | .458 | .396 | .600 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 1.1 | .1 | 7.6 |
| 2017–18 | Northern Colorado | 38 | 36 | 35.5 | .469 | .438 | .672 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .3 | 7.9 |
| 2018–19 | Northern Colorado | 32 | 32 | 37.0 | .388 | .318 | .726 | 6.1 | 2.4 | 1.0 | .2 | 9.5 |
| 2019–20 | Northern Colorado | 31 | 31 | 37.7 | .495 | .443 | .789 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 1.5 | .2 | 16.5 |
| Career | 130 | 127 | 36.0 | .458 | .395 | .719 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 1.1 | .2 | 10.3 | |
Personal life
[edit]Radebaugh has two older brothers: Jarred and Jordan, and a younger sister Hannah. Jonah began wearing his hair in a mullet in high school. [6]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Reimers, Ashley (April 7, 2015). "Northglenn senior named player of the year". Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ↑ Meyer, Matt (March 1, 2015). "D.J. spins a victory". Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. p. 16. Retrieved September 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "UNC's Jonah Radebaugh named Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year". Mile High Sports. March 6, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ↑ "Men's Big Sky 2018-'19 Preview". TSJ101 Sports. October 8, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ↑ "Radebaugh scores 28, Northern Colorado beats Portland State". ESPN. Associated Press. February 7, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- 1 2 Watson-Fisher, Jadyn (February 20, 2020). "Northern Colorado basketball's Jonah Radebaugh channels inner '80s with mullet". Greeley Tribune. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ↑ "Radebaugh powers Northern Colorado past Denver 86-64". ESPN. Associated Press. December 17, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ↑ Pfeifer, Ryan (May 11, 2020). "Lost in the Distance". Northern Colorado Bears. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ↑ "Radebaugh starts his pro career at Koping Stars". Eurobasket. September 15, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ↑ Askounis, Johnny (July 18, 2022). "Valencia brings in BCL standout Jonah Radebaugh". Eurohoops. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
- ↑ "Jonah Radebaugh Galatasaray Nef'te!" (in Turkish). Galatasaray. July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
- ↑ "Teşekkürler Jonah Radebaugh" (in Turkish). Galatasaray. February 23, 2024. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ↑ "Jonah Radebaugh leaves Galatasaray and joins Murcia". Eurohoops. February 23, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ↑ "Jonah Radebaugh extends his contract with Murcia for another season". Eurohoops. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ↑ https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2023/player/Jonah-Radebaugh
External links
[edit]- Northern Colorado Bears bio
Media related to Jonah Radebaugh at Wikimedia Commons
- 1997 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- American expatriate basketball people in Germany
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American expatriate basketball people in Sweden
- American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Colorado
- CB Murcia players
- Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players
- Liga ACB players
- Montenegrin men's basketball players
- Naturalised basketball players
- Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball players
- Sportspeople from Thornton, Colorado
- Riesen Ludwigsburg players
- Shooting guards
- Valencia Basket players