Kon Knueppel Was 4th Pick In 2025 NBA Draft Wednesday Was Picked , Selected By Charlotte Following Playing Freshman Season For Duke, Head Coach Jon Scheyer
Kon Knueppel is going to be playing professionally in the NBA 162.1 miles away from where he played collegiately for Duke, Head Coach Jon Scheyer.
Kon Knueppel was 4th pick in 2025 NBA Draft Wednesday , was picked , selected by Charlotte following playing freshman season for Duke, Head Coach Jon Scheyer.
In Kon Knueppel’s only season playing for Duke, Head Coach Jon Scheyer Kon Knueeppel averaged 14.4 points, 4.0 rebounds , 2.7 assists , 0.2 blocks , 1.0 steals per game helped Duke to 35-4 record before Duke lost to Houston 70-67 in Final Four on Saturday April 5, 2025.
According to espn app
Following being picked, selected by Charlotte Wednesday in 2025 NBA Draft Kon Knueppel had this to say about being picked, selected by Charlotte!
I’m super excited to be here, especially in an area I’m familiar with in North Carolina,”
“Obviously, I’m coming in and just going to give it my all right away and be ready to work hard can hopefully affect winning in a big-time way.”
“I think obviously the best part about my game is my shooting,
And that’s something I’m always going to rely on, but I think there’s a lot more to me as a player than that. And so hopefully I’ll get there and keep getting better.”
According to Roderick Boone ‘s Charlotte Observer article https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/charlotte-hornets/article308918480.html
With Kon Knueppel being picked, drafted by Charlotte he would’ve had the opportunity to play with former Duke center Mark Williams who played for former Duke Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski in 2021-2022 Mike Krzyzewski ‘s final season as Duke Head Coach. Though now that isn’t going to be the case because Phoenix traded the number 29 pick and a 2029 first round selection to Charlotte in exchange for center Mark Williams.
According Dave McMenamin ESPN article https://www.espn.ph/nba/story/_/id/45586152/sources-suns-acquire-hornets-center-mark-williams