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Bonzie Colson

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Bonzie Colson
Colson in 2024
No. 50 – Fenerbahçe Beko
PositionSmall forward/power forward
LeagueBSL
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born(1996-01-12)January 12, 1996(age 28)
Washington, D.C.,U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. Andrew's School
(Barrington, Rhode Island)
CollegeNotre Dame(2014–2018)
NBA draft2018:undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019Canton Charge
2019Milwaukee Bucks
2019→Wisconsin Herd
2019–2020Darüşşafaka
2020–2021Strasbourg
2021–2022Pınar Karşıyaka
2022–2024Maccabi Tel Aviv
2024–presentFenerbahçe
Career highlights and awards
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Colson in 2022

Bonzie Alexander Colson II(born January 12, 1996) is an American professional basketball player forFenerbahçeof the TurkishBasketbol Süper Ligi(BSL) and theEuroLeague.He playedcollege basketballfor theUniversity of Notre Dame.

Early development

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Colson, the son of a formerRhode Islandplayer who went into college coaching, played high school basketball in that state atSt. Andrew's SchoolinBarrington,as well asAAUbasketball with Boston Area Basketball Club. He developed as a pure post player, but was abnormally short for the position—during a basketball camp in summer 2013, he measured at 6' 4.5 "(1.93 m) in shoes. Despite his physical stature, advanced statistics showed him to be unusually effective in the frontcourt; in July 2013, Colson had the topplayer efficiency rating(PER) among frontcourt players inNike'sElite Youth Basketball League.[1]

While Colson was largely ignored by major programs as a frontcourt prospect,Notre DameassistantMartin Ingelsby,who went on to become head coach atDelaware,had a very different view, based on Colson's production in both high school and AAU play, as well as a disproportionate wingspan of 6' 11.5 "(2.12 m). When Colson visited Notre Dame in September 2013, the coaching staff made Nike's PER study a major part of its pitch, convincing him that the Fighting Irish program, devoted to offensive efficiency, would be the best fit for a player of his type. He would commit to Notre Dame that October.[1]

College career

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In Colson's freshman season at Notre Dame, he came off the bench for 31 of his 32 appearances. He recorded a 17-point performance in a win overDukein the semi-final game of the ACC Tournament. At the end of the season, he was named Notre Dame Newcomer of the Year. Colson appeared in 36 games in his sophomore season, starting in 24. He recorded the first 30-point game of his career on January 16, 2016, leading Notre Dame to its first victory over Duke atCameron Indoor Stadium.

In his junior season, Colson became Notre Dame's leading scorer (17.8 points per game; 9th in the ACC), led the ACC in rebounding (10.1 per game) and was eighth in blocks per game (1.4),[2]and was named to the All-ACC first team.[3]He was also the first player shorter than 6' 7 "to lead the ACC in rebounding since 1958.[2]

Prior to the 2017–18 season, Colson was named the preseason ACC Player of the Year and a first-team preseason All-American by theAssociated Press.[4]After missing 15 games during the regular season with a broken foot, Colson broke his left foot again in Notre Dame's NIT tournament game againstPenn State.[5]In 2017–18, he averaged 19.7 points per game (3rd in the ACC), 10.1 rebounds (3rd), 1.7 steals (6th), and 2.2 blocks (5th).[6]

Professional career

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Canton Charge (2018–2019)

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On September 18, 2018, Colson signed with theCleveland Cavaliers.[7]On October 13, he was waived by the Cavaliers,[8]but was added to the roster of the Cavs'NBA G Leagueaffiliate, theCanton Charge.[9]In his first G League game, a 101–89 loss to theWisconsin Herd,Colson led the team with 23 points and 15 rebounds, shooting 10-of-18 from the floor.[10]For the G League team, in 23 games he averaged 15.5 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game.[11]

Milwaukee Bucks (2019)

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On January 15, 2019, Colson was signed to atwo-way contractby theMilwaukee Bucks.Under the terms of the deal, he split time with the Bucks' G League affiliate, theWisconsin Herd.[12]For the G League team, in 23 games he averaged 14.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 0.8 blocks per game.[11]Colson made his NBA debut on February 25, 2019, against theChicago Bulls,playing three minutes in the Bucks 117–106 win.[13]

On March 31, Colson started his first NBA game against theAtlanta Hawksand in that game, he managed to score 15 points and grabbed 16 rebounds in 41 minutes of playing time.[14]

On July 21, 2019, Colson was waived by the Bucks.[15]

Darüşşafaka (2019–2020)

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On July 30, 2019, Colson signed withDarüşşafaka.[16]Colson and the team mutually parted ways on April 24, 2020. Colson averaged 12.2 points and 5.1 rebounds per game in the Turkish League and 10.8 points and 5.0 rebounds inEuroCupplay.[17]

SIG Strasbourg (2020–2021)

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On August 31, 2020, Colson signed withSIG Strasbourg.[18][19]He was named player of the week on October 14, after posting 24 points, nine rebounds and two assists in a win againstOrléans Loiret Basket.[20]In 49 games he averaged 18.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 0.6 blocks per game.[11]In games in the Jeep Elite he was 2nd in the league with 18.4 points per game.[21]He was selectedMost Valuable Playerfor the regular season of2020–21 Basketball Champions League.[22]

Pınar Karşıyaka (2021–2022)

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On July 10, 2021, Colson signed withPınar Karşıyakaof theTurkish Super League[23]In 42 games he averaged 15.9 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 0.8 blocks per game.[11]In games in the Turkish Super League he was 7th in the league with 16.9 points per game, 7th with 7.0 rebounds per game, 7th with 1.6 steals per game, and 9th with 0.8 blocks per game.[21]

Maccabi Tel Aviv (2022–2024)

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On June 22, 2022, he signed withMaccabi Tel Avivof theIsraeli Basketball Premier League.[24]

Fenerbahçe (2024–present)

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On June 28, 2024, Colson signed a three-year deal with Turkish powerhouseFenerbahçe Beko.[25]

Playing style

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In a 2016 story,Sports Illustratedwriter Luke Winn called Colson "one of college basketball's greatest anomalies." While Colson was not much larger than in high school—by then, he claimed to be 6'5 "(1.96 m) tall with a 7' (2.13 m) wingspan—Notre Dame was frequently playing him as acenteralongside four guards, three of them taller than Colson. As early as his high school and AAU days, according to Winn, "he knew how to work angles to get off all kinds of funky shots" and "played with a chip on his shoulder due to being ignored by many big-time schools". In his final two seasons at Notre Dame, Colson began to includethree-pointersin his skill set, enabling him to also play as astretch fourin some Notre Dame lineups. He began this process in summer 2016, when he spent five days in California with NBA playerJared Dudley,whom Colson had known as a young boy while his father was coaching Dudley atBoston College.[1]

Career statistics

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Legend
GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
FG% Field-goalpercentage 3P% 3-point field-goalpercentage FT% Free-throwpercentage
RPG Reboundsper game APG Assistsper game SPG Stealsper game
BPG Blocksper game PPG Points per game PIR Performance Index Rating
Bold Career high

NBA

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Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19 Milwaukee 8 2 12.3 .333 .238 .889 3.8 .4 .6 .1 4.9
Career 8 2 12.3 .333 .238 .889 3.8 .4 .6 .1 4.9

EuroLeague

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2022–23 Maccabi Tel Aviv 39 31 26.1 .506 .376 .775 5.6 .6 1.3 .7 10.7 13.1
2023–24 40 40 28.5 .489 .387 .794 5.3 .6 1.3 .4 12.6 14.1
Career 79 71 27.3 .497 .382 .786 5.5 .6 1.3 .5 11.7 13.6

EuroCup

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2019–20 Darüşşafaka 16 9 22.4 .404 .459 .849 5.0 .6 .9 .9 10.8 11.1
Career 16 9 22.4 .404 .459 .849 5.0 .6 .9 .9 10.8 11.1

Basketball Champions League

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2020–21 SIG Strasbourg 14 14 29.5 .455 .324 .814 5.9 1.7 1.1 .6 18.1
2021–22 Karşıyaka 9 9 34.7 .446 .342 .917 7.2 2.1 1.7 .8 15.0
Career 23 23 31.5 .452 .330 .843 6.4 1.9 1.3 .7 16.9

Domestic leagues

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Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19 United StatesCanton Charge G League 23 28.9 .489 .385 .667 7.8 1.6 .7 1.5 15.5
United StatesWisconsin Herd G League 23 32.8 .420 .288 .773 6.0 1.5 .9 .8 14.3
2019–20 TurkeyDarüşşafaka TBSL 23 22.2 .515 .368 .900 5.2 1.0 1.4 .6 12.2
2020–21 FranceSIG Strasbourg LNB Élite 35 29.2 .521 .342 .839 5.1 2.0 1.2 .6 18.1
2021–22 TurkeyKarşıyaka TBSL 32 32.7 .494 .364 .724 7.0 1.5 1.5 .8 16.2
2022–23 IsraelMaccabi Tel Aviv Ligat HaAl 27 22.0 .515 .385 .804 4.5 .8 1.2 .6 10.8
2023–24 IsraelMaccabi Tel Aviv Ligat HaAl 22 25.2 .455 .311 .848 5.0 .5 1.0 .4 11.9

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Notre Dame 32 1 12.1 .595 .143 .754 2.7 .4 .6 .7 5.6
2015–16 Notre Dame 36 24 25.3 .532 .333 .774 6.7 .9 .9 1.0 11.1
2016–17 Notre Dame 36 36 32.1 .526 .433 .783 10.1 1.6 1.1 1.4 17.8
2017–18 Notre Dame 21 21 32.4 .503 .293 .761 10.1 .9 1.7 2.2 19.7
Career 125 82 25.1 .528 .350 .772 7.2 1.0 1.0 1.2 13.1

References

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  1. ^abcWinn, Luke (November 30, 2016)."Undersized and underrated, Bonzie Colson has become Notre Dame's star".Sports Illustrated.RetrievedMarch 30,2017.
  2. ^abBilas, Jay(December 5, 2017)."Bilas Index: A full look at the best 68 teams in college hoops".ESPN.RetrievedDecember 5,2017.
  3. ^"ACC ANNOUNCES ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM, POSTSEASON AWARDS".theacc.Archived fromthe originalon March 6, 2017.RetrievedMarch 12,2017.
  4. ^"Michigan State's Bridges tops AP preseason All-America team".NCAA.November 6, 2017.RetrievedNovember 9,2017.
  5. ^Axson, Scooby (March 21, 2018)."Notre Dame's Bonzie Colson injures foot again".SI.RetrievedNovember 24,2018.
  6. ^"Atlantic Coast Conference Stats - RealGM".basketball.realgm.
  7. ^"Cavaliers' Bonzie Colson: Signs contract with Cavs".NBA.September 18, 2018.RetrievedOctober 16,2018.
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  9. ^"Canton Charge 2018-19 Training Camp Roster".NBA.October 20, 2018. Archived fromthe originalon July 15, 2020.RetrievedOctober 21,2018.
  10. ^"Charge can't connect in season-opening loss at Wisconsin".Canton Repository.November 3, 2018.RetrievedNovember 4,2018.
  11. ^abcd"Bonzie Colson, Jr. Player Profile, Milwaukee Bucks - RealGM".basketball.realgm.
  12. ^"Bucks Signed Bonzie Colson To Two-Way Contract".NBA.January 15, 2019.RetrievedJanuary 15,2019.
  13. ^Feldmann, Riley (February 25, 2019)."Rapid Recap: Bucks Rock Fiserv Forum South, Win 117-106".BrewHoop.SB Nation.RetrievedFebruary 27,2019.
  14. ^"Bucks' Bonzie Colson: Huge double-double out of nowhere".cbssports.March 31, 2019.RetrievedApril 1,2019.
  15. ^"Bonzie Colson: Waived by Milwaukee".CBS Sports.July 21, 2019.RetrievedJuly 29,2019.
  16. ^"Darussafaka inks forward Colson".eurocupbasketball.July 30, 2019. Archived fromthe originalon July 30, 2019.RetrievedJuly 30,2019.
  17. ^"Darussafaka part ways with Bonzie Colson".aa.tr.April 24, 2020.RetrievedJune 26,2020.
  18. ^"Bonzie Colson Joins SIG Strasbourg".ballersabroad.August 31, 2020.RetrievedAugust 31,2020.[permanent dead link]
  19. ^"Strasbourg Signs Bonzie Colson Jr., ex Darussafaka".eurobasket.August 31, 2020.RetrievedAugust 31,2020.
  20. ^"Bonzie Colson Jr. claims French Jeep ELITE ProA weekly honour".Eurobasket.October 14, 2020.RetrievedOctober 14,2020.
  21. ^ab"Türkiye Sigorta Basketbol Süper Ligi - 2021-22 Standings and Stats".Basketball-Reference.
  22. ^"Colson named MVP of the Season".Basketball Champions League.May 7, 2021.RetrievedMay 7,2021.
  23. ^Skerletic, Dario (July 10, 2021)."Pinar Karsiyaka lands Bonzie Colson".Sportando.RetrievedJuly 10,2021.
  24. ^Maggi, Alessandro (June 22, 2022)."Maccabi Tel Aviv signs Bonzie Colson".Sportando.RetrievedJune 22,2022.
  25. ^"Bonzie Colson Fenerbahçe Beko'da"(in Turkish).Fenerbahçe.June 28, 2024.RetrievedJune 28,2024.
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