{{short description|American basketball player}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Isaac Bonton | image = Isaac Bonton.jpg | caption = Bonton with [[Washington State Cougars men's basketball|Washington State]] in 2020 | number = 1 | position = [[Point guard]] | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lbs = 190 | team = BC Yambol | league = [[National Basketball League (Bulgaria)]] | nationality = American | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|7|15}} | birth_place = | high_school = * [[Columbia Christian Schools|Columbia Christian]]<br>([[Portland, Oregon]]) * [[Parkrose High School|Parkrose]]<br>(Portland, Oregon) | college = * [[Montana State Bobcats men's basketball|Montana State]] (2017–2018) * [[Casper College|Casper]] (2018–2019) * [[Washington State Cougars men's basketball|Washington State]] (2019–2021) | draft_year = 2021 | career_start = 2021 | team1 = [[BC Neptūnas|Neptūnas Klaipėda]] | years1 = 2021–2022 | team2 = [[Cafeteros de Armenia]] | years2 = 2022–2023 | team3 = [[BC Yambol|Yambol]] | years3 = 2023–present | highlights = * Second-team [[List of All-Pac-12 Conference men's basketball teams|All-Pac-12]] (2021) }} '''Isaac Bonton''' (born July 15, 1998) is an American professional [[basketball]] player for [[BC Yambol]] of the [[National Basketball League (Bulgaria)]] (NBL). He played [[college basketball]] for the [[Montana State Bobcats men's basketball|Montana State Bobcats]], the [[Casper College|Casper Thunderbirds]], and the [[Washington State Cougars men's basketball|Washington State Cougars]].
==High school career== Bonton attended [[Columbia Christian Schools]] in [[Portland, Oregon]]. As a freshman, he played alongside [[Kameron Chatman]] and won the Class 1A state title.<ref name="root">{{cite web |last1=Root |first1=Ryan |title=It's more than basketball |url=https://dailyevergreen.com/71999/sports/its-more-than-basketball/ |website=[[The Daily Evergreen]] |access-date=February 7, 2021 |date=January 31, 2020}}</ref> For his final three years, Bonton transferred to [[Parkrose High School]] in Portland.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lanning |first1=Curt |title=Isaac Bonton is the leader of Parkrose Broncos |url=https://www.koin.com/news/isaac-bonton-is-the-leader-of-parkrose-broncos/ |website=[[KOIN]] |access-date=February 7, 2021 |date=December 30, 2016 |archive-date=November 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127072804/https://www.koin.com/news/isaac-bonton-is-the-leader-of-parkrose-broncos/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> He missed part of his senior season due to a shoulder injury and completed high school as a three-time All-State selection. Bonton originally committed to playing college basketball for [[Portland Pilots men's basketball|Portland]] before switching his commitment to [[Montana State Bobcats men's basketball|Montana State]] because of a coaching change.<ref name="leaves">{{cite web |last1=Schwedelson |first1=Paul |title=Freshman Bonton leaves program |url=https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/blogs/bobcats/mens_basketball/freshman-bonton-leaves-program/article_cdd70740-f9b6-5af9-b6f8-359263b48008.html |website=[[Bozeman Daily Chronicle]] |access-date=February 7, 2021 |date=December 14, 2017}}</ref>
==College career== Bonton left Montana State after 11 games in his freshman season due to disagreements with head coach [[Brian Fish]]. He averaged 7.8 points and 2.8 rebounds per game.<ref name="schwedelson">{{cite web |last1=Schwedelson |first1=Paul |title=Ex-Montana State guard Isaac Bonton rediscovers love of basketball at Casper, Washington State |url=https://billingsgazette.com/sports/college/big-sky-conference/montana-state-university/ex-montana-state-guard-isaac-bonton-rediscovers-love-of-basketball-at-casper-wsu/article_bb73e978-fc4f-5efc-bed5-b6a7b6907f92.html |website=[[Billings Gazette]] |access-date=February 7, 2021 |date=December 15, 2020}}</ref> Bonton transferred to [[Casper College]], averaging 21.4 points, 5.6 assists and 5.5 rebounds per game as a sophomore. He led his team to a Region IX title and was named a Second Team [[National Junior College Athletic Association]] Division I All-American.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Clark |first1=Colton |title=Bonton rolling with the plays |url=https://dnews.com/sports/bonton-rolling-with-the-plays/article_fd8d1250-c5d1-5b28-b8b5-7511ba54de0b.html |website=[[Moscow-Pullman Daily News]] |access-date=February 7, 2021 |date=February 5, 2020}}</ref> For his junior season, Bonton moved to [[Washington State Cougars men's basketball|Washington State]], choosing the Cougars over [[Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball|Kansas State]] and [[West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball|West Virginia]].<ref name=schwedelson/> On January 18, 2020, he recorded a season-high 34 points, eight rebounds and eight assists in an 89–76 win over [[Oregon State Beavers men's basketball|Oregon State]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lawson |first1=Theo |title=With chip on his shoulder, Washington State guard and Portland native Isaac Bonton lights up Oregon State on 34-point night |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/jan/18/with-chip-on-his-shoulder-washington-state-guard-a/ |website=[[The Spokesman-Review]] |access-date=February 7, 2021 |date=January 18, 2020}}</ref> As a junior, Bonton averaged 15.3 points, four assists and 3.7 rebounds per game. He set the program record for free throw percentage during [[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]] play, shooting 88.6 percent.<ref name="bio">{{cite web |title=Isaac Bonton |url=https://wsucougars.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/isaac-bonton/9793 |website=Washington State University Athletics |access-date=February 7, 2021}}</ref>
==Professional career== On September 29, 2021, Bonton signed his first professional contract with [[BC Neptūnas|Neptūnas Klaipėda]] of the [[Lithuanian Basketball League]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Clark |first1=Colton |title=Former Washington State guard Isaac Bonton to begin pro career in Lithuania |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/sep/29/former-washington-state-guard-isaac-bonton-to-begi/ |access-date=October 14, 2021 |work=[[The Spokesman-Review]] |date=September 29, 2021}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{NBA player statistics legend}}
===College=== ====NCAA Division I==== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2017–18]] | style="text-align:left;"| [[2017–18 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team|Montana State]] | 11 || 0 || 18.6 || .360 || '''.364''' || .762 || 2.8 || 1.4 || .8 || '''.2''' || 7.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2019–20]] | style="text-align:left;"| [[2019–20 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team|Washington State]] | '''28''' || '''27''' || 32.8 || .340 || .307 || '''.833''' || 3.7 || '''4.0''' || 1.2 || '''.2''' || 15.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2020–21]] | style="text-align:left;"| [[2020–21 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team|Washington State]] | 21 || 20 || '''35.3''' || '''.391''' || .328 || .658 || '''4.0''' || '''4.0''' || '''2.0''' || '''.2''' || '''17.7''' |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 60 || 47 || 31.1 || .362 || .319 || .744 || 3.6 || 3.5 || 1.4 || .2 || 14.8 {{S-end}}
====JUCO==== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19 | style="text-align:left;"| [[Casper College|Casper]] | 31 || 31 || 28.8 || .436 || .365 || .843 || 5.5 || 5.6 || 1.8 || .5 || 21.4 {{S-end}}
==Personal life== Bonton's childhood friend and former [[Portland State Vikings men's basketball|Portland State]] basketball player, Deante Strickland, was shot and killed in August 2019.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lawson |first1=Theo |title=It'll be an all-too-familar [sic] matchup for Isaac Bonton when Washington State faces Payton Pritchard, No. 8 Oregon |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/jan/15/itll-be-an-all-too-familar-matchup-for-isaac-bonto/ |website=[[The Spokesman-Review]] |access-date=February 7, 2021 |date=January 15, 2020}}</ref> He dedicates every game he plays to Strickland and his late grandmother.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Clark |first1=Colton |title=WSU's Bonton settling in |url=https://lmtribune.com/sports/wsu-s-bonton-settling-in/article_0888b13e-bca6-523f-8f6b-b50fa25bd737.html |website=[[Lewiston Morning Tribune]] |access-date=February 7, 2021 |date=February 5, 2020}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://wsucougars.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/isaac-bonton/9793 Washington State Cougars bio] *[https://www.tbirds.cc/sports/mbkb/2018-19/bios/bonton_isaac_ijow Casper Thunderbirds bio]
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