{{short description|American basketball player}} {{Infobox NBA biography | name = Jason Bohannon | image = Jason Bohannon playing for Wisconsin Badgers in January 20, 2010 home game against Michigan Wolverines men's basketball at the Kohl Center in Madison Wisconsin.jpg | caption = Bohannon playing for Wisconsin in 2010 | position = Shooting guard | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lb = 200 | league = | team = | number = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|12|30}} | birth_place = Iowa City, Iowa, U.S. | high_school = Linn-Mar (Marion, Iowa) | college = Wisconsin (2006–2010) | draft_year = 2010 | career_start = 2010 | career_end = 2011 | career_number = 12 | years1 = 2010–2011 | team1 = Iowa Energy | years2 = 2011 | team2 = USC Heidelberg | highlights = * Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year (2008) * Third-team All-Big Ten (2010) * Iowa Mr. Basketball (2006) }} '''Jason Gordon Bohannon''' (born December 30, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for USC Heidelberg in Germany. He plays mainly as a shooting guard.
==College career== On January 24, 2010, Bohannon reached the 1,000 point milestone during a 79–71 overtime win over the Penn State Nittany Lions.
==Accomplishments== [[File:Jason Bohannon (Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball player) shoots a free throw against Michigan in January, 20, 2010 game at Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin.jpg|thumb| Bohannon shoots a free throw against Michigan in 2010]]
'''College:'''
Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year in 2008
Member of Big Ten Regular Season Championship Team and Tournament championship Team in 2008
'''High School:'''
Iowa Mr. Basketball in 2006
Iowa Gatorade Player of the Year in Iowa in 2006
Iowa Newspaper Association All-State first team in 2004, 2005, and 2006
Iowa High School State Championship in 2004
Iowa High School State Runner-up in 2005
Iowa High School State 4th place in 2006
==Stats== '''High School:''' 2003–2004: averaged 16.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists
2004–2005: averaged 20.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists
2005–2006: averaged 27 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists
Career High: 45 points
'''College:'''
''2006–07:'' Games Played: 33 Games Started: 0 Averages: 15.0 min, 4.6 points, 1.1 assists, 1.5 rebounds, 44.5% field goals, 36.5% threes, 83.9% free throws
''2007–08:'' Games Played: 36 Games Started: 2 Averages: 26.3 min, 8.2 points, 1.4 assists, 2.4 rebounds, 42.9% field goals, 39.3% threes, 86.7% free throws
''2008–09'' Games Played: 33 Games Started: 33 Averages: 33.1 min, 10.3 points, 1.7 assists, 3.1 rebounds, 38.1% field goals, 36.6% threes, 81.0% free throws
''2009–10'' Games Played: 31 Games Started: 31 Averages: 36.6 min, 11.8 points, 2.2 assists, 3.6 rebounds, 46.5% field goals, 40.2% threes, 87.0% free throws
Career Highs: 43 min, 30 points, 5 assists, 9 reb, 3 steals, 11–16 field goals, 7–11 threes, 6–6 free throws
==Professional career== Bohannon made the NBA D-League's Iowa Energy after trying out for the team during the summer of 2010. He was waived on November 17 then re-signed with the Energy just six weeks later.
Later that season, he signed with USC Heidelberg, a basketball team in Germany.<ref name="johnson">{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Jeff |title=Linn-Mar's Jordan Bohannon named 2016 Iowa Mr. Basketball |url=https://www.thegazette.com/subject/sports/blogs/diamonds-and-ice-by-jeff-johnson/linn-mars-jordan-bohannon-named-2016-iowa-mr-basketball-20160315 |website=The Gazette |accessdate=May 29, 2020 |date=March 15, 2016}}</ref>
==Personal life== Bohannon's father, Gordy, played quarterback for Iowa.<ref name="brown">{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Rick |title=Bohannon Follows Dad, Blazes Own Trail |url=https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2016/11/22/mens-basketball-bohannon-follows-dad-blazes-own-trail.aspx |publisher=University of Iowa Athletics |accessdate=May 29, 2020 |date=November 23, 2016 |archive-date=July 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703214208/https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2016/11/22/mens-basketball-bohannon-follows-dad-blazes-own-trail.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> Bohannon has three brothers, Jordan, Matt and Zach. Jordan played basketball for Iowa. Matt played for Northern Iowa, and Zach played for Air Force and Wisconsin.<ref name="leistikow">{{cite web |last1=Leistikow |first1=Chad |title=Why Bohannon's biggest fan — his older brother — hasn't missed one of his games |url=https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/columnists/chad-leistikow/2018/02/09/leistikow-zach-bohannon-jordan-hawkeye-basketball-brotherly-bond/321143002/ |publisher=Hawk Central |accessdate=May 29, 2020 |date=February 9, 2018}}</ref><ref name="davis">{{cite web |last1=Davis |first1=Jeremiah |title=Bohannon leaving his mark on UNI |url=https://www.thegazette.com/subject/sports/bohannon-leaving-his-mark-on-uni-20151223 |website=The Gazette |accessdate=May 29, 2020 |date=December 24, 2015}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://uwbadgers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jason-bohannon/244 Wisconsin Badgers bio]
{{s-start}} {{succession box | title=Iowa "Mr. Basketball" Award | before=Josh Van Es | years=2006 | after=Clayton Vette}} {{s-end}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bohannon, Jason}} Category:1987 births Category:Living people Category:American expatriate basketball people in Germany Category:Basketball players from Cedar Rapids, Iowa Category:Iowa Energy players Category:People from Marion, Iowa Category:Sportspeople from Linn County, Iowa Category:Point guards Category:Shooting guards Category:Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball players Category:American men's basketball players Category:Linn-Mar High School alumni