Ethan Happ (born May 7, 1996) is an American professional

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player for Rio Breogán of the Spanish

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. He is the all-time leading rebounder for the

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, where he started all 139 games of his college career and is the school record holder in double-doubles and triple-doubles. Happ is one of just six players in NCAA history to record at least 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 400 assists. At a height of 2.08 m (6'10") tall, Happ plays at both the

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and

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positions.

High school career

Happ, whose hometown is

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, attended

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, in

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, where he played high school basketball.

College career

He attended the

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, where he played

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with the

. Happ red-shirted during his freshman season, during which the Badgers were the 2015 NCAA runner-up. Happ started every game in 2015–16 for the Badgers and was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year. He was also a unanimous selection the Big Ten All-Freshman Team and named to the Big Ten All-Defensive Team. He was selected to the third team All-Big Ten by the media and honorable mention by the coaches. As a sophomore, Happ became a greatly improved player. He was named a third-team All-American after averaging 14 points per game. Ethan Happ 2017

Despite not being listed in most mock drafts, Happ declared for the

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without hiring an agent, giving him the option to return to college, which he later did. On December 22, 2018, Happ grabbed his 1,000th career rebound in a win over Grambling State. On February 12, 2019 he scored his 2000th point, making him the first player in the Big Ten to score 2,000 points and collect 1,000 rebounds in 35 years. As a senior, Happ averaged 17.9 points, 10.3 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.2 blocks per game. Happ was the only player in NCAA during the 2018—19 season, to lead their respective team in all 5 statistical categories.

Professional career

Olympiacos (2019)

After not being selected in the 2019 NBA draft, Happ signed with the

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, to play on their 2019 NBA Summer League team. On July 18, 2019, Happ signed a two-year deal with the Greek EuroLeague club

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, of Piraeus, Greece, to play under head coach

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Vanoli Cremona (2019–2020)

After appearing in only one game with Olympiacos, Happ was loaned on November 5, 2019, to the

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club

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, for the remainder of the 2019–20 season. On June 30, 2020, the Greek club officially announced that they had forfeited their contract option and Happ thus became a free agent. Happ averaged 18.3 points per game, 9.3 rebounds per game and 2.5 assists per game.

Fortitudo Bologna (2020–2021)

Happ signed with

Fortitudo Bologna Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna 103, commonly known as Fortitudo Bologna and currently known as Fortitudo Kiğılı Bologna for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball club based in Bologna, Italy and currently plays in the second division. Histor ...

of the

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on July 10, 2020. After suffering a left elbow injury, he was ruled out for three to four weeks on October 25.

Dinamo Sassari (2021)

At mid

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, on January 18, 2021, Happ transferred from

Dinamo Sassari Polisportiva Dinamo, commonly known as Dinamo Sassari and currently known as Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari for sponsorship reasons, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Sassari, Sardinia. They are the current European Cu ...

Riesen Ludwigsburg (2022)

On January 8, 2022, Happ signed with

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of the

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(BBL).

Río Breogán (2022–present)

On July 8, 2022, Happ signed with Río Breogán of the Spanish

College statistics

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Career honors and awards

College career

*Second-team All-American – SN (

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) *2018 First-Team All-Big Ten (media) *2017 Wooden Award Final Ballot *2017 Naismith Trophy Semifinalist *2017 Oscar Robertson Midseason Watch List *2017 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Finalist *2017 Second-Team All-American (SI); Third Team All-American (USA Today, TSN) *2017 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year (AP) *2017 First-Team All-Big Ten *2017 Big Ten All-Tournament Team *2016 Big Ten Freshman of the Year *2016 Third-Team All-Big Ten (media) *2016 Big Ten All-Freshman Team *2× USBWA All-District (2017, '18) *2× NABC All-District (2017 first team, 2018 second team) *2× Big Ten All-Defensive Team (2016, '17) *2× Big Ten Player of the Week

Personal life

Happ's parents are Randy and Teresa Happ. His father Randy, played

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(

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), and his brother Eric, played college basketball at

Carl Sandburg College Carl Sandburg College is a public community college with its main campus in Galesburg, Illinois. The college serves west-central Illinois region and has a branch campus in Carthage and an off-campus site in downtown Galesburg. The college was es ...

(

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). Happ is a first cousin of former

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pitcher

J. A. Happ James Anthony Happ (born October 19, 1982) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, Houston Astros, Toronto Blue Jays, Seattle Mariners, Pittsburgh Pirates, New Y ...

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References

External links

Proballers ProfileEuroleague.net profileEurobasket.com profileItalian League profile

Wisconsin Badgers bio
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High school career

College career

Professional career

Olympiacos (2019)

Vanoli Cremona (2019–2020)

Fortitudo Bologna (2020–2021)

Dinamo Sassari (2021)

Riesen Ludwigsburg (2022)

Río Breogán (2022–present)

College statistics

Career honors and awards

College career

Personal life

See also

References

External links