Joshua Patrick Gasser (born February 13, 1992) is a former American

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player who last played with

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of Germany's

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. Gasser played

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for the

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. Gasser is one of only two players in UW history to record a

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in a game.

High school career

Gasser attended Port Washington High School in

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. As a junior, he averaged 22 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists per game, earning conference MVP honors. As a senior, Gasser averaged 23.9 points, 9.6 rebounds and 4.8 assists, earning AP first-team all-state and was named Wisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year. He is Port Washington's all-time leading scorer, rebounder and holds the free-throw percentage record.

College career

On November 11, 2010, Josh Gasser made his collegiate debut coming off the bench scoring 21 points, and grabbing 9 rebounds against Prairie View A&M. Following his impressive performance, Bo Ryan would insert Gasser into the starting line-up, a spot that he would keep for his entire career. On January 23, 2011, Wisconsin defeated Northwestern by a score of 78–46. He recorded 10 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists for the first

in Wisconsin history. Gasser would help the Badgers reach the sweet 16 in 2011. In Gasser's sophomore campaign he averaged 7.7 points per game while shooting 46% from the field, and 45% from the three. He also averaged 4.2 rebounds per game. Gasser lead the 2011–12 Wisconsin Badgers to the sweet 16. Going into his junior season, Gasser tore his ACL in practice and missed the entire

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season. Following Josh Gasser's redshirt season, he was an honorable mention all-Big Ten selection by the media as a (RS) Junior. Gasser would go on to lead the Badgers to back-to-back final four's in 2014 and 2015. Gasser was considered one of the top defensive players in the Big Ten while he played for the Badgers and was named to the Big Ten's All-Defensive team in his sophomore, junior and senior seasons. Gasser finished as the Badgers all-time wins leader and achieved a 13–4 career record in the NCAA Tournament.

Statistics

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Professional career

On June 27, 2015, Gasser signed a Summer league contract with the

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. About a month later, he signed an annual contract with

of the

. Gasser averaged 6.6 points per game, 1.6 assists per game and 2.8 rebounds per game.

Personal life

Gasser is the son of Pat and Joan Gasser. He earned a degree in Business Marketing.

References

External links

Wisconsin bioESPN bioRivals.com ProfileScout.com ProfileTwitter page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gasser, Josh 1992 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Germany Basketball players from Wisconsin People from Port Washington, Wisconsin Point guards Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball players American men's basketball players