NBA Draft: Hornets pick Kon Knueppel, former Wisconsin Lutheran star
Kon Knueppel's parents talk with FOX6 after NBA Draft pick
The Charlotte Hornets selected Kon Knueppel with the fourth pick in the 2025 NBA Draft on Wednesday night, and his parents spoke exclusively with FOX6 News after.
MILWAUKEE - The Charlotte Hornets selected Kon Knueppel with the fourth pick in the 2025 NBA Draft on Wednesday night.
The backstory:
Knueppel starred at Wisconsin Lutheran High School; the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association named him the state's 2024 "Mr. Basketball."
Kon Knueppel (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
In one season at Duke, the 6-foot-7 wing averaged 14.4 points per game for the Blue Devils. The team reached the Final Four of the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
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Knueppel's teammate at Duke, forward Cooper Flagg, was widely viewed as the top player in this year's class.
Wisconsin Lutheran junior Knueppel born to ball
A local high school basketball standout was essentially born into the family business and he's taken to it awfully well. Tim Van Vooren takes you Beyond the Game, actually for the second time.
The Source: FOX6 News referenced information from the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association, Duke Athletics and prior coverage for this report.