Jack Nunge
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 Nunge in 2021 | |
| Fukushima Firebonds | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward |
| League | B.League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 20, 1999 Newburgh, Indiana, U.S. |
| Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
| Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Castle (Newburgh, Indiana) |
| College | |
| NBA draft | 2023: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2023–present |
| Career history | |
| 2023–2024 | Scafati Basket |
| 2024–2025 | ESSM Le Portel |
| 2025–present | Fukushima Firebonds |
| Career highlights | |
John Richard Nunge (born February 20, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for Fukushima Firebonds of the B.League.
Nunge played college basketball for the Xavier Musketeers of the Big East Conference. He previously played for the Iowa Hawkeyes.
Nunge played basketball for Castle High School in Newburgh, Indiana. In his junior season, he averaged 19.3 points, 11.4 rebounds and 3.7 blocks per game.[1] As a senior, Nunge averaged 22.8 points, 11.6 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game, leading his team to the Class 4A Seymour semistate. He was named Evansville Courier & Press All-Metro Player of the Year.[2] He committed to playing college basketball for Iowa over offers from Clemson, Nebraska, Georgia Tech, Creighton and Vanderbilt, among others.[3]
College career
As a freshman at Iowa, Nunge averaged 5.7 points and 2.8 rebounds per game. He opted to redshirt his next season to gain strength and to develop his skills.[4] In his fifth game as a sophomore, Nunge suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, forcing him to miss the rest of the season.[5] He averaged 7.1 points and 5.3 rebounds per game as a redshirt sophomore, before sustaining another season-ending right knee injury, a torn meniscus.[6] For his junior year, Nunge transferred to Xavier.[7] On December 11, 2021, he posted a career-high 31 points and 15 rebounds in an 83–63 win against Cincinnati.[8] Nunge was named Honorable Mention All-Big East.[9] In his final season, he averaged 14.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.2 blocked shots per game.[10]
Professional career
On October 1, 2023, Nunge signed his first professional contract with Scafati Basket of the Lega Basket Serie A.[11]
On June 17, 2024, he signed with ESSM Le Portel of the LNB Pro A.[12]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | Iowa | 33 | 14 | 15.7 | .443 | .333 | .755 | 2.8 | 1.0 | .6 | .8 | 5.7 |
| 2018–19 | Iowa |  Redshirt | ||||||||||
| 2019–20 | Iowa | 6 | 5 | 14.7 | .364 | .214 | .750 | 3.8 | 1.5 | .2 | .0 | 5.0 |
| 2020–21 | Iowa | 22 | 0 | 15.9 | .445 | .298 | .829 | 5.3 | 1.3 | .3 | .9 | 7.1 |
| 2021–22 | Xavier | 36 | 19 | 26.5 | .548 | .365 | .706 | 7.4 | 1.1 | .7 | 1.4 | 13.4 |
| 2022–23 | Xavier | 34 | 34 | 29.0 | .511 | .366 | .673 | 7.7 | 2.1 | .9 | 1.2 | 13.8 |
| Career | 70 | 53 | 27.7 | .528 | .365 | .692 | 7.6 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 13.6 | |