2015-16 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Paul Jesperson
- Position:
- Guard
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Merrill, Wis.
- High School:
- Merrill
Jesperson's Career Game-by-Game Statistics (PDF)
REDSHIRT SENIOR (2015-16): Started all 36 games ... UNI’s all-time leader in free throw percentage (.864 - 76-of-88) ... 100th UNI player to reach 500 points in a Panther uniform (589 points) ... second on the squad in three-pointers made (82) ... ranked fourth on the team in scoring (10.8 ppg) ... made two or more 3-pointers in 22 games ... drained a half-court buzzer-beater to defeat Texas, 75-72, in the NCAA Tournament (3/18) ... made four three-pointers against Texas for his first double-figure game since Feb. 20 ... sank five 3-pointers and led UNI with 16 points at Loyola (2/17) ... posted his third career 20-point game with 21 points at Drake (2/6) ... buried five 3-pointers and handed out 3 assists against the Bulldogs ... tied UNI's single-game record with eight made 3-pointers at Bradley (1/27) ... tallied a career-high 28 points (9-of-13 FGs) in a 68-50 win over Bradley ... scored 15 points at Illinois State (1/23) ... limited by foul trouble and played 14 minutes at Missouri State (1/6) ... his 3-pointer at the first-half buzzer helped lead UNI to an 80-44 win vs. Bradley (12/30) ... dropped in a game-high 18 points - 14 in the 2nd half - vs. Washington State (12/23) ... played a career-high 38 minutes against Hawaii and Washington State ... drained seven 3-pointers and scored 21 points in an 81-79 win over Iowa State (12/19) ... registered his first career double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds at GMU (12/8) ... tallied 18 points and drained four 3-pointers at North Dakota (11/28) ... scored 14 points and drained four 3-pointers in a 71-67 win over North Carolina (11/21) ... poured in 15 points and was 6-for-6 at the foul line in a 70-60 win over SFA (11/17) ... made his first start for UNI against Colorado State (11/14), grabbed eight rebounds ... missed the first six weeks of practice with a foot injury
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2014-15): Named to the MVC All-Newcomer Team ... ranked second on the squad with 48 made 3-pointers ... had 11 double-figure scoring games ... added 10 points and grabbed six rebounds in NCAA Tournament vs. Louisville (3/22) ... scored a career-high 16 points and was 3-of-6 from 3-point land in a 71-54 win over Wyoming (3/20) ... sank all four of his field goals, including three 3-pointers, in a 68-57 victory over Evansville (2/25) ... tied a career-high with 4 made 3-pointers in a 69-53 win over Drake (2/7) ... knocked in his first three 3-pointers and tied a career-high with 13 points in a 59-52 win at SIU (1/25) ... drained his first three 3-pointers and scored 9 points in a 63-52 win at Bradley (1/13) ... scored 10 pts and buried two 3-pointers in a 74-63 win over South Dakota State (12/28) ... named the MVC Newcomer of the Week for his play in a 56-44 win over Iowa ... reached double-figures for the fifth time with a team-leading 10 pts in a victory vs. Iowa (12/20) ... tallied 10 points off the bench in a 65-55 win at Denver (12/10) ... buried 6-for-6 FTs in the final 26 seconds of 71-65 OT win vs. George Mason (12/6) ... grabbed a career-high 8 rebounds in UNI’s 61-42 win over Northwestern (11/26) ... knocked in three 3 ptrs and scored 11 pts in a 66-49 win over North Florida (11/22) ... scored a career-high 13 pts and tied a career-high with 7 rbs in a 73-53 win over Morgan State (11/20) ... scored 9 pts, including the go-ahead putback with 39.7 seconds left in OT vs. SFA (11/18) ... poured in 12 points and knocked down two 3-pointers in an 83-66 exhibition win over Upper Iowa.
JUNIOR (2013-14): Reshirted after transferring to UNI from the University of Virginia.
SOPHOMORE (2012-13): Played 35 games and started 33 games ... averaged 4.7 points, 2.2 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game ... shot 36.1 percent from the field, 37 percent from 3-point range and 78.6 percent from the free-throw line ... scored a career-high 12 points on a career-best four 3-pointers at Maryland (2/10/13) ... set career highs in rebounds (7) and steals (3) vs. Boston College (1/26/13) ... recorded a career-high five assists vs. Seattle (11/17/12) ... scored 11 points vs. Morgan State (12/19/12) ... tallied nine points, five rebounds, two blocked shots and one steal vs. Lamar (11/19/12) ... made at least one 3-pointer in 12 consecutive games from Feb. 3-March 15 ... made three or more 3-pointers in five games
FRESHMAN (2011-12): Originally planned to redshirt, before playing in the final 21 games of the season ... scored 31 points and had 17 rebounds during the season ... scored three points vs. Florida in the NCAA Tournament (3/16/12) ... had three points vs. No. 7 North Carolina (2/25/12) ... scored a season-high seven points, tied a season high with three rebounds and had a season-high three assists at Virginia Tech (2/21/12) ... had three points and tied a season high with three rebounds vs. Maryland (2/18/12) ... grabbed a season-high three rebounds and had his first career block vs. Wake Forest (2/8/12) ... scored six points and had two rebounds at Georgia Tech (1/19/12) ... had two points at No. 88 Duke (1/12/12) ... scored two points vs. Miami (1/7/12) ... made collegiate debut vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore (12/27/12), scoring five points.
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four times in basketball at Merrill High School for head coach Kurt SoderberD ... named the Wisconsin Associated Press and Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior ... two-time first-team All-State and three-time first-team All-Wisconsin Valley Conference selection ... Wausau Daily Herald Co-Player of the Year and the WJFW Newswatch 12 Player of the Year ... finished his high school career as Merrill High School’s all-time leading scorer with 1,696 points and made a school-record 96 consecutive starts ... averaged 22.5 points, 7.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.8 steals a game as a senior in 2010-11 ... made 45.5 percent (196-431) of his shots from the field, including 36.8 percent (63-171) from three-point range, and shot 81.5 percent (176-216) from the free-throw line ... Merrill reached the state championship Division 2 title game in 2011 ... McDonald’s All-American nominee ... averaged 20.5 points and 10.1 rebounds a game as a junior in 2009-10 and was Merrill’s Offensive Most Valuable Player ... attended the 2010 NBA Players Association Top 100 Camp ... averaged 15.6 points and 7.8 rebounds a game as a sophomore in 2008-09 and was Merrill’s Offensive Most Valuable Player ... averaged 9.7 points and 4.4 rebounds a game as a freshman and earned honorable mention All-Conference recognition
PERSONAL: Born Dec. 2, 1992 ... son of Flori and James Jesperson ... has three older sisters, two older brothers and one younger brother ... his younger brother is a member of the Green Bay men's basketball team ... majoring in movement and exercise science.
