Jonah Radebaugh (Serbian Cyrillic: Џона Радебу; romanized: Džona Radebu; born June 17, 1997) is an American-born naturalized Montenegrin professional basketball player for Valencia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for Northern Colorado.
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No. 12 – Valencia Basket | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | Liga ACB EuroLeague |
Personal information | |
Born | (1997-06-17) June 17, 1997 (age 25) |
Nationality | American / Montenegrin |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
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NBA draft | 2020 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2020–present |
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2020 | Köping Stars |
2020–2022 | Riesen Ludwigsburg |
2022–present | Valencia Basket |
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Radebaugh began playing basketball at the age of five. He attended Northglenn High School in Northglenn, Colorado. As a senior, Radebaugh averaged 18 points per game and was named East Metro Athletic Conference (EMAC) Player of the Year.[1] Northglenn lost to Grand Junction High School 65–57 in the second round of the Class 5A playoffs despite 26 points from Radebaugh.[2] He decided to attend the University of Northern Colorado over an offer of guaranteed playing time at Division III Nebraska Wesleyan University.[1]
Radebaugh walked on to the Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team and redshirted his true freshman season. He averaged 7.6 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game as a redshirt freshman. Radebaugh earned Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year honors and was placed on scholarship.[3] As a sophomore, he averaged 7.9 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 1.0 steal per game.[4] On February 7, 2019, Radebaugh scored a career-high 28 points shooting 5-of-6 from three-point range, and grabbed eight rebounds in an 80–62 win over Portland State.[5] He averaged 9.5 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game as a junior, earning Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year honors.[6] Radebaugh scored a season-high 26 points and added six assists, five rebounds and four steals on December 17, 2019, in an 86–64 win over Denver.[7] As a senior, Radebaugh averaged 16.5 points, 6.5 assists, 6.3 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game, leading Northern Colorado to a 22–9 record. He was named Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year for a record third season and garnered First Team All-Big Sky as well as NABC All-District 6 team honors.[8]
On September 15, 2020, Radebaugh signed his first professional contract with Köping Stars of the Swedish Basketball League.[9]
On December 15, Radebaugh chose to take advantage of a clause that made it possible to break the contract with Stars if a team from abroad wanted him. He signed a try-out contract with Ludwigsburg, second in the German Bundesliga season 2019/2020. On December 29, Radebaugh played his first game with the team, and recorded 6 points in 10 minutes in a win against Hamburg. On January 2, 2021, Radebaugh got a permanent deal with ”the Giants” until the end of the season.
On June 30, 2022, Radebaugh signed with Lenovo Tenerife of the Spanish Liga ACB.[10]
On July 18, 2022, Valencia Basket announce the signing of Radebaugh, after executing the exit clause valid for Euroleague teams.[11]
Radebaugh has two older brothers: Jarred and Jordan, and a younger sister Hannah. Jonah began wearing his hair in a mullet in high school. In addition to basketball, he student taught while at Northern Colorado.His best friends are Jaime Estrella, Jacob Montour, and Romano Jesus III [6]
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