John Tonje

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
Guard
Height:
6-6
Weight:
215
Hometown:
North Omaha, Neb.
Prev School:
Colorado State

2023-24 • GRADUATE
Limited to just eight games played and 78 total minutes of action due to a foot injury • Scored 21 points with seven rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block • Scored a season-best five points versus SIU Edwardsville (Nov. 13) and Jackson State (Nov. 19).

INTERNATIONAL
Played for the Cameroon National Team in August 2023 during the FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament in Nigeria • Helped Cameroon to a perfect 4-0 record and advance to the final rounds of the qualifying tournament for Paris 2024.

2019-23 • COLORADO STATE
Helped Colorado State to 80 wins and 45 conference victories during his four seasons on campus • Scored 1,051 points – shooting 45.2 percent from the field and 37.2 percent from 3-point range – while adding 359 rebounds and 102 assists with the Rams • Ranked second on the team during the 2022-23 season with a career-best 14.6 points, setting personal bests with a shooting percentage of 47.3 and a 3-point clip of 38.9 • Overall, placed 11th in the Mountain West in scoring, seventh with a true-shooting percentage of 61.1, ninth with 61 made 3-pointers and eighth with a free-throw mark of 81.5.

HIGH SCHOOL
Scored 1,050 points during his career at Omaha Central High School, connecting on 128 triples with 303 rebounds • Averaged 23.8 points with 73 made 3-pointers during the 2018-19 campaign – leading all players in Nebraska’s Class A in both categories • Also added 6.1 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 1.4 assists per game as he led the Eagles to a runner-up finish at the state tournament • Set the school’s single-season scoring record as a senior • Received all-state.

PERSONAL
Born April 23, 2001 • Son of Sara Tonje and Jean Tonje • Two brothers, Malcolm and Texan • Earned his bachelor’s degree from Colorado State in business/real estate.