Jon Leuer

 ( 1989 Births ) 

When Leuer returned, he was eased back into the lineup, scoring 4 points in his first game back, a loss against the Minnesota Golden Gophers. However, Leuer would score double digits in each of the final five games of the year, including 20 against the University of Illinois, as the Badgers went 4–1 down the stretch and finished 13–5 in the Big Ten, good enough for fourth place and a #13 national ranking. Leuer won Big Ten Player of the week for the final week of the regular season. Yet, the Badgers would lose to the Illinois Fighting Illini in the first round of the Big Ten tournament and were upset by Cornell in the second round of the NCAA tournament, despite 14 and 23 points from Leuer respectively.

Leuer ended up leading the Badgers in points per game (15.4), rebounds per game (5.8), and blocks per game (1.33). Due to the wrist injury, he only played in 24 games, starting 22 of them. His .522 field-goal percentage was the highest by a Wisconsin player since Alando Tucker's .533 mark in 2003. He earned honorable mention All-Big Ten, despite missing half of the conference games. He also made the Academic All-Big Ten team for the second straight year.

During the summer, Leuer was selected to be on the United States men's select team, a team of college players hand-picked to help the United States men's national basketball team prepare for the FIBA World Championships. Leuer went with the team to New York City to compete against the likes of Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and Dwyane Wade. Leuer had been named to the team after impressing Team USA, and Villanova, coach, Jay Wright. When Gary Parrish of CBSSports.com asked Wright to name the best college player with the USA Basketball select team, Wright picked Leuer over Kyle Singler, Nolan Smith, Marcus Morris and others.

"He's really good," Wright told Parrish. "Maybe I haven't followed him as well because he's from the Midwest, and maybe he wouldn't surprise anybody else. But he's got great size, he puts it on the floor, he passes it, he can shoot it. He's just a ballplayer." When asked if he would be an NBA player, Wright answered "yes."

On December 28, 2010, the Badgers upset then #13 ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers, 68–60. During the first half of the game, Leuer became the 36th player in Wisconsin Badgers history to score 1,000 points in a career.

On March 1, 2011, Leuer was named to the Yahoo Sports All-Big Ten 1st team.

He was picked to the Third Team All-America by Fox Sports. Leuer was named to the Yahoo Sports All-American Team Honorable Mention.

On July 20, 2012, Leuer was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Cavaliers. On December 7, 2012, he was sent down to the Cavaliers' D-League affiliate, the Canton Charge. He was recalled on December 20, reassigned on January 3, and recalled again on January 7.

On July 15, 2013, Leuer was re-signed by the Grizzlies to a three-year, $3 million contract. On December 3, Leuer recorded a career-high 23 points, along with 9 rebounds and 3 blocks, in a 110–91 win over the Phoenix Suns. Six days later, he recorded his first career double-double with 16 points and a career-high 12 rebounds in a 94–85 win over the Orlando Magic. He tied his career high of 23 points on January 5, 2014, in a 112–84 win over the Detroit Pistons.

On December 7, 2014, Leuer had a season-best game with 20 points and career-high tying 12 rebounds in a 103–87 win over the Miami Heat. Leuer’s Double-Double Leads Grizzlies Past Heat

On March 21, 2016, Leuer recorded his seventh double-double of the season (ninth of his career) with 13 points and 13 rebounds in a loss to his former team, the Memphis Grizzlies. Two days later, he had 22 points and a career-high 14 rebounds in a 119–107 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, recording back-to-back double-doubles for the first time in his career. In the Suns' season finale on April 13, Leuer recorded 16 points and matched his career best with 14 rebounds in a 114–105 win over the Los Angeles Clippers.

Leuer played in only eight games during the 2017–18 season due to an ankle injury, and he decided to have season-ending surgery on it in January. In August 2018, he was reported to have taken surgery on his right knee to repair his medial meniscus. On October 27, 2018, in a 109–89 loss to the Boston Celtics, Leuer made his 2018–19 season debut, his first appearance since October 31, 2017.

On June 20, 2019, Leuer was traded back to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Tony Snell and the draft rights to Kevin Porter Jr. On July 9, Leuer was waived by the Bucks.

Leuer announced his retirement over Instagram on May 24, 2020, at the age of 31.