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5 Bronson Kessinger

  • Position Center
  • Height 6-7
  • Weight 232
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Corydon, Ind.
  • Highschool Corydon Central HS

Biography

2019-20: Scored four points and pulled down two rebounds in the season opener at Dayton ... Posted eight points and three rebounds against Duquesne at the 2019 Junkanoo Jam .. .Tallied eight points in the home court win over North Dakota State ... Hit his first 3-pointer of the season at Northern Iowa ... Connected from distance for the second consecutive contest against Illinois State ... Was 2-of-3 from the field and hit a trifecta to score seven points at Loyola ... Reached double figures scoring by posting 10 points at Illinois State ... Tied a career-high with a pair of steals in the home win over Northern Iowa ... Recorded three key buckets in the second half as part of the Sycamores’ come-from-behind victory on the road against Evansville ... Posted six points and five rebounds in the regular season home finale against Valparaiso.

2018-19: Came off the bench to score a bucket and record a pair of steals in the season opener at Ball State ... Tallied 10 points against McKendree as he also blocked a pair of shots ... Pulled down six rebounds against North Texas ... Posted 14 points as he hit 6-of-9 field goals at TCU ... Posted 11 points, hitting 5-of-8 shots from the field in the thrilling win over UNLV ... Tied a career-best with nine rebounds at Illinois State ... Went a perfect 7-of-7 from the field to score a career-high 16 points at home against Drake ... Scored 12 points in earning the start during the overtime win at Valparaiso.

2017-18: Hit a pair of 3-pointers to tie a career-high with six points in the season opener at Indiana ... Set a new career high with 10 points as he went 5-of-6 from the field against Ball State .. Earned his first career start against Air Force and played a career-high 22 minutes ... Grabbed a career-best nine rebounds at Western Kentucky ... Tallied 8 points and pulled down a pair of offensive rebounds in the MVC opening victory over Valparaiso ... Grabbed six rebounds against Northern Iowa ... Went a perfect 3-of-3 from the field, with a 3-pointer to score seven points against Southern Illinois ... Tallied eight points and four rebounds in the road win over Bradley.

2016-17: Made his collegiate debut with two minutes of action in the season opener at Northern Illinois ... Scored his first collegiate points just before halftime in the overtime victory at Ball State ... Pulled down four rebounds against Iowa State ... Tallied six points and added four rebounds against Quinnipiac ... Set a new career-high with six rebounds in the win over Northern Illinois ... Had two steals at Valparaiso ... Scored four points and pulled down three rebounds at Missouri State.

2015-16: Sat out the season as a redshirt.

High School: Suffered a season ending leg injury mid-season as a senior which drew national attention on ESPN after he befriended former Louisville player Kevin Ware who has mentored him through rehab ... Named to the Indiana Boys High School Top 60 ... Kessinger averaged 19.8 points and 8.9 rebounds for the Panthers as a junior while his Corydon Central High School team finished with a 20-5 overall record as a well as an 8-2 record in conference play ... He was named to the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association Junior All-Star Team following the 2013-14 campaign ... He played at Corydon Central High School for veteran head coach Jamie Kolkmeier and on the AAU circuit for the Spiece Indy Heat coached by Jim Reamer. 

Personal: Born Bronson Thomas Kessinger on March 28, 1996 to Tom and DeeDee Kessinger in Louisville, Ky. ... Majoring in Business Administration & Business Management.

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2015-16Freshman

    Forward
    6'8" 205 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2016-17Redshirt Freshman

    Forward
    6'8" 230 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2017-18Sophomore

    Forward
    6'8" 222 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2018-19Junior

    Forward/Center
    6'8" 222 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2019-20Senior

    Center
    6'7" 232 lbs
    5