Alonzo Verge Jr. Season 2021-22

HONORS

• Big Ten Co-Player of the Week (3/7/21)
• Big Ten Leader in Assists (5.5 APG/GM)

2021-22 (SENIOR)

• Graduate transfer who started 31 games in his only season at Nebraska and averaged 14.5 points, 5.5 assists and 4.5 rebounds per game
• Led the Big Ten in assists per game (5.5 apg) and was third in steals (1.6 spg), while ranking in the top 20 in free throw percentage (.770, 10th), field goal percentage (.450, 12th) and points per game (16th).
• Finished fifth on NU's single-season assist list with 169, while his 5.5 assists per game ranked fifth on NU's single-season list
• Was 22nd nationally in assists per game, marking sixth time in eight seasons at Fred Hoiberg has coached a player in the top 35 nationally in assists per game
• Averaged 16.6 points on 51 percent shooting, including 35 percent from 3-point range, along with 6.0 assists and 1.9 steals per game over NU’s final nine games
• Closed his career with a strong performance against Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament, finishing with 21 points, nine assists, seven rebounds and four steals in the 71-69 loss
• Keyed NU’s comeback at No. 10 Wisconsin, scoring nine of his 26 points in a 12-0 run to give NU the lead, finishing with 26 points on 10-of-16 shooting, six assists, five boards and two steals in the Huskers' 74-73 win
• Posted his team-best fifth double-double at No. 23 Ohio State with 13 points and 11 assists, including nine assists in the first half
• Finished with 18 points, seven assists and four steals against No. 25 Iowa
• Tied for team-high honors with 15 points and matched his season high with four steals at Northwestern
• Finished with 14 points, five rebounds and a team-high five assists against Maryland
• Scored 20 of his 22 points in the second half against Minnesota, keying a 12-0 run to break open a 40-32 lead
• Tallied 19 points and four assists in the loss to Indiana, going over 1,000 career points for his collegiate career
• Nearly posted a double-double against Illinois with 14 points and nine assists along with four boards
• Had his fourth double-double of the season with 16 points, a career-high 12 assists and seven boards vs. Kennesaw State
• Finished with a game-high 21 points, along with five boards, five assists and four steals vs. Kansas State
• Posted his second career 30-point game in the loss to Michigan with 31 points, eight rebounds and three assists
• Led NU with 15 points, five rebounds and three assists in the loss at Indiana
• Posted his third double-double of the season with 25 points, a career-high 11 assists and nine rebounds at NC State
• Recorded his second double-double against Tennessee State, finishing with 18 points and a career-high 10 assists
• Posted his first career double-double in the Huskers’ opener with 26 points, a career-high 13 rebounds and five assists

BEFORE NEBRASKA
Verge came to Nebraska after spending the two seasons at Arizona State University, where he averaged in double figures in each of the past two seasons and was the Pac-12 Sixth Man of the Year in 2019-20. 

In 2020-21, Verge averaged 14.0 points, 3.8 assists and 3.9 rebounds per game while starting 21 of 23 games for the Sun Devils. He ranked among the Pac-12 leaders in scoring (15th), assists (seventh), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.55-to-1, sixth), steals (1.2, 13th) and free throw percentage (.809, 13th). Verge totaled five games of at least 20 points, including a season-high 28-point, eight-rebound effort against Oregon in the Pac-12 Tournament. Verge averaged 27.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg, and 3.0 apg in two conference tournament games for the Sun Devils.

Verge made a major impact in his first season in Tempe, averaging 14.6 points per game, 3.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.4 stelas per game as Arizona State won 20 games and tied for third in the Pac-12 in 2019-20. He was nation’s top bench scorer that season, averaging 16.9 points per game in the 19 games he came off the bench for the Sun Devils, highlighted by a 43-point effort against Saint Mary’s. The effort – one of nine 40-point outbursts in school history – was the highest scoring effort by any Pac-12 player since the 2015-16 season. After a slow start in Pac-12 play, his game-winning basket in a one-point win over Arizona sparked a season-ending run which saw him average 17.3 ppg on 49 percent shooting over the Sun Devils' final 13 regular-season games. He reached double figures in 12 of the 13 contests, including four 20-point efforts.

Prior to playing at Arizona State, Verge was a two-time NJCAA All-American at Moberly Area CC, where he set school marks with 1,603 points and 486 assists in two seasons. He was a first-team NJCAA All-American as a sophomore, averaging 30.9 ppg, while shooting 49 percent from the field and from 3-point range. He also averaged 8.2 assists and 4.2 rebounds per game. He totaled 35 or more points on 13 occasions, including a school-record 55-point outing.  Verge was the first-team all-state pick by the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun Times as a senior at Thornton High School, where he averaged 26 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and three steals per game for coach Tai Streets.

PERSONAL
Alonzo Verge Jr. is the son of Tricia Moncrief and Alonzo Verge Sr., was born Oct. 17, 1998 in Chicago. Verge has one sister (Tiara) and and a five-year-old daughter (Nami Sky). Alonzo earned his undergraduate degree at Arizona State in May of 2021 in liberal studies.