Ethan Happ (born May 7, 1996) is an American-born naturalized Macedonian professional

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player for

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of the Spanish

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. At a height of tall, he plays at both the

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and center positions. Happ is the all-time leading rebounder for the

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, where he started all 139 games of his college career and is the school record holder in double-doubles and triple-doubles. Happ is one of just six players in NCAA history to record at least 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 400 assists.

High school career

Happ, whose hometown is Milan, Illinois, attended Rockridge High School, in Taylor Ridge, Illinois, where he played high school basketball.

College career

He attended the

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, where he played

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with the

. Happ red-shirted during his freshman season, during which the Badgers were the 2015 NCAA runner-up. Happ started every game in 2015–16 for the Badgers and was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year. He was also a unanimous selection the Big Ten All-Freshman Team and named to the Big Ten All-Defensive Team. He was selected to the third team All-Big Ten by the media and honorable mention by the coaches. As a sophomore, Happ became a greatly improved player. He was named a third-team

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after averaging 14 points per game. Ethan Happ 2017

Despite not being listed in most mock drafts, Happ declared for the

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without hiring an agent, giving him the option to return to college, which he later did. On December 22, 2018, Happ grabbed his 1,000th career rebound in a win over Grambling State. On February 12, 2019, he scored his 2000th point, making him the first player in the Big Ten to score 2,000 points and collect 1,000 rebounds in 35 years. As a senior, Happ averaged 17.9 points, 10.3 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.2 blocks per game. Happ was the only player in NCAA during the 2018–19 season, to lead their respective team in all 5 statistical categories.

Professional career

Olympiacos (2019)

After not being selected in the

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, Happ signed with the

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, to play on their 2019 NBA Summer League team. On July 18, 2019, Happ signed a two-year deal with the Greek

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club

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós (, Olympic Association of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number of different competitive departments which participate in football, ...

, of Piraeus, Greece, to play under head coach David Blatt.

Vanoli Cremona (2019–2020)

After appearing in only one game with Olympiacos, Happ was loaned on November 5, 2019, to the Italian League club

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, for the remainder of the 2019–20 season. On June 30, 2020, the Greek club officially announced that they had forfeited their contract option and Happ thus became a free agent. Happ averaged 18.3 points per game, 9.3 rebounds per game and 2.5 assists per game with Cremona.

Fortitudo Bologna (2020–2021)

Happ signed with

Fortitudo Bologna Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna 103, commonly known as Fortitudo Bologna and currently known as Fortitudo Flats Service Bologna for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball club based in Bologna, Italy and currently plays in the second division. H ...

of the

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on July 10, 2020. After suffering a left elbow injury, he was ruled out for three to four weeks on October 25.

Dinamo Sassari (2021)

At mid

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, on January 18, 2021, Happ transferred from

to Dinamo Sassari.

Riesen Ludwigsburg (2022)

On January 8, 2022, Happ signed with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of the

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(BBL).

Río Breogán (2022–2023)

On July 8, 2022, Happ signed with Río Breogán of the Spanish

. He played all 34 league games, averaging 12.6 ppg, 7.9 rpg and 17.3 PIR per game, helping the team to a 10th-place finish and securing a European spot.

Dreamland Gran Canaria (2023–2024)

After a lot of speculation about a possible move to

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or even a contract extension with

CB Breogán Club Baloncesto Breogán, S.A.D., also known as Río Breogán for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Lugo, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB. The club was founded in 1966 by the Varela-Portas brothers. The team pla ...

, on June 29, 2023, Ethan Happ signed with

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team Dreamland Gran Canaria for the 2023–24 ACB season.

Valencia Basket (2024–present)

On July 2, 2024, he signed with

of the Spanish

College statistics

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Career honors and awards

College career

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Second-team Consensus

(AP, NABC, SN, USBWA) *2019 Pete Newell Big Man Award *2019 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award *2018 First-Team All-Big Ten (media) *2017 Wooden Award Final Ballot *2017 Naismith Trophy Semifinalist *2017 Oscar Robertson Midseason Watch List *2017 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Finalist *2017 Second-Team All-American (SI); Third Team All-American (USA Today, TSN) *2017 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year (AP) *2017 First-Team All-Big Ten *2017 Big Ten All-Tournament Team *2016 Big Ten Freshman of the Year *2016 Third-Team All-Big Ten (media) *2016 Big Ten All-Freshman Team *2× USBWA All-District (2017, '18) *2× NABC All-District (2017 first team, 2018 second team) *2× Big Ten All-Defensive Team (2016, '17) *2× Big Ten Player of the Week

Professional career.

* 2023

MVP of the month - March.

Personal life

Happ's parents are Randy and Teresa Happ. His father Randy, played

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( Division III), and his brother Eric, played college basketball at Carl Sandburg College (

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). Happ is a first cousin of former

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pitcher

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References

External links

Proballers ProfileEuroleague.net profileEurobasket.com profileItalian League profile

Wisconsin Badgers bio
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High school career

College career

Professional career

Olympiacos (2019)

Vanoli Cremona (2019–2020)

Fortitudo Bologna (2020–2021)

Dinamo Sassari (2021)

Riesen Ludwigsburg (2022)

Río Breogán (2022–2023)

Dreamland Gran Canaria (2023–2024)

Valencia Basket (2024–present)

College statistics

Career honors and awards

College career

Professional career.

Personal life

See also

References

External links