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2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

Grayson Blalock
Sarah Passey
Nick De Castro
Sarah Passey
Lexi Harbach

20 J.R. Konieczny

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Position F
  • Ht./Wt. 6-7 /
  • Hometown South Bend, Ind.

Biography

2025-26 (Graduate, entering ASUN Championship)
Konieczny had the best season of his career in his first year at FGCU … the grad transfer scored 420 points (15.6 per game) on 44.4%/32.2%/72.9% shooting splits … he grabbed 174 rebounds (6.4 per game) and averaged 2.1 assists and 1.6 steals per game on the season … during conference play, he averaged 16.3 points per game and grabbed 6.6 rebounds per game … despite missing four conference games with an injury, he led FGCU with 228 points in ASUN play … Konieczny posted nine 20-point games and 19 double-digit games, the former of which was the most by any Eagle this season … he scored in double-digits in 11 of 14 ASUN games and exited early against Queens after scoring nine points … his 31 point outing against North Florida set a new career high … he had three double-doubles, including a career high 13 rebounds against Georgia Southern … his 1.6 steals per game ranks fourth in the ASUN and his 6.4 rebounds per game are the fifth best mark in the ASUN … had three straight 20-point games in November … scored 26 at Illinois (Nov. 7) … had a 24 point, 13 rebound double-double against Georgia Southern (Nov. 11) … posted 24 points on 9-for-15 shooting from the field against Chattanooga (Nov. 15) … had four straight double-digit scoring games on two separate occasions … tallied 19 points in an overtime win over Rice (Nov. 25) … notched a then-career high 28 points and grabbed eight rebounds against Kennesaw State (Nov. 26) … added 13 points at FIU (Dec. 3) and 17 points against FAU (Dec. 7) … scored 25 points in the ASUN opener at Central Arkansas (Jan. 1) … had 10 points in a road win at North Alabama (Jan. 3) … posted back-to-back 20-point games against Austin Peay (Jan. 8) and Lipscomb (Jan. 10) … second double-double of the season was against the Bisons with 26 points and ten rebounds … exited early with nine points against Queens (Jan. 15) and missed the next two weeks … returned at Jacksonville with nine points and eight rebounds (Jan. 31) … had five straight double-digit games to open February … started that stretch with 14 points at EKU (Feb. 5) … added 20 points and nine rebounds at Bellarmine (Feb. 7) … notched 19 points and seven rebounds in a win over North Florida (Feb. 11) … had 14 points and eight rebounds in a win over Stetson (Feb. 14) … reset his career high with FGCU’s 20th 30-point game all-time at North Florida (Feb. 26) … shot 11-for-20 (55%) from the field against the Ospreys while posting a 31 point, 11 rebound double-double … finished the regular season with a 17-point game at Stetson (Feb. 28). 

PRIOR TO FGCU
2021-2025 at Notre Dame
2024-25 (R-Junior)

Played in 32 of 33 games … started four … averaged 16.2 minutes, 4.3 points and 2.8 rebounds per game … shot 39.7% from the field and 77.3% from the free throw line … totaled 27 assists, 11 steals and nine blocks … scored in double-digits three times … supplied 12 points on 6-of-9 shooting vs. North Dakota (Nov. 19) … came off the bench vs. Syracuse (Dec. 7) and scored 13 points before halftime … finished with a season high 15 on 6-for-12 shooting which included a thunderous dunk in the win over the Orange … recorded 13 points and a season high eight boards in 4OT win over Cal (March 8).

2023-24 (R-Sophomore)
Played in 32 games … started 19 … averaged 7.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and 22.7 minutes per game … shot 40.1% from the field, 33.0% from 3-point range and 83.7% from the free throw line … had 23 steals, 18 assists and eight blocks … scored in double-digits 11 times … had four double-digit rebound games (all double-doubles to lead Notre Dame in that stat category) … first career double-double (18 points, 11 rebounds) came off the bench against Auburn (Nov. 16) … got his first career start the next day against Oklahoma State (Nov. 17) and added another double double (11 points, ten rebounds) … shot 4-for-7 from behind the arc in a 14-point showing at No. 8 Miami (Dec. 2) … scored a career-high 18 against The Citadel (Dec. 19) … started 4-for-4 from three and 6-for-6 from the field against Virginia (Dec. 30) … posted all 17 of his points in the first half in the 76-54 rout of the Cavaliers … added a ten point, 11 rebound double-double at Georgia Tech (Jan. 9) to tie his career high in rebounds … had a perfect 4-for-4 shooting night at Louisville (Feb. 21).

2022-23 (Sophomore)
Redshirted … did not play.

2021-22 (Freshman)
Played in seven games for the Irish, averaging 3.3 minutes off the bench … scored in four games, including a season high four points against Georgia Tech (Feb. 26) … tallied his first collegiate three-pointer against Pittsburgh (March 5).

HIGH SCHOOL
2021 McDonald’s All-America Game Nominee … 2021 Northern Indiana Conference Most Valuable Player … 2021 Associated Press Second Team All-State … 2021 Indiana All-Star Selection … 2020 IndyStar Third Team All-State … 2020 IndyStar Indiana Junior All-Star Team … 2020 Indiana Basketball Coaches Association/Subway “Supreme 15” Underclass Team  … 2020 Northern Indiana Conference First-Team … finished his career as the all-time leading scorer in St. Joseph High School and St. Joseph County history with 1,996 points, surpassing former St. Joseph standout Chris Quinn (1993) who played at Evansville … finished fifth in Indiana Mr. Basketball voting in 2021 … averaged 28.3 points, 7.7 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.4 steals as a senior (2020-21), leading St. Joseph High School to its first Indiana 3A Regional Title since 1993 … broke St. Joseph’s single-season scoring record of 648 points that stood for 49 years … an ESPN.com four-star prospect, ranked 81st nationally, 25th small forward, 22nd in the region and fifth in the state … a 247Sports three-star prospect, ranked 135th nationally, 28th small forward and fifth in the state … a Rivals.com three-star prospect, ranked 124th nationally and 28th small forward … played for Mark Adams and the Indiana Elite on the AAU circuit … played for Mark Johnson at St. Joseph High School.

PERSONAL
Son of Debbie and Doug Konieczny … birthday is February 23 … has two siblings, sister, Nicole and brother, Chase (also on the FGCU men’s basketball team) … Nicole led the St. Joseph’s girls basketball team to the 2017 Class 3A state championship, and played collegiate basketball at Valparaiso and Stephen F. Austin … full name is Douglas Konieczny Junior … last name is pronounced Kah-nez-nee.

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