Joseph Krabbenhoft (born March 24, 1987) is a retired American professional basketball player and current associate head coach at the University of Wisconsin.

Joe Krabbenhoft
Krabbenhoft in 2011
Wisconsin Badgers
PositionAssociate head coach
LeagueBig Ten Conference
Personal information
Born (1987-03-24) March 24, 1987 (age 37)
Spring Valley, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolRoosevelt
(Sioux Falls, South Dakota)
CollegeWisconsin (2005–2009)
NBA draft2009: undrafted
Playing career2009–2012
PositionSmall forward
Number45, 9
Coaching career2012–present
Career history
As player:
2009–2010Sioux Falls Skyforce
2010Seoul SK Knights
2010Lleida Bàsquet
2010–2011Panellinios
2011–2012CB Breogán
As coach:
2012–2013Wisconsin (Video Coordinator)
2013–2016South Dakota State (assistant)
2016–2022Wisconsin (assistant)
2022–presentWisconsin (Associate HC)
Career highlights and awards

College career

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Born in Spring Valley, Illinois, Krabbenhoft played college basketball for the Wisconsin Badgers from 2005 to 2009.

Professional career

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Krabbenhoft began his professional career in 2009 with the NBA D-League club Sioux Falls Skyforce. He then moved to the Korean League club Seoul SK Knights. He next signed with the Spanish Second Division club CE Lleida Bàsquet at the start of the 2010–11 season, before moving that same season to the Greek League club Panellinios Basket.[1]

Coaching career

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On July 11, 2012, the University of Wisconsin announced that Krabbenhoft had been hired as the new video coordinator on head coach Bo Ryan's staff for the 2012–2013 men's basketball season. He succeeded former Wisconsin guard and current UW-Milwaukee assistant coach Sharif Chambliss in the role.[2] After a year as the Badgers' video coordinator, South Dakota State hired Krabbenhoft as an assistant coach.[3] Krabbenhoft spent three seasons coaching at South Dakota State before returning to Wisconsin as an assistant head coach under head coach Greg Gard in 2016.[4]

2022 postgame incident

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Krabbenhoft was involved in a confrontation with University of Michigan head basketball Coach Juwan Howard following the No. 15 Wisconsin Badgers' 77–63 win over the Michigan Wolverines on February 20, 2022. With 22 seconds remaining in the game and Wisconsin's 3rd string players on the floor, Howard continued to instruct his players to press full court, forcing an out of bounds in the back court with 4 seconds left on the 10 second clock. In order to reset the 10 second clock and his press break, Wisconsin head coach Greg Gard took a timeout to instruct his players to dribble out the clock once over the half court line.

In the post game handshake line, Howard expressed his displeasure with the timeout and attempted to walk past Gard without shaking his hand. Gard grabbed Howard in an attempt to explain the timeout. Howard responded by grabbing Gard's shirt and pointing his finger in Gard's face while shouting. Assistant coaches, players and law enforcement stepped in to separate the coaches. While being restrained, Howard reached across 2 assistant coaches and hit Krabbenhoft with an open hand in the head. During the ensuing fracas, at least three players threw punches including Michigan starting forward Moussa Diabaté,[5] Michigan forward Terrance Williams II, and Wisconsin guard Jahcobi Neath.[6]

The actions of both coaches and the players were widely condemned,[7] with Howard drawing particular condemnation for striking Krabbenhoft.[8] Following a review by the Big Ten Conference,[9] Howard was fined $40,000 and Gard $10,000 for violating the Big Ten's sportsmanship policy. Howard was also suspended for the remaining 5 games of Michigan's season, while Diabate, Williams II, and Neath were each suspended one game.[10]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2005–06 Wisconsin 31 0 16.3 .347 .276 .700 4.2 1.4 0.4 0.2 3.6
2006–07 Wisconsin 36 1 20.1 .492 .400 .706 4.8 1.6 0.6 0.1 4.8
2007–08 Wisconsin 36 36 31.1 .485 .214 .750 6.5 2.5 0.7 0.2 7.6
2008–09 Wisconsin 33 33 30.4 .480 .364 .846 6.7 2.5 0.9 0.5 8.2
Career 136 70 24.6 .462 .313 .757 5.6 2.0 0.6 0.2 6.1

References

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  1. ^ Eurocupbasketball.com – PANELLINIOS adds Krabbenhoft.
  2. ^ POLZIN, JIM. "UW basketball: Krabbenhoft to join Bo Ryan's staff". madison.com. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  3. ^ Phillips, Scott (2013-06-15). "South Dakota State tabs former Wisconsin forward Joe Krabbenhoft as new assistant coach". College Basketball | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  4. ^ Brazzoni, Nick (2016-04-04). "Men's basketball: Gard hires Krabbenhoft as assistant coach". The Badger Herald. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  5. ^ "Michigan vs. Wisconsin – Box Score – February 20, 2022 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  6. ^ "Howard throws blow at Badgers coach after loss". ESPN.com. 2022-02-20. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  7. ^ "Michigan vs. Wisconsin fight: Juwan Howard hardly only party to blame for overshadowing sport's big weekend". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  8. ^ "College hoops world reacts to Juwan Howard slapping a Wisconsin assistant after loss". For The Win. 2022-02-20. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  9. ^ "Michigan vs. Wisconsin fight: Big Ten releases statement on Juwan Howard, Greg Gard brawl". 247Sports. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  10. ^ Staff, Brendan Quinn and The Athletic. "Michigan coach Juwan Howard suspended for rest of regular season; Wisconsin's Greg Gard fined $10K". The Athletic. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
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