John Tonje

About

John Herbert Tonje (; born April 23, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Rip City Remix of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Colorado State Rams, Missouri Tigers and Wisconsin Badgers. Tonje was selected by the Utah Jazz in the second round of the 2025 NBA draft.

Tonje attended Omaha Central High School in Omaha, Nebraska, where he played basketball. As a sophomore, Tonje averaged 1.6 points per game but improved to 13.6 points per game as a junior. He was the second leading scorer for the Omaha Central Eagles during his junior campaign and connected on 46 percent of his three-point attempts. As a senior, Tonje averaged a Nebraska Class A State best 23.8 points along with 6.1 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 1.4 assists per game. He led the Eagles to a 22–6 record and a runner-up finish at the state tournament. His 73 triples and 82 percent free throw accuracy were tops at Class A. He set his school’s single-season scoring record as a senior and earned first-team All-State by USA Today and All-Class State All-Tournament team…