Jared Berggren Rumors & News

When NBA general managers and scouts sit down and scrutinize Jared Berggren’s “numbers”, they can’t help but be impressed.

The recent Wisconsin grad has worked out for Phoenix, Portland, Minnesota and Brooklyn after a strong finish at Portsmouth. He's based in Chicago right now, managed by Priority Sports. DraftExpress caught up with Jared Berggren recently to quiz him on how preparation is going for the next step in his career. Berggren's shot release to the side of his head isn't the prettiest, but damn if he doesn't make sinking five straight 3-pointers look easy in this video. Since graduating in May, Berggren has emerged from his workout bunker in Chicago, battling against players like Mason Plumlee a...

Nix has always respected Berggren, and it grew when the two became teammates at the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament after years of competing against one another.

Jared Berggren's talent was always apparent during his career at Wisconsin, even if he didn't display it routinely. Maybe he fooled us last year into thinking he was a legit 3-point marksman when he made 45-of-121 (37.2%) treys. But his 27-point outburst against Creighton gave us hope that he was going to have a dominant senior season. Intertwined with a handful of thunderous dunks and few clutch moments were his steady defense and rim protection. Dominance never materialized. Berggren finished his college tenure scoring in single digits in five of his last eight games. This week, Berg...

Former Wisconsin center Jared Berggren is out in Virginia this weekend competing in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, a postseason camp for the some of the top seniors in college basketball. The "PIT" is actually the oldest amateur basketball tournament in the country, with its origin dating back to 1953. Berggren follows in the footsteps of Brian Butch, Marcus Landry, Trevon Hughes and Jordan Taylor as the latest Badger to compete in the invitational. Here's Berggren's outlook for the tournament, courtesy of uwbadgers.com: "Playing at Portsmouth is a great opportunity for me to...

Mississippi guard Jarvis Summers (32) gathers a loose ball in front of Wisconsin center Jared Berggren (40) during the first half of a second-round game in the NCAA college basketball tournament at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo., Friday, March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

1. Who would you say the most valuable players offensively and defensively are for the Badgers? That's a harder question than you would think because this year's Wisconsin team takes such a balanced approach on both ends. On defense, though, center Jared Berggren is the anchor. He's the school's record-holder in blocked shots and has good feet for a big man. Offensively, four guys average around 10 ppg, but I'd have to settle on remarkably efficient freshman Sam Dekker as the MVP. Coming off the bench for only 22 minutes per game, Dekker still pours in 9.4 ppg as the team's top deep th...

Ohio State guard Lenzelle Smith, Jr. (32) battles for a shot against Wisconsin forward Sam Dekker (15) and forward/center Jared Berggren (40) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Big Ten tournament Sunday, March 17, 2013, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)