2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster
Theo John
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 245
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Minneapolis, Minn.
- High School:
- Champlin Park HS
Honors and Awards
2019-2020
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2018-19
Most Improved Player Award
2017-18
Marquette's Co-Most Improved Player
2020-21 Season Notes (Sr.): Opened season with sixth career double-double, finishing with 13 points and 12 rebounds against UAPB (Nov. 25) … Also chipped in five blocks … Knocked down first career 3-pointer on first attempt in nearly 100 games against Eastern Illinois (Nov. 27) … Matched personal best with 12 rebounds vs. Green Bay (Dec. 8) … Improved to 3-of-3 from 3-point land with triple against Seton Hall (Dec. 17) … Scored season-high 14 points at Xavier (Dec. 20) … Nine points, six rebounds and three blocked shots at St. John’s (Jan. 16) … moved into second place all time at Marquette in blocks (191) … matched career high with 16 points against St. John’s (Jan. 31) … finished with eight rebounds and two blocks against Red Storm … Finished 5-of-5 from the floor in 10-point night against Creighton (Feb. 6) … Scored 14 points at Seton Hall (Feb. 14), thanks to 8-of-9 effort from the free throw line … Scored 15 points at Butler (Feb. 17) and shot 7-of-8 from charity stripe … Finished with 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting at North Carolina (2/24) … Played just two minutes off the bench at DePaul (March 2) due to non-Covid illness … Chipped in six points, four assists, three rebounds, two steals and a pair of blocked shots on Senior Night vs. Xavier (March 6).
2019-20 Season Notes (Jr.): Appeared in all 30 games, earning 29 starting assignments … Finished third in the BIG EAST in blocked shots (1.8 bpg.) … Blocked two-or-more shots in 13 games … Posted seven points, eight rebounds and a career-best eight blocks in the season opener against Loyola Maryland (Dec. 5) ... Scored a season-high 11 points and grabbed seven rebounds in just 17 minutes against Jacksonville (Dec. 4) … Scored season-high 12 points against Central Arkansas (Dec. 28) … blocked total of 13 shots in back-to-back games against St. John’s (Jan. 21) and Butler (Jan. 24) … Posted first double-double of the year with 12 points and 10 rebounds versus Creighton (Feb. 18) … Finished with eight points and 10 boards against Seton Hall (Feb. 29) … Earned third letter.
2018-19 Season Notes (So.): Started 32-of-34 outings …. Finished first in the BIG EAST and 34th in the nation in blocked shots per game (2.1) … Blocked at least one shot in 26 games … 70 blocked shots were seventh-best single-season MU total … Posted a double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds, along with three blocks, in the season opener against UMBC (Nov. 6) ... Scored 10 points and added six rebounds in an overtime win over Louisville (Nov. 23) in the NIT Season Tip-Off ... Posted six points, nine rebounds and a career-high seven blocks against No. 14/15 Buffalo (Dec. 21) … Finished with 10 points and 11 boards in home win over Seton Hall (Jan. 12) … Scored career-best 16 points versus DePaul (Jan. 23) and also chipped in 10 rebounds … Made 6-of-7 shots against Butler (Feb. 20) en route to 15-point, 11-rebound effort.
2017-18 Season Notes (Fr.): Played in 33 of 35 games as a true freshman, averaging 3.9 points and 2.3 rebounds per game, while ranking second on the squad with 26 total blocks ... Collected four points and six rebounds in his collegiate debut against Mount St. Mary's (Nov. 10) in 13 minutes ... Saw 17 minutes of action against VCU at the Maui Jim Maui Invitational, totaling six points and four rebounds before fouling out (Nov. 20) ... Notched six points and two rebounds in 10 minutes of play in the win over Vermont (Dec. 5) ... Collected seven points and five rebounds in 14 minutes against Northern Illinois (Dec. 18) ... Within his 18 minutes against American he went 4-5 from the field, with nine total points and six rebounds (Dec. 21) ... Collected eight points after shooting 4-of-5 from the floor with two rebounds in the loss at Butler (Jan. 12) ... Recorded his then-career-high in points as a Golden Eagle in the win over DePaul with 11 (Jan. 15) ... Posted his best line of the season against Providence (Feb. 3) with a season-best 14 points, six rebounds and five blocks ... Added four points and three boards in the opening round of the against Harvard (March 14) ... Went 4-of-5 from the field, finishing with 10 points and two blocks in the win over Oregon in the second round of the NIT (March 18).
High School: A four-year letter winner at Champlin Park High School under head coach Mark Tuchscherer … Helped the Rebels to a 108-12 record during his tenure and four conference championships … Concluded career with over 1,000 points … Team finished 31-1 and advanced to state championship game in 2016-17 … named second team all-metro and finished second in the state in blocked shots (146) … Averaged 14.0 points, 8.6 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game as a junior and claimed all-conference accolades for the second-straight year … As a sophomore, John chipped in 8.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.6 blocks per game … Led team to a 31-1 record and an appearance in the state tournament championship game … Champlin Park was ranked in the top-25 nationally that season and fell to Apple Valley by just three points in the title matchup … Competed on the AAU circuit for Howard Pulley.
Personal: Born August 25, 1998 in Brooklyn Park, Minn. … Son of Walter and Kate John … Oldest of four children … Has two sisters, Mary and Izzy, and one brother, Alex … Majoring in communication studies.
