Player Bio

Konchar was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1996. He is the son of Jan and Jim Konchar. He has one brother, Petey, and one sister, Jen. Konchar graduated from Purdue University Fort Wayne with a degree in information . As a senior at West Chicago High School, he averaged 28.9 points, 14.1 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 3.2 steals and 2.5 blocks. He left the school as the all-time leading scorer with 1,551 points. Fans can check Konchar out on Instagram (@konchar). Konchar was named to the All-Summit League first team for all four seasons at Purdue-Fort Wayne. He was the only player since 1992-93 in NCAA Division 1 with two seasons of 450 points, 200 rebounds, 150 assists and 60 steals. Konchar also finished third in the NCAA Division 1 active career leaders with 271 steals. He was named to the 2018-19 All-Summit first team and also the 2019 All-Summit Tournament first team. Konchar led the Summit League in several categories in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons, including assists, steals, steals per game and assists per game. The Chicago, Illinois native was not selected in the 2019 NBA Draft and signed a contract with the Grizzlies not long after.