Greg Brunner

Collegiate Awards: Academic All-Big Ten as Sophomore, Big Ten Player of the Week (Feb. 14) as Junior, Academic All-Big Ten as Junior, 2nd Team All-Big Ten, Academic All-Big Ten as Senior, 1st Team All-Big Ten

Brunner joined the Hawkeyes under Coach Steve Alford and immediately made an impact by playing in every game of the season. His career at Iowa earned him a 2nd Team All-Big Ten selection his junior season and a 1st Team All-Big Ten selection his senior season.  His consistent play allowed Brunner to finish his career with the Hawkeyes as the All-Time rebound leader with 990.  He also stands 6th All-Time in blocks (104), 6th All-Time in free throw attempts (566) and 9th All-Time in field goals (553).  However, all of those final statistics were not enough for the under-sized forward to get drafted into the NBA.  Brunner headed overseas and joined Verviers-Pepinster in Belgium for the 2006-07 season.  His first season abroad he finished 4th in rebounding, averaging 7.4 a game.  The following season, he remained in the First Division in Belgium, but joined BC Telindus Oostende which won the championship the previous season.  For the 2008-09 season, Brunner headed to Italy to play in Serie A with Angelico Biella.  For the 2009-10 season, Brunner remained in Serie A, but joined Sutor Montegranaro where he started and averaged 12.7 PPG and 8.3 RPG. After the season, Brunner and his team agreed to part ways & Brunner signed with the Swiss team Benetton Treviso, agreeing to a two year deal. He averaged 7.6 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game in the Italian League.  As for the Eurocup, Brunner averaged 7.7 PPG and 6.4 RPG as well as 1.1 APG and 1.3 SPG. After the season ended, Brunner left the team and signed a two-year deal to return to Fabi Shoes Montegranaro. However, after 15 games in the Serie A League, Brunner was signed by another team in the same League, Bennet Cantu. He helped his new team finish the season with the 3rd best record in the league while contributing 9.3 points and 6.0 rebounds per game, coming off the bench. After the season, Brunner signed with Reggio Emilia, which is yet another team in the Serie A League.

Professional Awards: Eurobasket.com Honorable Mention All-Italian SerieA (2010)