Connor Serven Season 2024-25

2023-24 (Eastern Michigan)
• Averaged 3.3 points and 3.1 rebounds in 31 games played
• Connected on 43.5% (40-92) of his field-goal attempts
• Dialed up a career-high 15 points on 5 of 10 shooting vs. Kent State on Jan. 6, 2024
• Notched three double-figure scoring games for the Eagles in 2023-24

2020-23 (Illinois)
• Played three seasons for the Fighting Illini under head coach Brad Underwood
• Appeared in 18 games during his time in Champaign, scoring three points and collecting seven rebounds
• Member of three NCAA tournament teams, including two squads that advanced to the NCAA Second Round in both 2022 and 2023
• Illinois won the 2021-22 Big Ten Conference Regular Season Championship (tied) and also won the 2021 Big Ten Tournament title as the No. 3 seed
• Honored by the conference as an Academic All-Big Ten selection following the 2021-22 campaign

Prep
• Graduated from St. Rita High School and played under head coach Roshawn Russel
• Captained the team twice
• Averaged 8.3 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists his senior season to help his squad to a 21-8 record
• Earned Chicago Catholic League honorable mention all-conference accolades
• Helped his teams to four titles, including a pair of Chicago Catholic League titles (junior and senior years) and two Prairie Land Conference crowns with Bushnell-Prairie HS (freshman and sophomore)
• Also played five years for the AAU team Illinois Irish under head coach Gavin Sullivan

Personal
• Connor Serven
• Son of Larry and Kelly Serven
• Has two siblings: Nate (brother) and Savannah (sister)
• Cousin Justin Strnad is a linebacker with the Denver Broncos (NFL)
• His father and brother both played collegiate basketball at the University of St. Francis (Ill.) with his father coaching basketball at Bushnell-Prairie City High School
• Pursuing a master's degree in agricultural and life sciences