Kon Knueppel, a 19-year-old American college basketball player committed to playing for the Duke Blue Devils of the Atlantic Coast Conference, is not the only person in his family who plays basketball.
The emerging basketball star has four brothers who also play basketball like him. His oldest brother, Kager Knueppel, is associated with Wisconsin Lutheran’s basketball team.
According to his bio on Prep Hoops, Kager plays a shooting guard position for the club basketball team Herro and is currently in the 2027 class. Further, the next two brothers of Kon Knueppel, Kinston, and Kash, are also apparently on the Lutheran team.
Next sons….Kager Knueppel 9th grade, Kinston Knueppel 8th, Kash Knueppel 7th, Kid Knueppel 6th. Let’s go!! https://t.co/m8A6hcUcon
— Chari Nordgaard Knueppel (@ChariNKnueppel) April 25, 2024
Among the other two, while Kinston is an 8th grader forward of the Lutheran basketball team, the young one Kash is a member of Team Herro class of 2029.
The youngest Knueppel brother, Kidman ‘is a class of 2030 Wisconsin high school basketball player for St John’s Wauwatosa.’ He plays the center position and has been rising as one of the solid prospects for the future of American basketball.
All the brothers, except Kon Knueppel, have a one-year age difference between them!
Born on August 3, 2005, Duke Blue Devils’ Kon Kneuppel is currently 19 years old. He is the oldest among his brothers.
Kon Kneuppel was followed by Kager two years later, and then his three younger brothers, Kinston, Kash, and Kidman, were born within three consecutive years.
On August 27, 2024, their mother, Chari Nordgaard Knueppel, mentioned their age differences, sharing their picture on Twitter. She wrote,
Kidman (13), Kash (14), Kinston (15), Kager (16), Kon II (18…now 19). My boys.
Via Twitter
Halloween 2023 – TV Characters pic.twitter.com/LcNzdfgmik
— Chari Nordgaard Knueppel (@ChariNKnueppel) October 22, 2023
Since the Kneuppel brothers don’t have much of an age gap, they grew up together, developing a solid bond. On top of that, all of them are basketball aspirators, so their values may align to some extent, at least for their passion for basketball.
At the same time, Kon Kneuppel, the oldest and the first to play college basketball, has a lot to offer his brothers, who play basketball at the school level.
Meanwhile, many wonder if his little brothers would follow him in Duke. Most recently, during his appearance in the Brotherhood podcast, the podcast host kept the people’s same curiosity in front of Kon, to which he responded with a smile and said,
Yeah, that would be that’ be really cool. I meann I want them to do their own thing though, and have fun doing that they’ll find something else to do probably and be great at that so yeah
Considering this, Kon appears to be open to the idea of ‘Do as wish.’ Whatever his brothers want to be in the future, Kon Kneuppel is more likely to support them with all his heart.
In case you didn’t know
- Kon Knueppel was born into a basketball family. His father, Kon, is a former player at Wisconsin Lutheran College, and his mother, Chari Nordgaard Knueppel, was the all-time leading scorer at UW-Green Bay.
- His uncle, Jeff Nordgaard, was also a player at Wisconsin-Green Bay and played for the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks. He currently coaches.
- Kon Knueppel graduated from Wisconsin Lutheran High School and enrolled at Duke University in June 2024.
