THE OFFICIAL SITE OF BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS

About Conner: Is the son of Randy and ReneeGrupe...has one brother, Jayden, as well as one sister,Cailey...his brother played college basketball at HamlineUniversity, while his sister competed in tennis at SouthwestMinnesota State.

High School Highlights: He was a two-timeletterwinner on the court for the Mavericks, earning all-conferenceand all-area honors each year, while being named an All-Stateselection as a senior. In addition to basketball, he also letteredthree years in baseball where he was an all-conference performerthree times and an all-area selection twice. He also lettered oneyear in football. Aside from athletics, he received the AAA andExcel Awards.

College Highlights:
He transferred to BVU prior to the start of his junior year fromBethany Lutheran College where he appeared in 27 career games offthe bench for the Vikings.

2013-14: In his final collegiate season, he was a key roleplayer off the bench for the Beavers, appearing in 22 games andaveraged 2.0 points per game on 40 percent shooting.  He went9-of-25 from three-point land on the year, including a 2-of-2performance against Clarke in his third outing of the year. He turned in a career-best nine points in a win against Simpson onFebruary 22.

2012-13: He saw action in just two games off the benchin his first season with BVU.  He did see most of his timeplaying a key role on the junior varsity squad.