As of Jan. 10, 2019, Illinois Wesleyan senior Colin Bonnett (Lemont, Ill., Benet Academy) ranks No. 47 in career scoring at the school with 958 points and is No. 13 with 119 career 3-point field goals. He is also No. 27 with 194 career assists.
As a junior, Bonnett was named to the second team of all-College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin all-star squads and he has posted career highs of 23 points (vs. Elmhurst), eight rebounds (vs. Carthage) and seven assists (vs. Augustana).
Majoring in economics at Illinois Wesleyan, Colin is the son of Pam and Brian Bonnett.
Why you chose to attend Illinois Wesleyan: Because IWU was the perfect combination of basketball opportunity and high quality academics.
IWU class you’re most qualified to teach: Cults of America
The hardest challenge about being a Division III student-athlete is: The bus rides
Worst grade in a class you ever got – what and when? I got a D in Spanish Freshman year of High school
I’m deathly afraid of ... : Needles.
Worst habit: Sticking my tongue out of my mouth while playing basketball
Most expensive traffic ticket: $300
Language I’d like to learn: Hebrew
The longest I could survive without my cell phone: Forever
Favorite sports figures: Lebron, Joe Ingles
My greatest moment in sports was: Commitment to IWU
The best player I ever faced was: Jaylen Brown
Worst dresser on my team: Grant Wolfe
Thing that’s been in my fridge the longest: Rocky Mountain Oysters
Person I’m dying to have dinner with: Creed Bratton
Favorite food: Filet mignon
Vegetable I won’t eat: Asparagus
Pepsi or Coke? Coke
Favorite TV show: "Game of Thrones"
Favorite musical group: Nickelback
Favorite movie: "Good Will Hunting"
If a movie were made of my life, I would like the following person to play me: Matt Damon
The person in history I would most like to meet is: Wilt Chamberlain
My dream job would be: Getting paid to do nothing.
Place I’d most like to live: Hawaii
If you come back in another life, what would you like to return as: An Eagle
Two things that are tops on my “bucket list”: 1) Visit Akron, Ohio; 2) Finish a whole game of Monopoly
My possession that would fetch the most on eBay: Danny Baker's boots
Who is the luckiest person in the world? Still Max Schoelle
What I miss most about being in the third grade: Having no responsibilities
