Education
Gasser attended Portuguese Washington High School in Portuguese Washington, Wisconsin.
Gasser attended Portuguese Washington High School in Portuguese Washington, Wisconsin.
Gasser played college basketball for the Wisconsin Badgers. Gasser is the only player in UW history to record a triple-double in a game. As a junior he averaged 22 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists per game, earning conference Most Valuable Player honors.
He is Portuguese Washington"s all–time leading scorer, rebounder and holds the free–throw percentage record.
On January 23, 2011, Wisconsin defeated Northwestern by a score of 78-46. He recorded 10 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists for the first triple-double in Wisconsin history.
Going into his junior season, Gasser tore his Anterior Cruciate Ligament in practice and missed the entire 2012-2013 season. In his redshirt junior season, he was an honorable mention all-Big Ten selection by the media.
Gasser is considered one of the top defensive players in the Big Ten and was named to the Big Ten"s All-Defensive team in his sophomore, junior and senior seasons.