Jarrod Uthoff's breakout senior season changed the perception of what he could become.
Before his senior season, Uthoff was a solid player in Iowa's program, best known as the guy who transferred from Wisconsin and dealt with then-coach Bo Ryan blocking schools and making his transfer a national story. As a senior with the opportunity to be Iowa's go-to scorer, Uthoff blossomed into one of the best stretch 4s in college basketball and a jump-shot-blocking menace on the defensive end.
The fifth-year senior earned Associated Press third-team All-American honors and emerged as a multi-position prospect. Some scouts wonder if Uthoff was just a product of Iowa's system, but even if that's the case, he has NBA tools that will give him a chance to get drafted.
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Uthoff's usage went up as a senior, and he was a more efficient scorer than his junior season; typically, the opposite happens when a scorer is asked to take more shots. For his NBA role, which is not going to be a high-volume shooter, it's promising to see that he was also efficient when he had a low-usa ...
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2016 NBA Draft Prospects: Breaking Down NBA Future of Iowa’s Jarrod Uthoff
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