[Herky] Uthoff 20 late-season Wooden Award finalist

[Sue Bailey]

IOWA CITY —Iowa senior forward Jarrod Uthoff was named one of 20 
late-season finalists for the Wooden Award, which goes to the nation’s 
top college basketball player.

Uthoff, who graduated from Cedar Rapids Jefferson, ranks third in Big 
Ten scoring (18.4 points per game), first in blocked shots (2.9 per 
game), fourth in free-throw percentage (84.1), eighth in 3-point 
percentage (45.2) and ninth in rebounding (6.4 a game).

Three other Big Ten players join Uthoff. They include Michigan State 
guard Denzel Valentine, Indiana guard Yogi Ferrell and Maryland guard 
Melo Trimble. Iowa State forward Georges Niang also made the list.

The other 15 late-season finalists include Duke guard Grayson Allen, 
Virginia guard Malcolm Brogdon, Providence guard Kris Dunn, Kansas 
forward Perry Ellis, Oakland guard Kahlil Felder, Oklahoma guard Buddy 
Hield, North Carolina forward Brice Johnson, Louisville guard Damion 
Lee, SMU guard Nic Moore, Oregon State guard Gary Payton II, Utah 
forward Jakob Poeltl, Kentucky guard Tyler Ulis, Wichita State guard 
Fred VanVleet and Gonzaga forward Kyle Wiltjer.

l Comments: (319) 339-3169; scott.dochterman at thegazette.com

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