Seth Tuttle Explained

Seth Tuttle
Position:Forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:8
Weight Lb:240
Birth Date:5 September 1992
Birth Place:Mason City, Iowa
Nationality:American
High School:West Fork (Sheffield, Iowa)
College:Northern Iowa (2011–2015)
Draft Year:2015
Career Start:2015
Years1:2015–2016
Team1:s.Oliver Baskets
Years2:2016–2017
Team2:Limburg United
Years3:2017–2018
Team3:Spirou Charleroi
Career End:2018
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Seth Tuttle (born September 5, 1992) is an American former basketball player and current assistant coach for the Northern Iowa Panthers. He had an All-American college career at Northern Iowa (UNI). Tuttle was considered one of the top college players in the country, and was a midseason finalist for the Naismith College Player of the Year award.

College career

Tuttle, a 6'8"(2.03 m) forward from West Fork High School in Sheffield, Iowa, came to UNI in 2011. He chose the Panthers over larger schools such as Iowa, Iowa State and Wisconsin after leading West Fork to four straight conference titles. In his first season, he became the first freshman in Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) history to lead the league in field goal percentage (.652) and was named the conference Freshman of the Year.[1] In his junior season, he became one of the top players in the MVC, averaging 15.4 points and 8.0 rebounds per game. He was named first-team All-MVC.[2]

In Tuttle's senior season, he was named to the preseason All-MVC team.[3] After leading the Panthers to a 24–2 start and a national ranking, Tuttle was named one of 30 finalists nationally for the Naismith College Player of the Year award,[4] and one of 10 finalists for the John R. Wooden Award.[5]

Professional career

In June 2015 Tuttle signed to play for the Miami Heat in the NBA Summer League.[6] On July 24 he signed an annual contract with s.Oliver Baskets of the Basketball Bundesliga.[7]

On July 27, 2016, Limburg United of the Basketball League Belgium Division I announced that they had signed Tuttle for the 2016–17 season.[8]

On June 6, 2017, Tuttle was announced by Spirou Charleroi.[9]

Coaching career

In 2018, Tuttle returned to his alma mater, Northern Iowa, joining the coaching staff as a graduate assistant. Prior to the 2020–21 season, he was promoted to video coordinator. He served in that position for one season before he was again promoted to an assistant coach.[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meredith . Luke . Senior Seth Tuttle set to emerge as a star for resurgent Northern Iowa . FOXNews.com . September 30, 2014 . February 16, 2015.
  2. Web site: UNI's Seth Tuttle named first-team all-MVC . . March 4, 2014 . February 16, 2015.
  3. Web site: Panthers Picked 2nd; Tuttle Named to Preseason All-MVC Squad . . October 28, 2014 . February 16, 2015.
  4. Web site: Baker, Tuttle on Naismith Trophy Midseason Player of the Year List . . February 12, 2015 . February 16, 2015.
  5. Web site: Wooden Award All-American Team Announced. John R. Wooden Award. April 16, 2016.
  6. Web site: Tuttle agrees to play for Miami Heat Summer League team . Globe Gazette . June 26, 2015 . August 25, 2015.
  7. Web site: http://www.soliver-baskets.de/aktuelles/newsdetails/jahr/2015/juli/meldung/soliver-baskets-verpflichten-power-forward-seth-tuttle/?tx_ttnews[day=24&cHash=bb4471aba40df22b4ecd68759317232c s.Oliver Baskets verpflichten Power Forward Seth Tuttle ]. s.Oliver Baskets . July 24, 2015 . August 25, 2015.
  8. Web site: TWEE AMERIKANEN VERSTERKEN ONZE PLOEG . Limburg United . Dutch . July 27, 2016 . July 27, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160729024245/http://www.limburgunited.be/nl/nieuws/detail/105/title/Twee+amerikanen+versterken+onze+ploeg . July 29, 2016 .
  9. http://www.proximusspirou.be/actualite/20170606-les-nouveaux-visages-du-proximus-spirou-videos LES NOUVEAUX VISAGES DU PROXIMUS SPIROU (VIDÉOS)
  10. https://unipanthers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/seth-tuttle/992 Seth Tuttle bio