Paul Jesperson

Paul Jesperson (born December 2, 1992) is an American college basketball guard for the Northern Iowa Panthers.

Career

Jesperson attended Merrill High School where he became the schools all-time leading scorer.[1] Jesperson attended the University of Virginia for two years before transferring to the University of Northern Iowa.[2] [3]

In an NCAA tournament game versus the sixth ranked University of Texas Jesperson hit a half-court buzzer beating shot to win the game.[4][5] The shot was featured in the 2016 edition of One Shining Moment.

Freshman season

Jesperson averaged 10.5 minutes, 1.5 points, 0.8 rebounds, and 0.2 assists per game.[6]

Sophomore season

Jesperson averaged 25.7 minutes, 4.7 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 0.9 assists per game.[6]

Junior season

Jesperson averaged 18.2 minutes, 5.9 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 0.3 assists per game.[6]

Senior season

Jesperson averaged 30.3 minutes, 10.8 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 0.9 assists per game.[6] In the Round of 64, he made a buzzer beater from half court to beat Texas 75-72.

References

  1. ↑ VanTryon, Matthew. "This isn't the first time UNI's Paul Jesperson has been a buzzer-beating hero". SportingNews. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Paul Jesperson transfers to N. Iowa". ESPN. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Skurzewski, Mitchell. "Paul Jesperson caps career in tourney". Wausau Daily Herald. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Staples, Andy. "One Shining Shot: Jesperson adds latest buzzer beater to UNI lore". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  5. ↑ Trotter, Jake. "Inside Paul Jesperson's miracle heave that lifted UNI, stunned Texas". ESPN. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Paul Jesperson Statistics". Washington Post. Retrieved 27 March 2016.

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