Paul Jesperson (born December 2, 1992) is an American

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player for Unión Financiera Baloncesto Oviedo of the Spanish LEB Oro. He played college basketball for the Northern Iowa Panthers.

College career

Jesperson attended Merrill High School where he became the schools all-time leading scorer. Jesperson attended the

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for two years before transferring to the

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. In an NCAA tournament game versus the sixth-seeded

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Jesperson hit a half-court buzzer beating shot to win the game. The shot was featured in the 2016 edition of

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Freshman season

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

Sophomore season

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

Junior season

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

Senior season

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

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Jesperson signed with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the

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on October 31, 2016. On November 15, he made his professional debut in a 152–128 win over the Maine Red Claws, playing two minutes off the bench. Seven days later, he was waived by the Vipers. On November 30, Jesperson signed with Spanish team

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until the end of the 2016–17 season. In January 2017, he won with the club the

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References

External links

Northern Iowa Panthers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jesperson, Paul 1992 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball players Basketball players from Wisconsin Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball players Oviedo CB players People from Merrill, Wisconsin Rio Grande Valley Vipers players Shooting guards Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball players