Seth Tuttle (born September 5, 1992) is an American former

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player and current assistant coach for the

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. 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

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award.

College career

Tuttle, a 6'8"(2.03 m)

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from West Fork High School in

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, came to UNI in 2011. He chose the Panthers over larger schools such as

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and

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after leading West Fork to four straight conference titles. In his first season, he became the first freshman in

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(MVC) history to lead the league in

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(.652) and was named the conference Freshman of the Year. In his junior season, he became one of the top players in the MVC, averaging 15.4

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and 8.0

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. He was named first-team All-MVC. In Tuttle's senior season, he was named to the preseason All-MVC team. After leading the Panthers to a 24–2 start and a national ranking, Tuttle was named one of 30 finalists nationally for the

award, and one of 10 finalists for the John R. Wooden Award.

Professional career

In June 2015 Tuttle signed to play for the

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in the

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. On July 24 he signed an annual contract with s.Oliver Baskets of the

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. On July 27, 2016,

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of the

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announced that they had signed Tuttle for the 2016–17 season. On June 6, 2017, Tuttle was announced by

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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.Seth Tuttle bio
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References

External links

Northern Iowa Panthers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tuttle, Seth 1992 births Living people All-American college men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Belgium American expatriate basketball people in Germany American men's basketball players Basketball players from Iowa Forwards (basketball) Limburg United players Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball players People from Mason City, Iowa Spirou Charleroi players Würzburg Baskets players