 Tuttle with Northern Iowa | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1992-09-05)September 5, 1992 (age 32) Mason City, Iowa |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | West Fork (Sheffield, Iowa) |
| College | Northern Iowa (2011–2015) |
| NBA draft | 2015:undrafted |
| Playing career | 2015–2018 |
| Position | Forward |
| Career history | |
| 2015–2016 | s.Oliver Baskets |
| 2016–2017 | Limburg United |
| 2017–2018 | Spirou Charleroi |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Seth Tuttle (born September 5, 1992) is an American formerbasketball player and current assistant coach for theNorthern Iowa Panthers. He had anAll-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 theNaismith College Player of the Year award.
Tuttle, a 6'8"(2.03 m)forward from West Fork High School inSheffield, Iowa, came to UNI in 2011. He chose the Panthers over larger schools such asIowa,Iowa State andWisconsin after leading West Fork to four straight conference titles. In his first season, he became the first freshman inMissouri Valley Conference (MVC) history to lead the league infield 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 15.4points and 8.0rebounds 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 theNaismith College Player of the Year award,[4] and one of 10 finalists for the John R. Wooden Award.[5]
In June 2015 Tuttle signed to play for theMiami Heat in theNBA Summer League.[6] On July 24 he signed an annual contract withs.Oliver Baskets of theBasketball Bundesliga.[7]
On July 27, 2016,Limburg United of theBasketball League Belgium Division I announced that they had signed Tuttle for the 2016–17 season.[8]
On June 6, 2017, Tuttle was announced bySpirou Charleroi.[9]
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]