PTL Draft

[storminspank]

Stiles has the complete list:

Uthoff taken first overall in PTL draft HawkeyeDrive.com HawkeyeDrive.com


HAWKEYES IN THE PTL (team in parentheses):
1st (overall pick) — Jarrod Uthoff (Merchants/Gatens)
2nd — Mike Gesell (Armstrong/Skogman)
3rd — Aaron White (Culver’s/Ready Mix)
4th — Devyn Marble (Pelling/McCurry’s)
6th — Eric May (Culver’s/Ready Mix)
7th — Melsahn Basabe (Armstrong/Skogman)
8th — Zach McCabe (Merchants/Gatens)
9th — Adam Woodbury (Merchants/Gatens)
10th — Jarryd Cole* (Armstrong/Skogman)
12th — Gabe Olaseni (Pelling/McCurry’s)
14th — Anthony Clemmons (Culver’s/Ready Mix)
16th — Josh Oglesby (Merchants/Gatens)
18th — Kyle Meyer (Armstrong/Skogman)
26th — Darius Stokes (Armstrong/Skogman)
* indicates former Iowa player

[storminspank]

Randy says he took Uthoff because he had him two years ago and loved him. That he's a Gordon Hayward type of player and also because it's his homecoming.

(Click on the link above for an audio interview with Randy by Stiles)

[big10fan]

No love for OG3? the kid can at least score.

[RocknRollface]

Why the hell would someone go to the trouble of writing an article on the PTL and then not list the 5th player taken just because its not a player on the team?

[thejumper5]

I'm surprised that Stokes was picked so low. A good friend of mine that used to post here under the name Herby told me that Stokes was going to have a breakout year and compete for a starting spot. I thought for sure that if he was that improved, he would surely be a top-5 pick.

[RocknRollface]

In 2001, Michael Jordan was the President of the Washington Wizards. He picked Kwame Brown with the #1 overall pick in the draft that year. Needless to say, Mr Brown didn't exactly have much of an NBA career by all accounts, and was a bust at the #1 pick. Whereas that draft was not the strongest in the history of the NBA, it certainly did not warrant Brown as the #1 pick. The same "joke" is being made this year with Jordan owning the #2 pick in this years draft. God know what he's gonna do with it.

I'm not sure how a PTL coach selects Uthoff, an unproven player at the D1 level, over guys like Marble, White, Basabe, etc.

Call me an idiot. Just my opinion.

Because Utoff doesn't count towards the limit of "Iowa" players, likely the same reason the second pick was Gessel.

If you have one extra big ten starting caliber guy than its a huge advantage.

The real stupid thing was not taking Basabe at 5.

[storminspank]

Why the hell would someone go to the trouble of writing an article on the PTL and then not list the 5th player taken just because its not a player on the team?

Because he is covering the Iowa angle.

[RocknRollface]

Because he is covering the Iowa angle.

Thats ridiculous.

A, knowing who got chosen over our potential starters and who the hawks teammates are going to be is obviously part of the Iowa angle, and B, its extremely easy to include.

[blairhawk]

does anyone have a full list of ptl rosters?

[MisterLucky]

Found this one TOS:

Team #1:
Vinton Merchants/Gatens Real Estate
Coach Randy Larson
Jared Uthoff--Iowa
Zach McCabe--Iowa
Adam Woodbury--Iowa
Josh Oglesby--Iowa
Andre Murphy--Iowa
Matt Lesan--ex-Upper Iowa
Jake Hughes--Upper Iowa
Nate Garner--ex-Evansville
Chance Miller-IMS
Okey Ukah--ex-Kirkwood

Team #2:
Jill Armstrong/Skogman Realtors
Coach Dan Ahrens
Mike Gesell--Iowa
Melsahn Basabe--Iowa
Jaryd Cole--France pro
Eric Washpun--ex-City High
Kyle Meyer--Iowa
Michael Aldeman--DMACC
Darius Stokes--Iowa
Pat Conrad--ex-St. Ambrose
Tay Parker--ex-Iowa Lakes CC
Rodney Pryor--Kirkwood

Team #3:
Culver's/Iowa City Ready Mix
Coach: Ron Nove
Aaron White--Iowa
Eric May--Iowa
Dain Swetalla--Portugal pro
Anthony Clemmons--Iowa
Dallas Hodges--ex-Wayne St.
Keith Steffeck--Wm. Penn
J.C. Fuller--Kirkwood
Clay Cook--Wartburg
Taylor Olson--Kirkwood
Patrick Burmester--Truman St.

Team #4:
LL Pelling/McCurry's
Coach: Kevin Lehman
Devyn Marble--Iowa
Ali Farokhmanesh--Austria pro
Gabe Olaseni--Iowa
Kyle Schlaak--ex-Winona St
Tucker Wentzien--ex-Upper Iowa
Joey Woods--Upper Iowa
Isaac Gardner--Truman St
Brennan Swayzer--ex-Kirkwood
Sam Elgin--Upper Iowa
Taylor Stoutner--Wm. Penn

[storminspank]

Why the hell would someone go to the trouble of writing an article on the PTL and then not list the 5th player taken just because its not a player on the team?

Also, he did mention Ali in the article being selected in the 5 spot.

[Foval21]

anyone have any thoughts on which team looks the best from the draft? i am still trying to decide which combos i like the best.

[ssckelley]

I am liking Team 2. Basabe had his best season as a Hawk playing next to Cole. They also got the top point guard in Gesell along with Meyer and Stokes.

[MelroseHawkins]

I'm surprised with all the current & ex-Upper Iowa players.

[SheagleHawk]

So Ingram is not playing in the PTL at all then?