Jarrod Reed Uthoff (born May 19, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Pallacanestro Trieste of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).
His case received national press as Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan originally barred the player from transferring to 26 different schools.
[2] Uthoff ultimately chose Iowa, a Big Ten school, opting to pay his own way in the 2012–13 season as he sat out the year as a transfer per NCAA regulations.
He finished his collegiate career ranked 19th all-time in Hawkeyes scoring (1,298 points), fourth in blocked shots (177) and 10th in three-pointers made (137).
[14][15] He made his NBA debut the following day in the Mavericks' 105–96 win over the Brooklyn Nets, playing two minutes off the bench.
In the 2017–18 season with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, Uthoff averaged 16.5 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game.
[21] On July 19, 2018, Uthoff signed with Zenit Saint Petersburg of the VTB United League[22] where he played 16 games and averaged 7.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 16.3 minutes.
[26] On December 31, Uthoff tallied 30 points, nine rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block in a 128–113 win over the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.
On July 17, 2020, at the beginning of the "Orlando Bubble" phase of the pandemic-interrupted 2019-2020 NBA season, the Washington Wizards signed Uthoff to a "substitution contract."
[34] The BayHawks were one of 18 teams who played the 2021 G League season in a "bubble" at Walt Disney World, beginning in February.
[38][39] On February 19, 2022, Uthoff was traded from the Birmingham Squadron to the Austin Spurs,[40] but he remained in Japan, continuing to play for Mikawa.
[43] Dean's brother, Ed, also distinguished himself in college ball and was team captain at San Jose State.