About Jakob Pöltl
Jakob Pöltl is an Austrian professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Utah Utes. In his sophomore year for the Utes, Pöltl was a consensus second-team All-American, and won the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award and Pete Newell Big Man Award as the top collegiate center and low-post player, respectively. Pöltl became a starter in his first year, and in his first game he scored 18 points and had 10 rebounds. On March 7, 2016, Pöltl was named the Pac-12 Player of the Year and All-Pac-12 First Team. On June 23, 2016, Pöltl was selected by the Toronto Raptors with the ninth overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft, becoming the first Austrian to be drafted to the NBA.
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