Uthoff, Niang, Paige invited to NBA combine

IOWA CITY — Former Iowa forward Jarrod Uthoff, Iowa State forward Georges Niang and North Carolina guard Marcus Paige were among 63 players chosen to attend next week's NBA scouting combine in Chicago.

Uthoff, a 6-foot-9 graduate of Cedar Rapids Jefferson, ranked second in the Big Ten in scoring (18.9), first in blocked shots (2.7), and tied for 11th in rebounding (6.4). Uthoff is 19th in Iowa career scoring (1,259) and fourth in blocked shots (174).

Paige, a 6-2 Linn-Mar graduate, averaged 12.6 points and 3.8 assists per game for the national runner-up Tar Heels. Paige was the first player in North Carolina history to be named permanent team captain for three seasons. He also was the program's only player tabbed as the team's best defender all four years.

Niang, who stands 6-8, led Iowa State with 19.8 points and averaged a career-best 6.2 rebounds. Niang, who hails from Methuen, Mass., was the only player nationally to average 19 points and six rebounds, while shooting 50 percent from the field and 80 percent from the free-throw line. Niang won the Malone Award as the nation's best power forward, edging Uthoff.</>

NBA Combine Invites

PLAYER

SCHOOL

Ron Baker

Wichita State

Wade Baldwin

Vanderbilt

Cat Barber

North Carolina State

Malik Beasley

Florida State

DeAndre Bembry

St. Joseph's

Ben Bentil

Providence

Jaron Blossomgame

Clemson

Joel Bolomboy

Weber State

Malcolm Brogdon

Virginia

Jaylen Brown

California

Robert Carter

Maryland

Marquese Chriss

Washington

Elgin Cook

Oregon

Isaiah Cousins

Oklahoma

Dyonta Davis

Michigan State

Cheick Diallo

Kansas

Kris Dunn

Providence

Henry Ellenson

Marquette

Perry Ellis

Kansas

AJ English

Iona

Kay Felder

Oakland

Dorian Finney-Smith

Florida

Michael Gbinije

Syracuse

Daniel Hamilton

Connecticut

AJ Hammons

Purdue

Josh Hart

Villanova

Nigel Hayes

Wisconsin

Buddy Hield

Oklahoma

Brandon Ingram

Duke

Demetrius Jackson

Notre Dame

Justin Jackson

North Carolina

Brice Johnson

North Carolina

Damian Jones

Vanderbilt

Skal Labissiere

Kentucky

Dedric Lawson

Memphis

Jake Layman

Maryland

Marcus Lee

Kentucky

Caris LeVert

Michigan

Thon Maker

Orangeville Prep/Athlete Institute

Patrick McCaw

UNLV

Isaiah Miles

St. Joseph's

Jamal Murray

Kentucky

Malik Newman

Mississippi State

Georges Niang

Iowa State

Chinanu Onuaku

Louisville

Marcus Paige

North Carolina

Gary Payton II

Oregon State

Jakob Poetl

Utah

Taurean Prince

Baylor

Zhou Qi Xinjiang

(China)

Malachi Richardson

Syracuse

Wayne Selden

Kansas

Pascal Siakam

New Mexico State

Diamond Stone

Maryland

Caleb Swanigan

Purdue

Melo Trimble

Maryland

Tyler Ulis

Kentucky

Jarrod Uthoff

Iowa

Denzel Valentine

Michigan State

Isaiah Whitehead

Seton Hall

Troy Williams

Indiana

Kyle Wiltjer

Gonzaga

Stephen Zimmerman

UNLV

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