With the ninth overall selection in the 2016 NBA draft, the Toronto Raptors selected 7’1″ centre Jakob Poeltl out of the University of Utah. He will be the first Austrian-born athlete to ever play in the National Basketball Association.
Jakob Poeltl was an mainstay in the paint for the University of Utah in two seasons. Last year he captured the Pac 12 player of the year, second team All-American, and the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar award for the best Centre in college basketball.
Poeltl hails from a very athletic family.