PERSONAL
HEIGHT: 6’6” WEIGHT: 230 lbs. WINGSPAN: 6’10”
HOMETOWN: El Dorado Hills near Sacramento, California
OFFICIAL NBA COMBINE TESTING (Performed by Ignition Sports at Eurobasket Summer League Las Vegas 7/11/2010)
2 ft standing vertical jump: 38.5”
¾ court sprint: 2.98 sec
OTHER TESTING (BYU Volleyball 2009-2010)
Highest touch: 12’1” Approach vertical: 42.5”
1000 lb club at BYU for squat 500lbs, bench 275 lbs, and clean 300 lbs
“Although Kent is a national/international caliber volleyball player, his skill set is remarkably good on the basketball court as well. An explosive first step, great leaping ability, Kent is poised to become an incredible asset for whatever team that picks him up.” –BYU Basketball Head Coach Dave Rose
HIGHLIGHTS
• Drafted 8th round in 2010 NBA D-League draft by the Utah Flash. Seen at the Utah Flash Open tryout and invited via the draft to attend Utah Flash training camp (see links)
• One of the only athletes offered a pro contract on site at the Eurobasket and Michael Hart camps in Las Vegas by Coach Bob Gonnen to play for Fürstenfeld Austrian Panthers Fall 2010
• Feisty lockdown defender, fearless slasher, hustler, great rebounding instinct and high free throw percentage
• Played consistently against Division I and professional talent and asked to be on BYU’s Men’s basketball team throughout his collegiate career (on scholarship for volleyball)
• A standout at the National D-League tryout in Washington DC June 2010
• Averaged 24ppg after conditioning drills at the San Francisco Euro basket camp June 2010, only player invited to Eurobasket Summerleague in Las Vegas
• Nicknamed “Superman” by And 1 and Hustle Up Streetball tours for jumping ability
• Dunks easily between the legs and from the FREE THROW LINE
ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE
Professional Basketball, Forward
Fürstenfeld, Austria
Fürstenfeld Austrian Panthers
Sept 2010
• Leading scorer in three out of five preseason games
• Averaged 14 ppg
• Versatile, playing the two, three and four position
NBA D-League, Utah Flash 2010-2011 season
Orem, UT
Oct 2010-Apr 2011
• Drafted 8th round in the D-League NBA draft and invited to Training camp
• Remained asset on the team as a practice player the entire season under Coach Kevin
Young
USA vs. China exposure tour
China
May-June 2011
• Averaged 12 ppg and 8 rpg in 20 min/game
• Played 14 games in 3 weeks against top CBA professional teams
NCAA National Champion
Provo, Utah
BYU Volleyball
2004—2010
• National Champion as a freshman in 2004, Second Place Nationally as a senior in 2010
• Recorded 20+ kills in multiple matches with kill percentage of .350 and above
• Team Captain as a Senior
• Mountain West Conference Academic All-Conference 2008- 2010
• Academic All American MPSF 2009-2010
Three-Sport Athlete for all Four Years in High School
El Dorado Hills, California
Oak Ridge High School
2000—2003
• Basketball: Played for the California State Division II Champion, All Conference,
Reached NorCal finals as a junior, Averaged 20 ppg as a senior
• Football: Section Champions (12-1), All City Optimist All Star as a cornerback, All Conference,
• Volleyball: League MVP as a senior, starter all four years, heavily recruited
EDUCATION
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT
Latin American Studies, B.A.
Graduated August 2010
Fluent in Spanish • GPA 3.63 • Presidential Student • Academic Scholarship
Accepted to Midwestern Dental School in Glendale Arizona fall 2011
ARTICLES
http://www.nba.com/dleague/draft_2010.html
http://oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4112450
http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/college/byu/volleyball/article_c441696c-d98c-11df-a38a-001cc4c002e0.html
http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/college/byu/volleyball/article_c441696c-d98c-11df-a38a-001cc4c002e0.html?mode=video
http://www.usbasket.com/Eurobasket-Summer-League/basketball.asp?NewsID=193802
http://blog.ignitionapg.com/2010/07/spotlight-on-some-athletes-from.html
ATHLETE PROFILES
http://www.ignitionathletes.com/athletes/kenttuttle/index.html
http://www.byucougars.com/athlete/m-volleyball/kent-tuttle
REFERENCES
Coach Kevin Young (Utah Flash) cell: (678) 754-6191 email: Kevin@utahflash.com
Coach Bob Gonnen (Furstenfeld Panthers) phone (AUS): +436644008996 phone (US): 9092555537 email: rgonnen@gmail.com
Coach Dave Rose (BYU Cougars) (801) 422-3612
Coach Shawn Patchell (BYU Cougars Volleyball)
Don Sellers (trainer/mentor) (602) 423-4305
Gus Armestead (trainer/mentor) (916) 508-4667
Robert Wang (agent in China) email: chinahoops@hotmail.com skype: ChinaHoops1




