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Mottola has the skill and brains to become a decent pro, but he needs to get a little tougher, on defense and on the boards. Mottola is a polished offensive player who shot 49 percent from the field, 35 percent from 3-point range and 82 percent from the free-throw line. He averaged just 4.8 boards, a smallish number for someone with his size and savvy. Mottola averaged 17 points for the Utes while being limited to 21 games because of injury. He was chosen first-team All-Mountain West and a third-team Academic All-American.
| Career Statistics |
|---|
| Season |
G |
FGs |
PCT |
3-pts |
PCT |
FTs |
PCT |
RPG |
APG |
BLK |
STL |
PTS |
AVE |
‘96-97
‘97-98
‘98-99
‘99-00
Totals
|
32
34
33
21
120
|
78-133
158-323
186-386
116-233
538-1075
|
.586
.489
.482
.498
.500
|
0-2
16-55
34-96
21-60
71-213
|
.000
.291
.354
.350
.333
|
48-77
92-122
100-120
105-127
345-446
|
.623
.754
.833
.827
.827
|
2.8
5.3
5.4
4.8
4.8
|
0.9
0.8
1.4
1.7
1.2
|
9
16
13
12
50
|
8
12
13
4
37
|
204
424
506
358
1492
|
6.4
12.5
15.3
17.0
12.4
|
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Senior Season
First team All-Mountain West Conference
Academic All-Mountain West
Missed the first eight games of the season after suffering a partially torn ligament in his left knee
Missed three other games due to torn ligaments in his left elbow and right thumb
Has played in 14 NCAA tournament games to rank fourth in school history
Scored a career-high 32 points vs. Texas on 12-of-22
Scored 16 points as Utah lost to Michigan State in the second round of the NCAA tournament
Junior Season
First-Team All-WAC (Pacific Division)
Second on the team in scoring 15.3 ppg
Led the WAC in FT shooting (.833)
Scored 43 points against Latvia while playing for the Finnish National team in the summer of '98
Sophomore Season
Named second team All-WAC (Mountain Division)
Team's third-leading scorer
Averaged 10.8 ppg and 4.8 rpg in six NCAA tournament games (Utes lost to Kentucky in the '98 Championship Game)
Freshman Season
Named to the WAC Mountain Division all-newcomer team
Helped Utah advance to the Elite Eight
Named to the Dean's list with a 4.0 GPA
Notables
Averaged 13.9 ppg for the 22-and-under Finnish National Team
Born in Helsinki, Finland
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