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2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 20
Mikael Jantunen
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 219
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Helsinki, Finland
- High School:
- Helsinki Basketball Academy
Bio
Awards
2020-21 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
2019-20 (FRESHMAN)
Played in all 31 games his first season at Utah and started the last three games of the season … averaged 6.7 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists with a team-high .661 shooting clip … made collegiate debut at Nevada (11/5) and scored his first point while recording his first career basket against Mississippi Valley State … scored a career-high 18 points in comeback win against BYU (12/4) at home … made his first-career start at California (2/29), posting 7 points and 8 rebounds with a .500 shooting clip.
PRIOR TO UTAH
Ranked as the No. 1 prospect coming out of Finland by 247Sports.com … played at Helsinki Basketball Academy under assistant coach and former Utah player, Hanno Möttölä … was a starter on the Finnish Senior National Team … played in the U18 European Championships where he averaged 17.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game … also shot an impressive 72.3 percent from the field … led the U18 European Championship field in rebounding for two consecutive seasons … also considered offers from Loyola Marymount, Georgia and Minnesota before committing to the U.
PERSONAL
Son of Markku and Elena Jantunen … has an older sister, Karoliina … undecided on a major.
2020-21 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
2019-20 (FRESHMAN)
Played in all 31 games his first season at Utah and started the last three games of the season … averaged 6.7 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists with a team-high .661 shooting clip … made collegiate debut at Nevada (11/5) and scored his first point while recording his first career basket against Mississippi Valley State … scored a career-high 18 points in comeback win against BYU (12/4) at home … made his first-career start at California (2/29), posting 7 points and 8 rebounds with a .500 shooting clip.
PRIOR TO UTAH
Ranked as the No. 1 prospect coming out of Finland by 247Sports.com … played at Helsinki Basketball Academy under assistant coach and former Utah player, Hanno Möttölä … was a starter on the Finnish Senior National Team … played in the U18 European Championships where he averaged 17.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game … also shot an impressive 72.3 percent from the field … led the U18 European Championship field in rebounding for two consecutive seasons … also considered offers from Loyola Marymount, Georgia and Minnesota before committing to the U.
PERSONAL
Son of Markku and Elena Jantunen … has an older sister, Karoliina … undecided on a major.
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