UNI’s clutch-shot wing who made history with a half-court buzzer-beater
Paul Jesperson’s defining edge is his big-shot profile: at UNI, he started all 36 games in 2015–16, finished with 589 points, and set the program’s career free-throw percentage mark at .864, while his half-court buzzer-beater remains the longest game-winning shot in March Madness history.[3][6] At 6-foot-7, he brought size on the wing and enough shooting touch to matter in spacing, but the real value was his poise under pressure and ability to deliver in chaos—exactly the kind of low-drama, high-leverage fit teams love.[2][4]
