Butler Basketball: 2017-18 player grades for the Bulldogs

In order to accurately assess Paul Jorgensen‘s season, it is important to look at the big picture. After two somewhat underwhelming seasons at George Washington prior to transferring, nobody expected Jorgensen to be the third-leading scorer for Butler this season. But yet, that is exactly what Paulie did. He stepped in from day one and was a valuable contributor on the offensive end.

It might have taken until a little bit later in the season for him to figure out how to be a high-energy defender but that took him to a whole new level. Even though “Prince Harry of Harlem” shot just 26.7% from 3-point range over the last 17 games of the season, his effort on both ends of the floor clearly exceeded the expectations of his play coming into the year.

Jorgensen was impressive all season long and his season should not be ignored just because of a cold spell from deep to end this season. This is because of all the little things he did when on the floor. Jorgensen was the epitome of a high-energy sixth man this season. Although he did start 23 of the 35 games this season, he was at his best when coming off the bench as the lead scorer.

In addition to becoming the third-leading scorer on the team, Jorgensen played the third-most minutes per game on the season. Of course, having an assist-to-turnover ratio over 2.5 also helped his cause.