It's Not Plagiarism If You Link To It: The Prime Time League Draft Is Here

TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR. Okay, maybe not. But, you can't have a draft without a so-called expert and a big board. I'm not an expert so 50% will have to do. Besides, it's good for a Wednesday morning discussion.

The North Liberty Prime Time League begins play June 19th. Here's my list of Hawkeyes on the PTL draft big board. I'm not including former players, that's you Duez Henderson.

#1. ROY DEV MARBLE - He's a slasher and dasher and stop-and-pop shooter. Marble can play three positions on the floor and be the leader on a PTL team needs to hit 130 points a night. His dunk versus Minnesota solidifies his spot as the teams number one street baller.

#2. AARON WHITE - Like Marble, White can play more than one position on the floor and spread a defense by occasionally knocking down the three. Again, like Marble, White can get to the rim. He should be good for a double-double every night and can be a rebounding/garbage machine.

#3. MELSAHN BASABE - Melsahn won a PTL Championship last season with Matt Gatens and Aaron White as teammates. Now, he'll have to do it with some underclassmen as Gatens is gone and White will surely be selected in the same round as Basabe. The street game is his game, he's a junk yard dog on the court. And like Aaron White, should be a shoe-in for a double-double every night. Melsahn has a pair of freshmen to posterize so expect at least a PTL dunk highlight a game.

#4. MIKE GESELL - Typically, incoming freshman don't rank this high but Gesell is probably the best option at point guard for the team manager that wants to build their team around a floor general. Gesell can play shooting guard too and will surprise people with his ability to not only distribute the ball but fill it up from anywhere. He's quick, athletic and rumor is he's his neighborhood's H.O.R.S.E. four-time champion.

#5. ZACH MCCABE - McCabe is a bulldog that will be the inside presence a PTL team manager will need. McCabe can shoot the midrange shot and will be the team rebounding leader every night. He's also a decent three point shooter and should average a double-double in PTL play. McCabe developed his "shoulder-to-the-defender's-chest" move on the playground and it is as deadly as the "old man backdown" as the refs usually swallow their whistles in the PTL.

#6. JARROD UTHOFF - The newest edition of the Hawkeye team (that is if everything goes well once he finally talks to the coaching staff in September, wink) is an Aaron White type player. He's tall at 6'8" and can shoot the ball from the outside. Uthoff could be his PTL team's best player by the end of the session. That is if he's able to shake out what he learned of the roundball game at Wisconsin.

#7. ADAM WOODBURY - Woodbury will add instant size at 7'1" and a rebounding presence. He'll get to show Iowa fans how well he runs the court in the up-and-down style of PTL basketball. He won't be an instant offensive impact player and will need to be removed from late game situations because he's the worst free throw shooting player on this list.

#8. JOSH OGLESBY - Maybe too far down this list because Oglesby could play some point in the PTL if his team needed him. He's a gunner and fills up the stat sheet in the rec league style PTL. If you remember Chris Kingsbury, a PTL Josh Oglesby might be the closest thing to the legend we've seen in these parts in awhile.

#9. ERIC MAY - This is May's last run in the PTL and he could hear his name called first as a salute to the senior-to-be. Fran McCaffery says May is healthy and a healthy Eric May is athletically suited for the PTL style. There's a swagger missing from May's game the last two seasons and we all hope he gets it back. A breakaway dunk here and a fade away shot there may be just what the Dr. ordered.