Free throws were his art form. Ahearn left Missouri State as college basketball's most accurate career foul shooter at 94.6 percent, then set a professional record with 110 straight in the D-League — where he was 2008 Rookie of the Year and became the league's all-time leading scorer. NBA chances came in slivers with Miami and San Antonio until Utah signed him in April 2012 and kept him through season's end.
The whistle came next. He took over the boys' program at Clayton High School in Missouri in 2015 and worked his way back up to the NBA bench as an assistant coach with the Memphis Grizzlies. Missouri State inducted him into its athletics hall of fame in 2016.
HOW HE CAME & WENTHe came in on a 10-day contract as Utah's third point guard when injuries emptied the roster, and on April 20 the Jazz kept him for the rest of the 2011-12 season.
| SEASON | TEAM | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | UTA | 4 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .286 | .222 | — |
| JAZZ TOTAL | 1 SEASON | 4 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .286 | .222 | — |
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