Jeremy Tyler

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Jeremy Tyler

Tyler with Tokyo Apache in 2010
No. 4 – New York Knicks
Position Center / Power forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1991-06-21) June 21, 1991
San Diego, California
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (208 cm)
Listed weight 250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school San Diego (San Diego, California)
NBA draft 2011 / Round: 2 / Pick: 39th overall
Selected by the Charlotte Bobcats
Pro playing career 2009–present
Career history
2009–2010 Maccabi Haifa (Israel)
2010–2011 Tokyo Apache (Japan)
2011–2013 Golden State Warriors
2012 →Dakota Wizards (D-League)
2012–2013 →Santa Cruz Warriors (D-League)
2013 Atlanta Hawks
2013 Santa Cruz Warriors (D-League)
2013 Erie BayHawks (D-League)
2013–present New York Knicks
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Jeremy Miles Tyler (born June 21, 1991)[1] is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Tyler was drafted with the 39th pick in the 2011 NBA draft by the Charlotte Bobcats but immediately traded to the Golden State Warriors. Tyler was traded to the Atlanta Hawks in 2013.[2]

High school

Tyler attended San Diego High School, and played for the Cavers from 2006 to 2009. Tyler averaged 28.7 points per game during his junior season.[3] He decided to forgo his senior season to play internationally for two years until he was eligible for the NBA Draft.

College career

On October 12, 2008, Tyler committed to Louisville. He chose Louisville over UCLA and USC. Tyler later retracted his commitment to Louisville and instead signed with an Israeli professional basketball club.

Professional career

Israel

In April 2009, Tyler announced his intentions to skip his senior year of high school to play professionally abroad.[4] On August 23, 2009, he signed with Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Super League for the 2009–10 season.[5]

On March 19, 2010, he officially quit the team and headed home to San Diego.[6][7] Tyler played just 10 games, averaging only 2.1 points and 1.9 rebounds in in 7.6 minutes per game.

Japan

On July 29, 2010, Tyler signed with the Tokyo Apache of Japan for the 2010–11 season.[8][9] In 33 games, he averaged 9.9 points on 51.7% shooting and 6.4 rebounds in 15.4 minutes per game. The Apache would dissolve soon after he left due to the impact of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.[10]

NBA

2011–12 season

Tyler was selected with the 39th overall pick by the Charlotte Bobcats in the 2011 NBA draft. His rights were later traded to the Golden State Warriors for cash considerations in a draft night deal. On December 13, 2011, he signed with the Warriors.[11] On February 27, 2012, he was assigned to the Dakota Wizards.[12] On March 6, 2012, he was recalled by the Warriors.[13] For most of his rookie year he received minimal playing time, but on March 21, in a game against the New Orleans Hornets, he was named the Warriors' starting center. He remained in the team's starting line-up until the season's end.

2012–13 season

Tyler joined the Golden State Warriors for the 2012 NBA Summer League. During his sophomore season, he had multiple assignments with the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA D-League.[14]

On February 21, 2013, Tyler was traded to the Atlanta Hawks for a future second round pick.[15] On March 6, 2013, Tyler was waived by the Hawks.[16] On March 18, 2013, he was acquired by the Santa Cruz Warriors.[17]

2013–14 season

Tyler joined the New York Knicks for the 2013 NBA Summer League. On August 6, 2013, he signed with the Knicks.[18] However, he was later waived by the Knicks on October 25, 2013.[19]

On November 1, 2013, he was re-acquired by the Santa Cruz Warriors. On November 4, 2013, he was traded to the Erie BayHawks.[2][20][21] On December 31, 2013, he re-signed with the Knicks.[22] On January 28, 2014, he scored a career high 17 points along with 5 rebounds and 2 blocks in a 114-88 victory over the Boston Celtics.[23]

On January 29, 2014, he was assigned to the Erie BayHawks.[24] He was recalled the next day.

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011–12 Golden State 42 23 13.5 .421 .000 .558 3.3 .4 .4 .5 4.9
2012–13 Golden State 20 0 3.2 .375 .000 .667 .9 .1 .1 .1 1.1
2012–13 Atlanta 1 0 5.0 .000 .000 .000 3.0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Career 63 23 10.1 .416 .000 .569 2.5 .3 .3 .3 3.6

References

  1. ↑ Jeremy Tyler NBA & ABA Stats
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jeremy Tyler Player Profile – RealGM
  3. ↑ Jeremy Tyler's High School Basketball Stats
  4. ↑ Jeremy Tyler Leaving High School To Play Overseas
  5. ↑ Now it's official: Tyler in Haifa
  6. ↑ Jeremy Tyler leaves Maccabi Haifa
  7. ↑ Tyler quits Maccabi with 2 months left
  8. ↑ Jeremy Tyler moves to Tokio Apache
  9. ↑ Tyler to play pro ball in Japan
  10. ↑ "Japan plans basketball expansion after quake". ChinaDaily.com. May 5, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2013. 
  11. ↑ Warriors Sign Rookies Klay Thompson & Jeremy Tyler
  12. ↑ Warriors Assign Jeremy Tyler To The Dakota Wizards
  13. ↑ Warriors Recall Jeremy Tyler From The Dakota Wizards
  14. ↑ 2012-13 NBA Assignments
  15. ↑ Warriors Trade Jeremy Tyler to Atlanta
  16. ↑ HAWKS WAIVE JEREMY TYLER
  17. ↑ Santa Cruz Warriors Acquire Jeremy Tyler
  18. ↑ New York Knicks sign Jeremy Tyler
  19. ↑ Knicks waive Ike Diogu, C.J. Leslie, Josh Powell, Jeremy Tyler, Chris Douglas-Roberts
  20. ↑ The Erie BayHawks acquired the rights to Jeremy Tyler
  21. ↑ BayHawks Complete Training Camp Roster
  22. ↑ Knicks Sign Jeremy Tyler, Waive Chris Smith
  23. ↑ Notebook: Knicks 114, Celtics 88
  24. ↑ Knicks assign Cole Aldrich, Toure Murry, Jeremy Tyler to D-League

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