Tyrone Brazelton
| Tsmoki-Minsk | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League |
Lithuanian Basketball League Baltic Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
March 30, 1986 Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Rich East (Park Forest, Illinois) |
| College |
Missouri State–West Plains (2004–2006) Western Kentucky (2006–2008) |
| NBA draft | 2008 / Undrafted |
| Pro playing career | 2008–present |
| Career history | |
| 2008–2009 | Ventspils (Latvia) |
| 2009 | Asseco Prokom Gdynia (Poland) |
| 2011 | Eisbären Bremerhaven (Germany) |
| 2012 | Erie BayHawks (D-League) |
| 2012 | Nürnberger (Germany) |
| 2012–2013 | Odessa (Ukraine) |
| 2013 | Petrochimi Bandar Imam (Iran) |
| 2013–2014 | Nevėžis (Lithuania) |
| 2014–present | Svetlogorsk (Belarus) |
Tyrone Brazelton (born March 30, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Svetlogorsk in Belarus. He plays the point guard position.
College career
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Brazelton initially played basketball for the Rich East High School, but transferred to the rival Rich Central High School during his senior year. He led the latter team to a championship in the Big Dipper tournament and was named as the most valuable player of the tournament.[1]
After graduation, Brazelton played for the Missouri State University-West Plains basketball team, transferring to the Western Kentucky University basketball team his junior year. Missouri State University-West Plains participated in the NJCAA sports and Western Kentucky – in NCAA Division I sports. He led the latter team in double–digit scoring figures during his junior and senior years of college,[2] making the All-Sun Belt Second Team at the end of his senior year.[3]
Brazelton went undrafted at the 2008 NBA Draft. He then played with the Utah Jazz's NBA Summer League team, appearing in two games and averaging 12 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists per game.[4]
Professional career
Failing to impress the NBA scouts, Brazelton moved to Europe and signed with a Latvian team BK Ventspils playing in the EuroChallenge tournament. Although he led the team from the very start, his efforts were not enough to carry the team to the Top 16 phase of the tournament. Shortly after the tournament loss to Cajasol Sevilla, Brazelton moved to Asseco Prokom. Playing in the Euroleague, he averaged 3.7 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game, shooting a horrific 26% from the field.[5]
Despite his poor performance, Brazelton played another season with the Polish team, averaging similar figures in the Euroleague. He was released from the team in November.[6]
In January 2011, he moved to Germany and played for Eisbären Bremerhaven.
During the 2011–12 season, Brazelton played in the NBA Developmental League with Erie BayHawks. He averaged 9.2 points, 2.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game, playing 29 minutes a game and shooting 39% from the field.[7]
In August 2012, Brazelton once again moved to Germany and signed with Nuernberger BC. In November, he moved to BC Odessa of Ukraine.[8]
In April 2013, he signed with the Iranian club Petrochimi.[9] In August, he moved to the Lithuanian club BC Nevėžis.[10] Since January 2014, he has been playing for the Belorussian Tsmoki-Minsk.
References
- ↑ Brazelton blossomed late in high school
- ↑ Draftexpress Profile
- ↑ Euroleague Profile
- ↑ Realgm.com Profile
- ↑ Euroleague stats for 2008-09 season
- ↑ Asseco Prokom releases guard Tyrone Brazelton
- ↑ Erie BayHawks stats
- ↑ BC Odessa signs Tyrone Brazelton
- ↑ Tyrone Brazelton Signs With Iranian Champion Petrochimi Bandar Eman
- ↑ Tyrone Brazelton signs with Nevezis