Tyler Stone (basketball)

Tyler Stone
No. 33 – Denizli Basket
Position Forward
League Turkish Second Basketball League
Personal information
Born September 8, 1991
Memphis, Tennessee
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school Central (Memphis, Tennessee)
College Missouri (2009–2010)
Southeast Missouri State (2011–2014)
NBA draft 2014 / Undrafted
Pro career 2014–present
Career history
2014 Beşiktaş
2014-present Denizli Basket
Career highlights and awards
  • All-OVC First Team (2014)
  • 2x All-OVC Second Team (2012–2013)
  • OVC All-Newcomer Team (2012)

Tyler Stone (born September 8, 1991) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Denizli Basket of the Turkish Second Basketball League (TB2L). He played college basketball for the University of Missouri and Southeast Missouri State University.

High school career

Stone attended Central High School in Memphis, Tennessee.[1] As a senior, he averaged 15 points and eight rebounds, leading the Warriors to a 25-4 record, and earning All-Area, All-Region and District 16 AAA Most Valuable Player honors. He also earned All-Metro honors as a junior and a senior.[2]

College career

In his freshman season at Missouri, Stone played sparingly for the Tigers. In 12 games, he averaged just 1.8 points per game.[2]

In April 2010, he transferred to Southeast Missouri State[3] and subsequently sat out the 2010–11 season due to NCAA transfer rules.

In his sophomore season, he was named to the All-OVC second team, OVC All-Newcomer team and NABC All-District first team. In 31 games (29 starts), he averaged 14.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 29.6 minutes per game.[2][4]

In his junior season, he was named to the All-OVC second team for the second straight year. In 33 games (29 starts), he averaged 15.5 points, 7.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.3 blocks in 32.2 minutes per game.[2][4]

In his senior season, he was named to the All-OVC first team, and became the 23rd player at Southeast to score over 1,000 points in his career when he finished with 24 at Ball State on November 18, 2013.[5] In 30 games (26 starts), he averaged 19.3 points, 9.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.5 blocks in 33.5 minutes per game.[4]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Stone joined the Indiana Pacers for the 2014 NBA Summer League.[6] On July 9, 2014, he signed with Beşiktaş of Turkey for the 2014–15 season.[7]

Personal

Stone is the son of James Bradley and Sharon Stone. His father played collegiately at the University of Memphis and was drafted 35th overall by the Atlanta Hawks in 1979. His cousin, Jarekious Bradley, joined him at Southeast Missouri State in 2013.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Scantlebury, Pete (May 5, 2009). "Stone etches his name as a Tiger". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Tyler Stone - 2013-14 Men's Basketball". GoSouthEast.com. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Men's Basketball Gets Missouri Transfer Tyler Stone". GoSouthEast.com. April 19, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Tyler Stone Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Redhawks Open Play at Cure UCD Classic Friday". GoSouthEast.com. November 28, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Rookie/Free Agent Camp Update". NBA.com. July 3, 2014. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Besiktas brings in rookie Tyler Stone". Eurocupbasketball.com. July 9, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2014.

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