Tyrone Brazelton

Tyrone Brazelton
No. 23 – STB Le Havre
Position Point guard
League LNB Pro A
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 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 Tsmoki-Minsk (Belarus)
2014 Neptūnas (Lithuania)
2014–present STB Le Havre (France)
Career highlights and awards
  • PLK champion (2009)

Tyrone Brazelton (born March 30, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who plays for STB Le Havre of the LNB Pro A. 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.[5] 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.[6] In August 2009, he re-signed with Prokom for one more season.[7] He was released from the team in November 2009.[8]

In January 2011, he moved to Germany and played for Eisbären Bremerhaven.[9]

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.[10]

In August 2012, Brazelton once again moved to Germany and signed with Nürnberger BC. In November, he moved to BC Odessa of Ukraine.[11]

In April 2013, he signed with the Iranian club Petrochimi.[12] In August, he moved to the Lithuanian club BC Nevėžis.[13] In January 2014, he signed with the Belorussian team Tsmoki-Minsk.[14] In April 2014, he returned to Lithuania and signed with BC Neptūnas for the rest of the season.[15][16]

In August 2014, he signed a one-year deal with STB Le Havre of the French LNB Pro A.[17][18]

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