B. J. Tyler
Personal information | |
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Born | Galveston, Texas | April 30, 1971
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Lincoln (Port Arthur, Texas) |
College | DePaul (1989–1990) Texas (1991–1994) |
NBA draft | 1994 / Round: 1 / Pick: 20th overall |
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | |
Playing career | 1994–1995 |
Position | Point guard |
Number | 1 |
Career history | |
1994–1995 | Philadelphia 76ers |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Brandon Joel Tyler (born April 30, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player.
College career[]
Tyler, a 6' 1" (185 cm) point guard, attended DePaul University for his freshman year and the University of Texas at Austin for his final three college years.
Professional career[]
Philadelphia 76ers (1994–1995)[]
Tyler was taken twentieth overall in the 1994 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. He played 55 games for them in 1994-95, averaging 3.5 points and 3.2 assists per game.
Prior to the 1995-96 NBA season, Tyler was selected by the Toronto Raptors in the 1995 expansion draft. According to journalist Chris Young's book Drive, Tyler accidentally fell asleep with a pack of ice on his ankle, causing severe nerve damage. Robbed of the speed that his game was based on, he was subsequently forced to retire.[1]
Career statistics[]
NBA[]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1994-95 | Philadelphia | 55 | 8 | 14.7 | .381 | .314 | .700 | 1.1 | 3.2 | .7 | .0 | 3.5 |
Career | 55 | 8 | 14.7 | .381 | .314 | .700 | 1.1 | 3.2 | .7 | .0 | 3.5 |
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External links[]
- College & NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
- 1971 births
- Living people
- African-American basketball players
- All-American college men's basketball players
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Texas
- DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball players
- Philadelphia 76ers draft picks
- Philadelphia 76ers players
- Point guards
- Sportspeople from Galveston, Texas
- Texas Longhorns men's basketball players
- Toronto Raptors expansion draft picks
- 21st-century African-American people
- 20th-century African-American people
- American basketball biography, 1970s birth stubs