Tyler Bey
![]() Bey with Colorado in 2020 | |
No. 30 – Rio Grande Valley Vipers | |
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Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
League | NBA G League |
Personal information | |
Born | Las Vegas, Nevada | February 10, 1998
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
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College | Colorado (2017–2020) |
NBA draft | 2020 / Round: 2 / Pick: 36th overall |
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | |
Playing career | 2020–present |
Career history | |
2020–2021 | Dallas Mavericks |
2021 | →Long Island Nets |
2021 | →Salt Lake City Stars |
2021–present | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Tyler Tarik Bey (born February 10, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Colorado Buffaloes.
Early life and high school career[]
Bey was born and brought up in Las Vegas and started playing competitive basketball in eighth grade. He played for Las Vegas High School in Sunrise Manor, Nevada, where he averaged 17 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game as a junior. Bey transferred to Middlebrooks Academy, a prep school in Los Angeles, where he attracted more interest from NCAA Division I programs and received scholarship offers from UNLV, San Diego State, Arizona State and Utah.[1] On September 10, 2016, he committed to play college basketball for Colorado. Bey was considered a four-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals and a three-star recruit by ESPN.[2]
College career[]
As a freshman, Bey averaged 6.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game, starting 21 of 32 games. After the season he worked to add a mid-range jumper to his game.[1] After being benched in a game against Oregon State on January 31, 2019, Bey had 11 double-doubles over the final 16 games.[3] He had a career-high 27 points to go with 10 rebounds in a 73–51 win over Oregon on February 3.[4] On February 13, Bey had 22 points and a career-high 17 rebounds as Colorado defeated Arizona State 77–73.[5] In the final week of the regular season, Bey was named Pac 12 player of the week.[6] Bey led the team with 13.6 points and 9.9 rebounds per game as a sophomore. He was named to the First Team All-Pac 12 and became the second Colorado player in four years to win the league's Most Improved Player award.[3]
Bey scored 16 points and had a career-high six steals in a 69–53 win against UC Irvine on November 18.[7] He was named MVP of the Main Event Tournament after averaging 14.5 points per game and leading the Buffaloes to a win over Clemson in the championship.[8] At the conclusion of the regular season, Bey was named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year and was selected to the Second Team All-Pac-12.[9] Bey averaged 13.8 points and 9.0 rebounds per game as a junior.[10] After the season, Bey declared for the 2020 NBA draft.[11]
Professional career[]
Dallas Mavericks (2020–2021)[]
Bey was selected 36th overall in the 2020 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. Shortly after he was traded to the Dallas Mavericks alongside Josh Richardson in exchange for Seth Curry.[12] He was signed on November 30, 2020.[13] His deal was converted to a two-way contract for the season, meaning he would split time with the Mavericks’ NBA G League affiliate, the Texas Legends. On February 2, 2021, it was announced Bey would have his first assignment at the NBA G League, going to the Long Island Nets as the Legends opted out of the G League restart.[14]
Rio Grande Valley Vipers (2021–present)[]
On August 25, 2021, Bey signed with the Houston Rockets[15] but was waived on September 17.[16] Nine days later, he signed a two-way contract with Houston. Under the terms of the deal, he will split time between the Rockets and their NBA G League affiliate, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.[17] He was waived near the end of training camp.[18]
Career statistics[]
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 |
NBA[]
Regular season[]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2020–21 | Dallas | 18 | 0 | 3.9 | .318 | .250 | .600 | 1.1 | .2 | .0 | .1 | 1.0 |
Career | 18 | 0 | 3.9 | .318 | .250 | .600 | 1.1 | .2 | .0 | .1 | 1.0 |
College[]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2017–18 | Colorado | 32 | 21 | 19.7 | .503 | .000 | .685 | 5.1 | .5 | .6 | .7 | 6.1 |
2018–19 | Colorado | 36 | 36 | 26.3 | .541 | .227 | .782 | 9.9 | .6 | .8 | 1.2 | 13.6 |
2019–20 | Colorado | 31 | 30 | 29.0 | .530 | .419 | .743 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 13.8 |
Career | 99 | 87 | 25.0 | .530 | .305 | .747 | 8.1 | .9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 11.2 |
References[]
- ^ a b Gordon, Sam (March 14, 2019). "Las Vegas native Tyler Bey finds his groove at Colorado". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
- ^ Rooney, Pat (September 10, 2016). "Four-star recruits D'shawn Schwartz, Tyler Bey commit to CU Buffs men's basketball". Daily Camera. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
- ^ a b Rooney, Pat (April 22, 2019). "'Unfinished business' keeping CU basketball's Tyler Bey out of draft pool". Daily Camera. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ "Bey scores 27 with 10 boards as Colorado beats Oregon 73–51". ESPN. Associated Press. February 3, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ "Pac-12 basketball: Tyler Bey, McKinley Wright drive Colorado past Arizona State 77–73". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. February 13, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ "Colorado's Tyler Bey Named Pac-12 Most Improved Player of the Year". KKTV. March 11, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ Georgatos, Dennis (November 18, 2019). "Tyler Bey, McKinley Wright each score 16 as No. 23 CU Buffs beat UC Irvine". The Denver Post. Associated Press. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ Pascoe, Bruce (December 2, 2019). "Nico Mannion named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week". KTBS. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ "Pac-12 announces 2019–20 Men's Basketball annual major awards". pac-12.com. March 9, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ Crawford, Kirkland (March 16, 2020). "The 2020 NCAA tournament that could have been: South region". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
- ^ Howell, Chase (March 24, 2020). "Wright and Bey to Test NBA Draft Process". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Mavericks acquire Josh Richardson, but are 'not done yet,' Nelson says". Dallas Mavericks. November 18, 2020.
- ^ "With training camp around the corner, Mavs sign Green and Bey". mavs.com. November 30, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ^ "Tyler Bey and Nate Hinton Transferred To Long Island Nets". National Basketball Association. February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ "Rockets Sign Tyler Bey and Daishen Nix". NBA.com. August 25, 2021. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
- ^ Gauruder, Dana (September 18, 2021). "Rockets Sign Dante Exum, Waive Tyler Bey". HoopsRumors.com. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- ^ "Rockets Announce Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. September 26, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
- ^ DuBose, Ben (October 13, 2021). "Rockets convert Armoni Brooks to two-way contract, waive Tyler Bey". Rockets Wire. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com
and Basketball-Reference.com
- Colorado Buffaloes bio
- 1998 births
- Living people
- 21st-century African-American people
- African-American basketball players
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Nevada
- Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball players
- Dallas Mavericks players
- Las Vegas High School alumni
- Long Island Nets players
- Philadelphia 76ers draft picks
- Rio Grande Valley Vipers players
- Salt Lake City Stars players
- Small forwards
- Sportspeople from Las Vegas