Tyler Dorsey

Tyler Dorsey

Dorsey with Oregon in 2017.
No. 2 – Olympiacos
Position	Shooting guard
League	Greek Basket League EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	(1996-02-18) February 18, 1996 (age 25) Pasadena, California
Nationality	Greek / American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	183 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school	Maranatha (Pasadena, California)
College	Oregon (2015–2017)
NBA draft	2017 / Round: 2 / Pick: 41st overall
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career	2017–present
Career history
2017–2019	Atlanta Hawks
2017–2018	→Erie BayHawks
2019	Memphis Grizzlies
2019	→Memphis Hustle
2019–2021	Maccabi Tel Aviv
2021–present	Olympiacos
Career highlights and awards
2× Israeli League champion (2020, 2021) Pac-12 All-Freshman team (2016) First-team Parade All-American (2015) Gatorade California Player of the Year (2015)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Tyler Quincy Dorsey (Greek: Τάιλερ Κουίνσι Ντόρσεϊ, Tailer Kouinsy Ntorsey;^[1][2][3] born February 18, 1996^[4]) is a Greek-American professional basketball player for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. At a height of 1.96 m (6'5")^[5] tall, he plays at the shooting guard position. After graduating from Maranatha High School, in Pasadena, California, he played college basketball for the Oregon Ducks. While at Oregon, he was nicknamed "Mr. March" for his clutch play during the NCAA tournament. He is also a member of the senior Greek national team.

High school career[]

Dorsey initially attended Ribét Academy in his freshman season. He then transferred to St. John Bosco High School, in Bellflower, California. In his sophomore season, he began to establish himself as a solid scorer, with a 17.0 points-per-game scoring average. He made a big impact afterwards, where, as a junior, he managed to help his team win the state championship, and was the star of the team, averaging 21.4 points per game, 6.0 rebounds, and 4.7 assists per game.

In his senior year, he decided to transfer to Maranatha, due to his desire to return to his hometown of Pasadena. He was a standout player there, where he dazzled with his scoring and athletic abilities. He averaged 34.0 points per game, to go along with 10.4 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 1.9 steals per game.

Together with his second state championship win, he earned the 2015 Gatorade State Player of the Year for California award. He had many impressive games, like the one where he scored 52 points, in an 85–60 win. He was able to be efficient in every game, shown by the fact that he finished in double figures in scoring all 30 of his games played. Despite being considered the 23rd-best player of his age group, he was not selected to play in the McDonald's All-American Game. He initially committed to play college basketball at the University of Arizona, but he changed his mind, and then committed to Oregon, instead, on February 2, 2015.

College career[]

Freshman year[]

Dorsey played his first official game as an Oregon Duck, in the season opener against Jackson State, where Oregon won; and he was declared the MVP of the game, after scoring 20 points for his team, in an 80–52 win. Dorsey missed two games in the middle of the season, due to an injury, but he soon came back into form. He scored a career-high 25 points against rivals Oregon State, in a 91–81 win.

The Ducks won the Pac-12 regular season and 2016 Conference Tournament. In the tournament final against the University Of Utah, Dorsey's team, Oregon, dominated, and beat Utah by a score of 88–57. Oregon's 31-point margin of victory was the largest in the Pac-12 Championship game's history. Dorsey had a stellar performance, being the top scorer, with 23 points, and having also grabbed 9 rebounds. He was picked for the All-Tournament Team, and was the tournament's top scorer.

Oregon earned the top seed in the West region, and went as the number one team of their conference into March Madness. After the season, Dorsey was one out of 162 early-entry candidates that initially declared for the 2016 NBA draft.^[6] However, he ultimately withdrew before the draft withdrawal deadline.^[7]

Sophomore year[]

Dorsey helped the Ducks to the finals of the Pac-12 conference tournament, and he was named to the All-Tournament Team. Later, in the NCAA tournament, Dorsey hit numerous shots down the stretch against the University of Rhode Island and the University of Michigan, to lead his team to the Final Four. Oregon was finally defeated by the eventual champions, the North Carolina Tar Heels.

Professional career[]

Atlanta Hawks (2017–2019)[]

Dorsey was selected by the Atlanta Hawks, in the 2nd round of the 2017 NBA draft, with 41st overall pick of the draft. He then signed a 2-year contract with the Hawks.^[8] On November 12, 2017, Dorsey was sent by Atlanta to the Erie BayHawks, of the NBA G League, on assignment.^[9]

Memphis Grizzlies (2019)[]

On February 7, 2019, Dorsey was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for Shelvin Mack.^[10] He was assigned to the Memphis Hustle on February 8 and made his debut that evening. By the end of the 2018-19 season, Dorsey was regularly playing crunch-time minutes for the Grizzlies.

Maccabi Tel Aviv (2019–2021)[]

On August 17, 2019, Dorsey joined Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League and the EuroLeague, signing a one-year deal with an option for another one.^[11] On November 1, 2019, Dorsey recorded a EuroLeague career-high 19 points, shooting 7-of-12 from the field, along with four rebounds, three assists and two steals in a 90–65 win over Olympiacos.^[12]

Olympiacos (2021–present)[]

On August 20, 2021, Dorsey joined Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague, signing a one-year deal.^[13]

National team career[]

Greek junior national team[]

Dorsey was originally cut from a USA Basketball tryout camp for its Under-18 national team in 2014. The next year, before the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Cup began, he was invited to Greece's Under-19 national team tryout camp. He turned out to be a vital addition to the team, as he went on to record 15.9 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, and also lead the team in minutes played. The Greek team went 5–2. After winning their first 5 games, they fell to the USA in a tight semifinal, and later lost in the bronze medal game to Turkey. He was voted onto the tournament's All-Tournament Team, despite his team not earning a spot on the medals podium.

Greek senior national team[]

On June 6, 2016, Dorsey was named to the senior men's Greek national basketball team's 16-man preliminary training camp roster for the 2016 Turin FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament. He played with the senior team in 3 friendly games, however, he did not make the actual 12-man roster that would compete at the tournament.^[14] He played with Greece at the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualification.

Career statistics[]

Legend

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
2017–18	Atlanta	56	5	17.4	.377	.362	.714	2.3	1.4	.3	.1	7.2
2018–19	Atlanta	27	0	9.3	.360	.256	.615	1.6	0.6	.3	.0	3.3
2018–19	Memphis	21	11	21.3	.429	.366	.629	3.3	1.9	.3	.0	9.8
Career		104	16	16.1	.389	.366	.669	2.3	1.3	.3	.1	6.7

NBA G League[]

Regular season[]

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017–18	Erie	10	8	33.3	.424	.427	.759	6.5	2.5	1.2	.2	19.1
Career		10	8	33.3	.424	.427	.759	6.5	2.5	1.2	.2	19.1

College[]

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2015–16	Oregon	36	35	30.1	.441	.406	.712	4.3	2.0	.8	.2	13.4
2016–17	Oregon	39	39	30.0	.467	.423	.755	3.5	1.7	.8	.1	14.6
Career		75	74	30.0	.455	.416	.732	3.9	1.8	.8	.1	14.1

Personal life[]

Dorsey was born to an African-American father and a Greek-Israeli mother. He acquired dual citizenship (full citizenship with both the United States and Greece) and a Greek passport, due to his mother's Greek background. Dorsey's mother was born in Jerusalem to a Greek father and an Israeli mother, under the Greek surname Konstantinidou.

References[]

Sources[]

1. Blue-chip basketball recruit Tyler Dorsey to transfer out of St. John Bosco to Maranatha
2. National POY Watch: Maranatha guard Tyler Dorsey looks to lead his team to a California state championship
3. Column: Maranatha's Tyler Dorsey ready for a run at another state title
4. Oregon Ducks 5-star commit will not sign National Letter of Intent
5. Tyler Dorsey stars for Greece at FIBA's U19 World Championship - Sports Illustrated
6. Doing it the right way: How Tyler Dorsey exemplifies humility in a game full of egos
7. DraftExpress - Tyler Dorsey DraftExpress Profile: Stats, Comparisons, and Outlook
8. Tyler Dorsey Stats, News, Bio
9. Tyler Dorsey
10. [1]
11. http://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/index.ssf/2016/02/tyler_dorsey_and_the_oregon_du.htm;
12. Tyler DORSEY at the FIBA U19 World Championship 2015

External links[]

• NBA.com profile
• ESPN.com profile
• FIBA profile
• Hellenic Basketball Federation profile (in Greek)
• Oregon Ducks bio