Hunter Tyson
Hunter Tyson (born June 13, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
He played college basketball for the Clemson Tigers.
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| No. 4 – Denver Nuggets | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Small forward / power forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | NBA | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | June 13, 2000 Monroe, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Piedmont (Unionville, North Carolina) | ||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2023: 2nd round, 37th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2023–present | ||||||||||||||
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| 2023–present | Denver Nuggets | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | →Grand Rapids Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
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Early life and high school career
Tyson grew up in Monroe, North Carolina and attended Piedmont High School. He averaged 27.1 points per game as a senior.
College career
Tyson played in 31 games, all off the bench, during his freshman season with the Clemson Tigers and averaged 1.6 points per game. He averaged 5.5 points and 3.0 rebounds over 31 games with three starts as a sophomore. Tyson averaged 7.5 points and 4.2 rebounds in 19 games during his junior season. He sustained a facial fracture midway through the season in a game against Virginia Tech, causing him to miss five games and wear a protective mask for the remainder of the season after he returned. As a senior, he averaged 10 points and 5.5 rebounds per game.
Tyson decided to use the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes who played in the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic and return to Clemson for a fifth season. He was named first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference at the end of his final season after averaging 15.3 points and 9.6 rebounds per game. Tyson was also the recipient of the Skip Prosser Award as the scholar-athlete of the year.
Professional career
Tyson was selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder with the 37th overall pick in the second round of the 2023 NBA draft, then subsequently traded to the Denver Nuggets.
National team career
Tyson was a part of the Clemson team chosen to represent the United States in the 2019 Summer Universiade in Italy.
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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| 2023–24 | Denver | 18 | 0 | 2.7 | .400 | .286 | - | .5 | .1 | .1 | .0 | 1.1 |
| Career | 18 | 0 | 2.7 | .400 | .286 | - | .5 | .1 | .1 | .0 | 1.1 | |
Personal life
Tyson's younger brother, Cade, graduated from Carmel Christian School in Matthews, North Carolina, was the 2022 North Carolina Mr. Basketball, and plays college basketball at Belmont.
References
External links
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