Tyler Bey

Tyler Tarik Bey (born February 10, 1998) is an American basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Texas Legends of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Colorado Buffaloes.

Tyler Bey
Bey with Colorado in 2020
No. 2 – Dallas Mavericks
PositionShooting guard / Small forward
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1998-02-10) February 10, 1998
Las Vegas, Nevada
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeColorado (2017–2020)
NBA draft2020 / Round: 2 / Pick: 36th overall
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–presentDallas Mavericks
2020–present→Texas Legends
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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]

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

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Colorado 322119.7.503.000.6855.1.5.6.76.1
2018–19 Colorado 363626.3.541.227.7829.9.6.81.213.6
2019–20 Colorado 313029.0.530.419.7439.01.51.51.213.8
Career 998725.0.530.305.7478.1.91.01.011.2

Professional career

Dallas Mavericks (2020–present)

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 G League.[14]

References
  1. Gordon, Sam (March 14, 2019). "Las Vegas native Tyler Bey finds his groove at Colorado". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  2. 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.
  3. Rooney, Pat (April 22, 2019). "'Unfinished business' keeping CU basketball's Tyler Bey out of draft pool". Daily Camera. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  4. "Bey scores 27 with 10 boards as Colorado beats Oregon 73–51". ESPN. Associated Press. February 3, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  5. "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.
  6. "Colorado's Tyler Bey Named Pac-12 Most Improved Player of the Year". KKTV. March 11, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  7. 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.
  8. Pascoe, Bruce (December 2, 2019). "Nico Mannion named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week". KTBS. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  9. "Pac-12 announces 2019–20 Men's Basketball annual major awards". pac-12.com. March 9, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  10. Crawford, Kirkland (March 16, 2020). "The 2020 NCAA tournament that could have been: South region". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  11. Howell, Chase (March 24, 2020). "Wright and Bey to Test NBA Draft Process". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  12. "Mavericks acquire Josh Richardson, but are 'not done yet,' Nelson says". Dallas Mavericks. November 18, 2020.
  13. "With training camp around the corner, Mavs sign Green and Bey". mavs.com. November 30, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  14. "Tyler Bey and Nate Hinton Transferred To Long Island Nets". NBA.com. February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
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