Hunter Tyson

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Hunter Tyson
File:Hunter Tyson (cropped).jpg
Tyson with Clemson in 2020
No. 5 – Denver Nuggets
PositionSmall forward / power forward
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (2000-06-13) June 13, 2000 (age 25)
Monroe, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolPiedmont
(Monroe, North Carolina)
CollegeClemson (2018–2023)
NBA draft2023: 2nd round, 37th overall pick
Drafted byOklahoma City Thunder
Playing career2023–present
Career history
2023–presentDenver Nuggets
2023–2024→Grand Rapids Gold
Career highlights
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2019 Italy Team competition

Hunter Blaise 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.

Early life and high school career

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Tyson grew up in Monroe, North Carolina and attended Piedmont High School.[1] He averaged 27.1 points per game as a senior.[2]

College career

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Tyson played in 31 games, all off the bench, during his freshman season with the Clemson Tigers and averaged 1.6 points per game.[3] He averaged 5.5 points and 3.0 rebounds over 31 games with three starts as a sophomore.[4] Tyson averaged 7.5 points and 4.2 rebounds in 19 games during his junior season.[3] 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.[5] As a senior, he averaged 10 points and 5.5 rebounds per game.[6]

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.[7] 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.[8] Tyson was also the recipient of the Skip Prosser Award as the scholar-athlete of the year.[9]

Professional career

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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.[10] On July 6, 2023, the Nuggets announced that they had signed Tyson.[11]

National team career

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Tyson was a part of the Clemson team chosen to represent the United States in the 2019 Summer Universiade in Italy.[12]

Career statistics

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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

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Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2023–24 Denver 18 0 2.7 .400 .286 — .5 .1 .1 .0 1.1
2024–25 Denver 51 2 7.8 .375 .311 .750 1.5 .4 .2 .1 2.6
Career 69 2 6.5 .379 .307 .750 1.3 .3 .2 .1 2.2

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2024 Denver 3 0 4.6 .000 .000 .500 1.0 .3 .0 .0 .3
2025 Denver 5 0 6.0 .500 .200 1.000 1.6 .4 .2 .0 3.0
Career 8 0 5.5 .357 .125 .833 1.4 .4 .1 .0 2.0

Personal life

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Tyson's younger brother, Cade Tyson, plays for the Minnesota Golden Gophers after starting his college career at Belmont.[13]

See also

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References

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