Tyler Herro
No. 14 – Kentucky Wildcats | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | Southeastern Conference |
Personal information | |
Born | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | January 20, 2000
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Whitnall (Greenfield, Wisconsin) |
College | Kentucky (2018–present) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Tyler Christopher Herro (born January 20, 2000) is an American college basketball player for the Kentucky Wildcats in the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
High school career
Herro attended Whitnall High School in Greenfield, Wisconsin.[1] During Herro's senior year in high school, he averaged 32.9 points, 7.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 3.3 steals per game. Throughout that year, he also shot better than 50 percent from the floor and 43.5 percent from the three-point line. Throughout his entire high school career, Herro tallied over two thousand points.[2] Herro originally committed to the University of Wisconsin on September 12, 2016. Nearly a year later, Herro de-committed from Wisconsin.[3]
On November 14, 2017, Herro committed to play college basketball at the University of Kentucky.
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Tyler Herro SG |
Greenfield, WI | Whitnall (WI) | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 193 lb (88 kg) | Nov 14, 2017 | |
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Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 36 247Sports: 37 ESPN: 30 | ||||||
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College career
On February 27, 2019, Herro scored a career high 29 points in a 70–66 win over Arkansas.[4]
Personal life
Tyler has two brothers, Austin, and Myles. His parents are named Jennifer and Christopher.[5]
References
- ^ https://247sports.com/Player/Tyler-Herro-85253/
- ^ https://ukathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6788
- ^ Page, Fletcher (November 29, 2017). "How Tyler Herro went from a Wisconsin commit to Kentucky-bound in 28 days". USA Today. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ Clay, John (February 27, 2019). "Kentucky's Tyler Herro has career night in win over Arkansas". Kentucky Sports. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ https://ukathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6788