Tyler Bey
 Bey (#1) in November 2017 | |
| No. 1 – Colorado Buffaloes | |
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| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| League | Pac-12 Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 10, 1998 Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 216 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
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| College | Colorado (2017–present) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Tyler Bey (born February 10, 1998) is an American college basketball player for the Colorado Buffaloes of the Pac-12 Conference.
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
| 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 | 32 | 21 | 19.7 | .503 | .000 | .685 | 5.1 | .5 | .6 | .7 | 6.1 |
| 2018–19 | Colorado | 36 | 36 | 26.3 | .541 | .227 | .782 | 9.9 | .6 | .8 | 1.2 | 13.6 |
| 2019–20 | Colorado | 31 | 30 | 29.0 | .530 | .419 | .743 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 13.8 |
| Career | 99 | 87 | 25.0 | .530 | .305 | .747 | 8.1 | .9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 11.2 | |
References
- ^ a b Gordon, Sam (March 14, 2019). "Las Vegas native Tyler Bey finds his groove at Colorado". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Rooney, Pat (April 22, 2019). "'Unfinished business' keeping CU basketball's Tyler Bey out of draft pool". Daily Camera. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ "Bey scores 27 with 10 boards as Colorado beats Oregon 73–51". ESPN. Associated Press. February 3, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Colorado's Tyler Bey Named Pac-12 Most Improved Player Of The Year". KKTV. March 11, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ Georgatos, Dennis (November 18, 2019). "Tyler Bey, McKinley Wright each score 16 as No. 23 CU Buffs beat UC Irvine". Denver Post. Associated Press. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ Pascoe, Bruce (December 2, 2019). "Nico Mannion named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week". KTBS. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ "Pac-12 announces 2019-20 Men's Basketball annual major awards". pac-12.com. March 9, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ Crawford, Kirkland (March 16, 2020). "The 2020 NCAA tournament that could have been: South region". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
- ^ Howell, Chase (March 24, 2020). "Wright and Bey to Test NBA Draft Process". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 25, 2020.