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Tyler Lydon
Lydon playing for Syracuse
No. 20 – Denver Nuggets
PositionForward
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1996-04-09) April 9, 1996 (age 28)
Hudson, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeSyracuse (2015–2017)
NBA draft2017: 1st round, 24th overall pick
Selected by the Utah Jazz
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–presentDenver Nuggets
2017→Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Representing  United States
FIBA Americas U18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2014 United States National team

Tyler Robert Lydon (born April 9, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Syracuse Orange.

High School career

Lydon attended Stissing Mountain High School in Pine Plains, New York, then spent a prep year at New Hampton School in New Hampton, New Hampshire.[1] He committed to Syracuse University to play college basketball.[2]

College career

As a freshman at Syracuse, Lydon averaged 10.1 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game.[3][4] As a sophomore, he averaged 13.2 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game. After the season, he entered the 2017 NBA draft.[5][6]

Professional career

Denver Nuggets (2017–present)

In the 2017 NBA Draft, Lydon was selected by the Utah Jazz with the 24th pick in the first round, and was subsequently traded to the Denver Nuggets shortly after being selected. Lydon was assigned to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League on October 23, 2017, before being recalled back to the Nuggets on November 8th.[7][8]

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

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Denver 1 0 2.0 – – – .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Career 1 0 2.0 – – – .0 .0 .0 .0 .0

NBA G League

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Rio Grande Valley 15 13 31.3 .529 .377 .789 8.3 2.1 1.1 .5 12.8
Career 15 13 31.3 .529 .377 .789 8.3 2.1 1.1 .5 12.8

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Syracuse 37 0 30.3 .479 .405 .774 6.3 1.1 1.1 1.8 10.1
2016–17 Syracuse 34 34 36.1 .473 .395 .836 8.6 2.1 1.0 1.4 13.2
Career 71 34 33.1 .476 .400 .809 7.4 1.6 1.1 1.6 11.6

References

  1. ^ "Tyler Lydon, former Stissing Mountain High School student, leaving Syracuse for NBA draft". The Daily Freeman. March 22, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  2. ^ Syracuse basketball recruit Tyler Lydon a confessed country boy spurred by competition
  3. ^ 'Shoeless' Tyler Lydon comes of age for Syracuse
  4. ^ Tyler Lydon could become Orange's next star
  5. ^ Syracuse wing Tyler Lydon declares for NBA draft
  6. ^ With NBA within reach, friends say Tyler Lydon won't change
  7. ^ "Denver Nuggets Assign Lydon/Transfer Craig, Morris to G League". NBA.com. October 23, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  8. ^ Gross, Gordon (November 8, 2017). "Tyler Lydon recalled from the G League". denverstiffs.com. Retrieved November 19, 2017.

External links

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