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Tyson Acuff

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Tyson Acuff
No. 5 – Rutgers Scarlet Knights
PositionShooting guard
LeagueBig Ten Conference
Personal information
Born (2002-09-16) September 16, 2002 (age 22)
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High schoolCass Technical
(Detroit, Michigan)
College
Career highlights and awards
  • Third-team All-MAC (2024)

Tyson Acuff (born September 16, 2002) is an American college basketball player for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights of the Big Ten Conference. He previously played for the Duquesne Dukes and the Eastern Michigan Eagles.

High school career

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Acuff attended Cass Technical High School in Detroit, Michigan. As a junior, he averaged 16.6 points per game.[1] He finished his senior season averaging 27.6 points, 10.3 rebounds, 6.3 assists, and 4.2 steals per game.[2] A three-star recruit, Acuff committed to play college basketball at Duquesne University over offers from Georgia State, Toledo, and Siena.[3]

College career

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After averaging 5.7 points and 2.9 rebounds per game as a sophomore, Acuff entered the transfer portal.[4][5] In May 2022, he announced his commitment to Eastern Michigan.[6] Acuff spent two seasons at Eastern Michigan, averaging 21.7 points per game in his second season on campus, before entering the transfer portal for a second time.[7]

On April 1, 2024, Acuff announced his commitment to Rutgers.[8][9][10]

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

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2020–21 Duquesne 18 0 13.7 .373 .294 1.000 1.1 .9 .5 .1 3.7
2021–22 Duquesne 30 16 23.0 .448 .394 .737 2.9 .9 .6 .2 5.7
2022–23 Eastern Michigan 30 30 34.5 .458 .344 .813 2.8 2.7 1.3 .1 14.3
2023–24 Eastern Michigan 27 27 37.9 .433 .292 .811 3.6 2.8 1.1 .1 21.7

References

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  1. ^ McCabe, Mick. "Detroit Cass Tech star Tyson Acuff's basketball prowess is a family affair". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  2. ^ Purcell, Jared (2020-02-27). "Detroit Cass Tech's Tyson Acuff, Renaissance's Kailee Davis win Mr. and Ms. PSL awards". mlive. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  3. ^ Vukovcan, Mike (2019-11-15). "2020 3-Star Guard Tyson Acuff Commits to Duquesne". Pittsburgh Sports Now. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  4. ^ Carney, Logan (2022-04-01). "Duquesne's Tyson Acuff Enters Transfer Portal". Pittsburgh Sports Now. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  5. ^ DiPaola, Jerry (2022-04-01). "Duquesne's Tyson Acuff enters transfer portal". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  6. ^ Wickliffe, Greg (2022-05-06). "Eastern Michigan adds third former Mr. Basketball finalist in less than a week". mlive. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  7. ^ Samra, Steve (2024-03-19). "Top-10 scorer in college basketball re-enters NCAA Transfer Portal". On3. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  8. ^ Fonseca, Brian (2024-04-01). "Rutgers adds prolific scorer as 1st transfer addition of crucial offseason". nj. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  9. ^ "Eastern Michigan's Tyson Acuff transferring to Rutgers". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  10. ^ "Rutgers basketball adds Tyson Acuff, transfer guard from Eastern Michigan". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
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