Alex Tyus
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| No. 7 – Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| League |
Turkish Basketball Super League Euroleague |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
January 8, 1988 St. Louis, Missouri |
| Nationality | American / Israeli |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Hazelwood Central (Florissant, Missouri) Harmony (Harmony, Florida) |
| College | Florida (2007–2011) |
| NBA draft | 2011 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2011–present |
| Career history | |
| 2011–2012 | Maccabi Ashdod |
| 2012–2013 | Mapooro Cantù |
| 2013–2015 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 2015–2016 | Anadolu Efes |
| 2016–present | Galatasaray |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Alexander Trent Tyus (born January 8, 1988) is an American-Israeli professional basketball player for Galatasaray Odeabank of the Turkish Basketball Super League and the Euroleague. Having naturalized as an Israeli citizen, he also represented the Israeli national basketball team. Standing on 2.03 meters, he is very athletic and top-class rebounder.[1]
High school career
Tyus played for his first two years of high school for Hazelwood Central High School in St. Louis.[2] He then played for two years for Harmony High School, leading it to the prep school national championship game in 2006.[2][3]
College career
Tyus attended the University of Florida, where he played college basketball under head coach Billy Donovan with the Florida Gators from 2007 to 2011, and was a member of two NCAA Tournament teams. He played a key role in the 2010–11 Gators' run to the Elite Eight with a 19-point, 17-rebound effort in the 83–74 overtime win over the BYU Cougars in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. As of 2012, his 1,333 career points were 22nd-best in school history.[2]
Professional career
To start off his professional career, Tyus signed with Maccabi Ashdod after finishing four years at Florida.[4] On July 12, 2012, Tyus signed a contract with the Italian team Pallacanestro Cantù where he played his first Euroleague season.[5]
On July 1, 2013, Tyus signed a two-year contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv.[6] He has been named the MVP of the 2013-14 Euroleague for month April.[7] He was one of the key players to help Maccabi advance to the Final 4 of the Euroleague. Eventually, Maccabi won the Euroleague championship.
On July 21, 2015, Tyus signed a one-year contract with the Turkish club Anadolu Efes.[8] In 24 Euroleague games with Anadolu Efes, he averaged 5.9 points and 3 rebounds.
On July 12, 2016, Tyus signed a one-year deal with Galatasaray.[9]
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 | PIR | Performance Index Rating | ||
| Bold | Career high | ||||||
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
| † | Denotes seasons in which Tyus won the Euroleague |
| Led the league |
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | Florida | 36 | 0 | 12.7 | .540 | .000 | .543 | 2.6 | .3 | .1 | .6 | 4.3 |
| 2008–09 | Florida | 36 | 36 | 26.2 | .591 | .000 | .685 | 6.2 | .7 | .5 | .8 | 12.5 |
| 2009–10 | Florida | 34 | 34 | 28.4 | .503 | .400 | .683 | 6.9 | .4 | .5 | 1.0 | 11.8 |
| 2010–11 | Florida | 36 | 36 | 25.1 | .500 | .333 | .630 | 6.2 | .8 | .4 | .8 | 9.1 |
| Career | 152 | 106 | 23.0 | .534 | .375 | .652 | 5.4 | .6 | .4 | .8 | 9.4 |
EuroLeague
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Cantù | 10 | 0 | 19.8 | .576 | .000 | .481 | 3.7 | .4 | .2 | 1.0 | 8.1 | 9.0 |
| 2013–14† | Maccabi | 27 | 2 | 18.1 | .718 | .000 | .526 | 5.0 | .3 | .3 | 1.0 | 7.7 | 10.9 |
| 2014–15 | 25 | 5 | 21.1 | .611 | .000 | .529 | 5.2 | .4 | .4 | 1.4 | 7.2 | 10.5 | |
| 2015–16 | Anadolu Efes | 24 | 8 | 12.6 | .537 | .000 | .446 | 3.0 | .3 | .3 | .3 | 5.9 | 6.3 |
| Career | 86 | 15 | 17.6 | .620 | .000 | .494 | 4.4 | .3 | .3 | 1.2 | 7.1 | 9.3 |
Personal life
Conversion to Judaism
During his college years he was introduced to Judaism by his roommate, and in 2011 Tyus and his wife Alli Cecchini (volleyball player of Florida Gators),[10] who has Jewish roots, converted to Judaism.
References
- ↑ "Alex Tyus Stats, Bio". ESPN. January 8, 1988. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Gator Men's Basketball Roster/Bios". GatorZone.com. June 6, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
- ↑ "Alex Tyus". Rivals.yahoo.com. April 20, 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
- ↑ "Alex Tyus Basketball Player Profile, stats, biography, career". Eurobasket. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
- ↑ "Italian Basketball, Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings". Eurobasket. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
- ↑ "Alex Tyus Signs with Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv". maccabi.co.il. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
- ↑ "bwin MVP for April: Alex Tyus, Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv". euroleague.net. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Anadolu Efes tabs former champ Tyus". Euroleague.net. July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ↑ "Alex Tyus Galatasaray Odeabank'ta". galatasaray.org (in Turkish). 12 July 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ↑ University of Florida athletes got married
External links
- Alex Tyus at draftexpress.com
- Alex Tyus at eurobasket.com
- Alex Tyus at euroleague.net
- Alex Tyus at gatorzone.com
- Alex Tyus on Facebook
- Alex Tyus on Twitter
