Hunter Tyson
{{Short description|American basketball player (born 2000)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Hunter Tyson
| image = Hunter Tyson (cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| caption =
| position = Small forward / power forward
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 8
| weight_lb = 215
| league = NBA
| team = Denver Nuggets
| number = 5
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|6|13}}
| birth_place = Monroe, North Carolina, U.S.
| high_school = Piedmont
(Unionville, North Carolina)
| college = *Clemson (2018–2023)
| draft_year = 2023
| draft_round = 2
| draft_pick = 37
| draft_team = Oklahoma City Thunder
| career_start = 2023
| years1 = {{nbay|2023|start}}–present
| team1 = Denver Nuggets
| years2 = 2023–2024
| team2 = →Grand Rapids Gold
| highlights = *First-team All-ACC (2023)
| medal_templates = {{MedalSport | Men's basketball}}
{{MedalCountry|{{Flagu|United States}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Summer Universiade}}
{{MedalGold| 2019 Italy | Team competition}}
}}
Hunter Tyson (born June 13, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Clemson Tigers.
Early life and high school career
Tyson grew up in Monroe, North Carolina and attended Piedmont High School.{{cite web|url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/high-school/article112945398.html|title=Coach says Piedmont basketball player the 'best high school shooter' he's ever seen|work=Charlotte Observer|date=November 6, 2016|access-date=June 20, 2023}} He averaged 27.1 points per game as a senior.{{cite web|url=https://enquirerjournal.com/enquirer_journal/clemson-s-tyson-makes-first-team-all-acc/article_4f49151b-e8a0-5b79-ba76-481a7fa07ef1.html|title=Clemson's Tyson makes First Team all-ACC|work=The Enquirer-Journal|date=March 7, 2023|access-date=June 20, 2023}}
College career
Tyson played in 31 games, all off the bench, during his freshman season with the Clemson Tigers and averaged 1.6 points per game.{{cite web|url=https://www.postandcourier.com/sports/clemson/clemsons-hunter-tyson-matures-into-double-double-machine-for-clemson/article_63eddfac-98d6-11ed-a25e-3392b86ff87e.html|title=Clemson's Hunter Tyson matures into double-double machine for Clemson|first=Jon|last=Blau|work=The Post and Courier|date=January 20, 2023|access-date=June 20, 2023}} He averaged 5.5 points and 3.0 rebounds over 31 games with three starts as a sophomore.{{cite web|url=https://www.on3.com/college/clemson-tigers/news/clemson-tigers-basketball-hunter-tyson-back-return-2022-season-starter-stats/|title=Clemson hoops getting key piece back for one more season|first=Matt|last=Connolly|website=On3.com|date=March 24, 2022|access-date=June 21, 2023}} Tyson averaged 7.5 points and 4.2 rebounds in 19 games during his junior season. He sustained a facial fracture midway through the season in a game against Virginia Tech, causing him to miss five games and wear a protective mask for the remainder of the season after he returned.{{cite web|url=https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports/college/clemson/2021/02/03/hunter-tyson-monroe-menace-mask-saved-clemson-basketball-win-against-unc/4343950001/|title=Hunter Tyson, 'Monroe Menace' in a mask, saved Clemson win against UNC|work=The Greenville News|date=February 3, 2021|access-date=June 21, 2023}} As a senior, he averaged 10 points and 5.5 rebounds per game.{{cite web|url=https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports/college/clemson/2023/01/26/acc-basketball-player-year-armando-bacot-terquavion-smith-hunter-tyson/69839004007/|title=ACC Player of the Year contenders: Armando Bacot, Hunter Tyson|first=Scott|last=Keepfer|work=The Greenville News|date=January 26, 2023|access-date=June 20, 2023}}
Tyson decided to use the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes who played in the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic and return to Clemson for a fifth season.{{cite web|url=https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports/college/clemson/2022/05/04/clemson-basketball-senior-hunter-tyson-back-another-season-acc-eligibility-covid/7293448001/|title=Why Clemson basketball senior Hunter Tyson is coming back for 'one last push'|work=The Greenville News|date=May 4, 2022|access-date=June 20, 2023}} He was named first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference at the end of his final season after averaging 15.3 points and 9.6 rebounds per game.{{cite web|url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/charlotte-hornets/article276041781.html|title=North Carolina's Leaky Black, Clemson's Hunter Tyson were 'teammates' for a day. Here's why|first=Roderick|last=Boone|work=Charlotte Observer|date=June 3, 2023|access-date=June 20, 2023}} Tyson was also the recipient of the Skip Prosser Award as the scholar-athlete of the year.{{cite web|url=https://thetandd.com/sports/college-notebook-clemsons-tyson-wins-prosser-award/article_dbcfcc3a-1c1d-503c-88bc-0750fc4ffcf3.html|title=Clemson's Tyson wins Prosser Award|work=The Times and Democrat|date=March 1, 2023|access-date=June 21, 2023}}
Professional career
Tyson was selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder with the 37th overall pick in the second round of the 2023 NBA draft, then subsequently traded to the Denver Nuggets.{{cite web|url=https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports/college/clemson/2023/06/22/hunter-tyson-nba-draft-2023-denver-nuggets-clemson-basketball/70332634007/|title=Pros and cons of Denver Nuggets taking Hunter Tyson of Clemson basketball in 2023 NBA Draft|first=Scott|last=Keepfer|work=The Greenville News|date=June 22, 2023|access-date=June 23, 2023}} On July 6, 2023, the Denver Nuggets announced that they had signed with Tyson.{{cite web|title=Nuggets sign Julian Strawther, Jalen Pickett, and Hunter Tyson|url=https://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/nuggets-sign-julian-strawther-jalen-pickett-and-hunter-tyson|date=July 6, 2023|website=NBA.com|access-date=July 6, 2023}}
National team career
Tyson was a part of the Clemson team chosen to represent the United States in the 2019 Summer Universiade in Italy.{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/college/clemson/Article/Clemson-basketball-Italy-World-Games--133563288/|title=Clemson/USA looks for Gold in rematch with Ukraine|first=Anna|last=Adams|website=247Sports.com|date=July 10, 2019|access-date=June 21, 2023}}
Career statistics
{{NBA player statistics legend}}
=NBA=
==Regular season==
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2023}}
| style="text-align:left;"| Denver
| 18 || 0 || 2.7 || .400 || .286 || {{sort|-|—}} || .5 || .1 || .1 || .0 || 1.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2024}}
| style="text-align:left;"| Denver
| 51 || 2 || 7.8 || .375 || .311 || .750 || 1.5 || .4 || .2 || .1 || 2.6
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 69 || 2 || 6.5 || .379 || .307 || .750 || 1.3 || .3 || .2 || .1 || 2.2
{{S-end}}
==Playoffs==
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2024
| style="text-align:left;"| Denver
| 3 || 0 || 4.6 || .000 || .000 || .500 || 1.0 || .3 || .0 || .0 || .3
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 3 || 0 || 4.6 || .000 || .000 || .500 || 1.0 || .3 || .0 || .0 || .3
{{S-end}}
Personal life
Tyson's younger brother, Cade Tyson, plays for the North Carolina Tar Heels after starting his college career at Belmont.{{cite web|url=https://enquirerjournal.com/enquirer_journal/college-hoops-tyson-brothers-excelling-for-their-d-1-schools/article_c8fc7f0f-7807-538b-9bba-6562999ad52c.html|title=COLLEGE HOOPS: Tyson brothers excelling for their D-1 schools|work=The Enquirer-Journal|date=December 9, 2022|access-date=June 22, 2023}}
References
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External links
- [https://clemsontigers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/hunter-tyson/ Clemson Tigers bio]
{{Denver Nuggets current roster}}
{{2023 NBA draft}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tyson, Hunter}}
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Basketball players from North Carolina
Category:Clemson Tigers men's basketball players
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Category:FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States
Category:Grand Rapids Gold players