Jaylon Tyson
{{Short description|American basketball player (born 2002)}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Jaylon Tyson
| image =
| caption =
| position = Small forward / shooting guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lb = 215
| league = NBA
| team = Cleveland Cavaliers
| number = 24
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|12|2}}
| birth_place = Allen, Texas, U.S.
| high_school = John Paul II (Plano, Texas)
| college = * Texas (2021–2022)
- Texas Tech (2022–2023)
- California (2023–2024)
| draft_year = 2024
| draft_round = 1
| draft_pick = 20
| draft_team = Cleveland Cavaliers
| career_start = 2024
| years1 = {{nbay|2024|start}}–present
| team1 = Cleveland Cavaliers
| years2 = 2024–2025
| team2 = →Cleveland Charge
| highlights = * First-team All-Pac-12 (2024)
}}
Jaylon La Rone Tyson (born December 2, 2002) is an American basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Texas Longhorns, the Texas Tech Red Raiders, and the California Golden Bears.
Early life and high school career
Tyson was born on December 2, 2002, and grew up in Plano, Texas.{{Cite web|url=https://calbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jaylon-tyson/22525|publisher=California Golden Bears|title=Jaylon Tyson}} He attended John Paul II High School in Plano and helped the team win their first state championship in his junior year, during which he averaged 23.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.{{Cite web|url=https://www.si.com/college/texas/news/longhorns-freshman-jaylon-tyson-commits-texas-tech|website=Sports Illustrated|title=Longhorns Freshman Jaylon Tyson Commits To Texas Tech|date=January 9, 2022|author=Galatzan, Matt}}
Tyson then helped them reach the state semifinals with a 26–2 record as a senior, being named the district most valuable player and a first-team all-state selection while averaging 22.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 2.1 steals per game. Ranked the 34th-best recruit in the 2021 class by Rivals, he committed to playing college basketball for Texas after having flipped from Texas Tech.{{Cite news|url=https://www.statesman.com/story/sports/mens-basketball/2021/04/14/following-beard-tech-jaylon-tyson-joins-texas/7227192002/|newspaper=Austin American-Statesman|title=Once signed with Texas Tech, F Jaylon Tyson changes course, signs with Texas|date=April 14, 2021|author=Davis, Brian}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.si.com/college/cal/basketball/jaylon-tyson-transfers-to-cal|website=Sports Illustrated|title=Cal Basketball Adds Texas Tech Transfer Jaylon Tyson|date=May 8, 2023|author=Curtis, Jake}}
College career
In his first year at Texas in the 2021–22 season, Tyson appeared in eight games, averaging 6.9 minutes and 1.8 points per game.{{cite news|url=https://www.statesman.com/story/sports/mens-basketball/2021/12/27/texas-jaylon-tyson-followed-chris-beard-ut-now-hes-transferring/9026264002/|newspaper=Austin American-Statesman|title=Freshman Jaylon Tyson followed Beard to Texas, now he’s transferring after eight games|date=December 27, 2021|author=Davis, Brian}} He then entered the NCAA transfer portal. Tyson ultimately committed to play for Texas Tech, whom he had previously committed to play for in high school before flipping to Texas.{{cite news|url=https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/sports/college/red-raiders/2022/01/09/tyson-scored-11-points-season-opener-against-houston-baptist-but-his-minutes-were-erratic-getting-do/9153979002/|newspaper=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal|title=Former four-star prospect Jaylon Tyson decides to return to Texas Tech|author=Silva Jr., Carlos|date=January 9, 2022}}
Tyson started 31 games for Texas Tech in 2022–23, the third-most on the team, and averaged 10.7 points and 6.1 rebounds per game.{{Cite news|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/college/article/cal-s-jaylon-tyson-leaves-texas-tech-trauma-18481758.php|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|title=‘On top of the world’: Cal’s Jaylon Tyson leaves Texas Tech trauma behind|author=Kroichick, Ron|date=November 12, 2023|url-access=subscription}} He ranked eighth in the Big 12 Conference for rebounds.{{Cite web|url=https://theathletic.com/4499732/2023/05/08/jaylon-tyson-transfer-cal/|website=The Athletic|url-access=registration|title=Former Texas Tech wing Jaylon Tyson transferring to Cal: What he brings to the Bears|date=May 8, 2023|author=Moore, CJ; Vecenie, Sam; Bass, Tobias}} He entered the transfer portal for a second time after the season, citing “racist” comments made by head coach Mark Adams, who was later suspended and resigned. Mark Adams did not deny that racially insensitive comments were made, but did say the comments were linked to a Bible verse. {{Cite news|url=https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/sports/college/red-raiders/2023/04/16/tech-sports-roundup-jaylon-tyson-plots-transfer-according-to-report/70118850007/|newspaper=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal|title=Tech's Tyson bound for transfer portal, according to report|date=April 16, 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.si.com/college/2023/10/27/jaylon-tysons-texas-tech-case-ncaa-crackdown-on-second-time-transfers|website=Sports Illustrated|date=October 27, 2023|author=Sweeney, Kevin|title=Jaylon Tyson's Case Is the Latest in NCAA's Crackdown on Second-Time Transfers}} He committed to the California Golden Bears.{{Cite news|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/texas-tech-red-raiders/2023/05/08/former-texas-tech-forward-jaylon-tyson-to-transfer-to-cal-reports-say/|newspaper=The Dallas Morning News|title=Former Texas Tech, Texas forward Jaylon Tyson to transfer to Cal, reports say|date=May 8, 2023|url-access=subscription}}
In October 2023, the NCAA initially denied Tyson's eligibility waiver for being a two-time transfer, despite Tyson alleging discrimination, which the NCAA rules mentioned as valid criteria for an eligibility waiver. Once again, the comment in question was a direct quote from the Bible. He eventually was granted eligibility on November 9 and entered the team's starting lineup. {{cite news|first=Jeff|last=Faraudo|title=Cal Bears basketball gets huge boost after NCAA approves Texas Tech star’s eligibility waiver|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/11/09/cal-bears-basketball-gets-huge-boost-after-ncaa-approves-texas-tech-stars-eligibility-waiver/|newspaper=The Mercury News|url-access=subscription|date=November 9, 2023}}
Professional career
=Cleveland Cavaliers / Charge (2024–present)=
On June 26, 2024, Tyson was selected with the 20th overall pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2024 NBA draft{{cite web|title=Jaylon Tyson Taken With 20th Overall Pick of NBA Draft by Cavs|url=https://www.si.com/college/cal/basketball/jaylon-tyson-taken-with-20th-overall-pick-of-nba-draft-by-cavs-01j1bj46d8zq|website=SI.com|date=June 27, 2024|access-date=June 27, 2024}} and on July 3, he officially signed with the Cavs.{{cite web|title=Cavaliers Sign 2024 Draft Pick Jaylon Tyson|url=https://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/releases-jaylon-tyson-signing-240703|website=NBA.com|date=July 3, 2024|access-date=July 3, 2024}} Throughout his rookie season, he has been assigned several times to the Cleveland Charge.{{cite web|title=2024-2025 Cleveland Charge Transaction History|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/gleague/teams/Cleveland-Charge/34/Transaction_History/2025|website=RealGM.com|access-date=December 27, 2024}}
Career statistics
{{NBA player statistics legend}}
=College=
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22
| style="text-align:left;"| Texas
| 8 || 0 || 6.9 || .400 || .000 || .667 || 1.1 || .4 || .5 || .3 || 1.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23
| style="text-align:left;"| Texas Tech
| 31 || 31 || 28.9 || .483 || .402 || .723 || 6.1 || 1.3 || 1.4 || .4 || 10.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24
| style="text-align:left;"| California
| 31 || 30 || 34.3 || .465 || .360 || .796 || 6.8 || 3.5 || 1.2 || .5 || 19.6
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 70 || 61 || 28.7 || .470 || .372 || .776 || 5.8 || 2.2 || 1.2 || .4 || 13.6
{{S-end}}
Personal life
Tyson’s older brother Berron played college football at South Alabama, where he now serves as a strength and conditioning coach, while his younger brother Jordyn currently plays wide receiver for Arizona State.{{Cite news|url=https://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12/university-of-kansas/article274807796.html|newspaper=The Kansas City Star|title=Once committed to Duke, 5-star basketball forward now considering KU Jayhawks, others|author=Bedore, Gary|date=April 28, 2023|url-access=subscription}}{{Cite web |title=Jaylon Tyson {{!}} Cleveland Cavaliers |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1642281/jaylon-tyson/bio |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=www.nba.com |language=en}} His father John Tyson played football at Florida A&M.{{Cite web |last=Stanley |first=Logan |title=Hines Ward on ASU WR Jordyn Tyson: 'We haven’t scratched the surface' |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/college/asu/2024/10/09/asu-football-receiver-jordyn-tyson-family-legacy-brother-nfl-nba/75299218007/ |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=The Arizona Republic |language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- [https://calbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jaylon-tyson/22525 California Golden Bears bio]
- [https://texastech.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jaylon-tyson/12149 Texas Tech Red Raiders bio]
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