Ty Abbott
{{short description|American professional basketball player|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Ty Abbott
| image =
| image_size =
| position = Lead Player Development Coach
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 209
| league = NBA
| team = Los Angeles Lakers
| nationality = American
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1988|8|19}}
| birth_place = Phoenix, Arizona
| high_school = Desert Vista (Phoenix, Arizona)
| college = Arizona State (2007–2011)
| draft_year = 2011
| career_start = 2011
| career_end = 2018
| career_number =
| career_position = Shooting guard
| years1 = 2012–2014
| team1 = Kalev/Cramo
| years2 = 2014
| team2 = Fulgor Libertas Forlì
| years3 = 2014–2015
| team3 = Eskişehir Basket
| years4 = 2015
| team4 = Nea Kifissia
| years5 = 2015
| team5 = Pallacanestro Chieti
| years6 = 2015–2016
| team6 = Universo Treviso
| years7 = 2016–2017
| team7 = Doxa Lefkadas
| years8 = 2017–2018
| team8 = Delaware 87ers
| years9 = 2018
| team9 = Rayos de Hermosillo
| highlights =
- 2× Estonian League champion (2013, 2014)
- First-team All-Pac-12 (2010)
}}
Tyshawn Abbott (born August 19, 1988, in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for the Rayos de Hermosillo of the CIBACOPA. He had played college basketball at Arizona State.{{Cite web|title=Tyshawn Abbott NBA Stats & News|url=https://www.rotowire.com/basketball/player.php?id=4288|access-date=2020-12-07|website=www.rotowire.com}}
High school career
Abbott played high school basketball at Desert Vista in Phoenix.
He averaged 17.3 points per game in his senior year leading Desert Vista to a 29–2 overall record and a 5A Division I semifinal appearance and averaged 17 points and nine boards in junior season as team was 26–7.
College career
Abbott played college basketball for Sun Devils men's basketball at Arizona State University from 2007 to 2011.
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft, Abbott joined Kalev/Cramo of the Estonian League. He led his team at two league championships during the two years that he stayed at the team.{{cite news|title=Kalev/Cramo keep Ty Abbott|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/other-leagues/103934/kalev-cramo-keep-ty-abbott.html|accessdate=December 26, 2016|work=Sportando.com}} On September 18, 2014, he signed with Fulgor Libertas Forlì.{{cite news|title=Ty Abbott signs with Fulgor Libertas Forlì|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a2-est/135030/ty-abbott-signs-with-fulgor-libertas-forli.html|accessdate=June 4, 2016|work=Sportando.com}} In December that year, Abbott left Forlì and joined Eskişehir Basket of the Turkish Basket League until the end of the season.{{cite news|title=Ty Abbott is officially a new player of Eskisehir Basket|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/turkey/143611/ty-abbott-is-officially-a-new-player-of-eskisehir-basket.html|accessdate=December 26, 2016|work=Sportando.com}} On January 28, 2015, Abbott joined Nea Kifissia of the Greek Basket League.{{cite news|title=Abbott signs with AEN Kifissia|url=http://sferasports.gr/en/article/101/abbott-signs-with-aen-kifissia|accessdate=June 4, 2016|work=SferaSportsAssociation.com}} The next season, he signed in Italy with Pallacanestro Chieti of the Serie A2.{{cite news|title=Proger Chieti announces Ty Abbott|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a2-ovest/165554/proger-chieti-announces-ty-abbott.html|accessdate=December 26, 2016|work=Sportando.com}}
On December 4, 2015, he joined Universo Treviso replacing La'Marshall Corbett on the team's squad.{{cite news|title=Treviso lands Ty Abbott|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a2-est/183871/treviso-lands-ty-abbott.html|accessdate=December 26, 2016|work=Sportando.com}} On December 22, 2016, he signed until the end of the season with the Greek team Doxa Lefkadas of the Greek Basket League.{{cite news |title=Ty Abbott inks with Doxa Lefkadas |url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/greece/221076/ty-abbott-inks-with-doxa-lefkadas.html |accessdate=December 26, 2016 |work=Sportando.com}}
On October 23, 2017, Abbott signed with the Delaware 87ers of the NBA G League,{{cite news|title=Delaware 87ers Release Training Camp Roster|url=https://www.libertyballers.com/2017/10/23/16517894/delaware-87ers-release-training-camp-roster-philadelphia-76ers-emeka-okafor|date=October 23, 2017|accessdate=April 15, 2018|work=LibertyBallers.com}} where he averaged 6.3 points, 1.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 39 games.{{cite news|title=Ty Abbott nueva incorporación de Rayos|url=http://vamosrayos.com/ty-abbott-nueva-incorporacion-de-rayos/|date=March 16, 2018|accessdate=April 15, 2018|work=VamosRayos.com|language=Spanish|archive-date=August 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815170237/http://vamosrayos.com/ty-abbott-nueva-incorporacion-de-rayos/|url-status=dead}} After the season ended, he signed with Rayos de Hermosillo of the Mexican CIBACOPA on March 16, 2018.
Coaching career
In September 2018, Abbott was hired by the Delaware Blue Coats as manager of player development.{{cite web |last1=Vuocolo |first1=Alex |title=Delaware Blue Coats hires new coaches, players and support staff |url=https://delawarebusinesstimes.com/news/delaware-blue-coats-hires-new-coaches-players-and-support-staff/ |website=Delaware Business Times |access-date=16 October 2024 |date=17 September 2018}} In November 2020, Abbott joined the Chicago Bulls as a player development coordinator.{{cite web |title=Bulls add to 2020-21 coaching staff |url=https://www.nba.com/bulls/news/bulls-add-2020-21-coaching-staff |website=www.nba.com |access-date=16 October 2024 |language=en}} In August 2024, Abbott was hired by the Los Angeles Lakers as their lead player development coach.{{cite web |last1=Peralta |first1=Matt |title=Ty Abbott Hired As Lakers' Lead Player Development Coach On JJ Redick's Staff |url=https://lakersnation.com/ty-abbott-hired-as-lakers-lead-player-development-coach-on-jj-redick-staff/ |website=Lakers Nation |access-date=16 October 2024 |date=7 August 2024}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170103165315/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/leagueid/POL/ot/1/pid/6076941/season/2015/tid/6002027/playerview.html FIBA game center profile]
- [http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Tyshawn-Abbott/Greece/AE-Doxa-Lefkadas/135512 Eurobasket.com profile]
- [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/36070/ty-abbott Espn.com Profile]
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