Tyler Bey

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Tyler Bey

| image = Tyler Bey 2.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Bey with Colorado in 2020

| position = Small forward

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 7

| weight_lbs = 215

| league =

| team = Free agent

| number =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|2|10}}

| birth_place = Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

| high_school =

Las Vegas
(Sunrise Manor, Nevada)
Middlebrooks Academy
(Los Angeles, California)

| college = Colorado (2017–2020)

| draft_year = 2020

| draft_round = 2

| draft_pick = 36

| draft_team = Philadelphia 76ers

| career_start = 2020

| years1 = {{nbay|2020|full=y}}

| team1 = Dallas Mavericks

| years2 = 2021

| team2 = →Long Island Nets

| years3 = 2021

| team3 = →Salt Lake City Stars

| years4 = 2021–2022

| team4 = Rio Grande Valley Vipers

| years5 = 2022–2023

| team5 = Ironi Ness Ziona

| years6 = 2023–2024

| team6 = Magnolia Hotshots

| years7 = 2024

| team7 = Taipei Fubon Braves

| years8 = 2024–2025

| team8 = Hapoel Haifa

| years9 = 2025-present

| team9 = Homentemen Beirut

| highlights =

NBA G League champion (2022)
Israeli League Top Scorer (2023)
First-team All-Pac-12 (2019)
Second-team All-Pac-12 (2020)
Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year (2020)
Pac-12 Most Improved Player (2019)

}}

Tyler Tarik Bey (born February 10, 1998) is an American professional basketball playing for Homenetmen Beirut of the Lebanese Basketball League (FLB). He played college basketball for the Colorado Buffaloes.

Early life

Bey was born and brought up in Las Vegas and started playing competitive basketball in eighth grade. He played for Las Vegas High School in Sunrise Manor, Nevada, where he averaged 17 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game as a junior. Bey transferred to Middlebrooks Academy, a prep school in Los Angeles, where he attracted more interest from NCAA Division I programs and received scholarship offers from UNLV, San Diego State, Arizona State and Utah.{{cite web |last1=Gordon |first1=Sam |title=Las Vegas native Tyler Bey finds his groove at Colorado |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/basketball/vegasmadness/las-vegas-native-tyler-bey-finds-his-groove-at-colorado-video-1618419/ |website=Las Vegas Review-Journal |access-date=December 1, 2019 |date=March 14, 2019}} On September 10, 2016, he committed to play college basketball for Colorado. Bey was considered a four-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals and a three-star recruit by ESPN.{{cite web |last1=Rooney |first1=Pat |title=Four-star recruits D'shawn Schwartz, Tyler Bey commit to CU Buffs men's basketball |url=https://www.buffzone.com/2016/09/10/four-star-recruits-dshawn-schwartz-tyler-bey-commit-to-cu-buffs-mens-basketball/ |website=Daily Camera |access-date=December 1, 2019 |date=September 10, 2016}}

College career

As a freshman, Bey averaged 6.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game, starting 21 of 32 games. After the season he worked to add a mid-range jumper to his game. After being benched in a game against Oregon State on January 31, 2019, Bey had 11 double-doubles over the final 16 games. He had a career-high 27 points to go with 10 rebounds in a 73–51 win over Oregon on February 3.{{cite web |title=Bey scores 27 with 10 boards as Colorado beats Oregon 73–51 |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401087091 |publisher=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |access-date=December 3, 2019 |date=February 3, 2019}} On February 13, Bey had 22 points and a career-high 17 rebounds as Colorado defeated Arizona State 77–73.{{cite web |title=Pac-12 basketball: Tyler Bey, McKinley Wright drive Colorado past Arizona State 77–73|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/more/la-sp-colorado-arizona-state-20190213-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times|agency=Associated Press |access-date=December 3, 2019 |date=February 13, 2019}} In the final week of the regular season, Bey was named Pac 12 player of the week.{{cite web |title=Colorado's Tyler Bey Named Pac-12 Most Improved Player of the Year|url=https://www.kktv.com/content/sports/Colorados-Tyler-Bey-Named-Pac-12-Most-Improved-Player-Of-The-Year-507011701.html|publisher=KKTV |access-date=December 3, 2019 |date=March 11, 2019}} Bey led the team with 13.6 points and 9.9 rebounds per game as a sophomore. He was named to the First Team All-Pac-12 and became the second Colorado player in four years to win the league's Most Improved Player award.{{cite web |last1=Rooney |first1=Pat |title='Unfinished business' keeping CU basketball's Tyler Bey out of draft pool |url=https://www.buffzone.com/2019/04/22/unfinished-business-keeping-cu-basketballs-tyler-bey-out-of-draft-pool/ |website=Daily Camera |access-date=December 3, 2019 |date=April 22, 2019}}

Bey scored 16 points and had a career-high six steals in a 69–53 win against UC Irvine on November 18.{{cite web |first=Dennis|last=Georgatos|title=Tyler Bey, McKinley Wright each score 16 as No. 23 CU Buffs beat UC Irvine |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2019/11/18/tyler-bey-mckinley-wright-cu-buffs-uc-irvine/ |website=The Denver Post|agency=Associated Press |access-date=December 3, 2019 |date=November 18, 2019}} He was named MVP of the Main Event Tournament after averaging 14.5 points per game and leading the Buffaloes to a win over Clemson in the championship.{{cite web |last=Pascoe|first=Bruce |title=Nico Mannion named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week |url=https://www.ktbs.com/sports/national/nico-mannion-named-pac--freshman-of-the-week/article_15b3b29f-f2db-550f-9c3e-7a6572929714.html |publisher=KTBS |access-date=December 3, 2019 |date=December 2, 2019}} At the conclusion of the regular season, Bey was named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year and was selected to the Second Team All-Pac-12.{{Cite web|url=https://pac-12.com/article/2020/03/08/2019-20-pac-12-mens-basketball-all-conference-awards-announced|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326010600/https://pac-12.com/article/2020/03/08/2019-20-pac-12-mens-basketball-all-conference-awards-announced|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 26, 2020|title=Pac-12 announces 2019–20 Men's Basketball annual major awards|date=March 9, 2020|website=pac-12.com|access-date=March 9, 2020}} Bey averaged 13.8 points and 9.0 rebounds per game as a junior.{{cite news |last1=Crawford |first1=Kirkland |title=The 2020 NCAA tournament that could have been: South region |url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/2020/03/16/ncaa-tournament-2020-march-madness-west-baylor-michigan-basketball/5055501002/ |access-date=March 19, 2020 |work=Detroit Free Press |date=March 16, 2020}} After the season, Bey declared for the 2020 NBA draft.{{cite web |last1=Howell |first1=Chase |title=Wright and Bey to Test NBA Draft Process |url=https://www.si.com/college/colorado/basketball/bey-and-wright-to-test-nba-draft-process |website=Sports Illustrated |date=March 24, 2020|access-date=March 25, 2020}}

Professional career

=Dallas Mavericks (2020–2021)=

Bey was selected 36th overall in the 2020 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. Shortly after he was traded to the Dallas Mavericks alongside Josh Richardson in exchange for Seth Curry.{{cite web|url=https://www.mavs.com/mavs-trade-rumor/|title=Mavericks acquire Josh Richardson, but are 'not done yet,' Nelson says|work=Dallas Mavericks|date=November 18, 2020}} He was signed on November 30, 2020.{{cite news|title=With training camp around the corner, Mavs sign Green and Bey|url=https://www.mavs.com/greenbeysign/|access-date=November 30, 2020|work=mavs.com|date=November 30, 2020}} His deal was converted to a two-way contract for the season, meaning he would split time with the Mavericks’ NBA G League affiliate, the Texas Legends. On February 2, 2021, it was announced Bey would have his first assignment at the NBA G League, going to the Long Island Nets as the Legends opted out of the G League restart.{{cite web|title=Tyler Bey and Nate Hinton Transferred To Long Island Nets|url=https://longisland.gleague.nba.com/news/tyler-bey-and-nate-hinton-transferred-to-long-island-nets|date=February 2, 2021|publisher=National Basketball Association|access-date=February 2, 2021}}

= Rio Grande Valley Vipers (2021–2022) =

On August 25, 2021, Bey signed with the Houston Rockets{{cite web|title=Rockets Sign Tyler Bey and Daishen Nix|url=https://www.nba.com/rockets/news/rockets-sign-tyler-bey-and-daishen-nix|website=NBA.com|date=August 25, 2021|access-date=August 25, 2021}} but was waived on September 17.{{cite web|first=Dana|last=Gauruder|title=Rockets Sign Dante Exum, Waive Tyler Bey|url=https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2021/09/rockets-sign-exum-waive-bey.html|website=HoopsRumors.com|date=September 18, 2021|access-date=September 19, 2021}} Nine days later, he signed a two-way contract with Houston. Under the terms of the deal, he split time between the Rockets and their NBA G League affiliate, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.{{cite web|title=Rockets Announce Training Camp Roster|url=https://www.nba.com/rockets/rockets-announce-training-camp-roster-0|website=NBA.com|date=September 26, 2021|access-date=September 26, 2021}} He was waived near the end of training camp.{{cite web |last1=DuBose |first1=Ben |title=Rockets convert Armoni Brooks to two-way contract, waive Tyler Bey |url=https://rocketswire.usatoday.com/2021/10/13/report-rockets-convert-armoni-brooks-to-two-way-contract/ |website=Rockets Wire |access-date=October 16, 2021 |date=October 13, 2021}}

Bey joined the Philadelphia 76ers for the 2022 NBA Summer League.{{Cite web |title=Philadelphia 76ers 2022 NBA2K23 Summer League Roster |url=https://www.nba.com/summer-league/2022/vegas/team/1610612755/sixers |access-date=July 5, 2022 |website=NBA.com}}

= Ironi Ness Ziona (2022–2023) =

On July 31, 2022, Bey signed with Ironi Ness Ziona of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.{{Cite web |title=Ironi Ness Ziona signs Tyler Bey |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/ironi-ness-ziona-signs-tyler-bey/ |access-date=August 1, 2022 |website=Sportando}}

=Magnolia Hotshots (2023–2024)=

On August 10, 2023, Bey signed with the Magnolia Hotshots of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) as the team's import for the 2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup.{{cite web|last=Ramos|first=Gerry|url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/tyler-bey-magnolia-import-pba-commissioner-s-cup-a793-20230811|title=Magnolia taps 2020 NBA 2nd-round pick Tyler Bey as Commissioner's Cup import|website=Spin.ph|date=August 11, 2023|accessdate=August 11, 2023}} In 22 games, he averaged 25.8 points (3rd in the league), 13.0 rebounds (4th), 2.3 steals (2nd), and 1.2 blocks (6th) per game.[https://basketball.realgm.com/international/league/131/PBA--Commissioners-Cup/stats/2024/Averages/Qualified/All/blocks/All/desc "Tyler Bey,"] basketball.realgm.com.

=Hapoel Haifa (2024–2025) =

In August 2024, Bey signed with Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[https://hoopshype.com/rumor/3098793/ "Former Mavericks player Tyler Bey signed with Israeli team,"] Hoopshype.

=Homenetmen Beirut (2025–Present) =

In 2025, Bey signed with Homenetmen Beirut of the Lebanese Basketball League.[https://hoopshype.com/rumor/3098793/ "Former Mavericks player Tyler Bey signed with Lebanese team,"] Hoopshype.