Tyler Cavanaugh

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Tyler Cavanaugh

| image = Tyler Cavanaugh 34 Bahçeşehir Koleji SK TBSL 20241011.jpg

| caption = Tyler Cavanaugh playing for Bahçeşehir Koleji

| position = Power forward

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 9

| weight_lb = 238

| league = BSL

| team = Bahçeşehir Koleji

| number = 34

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|2|9}}

| birth_place = Syracuse, New York, U.S.

| high_school = Jamesville-DeWitt
(DeWitt, New York)

| college =

Wake Forest (2012–2014)
George Washington (2015–2017)

| draft_year = 2017

| career_start = 2017

| years1 = {{nbay|2017|full=y}}

| team1 = Atlanta Hawks

| years2 = 2017–2018

| team2 = →Erie BayHawks

| years3 = {{nbay|2018|full=y}}

| team3 = Utah Jazz

| years4 = 2018–2019

| team4 = →Salt Lake City Stars

| years5 = 2019–2020

| team5 = Alba Berlin

| years6 = 2020–2021

| team6 = Lenovo Tenerife

| years7 = 2021–2023

| team7 = Žalgiris Kaunas

| years8 = 2023–present

| team8 = Bahçeşehir Koleji

| highlights =

LKL champion (2023)
King Mindaugas Cup winner (2022, 2023)
Bundesliga champion (2020)
EuroLeague free throw percentage leader (2020)
2× Second-team All-Atlantic 10 (2016, 2017)
NIT champion (2016)
NIT MVP (2016)

}}

Tyler Robert Cavanaugh (born February 9, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He played college basketball for Wake Forest and George Washington.

College career

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Cavanaugh started his college career at Wake Forest University, where he played two seasons from 2012 to 2014. He transferred to George Washington University for his last two seasons, where he played from 2015 to 2017. He was twice named second-team All-Atlantic 10 Conference and in 2016 won the National Invitation Tournament, earning MVP honors.{{cite news|title=Former J-D star Tyler Cavanaugh wins NIT MVP award as George Washington wins title |url=http://www.syracuse.com/marchmadness/index.ssf/2016/04/former_j-d_star_tyler_cavanaugh_wins_nit_mvp_award_as_george_washington_wins_title.html|accessdate=November 5, 2017|work=Syracuse.com|date=April 1, 2016}} As a senior, Cavanaugh averaged 18.3 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.{{cite web |title=Jazz sign Tyler Cavanaugh to two-way contract |url=https://www.nba.com/jazz/news/jazz-sign-tyler-cavanaugh-two-way-contract|last=Treasure|first=Angie|website=NBA.com |accessdate=August 29, 2018 |date=August 1, 2018}}

Professional career

=Atlanta Hawks / Erie BayHawks (2017–2018)=

On November 5, 2017, after signing a training camp deal and later being waived by the Atlanta Hawks and playing a game for the Erie BayHawks earlier in the season, Cavanaugh signed a two-way contract with Atlanta.{{cite news|title=Hawks Sign Tyler Cavanaugh To Two-Way Contract |url=https://www.nba.com/hawks/news/hawks-sign-tyler-cavanaugh-two-way-contract|last=Wilson|first=Jaryd|work=NBA.com|date=November 5, 2017|accessdate=July 31, 2023}} He made his NBA debut the same day, collecting a rebound in the Hawks' win.{{cite news|last=Ditota|first=Donna|title=Tyler Cavanaugh's debut with Atlanta Hawks: 5 flights, 30 hours, 1st NBA win |url=http://www.syracuse.com/sports/index.ssf/2017/11/tyler_cavanaughs_debut_with_atlanta_hawks_5_flights_30_hours_1st_nba_win.html|accessdate=November 7, 2017|work=Syracuse.com|date=November 6, 2017}}

On December 18, 2017, the Hawks signed Cavanauagh to a two-year contract after tallying the fourth-highest three-point field goal percentage among rookies.{{cite web|title=Hawks Sign Tyler Cavanaugh To Multi-Year Contract|url=https://www.nba.com/hawks/news/hawks-sign-tyler-cavanaugh-multi-year-contract|last=Wilson|first=Jaryd|website=nba.com|accessdate=March 13, 2018|date=December 18, 2017}} Cavanaugh played impressively while most of the team's front-line was out due to injuries. He became the second player to convert his original two-way contract into a full contract (only behind Mike James), as well as the first to receive a multi-year contract after finishing his original contract.{{cite web|last=Potter|first=Andrew Joe|title=Hawks convert Cavanaugh from 2-way player by inking multi-year contract|url=https://www.thescore.com/nba/news/1449252-hawks-convert-cavanaugh-from-2-way-player-by-inking-multi-year-contract|website=thescore.com|accessdate=March 13, 2018|date=December 18, 2018}} He passed his career highs in points, rebounds, and assists with 16 points, six rebounds, and two assists in a 106–105 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on November 13, 2017.{{cite news|last=Boutwell|first=Christian|title=Surprise: Cavanaugh scores 16 points for Hawks|url=https://www.myajc.com/sports/basketball/surprise-cavanaugh-scores-points-for-hawks/6d1avIwnksAOmC8XnjQ1cO/|publisher=Atlanta Journal-Constitution|accessdate=March 28, 2018|date=November 13, 2017}} On December 9, 2017, he scored 14 points, along with 3 three-pointers, in a win over the Orlando Magic.{{cite web |date=December 9, 2017 |title=Bazemore, Ilyasova lead Hawks past Magic, 117-110 |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400975129 |accessdate=July 31, 2023 |website=ESPN.com}} On May 11, 2018, he was waived by the Hawks.{{cite web |last=Bowers |first=Andrew |date=May 11, 2018 |title=Atlanta Hawks Request Waivers on Tyler Cavanaugh |url=https://www.nba.com/hawks/atlanta-hawks-request-waivers-tyler-cavanaugh- |accessdate=July 31, 2023 |work=NBA.com}}

=Utah Jazz / Salt Lake City Stars (2018–2019)=

On August 1, 2018, the Utah Jazz signed Cavanaugh to a two-way contract. He appeared in 11 NBA games for the Jazz.

=Alba Berlin (2019–2020)=

On July 21, 2019, Cavanaugh signed with Alba Berlin of the Basketball Bundesliga.{{cite news |last=Carchia |first=Emiliano |date=July 21, 2019 |title=Alba Berlin signs Tyler Cavanaugh |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/alba-berlin-signs-tyler-cavanaugh |accessdate=July 21, 2019 |website=Sportando}} He averaged 7.2 points and 3.6 rebounds per game.{{Cite news |last=Terrasi Borghesan |first=Ennio |date=July 17, 2020 |title=Tenerife announces Tyler Cavanaugh |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/tenerife-announces-tyler-cavanaugh/ |access-date=June 15, 2021 |website= |newspaper=Sportando |language=en}}

=Iberostar Tenerife (2020–2021)=

On July 17, 2020, Cavanaugh signed with Iberostar Tenerife of the Liga ACB.

=Žalgiris Kaunas (2021–2023)=

On June 15, 2021, Cavanaugh signed a three-year (2+1) contract with Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague.{{Cite web |last=Carchia |first=Emiliano |date=June 15, 2021 |title=Zalgiris Kaunas signs Tyler Cavanaugh to multi-year deal |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/zalgiris-kaunas-signs-tyler-cavanaugh-to-multi-year-deal/ |access-date=June 15, 2021 |website= |publisher=Sportando |language=en}} On June 22, 2023, he mutually parted ways with the club after two seasons.

=Bahçeşehir Koleji (2023–present)=

On July 8, 2023, Cavanaugh signed a one-year deal with Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).{{Cite web |last=Skerletic |first=Dario |date=July 8, 2023 |title=Bahcesehir inks Tyler Cavanaugh |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/bahcesehir-inks-tyler-cavanaugh/ |accessdate=July 10, 2023 |website=Sportando}}

Personal life

His father, John Cavanaugh, played basketball at Hamilton College and played professionally overseas.{{cite web |title=TYLER CAVANAUGH 34 |url=http://www.gwsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/tyler_cavanaugh_909192.html |url-status=dead |accessdate=March 13, 2018 |website=gwsports.com |archive-date=November 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107020840/http://www.gwsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/tyler_cavanaugh_909192.html }}{{cite web |title=34 TYLER CAVANAUGH |url=http://www.wakeforestsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/tyler_cavanaugh_787074.html |url-status=dead |accessdate=March 13, 2018 |website=wakeforestsports.com |archive-date=March 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313204518/http://www.wakeforestsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/tyler_cavanaugh_787074.html }}

Career statistics

=NBA=

=Regular season=

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2017}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta

| 39 || 1 || 13.3 || .441 || .360 || .810 || 3.3 || .7 || .2 || .1 || 4.7

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2018}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Utah

| 11 || 0 || 3.5 || .300 || .200 || 1.000 || .7 || .1 || .0 || .0 || .8

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 50 || 1 || 11.1 || .432 || .351 || .826 || 2.7 || .6 || .2 || .1 || 3.8

=EuroLeague=

class="wikitable"

style="background:#CFECEC; width:1em"|*

| Led the league

| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20

| style="text-align:left;"| Alba Berlin

| 19 || 1 || 14.6 || .370 || .357 || style="background:#CFECEC;"|.970* || 3.3 || .9 || .5 || .2 || 6.4 || 6.4

| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| Žalgiris

| 30 || 25 || 25.8 || .460 || .378 || .767 || 5.1 || 1.5 || .5 || .2 || 9.7 || 10.0

| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23

| 14 || 2 || 20.1 || .337 || .326 || .769 || 4.3 || 1.0 || .4 || .1 || 5.9 || 6.0

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2|Career

| 63 || 28 || 21.2 || .415 || .362 || .855 || 4.4 || 1.2 || .5 || .2 || 7.8 || 8.0

References

External links

[https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/tyler-cavanaugh/009601/ EuroLeague profile]
[https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Tyler-Cavanaugh/Summary/42310 RealGM profile]
[https://godeacs.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/tyler-cavanaugh/443 Wake Forest Demon Deacons bio]

Category:1994 births

Category:Living people

Category:21st-century American sportsmen

Category:Alba Berlin players

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Germany

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Lithuania

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Spain

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Turkey

Category:American men's basketball players

Category:Atlanta Hawks players

Category:Bahçeşehir Koleji S.K. players

Category:Basketball players from Syracuse, New York