Tyler Wideman
{{short description|American basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Tyler Wideman
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| position = Power forward / center
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 8
| weight_lb = 240
| league = Serie A2 (basketball)
| team = Nuova Pallacanestro Vigevano 1955
| number =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|11|18}}
| birth_place = Schererville, Indiana, U.S.
| nationality = American
| high_school = Lake Central (St. John, Indiana)
| college = Butler (2014–2018)
| draft_year = 2018
| career_start = 2018
| career_end =
| years1 = 2018–2019
| team1 = Cedevita
| years2 = 2019–2020
| team2 = Maccabi Ra'anana
| years3 = 2020–2021
| team3 = Soproni KC
| years4 = 2021–2023
| team4 = A.S. Ramat HaSharon
| highlights =
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|the {{USA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}
{{MedalBronze|2019 Lima | National team}}
| team5 = Nuova Pallacanestro Vigevano 1955
| years5 = 2023–present
}}
Tyler Wideman (born November 18, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Nuova Pallacanestro Vigevano 1955 in Serie A2. He played college basketball at Butler University from 2014 to 2018 before playing professionally in Croatia, Israel, Hungary, and Italy.
College career
As a senior at Butler Bulldogs in 2017–18 Wideman averaged 9.3 points and 5.1 rebounds in 20.5 minutes in 34 appearances.{{cite web|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Tyler-Wideman/Summary/80288|title=RealGM stats for Tyler Wideman|publisher=RealGM.com|access-date=31 July 2018}} On December 27, 2017, he contributed 15 points and 8 rebounds in 91–89 win against Georgetown.{{cite web|url=https://butlersports.com/boxscore.aspx?id=7439&path=mbball|title=Big East Conference Basketball season 2017/2018|publisher=butlersports.com|access-date=27 December 2017}} On February 1, 2018, he had 23 points and 9 rebounds in a 92–72 win over Marquette.{{cite web|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/boxScores/NCAA1/2018/0201_834_391.asp?|title=NCAA 1 season 2017/2018, round 84|publisher=eurobasket.com|access-date=1 February 2018}}
Professional career
On July 20, 2018, he signed his first professional contract with Croatian basketball club Cedevita Zagreb.{{cite web|url=https://www.kkcedevita.hr/hr/novosti/tyler-wideman-tri-godine-u-kk-cedeviti|title=Tyler Wideman tri godine u KK Cedeviti|publisher=kkcedevita.hr|date=July 20, 2018|access-date=July 28, 2019|language=hr}} In 18 games played for Cedevita, he averaged 7.6 points and 4.6 rebounds per game, while shooting 58 percent from the field.
On July 28, 2019, Wideman signed with Maccabi Ra'anana of the Israeli National League for the 2019–20 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.one.co.il/Article/340531.html|title=מצבת הזרים הושלמה: טיילר ווידמן חתם ברעננה|publisher=ONE.co.il|date=July 28, 2019|access-date=July 28, 2019|language=he}} He averaged 16 points and 7 rebounds per game. On August 20, 2020, Wideman signed with Soproni KC of the Hungarian league.{{cite web |title=Tyler Wideman joins Sopron KC |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/tyler-wideman-joins-sopron-kc/ |website=Sportando |access-date=August 20, 2020 |date=August 20, 2020}} In 2021, he signed with A.S. Ramat HaSharon of the Israeli National League.{{cite web |title=National League Round 1: E.Ashkelon takes a leadership position |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Israel/news/709547/National-League-Round-1:-E.Ashkelon-takes-a-leadership-position |website=Eurobasket |access-date=October 18, 2021 |date=October 15, 2021}}
On July 21, 2023, Italian team Nuova Pallacanestro Vigevano 1955 announced that Wideman had signed a 1-year deal.{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cu9K9yrs0Y3/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=www.instagram.com}}
National team career
In the summer of 2019, Wideman was a part of the United States National team who competed at the Pan American Games in Peru. The team won bronze.{{cite news|url= https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2019/08/mpag-game-5.aspx |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190806170036/https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2019/08/mpag-game-5.aspx |url-status= dead |archive-date= August 6, 2019 |title= U.S. Men Rally To Win Bronze Medal at Pan American Games |publisher=USA Basketball |date=August 4, 2019 |access-date=November 10, 2019}}
References
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External links
- [https://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Tyler-Wideman/Croatia/KK-Cedevita-Zagreb/333367 Eurobasket.com Profile]
- [https://www.nba.com/pacers/archive/Tyler%20Wideman NBA.com Profile]
- [https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Tyler-Wideman/Summary/80288 RealGM profile]
- [https://butlersports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4094 Butler Bulldogs bio]
{{United States Men Basketball Squad 2019 Pan American Games}}
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Category:American expatriate basketball people in Croatia
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Hungary
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Israel
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Basketball players at the 2019 Pan American Games
Category:Butler Bulldogs men's basketball players
Category:Maccabi Ra'anana players
Category:People from Schererville, Indiana
Category:Basketball players from Lake County, Indiana
Category:Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in basketball
Category:United States men's national basketball team players
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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