Tyrese Proctor

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Tyrese Proctor

| image = Duke at UNC, Mar 2025, Proctor.jpg

| image_size = 150px

| caption = Proctor with Duke in 2025

| position = Point guard / shooting guard

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 6

| weight_lb = 183

| team = Duke Blue Devils

| league = Atlantic Coast Conference

| number = 5

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|4|1|df=y}}

| birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

| high_school =

Trinity Grammar School
(Sydney, NSW)
Lake Ginninderra
(Canberra, ACT)

| college = Duke (2022–present)

| highlights =

ACC All-Freshman team (2023)
Third-team All-ACC (2025)

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's basketball}}

{{MedalCountry|{{bk|AUS}}}}

}}

Tyrese Proctor (born 1 April 2004) is an Australian college basketball player for the Duke Blue Devils of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Early life

Proctor was born in Sydney, New South Wales to an Australian mother and an American-born father. His father, Rod, is a former professional basketball player for the Sydney Kings in Australia's National Basketball League.{{cite web |last=Haigh |first=Paul |title=Tyrese Proctor helps NSW to silver at Pacific School Games |url=https://www.theleader.com.au/story/3572716/tyrese-proctor-helps-nsw-to-silver-at-pacific-school-games/ |website=St George and Sutherland Shire Leader |access-date=11 May 2022 |date=3 January 2016}} Tyrese attended Trinity Grammar School throughout his upbringing{{cite web |title=Trinitarian's pathway to basketball elite |url=https://www.trinity.nsw.edu.au/2022/05/05/tyrese-proctor-wins-duke-scholarship/ |website=Trinity Grammar School |date=5 May 2022}} and grew up playing an array of sports such as cricket, soccer and baseball but basketball was his highest priority.{{cite web |last=Sweet |first=Nicole |title=Pro Insight - Tyrese Proctor |url=https://www.prospectiveinsight.com/post/tyrese-proctor |website=Prospective Insight |access-date=5 April 2022 |date=18 January 2022}} He began playing junior basketball for the Sutherland Sharks and represented his home state of New South Wales at numerous national championships.{{cite web |last=G |first=Ayush |title=College, NBL or G League: What's next for Tyrese Proctor? |url=https://pickandroll.com.au/p/college-nbl-or-g-league-whats-next |website=Pick and Roll Australia |access-date=28 March 2022 |date=26 March 2022}} In 2021, Proctor received a scholarship to attend the NBA Global Academy in Canberra.{{cite web |last=Dinjaski |first=Melanie |title=How rising Boomers star took 'huge step' at NBA Global Academy in Canberra before Duke basketball journey |url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7881852/from-canberra-to-the-deep-south-boomers-star-on-path-to-the-nba/ |website=Canberra Times |access-date=10 November 2022 |date=8 November 2022}}

College career

In April 2022, Proctor committed to join Duke University for their then-upcoming 2022–23 season.{{cite web |title=Teen Aussie 'top 20 prospect' signs for US college powerhouse |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/basketball/nba/teen-aussie-top-20-prospect-signs-for-us-college-powerhouse/news-story/5b49fe9892686ec6356b5176ccc72c5c |website=Fox Sports Australia |access-date=10 November 2022 |date=8 April 2022}} He averaged 9.4 points and 3.3 assists per game as a freshman, shooting 38.1% from the field. Proctor was named to the ACC All-Freshman Team.{{cite news |last=Giles |first=Matt|title=Duke Basketball Sophomore Named Nation's No. 2 Breakout Star |url=https://www.si.com/college/duke/basketball/duke-basketball-sophomore-named-breakout-star-10-23 |access-date=February 21, 2024 |work=Sports Illustrated |date=October 9, 2023}}

National team career

In February 2021, Proctor made his debut with the senior Australia national team at the age of 16, in a 2022 FIBA Asia Cup qualifier against New Zealand.{{cite web |title=Tyrese Proctor 2022 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers profile |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/history/192-fiba-asia-cup-qualifiers/208126/players/271242-tyrese-proctor |website=fiba.basketball |access-date=2 February 2022 |date=20 February 2021}} In July 2022, he returned to play for Australia in their 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifying win against China.{{cite web |last=Pitman |first=Kane |date=11 July 2022 |title=Tyrese Proctor eyes more Boomers minutes ahead of Duke move |url=https://www.espn.com/nbl/story/_/id/34225631 |access-date=17 May 2023 |website=ESPN.com}} Later that month, he was selected to represent Australia at the 2022 FIBA Asia Cup in Indonesia, where he played a starring role in Australia's run to win the gold medal.{{cite web |date=25 July 2022 |title=Gold Medal Boomers Win Asia Cup Crown |url=https://nbl.com.au/news/gold-medal-boomers-win-asia-cup-crown |access-date=26 September 2022 |website=nbl.com.au}}

Career statistics

=College=

| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23

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

| 34 || 32 || 29.2 || .381 || .324 || .866 || 3.1 || 3.2 || .6 || .1 || 9.3

| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24

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

| 32 || 25 || 30.4 || .423 || .352 || .755 || 3.0 || 3.7 || .7 || .1 || 10.5

|- class="sortbottom"

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

|| 66 || 57 || 29.8 || .402 || .338 || .811 || 3.1 || 3.5 || .6 || .1 || 9.9

References

External links

[https://goduke.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/tyrese-proctor/18366 Duke Blue Devils bio]
[https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/5023693/tyrese-proctor ESPN profile]

Category:2004 births

Category:Living people

Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen

Category:Australian expatriate basketball people in the United States

Category:Australian men's basketball players

Category:Australian people of African-American descent

Category:Basketball players from Sydney

Category:Duke Blue Devils men's basketball players

Category:People educated at Lake Ginninderra College

Category:People educated at Trinity Grammar School (New South Wales)

Category:Sportsmen from New South Wales