Tyler Cavanaugh

Tyler Cavanaugh
Tyler Cavanaugh (34) playing for Wake Forest
No. 34 – Utah Jazz
Position Power forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1994-02-09) February 9, 1994
Syracuse, New York
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 238 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school Jamesville-DeWitt (DeWitt, New York)
College
NBA draft 2017 / Undrafted
Playing career 2017–present
Career history
2017–2018 Atlanta Hawks
2017–2018 →Erie BayHawks
2018–present Utah Jazz
2018–present →Salt Lake City Stars
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Tyler Robert Cavanaugh (born February 9, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Salt Lake City Stars of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for Wake Forest and George Washington.

College career

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.[1] As a senior, Cavanaugh averaged 18.3 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.[2]

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.[3] He made his NBA debut the same day, collecting a rebound in the Hawks’ win.[4]

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.[5] Cavanaugh played impressively while most of the team's front-line was out due to injuries.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7] On December 9, 2017, he scored 14 points, along with 3 three-pointers, in a win over the Orlando Magic.[8] On May 11, 2018, he was waived by the Hawks.[9]

Utah Jazz / Salt Lake City Stars (2018–present)

On August 1, 2018, the Utah Jazz signed him to a two-way contract.[2]

Personal life

His father, John Cavanaugh, played basketball at Hamilton College and played professionally overseas.[10][11]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Atlanta 39113.3.441.360.8103.3.7.2.14.7
Career 39113.3.441.360.8103.3.7.2.14.7

References

  1. ↑ "Former J-D star Tyler Cavanaugh wins NIT MVP award as George Washington wins title". Syracuse.com. April 1, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Jazz sign Tyler Cavanaugh to two-way contract". NBA.com. August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Hawks Sign Tyler Cavanaugh To Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. November 5, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  4. ↑ Ditota, Donna (November 6, 2017). "Tyler Cavanaugh's debut with Atlanta Hawks: 5 flights, 30 hours, 1st NBA win". Syracuse.com. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Hawks Sign Tyler Cavanaugh To Multi-Year Contract". nba.com. December 18, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  6. ↑ Potter, Andrew Joe (December 18, 2018). "Hawks convert Cavanaugh from 2-way player by inking multi-year contract". thescore.com. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  7. ↑ Boutwell, Christian (November 13, 2017). "Surprise: Cavanaugh scores 16 points for Hawks". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Bazemore, Ilyasova lead Hawks past Magic, 117-110". espn.com. December 9, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Atlanta Hawks Request Waivers on Tyler Cavanaugh". NBA.com. May 11, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  10. ↑ "TYLER CAVANAUGH 34". gwsports.com. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  11. ↑ "34 TYLER CAVANAUGH". wakeforestsports.com. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.