Tyler Stone (basketball)

Tyler Stone
No. 3 – Enisey
Position Power forward
League VTB United League
Personal information
Born (1991-09-08) September 8, 1991
Memphis, Tennessee
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school Central (Memphis, Tennessee)
College
NBA draft 2014 / Undrafted
Playing career 2014–present
Career history
2014–2015 Beşiktaş
2014–2015 →Denizli Basket
2015 Maccabi Rishon LeZion
2015–2016 Rethymno Cretan Kings
2016–2017 Chiba Jets
2017 Hapoel Gilboa Galil
2017–2018 Shimane Susanoo Magic
2018–present Enisey
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-OVC (2014)
  • 2× Second-team All-OVC (2012, 2013)
  • OVC All-Newcomer Team (2012)

Tyler Stone (born September 8, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Enisey of the VTB United League. He played college basketball for the University of Missouri and Southeast Missouri State University.

High school career

Stone attended Central High School in Memphis, Tennessee.[1] As a senior, he averaged 15 points and eight rebounds, leading the Warriors to a 25-4 record, and earning All-Area, All-Region and District 16 AAA Most Valuable Player honors. He also earned All-Metro honors as a junior and a senior.[2]

College career

In his freshman season at Missouri, Stone played sparingly for the Tigers. In 12 games, he averaged just 1.8 points per game.[2]

In April 2010, he transferred to Southeast Missouri State[3] and subsequently sat out the 2010–11 season due to NCAA transfer rules.

In his sophomore season, he was named to the All-OVC second team, OVC All-Newcomer team and NABC All-District first team. In 31 games (29 starts), he averaged 14.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 29.6 minutes per game.[2][4]

In his junior season, he was named to the All-OVC second team for the second straight year. In 33 games (29 starts), he averaged 15.5 points, 7.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.3 blocks in 32.2 minutes per game.[2][4]

In his senior season, he was named to the All-OVC first team, and became the 23rd player at Southeast to score over 1,000 points in his career when he finished with 24 at Ball State on November 18, 2013.[5] In 30 games (26 starts), he averaged 19.3 points, 9.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.5 blocks in 33.5 minutes per game.[4]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Stone joined the Indiana Pacers for the 2014 NBA Summer League.[6] On July 9, 2014, he signed with Beşiktaş for the 2014–15 Turkish Basketball League season.[7] However, on October 11, he was loaned to Denizli Basket of the Turkish Second League before appearing in a game for them.[8] In 28 games for Denizli, he averaged 14.5 points, 7.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game.

In July 2015, Stone joined the Minnesota Timberwolves for the 2015 NBA Summer League. He later signed with Maccabi Rishon LeZion of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[9] On October 29, 2015 he signed with Rethymno Cretan Kings of the Greek Basketball League.[10]

On August 16, 2017, Stone signed with the Israeli team Hapoel Gilboa Galil for the 2017–18 season.[11] On November 6, 2017, Stone recorded a career-high 36 points, shooting 14-for-21 from the field, along with 11 rebounds in a 92–73 win over Ironi Nahariya [12] and was later named Israeli League Round 5 MVP.[13] Stone played 7 games for Gilboa Galil as he averaged 20.2 points, 9.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. On November 21, 2017, Stone parted ways with Gilboa Galil and returned to a second stint in Japan, signing with the Shimane Susanoo Magic for the rest of the season.[14]

On July 24, 2018, Stone joined Enisey of the VTB United League.[15]

Personal

Stone is the son of James Bradley and Sharon Stone. His father played collegiately at the University of Memphis and was drafted 35th overall by the Atlanta Hawks in 1979. His cousin, Jarekious Bradley, joined him at Southeast Missouri State in 2013.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Scantlebury, Pete (May 5, 2009). "Stone etches his name as a Tiger". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Tyler Stone - 2013-14 Men's Basketball". GoSouthEast.com. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Men's Basketball Gets Missouri Transfer Tyler Stone". GoSouthEast.com. April 19, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 "Tyler Stone Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Redhawks Open Play at Cure UCD Classic Friday". GoSouthEast.com. November 28, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Rookie/Free Agent Camp Update". NBA.com. July 3, 2014. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Besiktas brings in rookie Tyler Stone". Eurocupbasketball.com. July 9, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Besiktas sends rookie Tyler Stone to Denizli Basket". Sportando.com. October 11, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Tyler Stone close to Maccabi Rishon LeZion". Sportando.com. July 23, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Rethymno Cretan Kings signed Tyler Stone". A1basket.gr. April 24, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Gilboa Galil signed Tyler Stone". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). August 16, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Winner League, Game 5: Gilboa Galil Vs Nahariya - Box Score". basket.co.il. November 6, 2017.
  13. ↑ "מצטיין המחזור החמישי: טיילר סטון". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). November 7, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Tyler Stone, Japonya'ya Dönüyor". Sportando (in Turkish). November 21, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Enisey adds Stone to their roster, ex Shimane SM". eurobasket.com (in Turkish). August 2, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
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