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Tyler Dorsey
Dorsey with Fenerbahçe Beko in 2023
No. 22 – Olympiacos
PositionShooting guard
LeagueGreek Basket League
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1996-02-18) February 18, 1996 (age 28)
Pasadena, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican / Greek
Listed height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight183 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High schoolMaranatha (Pasadena, California)
CollegeOregon (2015–2017)
NBA draft2017: 2nd round, 41st overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2019Atlanta Hawks
2017–2018→Erie BayHawks
2019Memphis Grizzlies
2019→Memphis Hustle
2019–2021Maccabi Tel Aviv
2021–2022Olympiacos
2022Dallas Mavericks
2022→Texas Legends
2023Texas Legends
2023–2024Fenerbahçe
2024–presentOlympiacos
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Dorsey with Olympiacos in 2022

Tyler Quincy Dorsey (Greek: Τάιλερ Κουίνσι Ντόρσεϊ, Tailer Kouinsy Ntorsey;[1][2][3] February 18, 1996[4]) is an American-Greek professional basketball player for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague.[5] He is also a member of the Greek national basketball team. He plays at the shooting guard position. After graduating from Maranatha High School, in Pasadena, California, he played college basketball for the Oregon Ducks.

High school career

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Dorsey initially attended Ribét Academy in his freshman season. He then transferred to St. John Bosco High School, in Bellflower, California. In his sophomore season, he began to establish himself as a solid scorer, with a 17.0 points-per-game scoring average. He made a big impact afterwards, where, as a junior, he managed to help his team win the state championship, and was the star of the team, averaging 21.4 points per game, 6.0 rebounds, and 4.7 assists per game.

In his senior year, he decided to transfer to Maranatha, due to his desire to return to his hometown of Pasadena. He was a standout player there, where he dazzled with his scoring and athletic abilities. He averaged 34.0 points per game, to go along with 10.4 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 1.9 steals per game.

Together with his second state championship win, he earned the 2015 Gatorade State Player of the Year for California award. He had many impressive games, like the one where he scored 52 points, in an 85–60 win. He was able to be efficient in every game, shown by the fact that he finished in double figures in scoring all 30 of his games played. Despite being considered the 23rd-best player of his age group, he was not selected to play in the McDonald's All-American Game. He initially committed to play college basketball at the University of Arizona, but he changed his mind, and then committed to Oregon, instead, on February 2, 2015.

College career

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Freshman year

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Dorsey played his first official game as an Oregon Duck, in the season opener against Jackson State, where Oregon won; and he was declared the MVP of the game, after scoring 20 points for his team, in an 80–52 win. Dorsey missed two games in the middle of the season, due to an injury, but he soon came back into form. He scored a career-high 25 points against rivals Oregon State, in a 91–81 win.

The Ducks won the Pac-12 regular season and 2016 Conference tournament. In the tournament final against the University Of Utah, Dorsey's team, Oregon, dominated, and beat Utah by a score of 88–57. Oregon's 31-point margin of victory was the largest in the Pac-12 Championship game's history. Dorsey had a stellar performance, being the top scorer, with 23 points, and having also grabbed 9 rebounds. He was picked for the All-Tournament Team, and was the tournament's top scorer.

Oregon earned the top seed in the West region, and went as the number one team of their conference into March Madness. After the season, Dorsey was one out of 162 early-entry candidates that initially declared for the 2016 NBA draft.[6] However, he ultimately withdrew before the draft withdrawal deadline.[7]

Sophomore year

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Dorsey helped the Ducks to the finals of the Pac-12 conference tournament, and he was named to the All-Tournament Team. Later, in the NCAA tournament, Dorsey hit numerous shots down the stretch against the University of Rhode Island and the University of Michigan, to lead his team to the Final Four. Oregon was finally defeated by the eventual champions, the North Carolina Tar Heels.

Professional career

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Atlanta Hawks (2017–2019)

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Dorsey was selected by the Atlanta Hawks, in the 2nd round of the 2017 NBA draft, with 41st overall pick of the draft. He then signed a 2-year contract with the Hawks.[8] On November 12, 2017, Dorsey was sent by Atlanta to the Erie BayHawks, of the NBA G League, on assignment.[9]

Memphis Grizzlies (2019)

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On February 7, 2019, Dorsey was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for Shelvin Mack.[10] He was assigned to the Memphis Hustle on February 8 and made his debut that evening. By the end of the 2018–19 season, Dorsey was regularly playing crunch-time minutes for the Grizzlies.

Maccabi Tel Aviv (2019–2021)

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On August 17, 2019, Dorsey joined Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League and the EuroLeague, signing a one-year deal with an option for another one.[11] On November 1, 2019, Dorsey recorded a EuroLeague career-high 19 points, shooting 7-of-12 from the field, along with four rebounds, three assists and two steals in a 90–65 win over Olympiacos.[12]

Olympiacos (2021–2022)

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On August 20, 2021, Dorsey joined Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague, signing a one-year deal.[13]

Dallas Mavericks (2022)

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On July 23, 2022, Dorsey signed with the Dallas Mavericks under a two-way contract.[14][15] On December 26, 2022, Dorsey was waived by the Mavericks.[16]

Texas Legends (2023)

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On January 7, 2023, Dorsey was reacquired by the Texas Legends.[17] On February 25, he parted ways with the team.[18]

Fenerbahçe (2023–2024)

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On March 1, 2023, Dorsey signed with Turkish powerhouse Fenerbahçe through 2025, joining his Greek national team coach Dimitrios Itoudis, as well as his teammates Nick Calathes and Kostas Antetokounmpo.[19]

Return to Olympiacos (2024–present)

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On June 30, 2024, Dorsey signed a three-year contract with Olympiacos, returning to the club after two seasons.

National team career

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Greek junior national team

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Dorsey, with the Greek Under-19 national team, during the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Cup.

Dorsey was originally cut from a USA Basketball tryout camp for its Under-18 national team in 2014. The next year, before the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Cup began, he was invited to Greece's Under-19 national team tryout camp, for which he was eligible due to his mother's Greek family.[20] He turned out to be a vital addition to the team, as he went on to record 15.9 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, and also lead the team in minutes played. The Greek team went 5–2. After winning their first 5 games, they fell to the USA in a tight semi-final, and later lost in the bronze medal game to Turkey. He was voted onto the tournament's best team, despite his team not earning a spot on the medals podium.

Greek senior national team

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On June 6, 2016, Dorsey was named to the senior men's Greek national basketball team's 16-man preliminary training camp roster for the 2016 Turin FIBA World Olympic qualifying tournament. He played with the senior team in 3 friendly games, however, he did not make the actual 12-man roster that would compete at the tournament.[21] He played with Greece at the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualification.

Dorsey was on Greece's roster for EuroBasket 2022. On September 2, he scored 27 points in a 89–85 opening day win over Croatia. In September 2023 FIBA was naturised Tyler,so he was not picked up for Greece's roster for 2023 Basketball World Championship.[22]

Awards and accomplishments

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Professional career

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Maccabi Tel Aviv

Olympiacos

Individual

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Career statistics

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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  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

NBA

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Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Atlanta 56 5 17.4 .377 .362 .714 2.3 1.4 .3 .1 7.2
2018–19 Atlanta 27 0 9.3 .360 .256 .615 1.6 .6 .3 .0 3.3
Memphis 21 11 21.3 .429 .366 .629 3.3 1.9 .3 .0 9.8
2022–23 Dallas 3 0 2.7 .800 .500 — .7 — — — 3.0
Career 107 16 15.7 .392 .351 .669 2.3 1.3 .3 .1 6.6

EuroLeague

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* Led the league
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2019–20 Maccabi Tel Aviv 28* 1 18.9 .385 .389 .683 2.4 1.5 1.0 .1 9.9 7.4
2020–21 34 4 21.9 .431 .394 .788 2.7 1.6 .6 .1 11.2 9.7
2021–22 Olympiacos 38 38* 24.2 .443 .374 .781 2.3 2.0 .5 .1 12.8 10.3
2022–23 Fenerbahçe 13 8 21.4 .392 .327 .774 1.5 1.5 .4 — 9.0 6.1
2023–24 38 16 17.6 .441 .454 .831 1.8 1.2 .2 .1 8.7 7.5
Career 151 67 20.8 .425 .394 .774 2.2 1.6 .5 .1 10.5 8.6

Domestic leagues

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Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 United States Erie BayHawks G League 10 33.3 .424 .427 .759 6.5 1.2 .2 .2 19.1
2018–19 United States Erie BayHawks G League 1 43.9 .500 .200 .929 13.0 6.0 2.0 2.0 36.0
United States Memphis Hustle G League 4 28.6 .500 .387 1.000 5.5 4.7 2.0 .5 24.2
2019–20 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv Ligat HaAl 26 25.2 .455 .389 .717 4.4 3.2 1.1 .1 12.9
2020–21 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv Ligat HaAl 13 23.5 .421 .439 .808 3.3 2.1 .4 .3 11.7
2021–22 Greece Olympiacos HEBA A1 32 20.0 .436 .404 .833 2.2 1.8 .9 .2 10.7
2022–23 United States Texas Legends G League 12 30.7 .396 .370 .800 4.6 2.7 .6 .2 18.9
2022–23 Turkey Fenerbahçe TBSL 4 19.8 .440 .357 .667 2.2 .7 .5 — 7.7
2023–24 Turkey Fenerbahçe TBSL 14 19.7 .460 .391 .900 2.8 2.6 .7 — 11.2

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Oregon 36 35 30.1 .441 .406 .712 4.3 2.0 .8 .2 13.4
2016–17 Oregon 39 39 30.0 .467 .423 .755 3.5 1.7 .8 .1 14.6
Career 75 74 30.0 .455 .416 .732 3.9 1.8 .8 .1 14.1

Personal life

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Dorsey acquired dual citizenship (full citizenship with both the United States and Greece) and a Greek passport, due to his mother's Greek background.[20] His mother, Samia Konstantinidou, was born in Jerusalem to a Greek father and an Israeli mother. Dorsey's father is African-American.

References

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  1. ^ "TEAM LEADERS Greece Ntorsey, Tailer Kouinsy". Archived from the original on July 2, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  2. ^ "Tailer Kouinsy Ntorsey Player Profile, Events Stats, Game Logs, Awards – RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
  3. ^ "Greece | FIBA U20 European Championship (2016) | FIBA Europe". fibaeurope.com.
  4. ^ BORN 02/18/1996.
  5. ^ "Tyler Dorsey Fenerbahçe Beko'da".
  6. ^ "Tyler Dorsey, Dillon Brooks officially declare for NBA Draft".[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ Alger, Tyson (May 25, 2016). "Dillon Brooks and Tyler Dorsey withdraw from NBA Draft, return to Oregon Ducks". The Oregonian.
  8. ^ "Hawks Sign Second-Round Pick Tyler Dorsey". Atlanta Hawks.
  9. ^ "Hawks' Tyler Dorsey: Assigned to G-League". CBSSports.com. November 12, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  10. ^ "Memphis Grizzlies acquire Tyler Dorsey from Atlanta Hawks". National Basketball Association. February 7, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  11. ^ "מכבי החתימה את טיילר דורסי". maccabi.co.il (in Hebrew). August 17, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  12. ^ "Olympiacos Piraeus vs. Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv – Game". EuroLeague.net. November 1, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  13. ^ Maggi, Alessandro (August 23, 2021). "Tyler Dorsey officially signs with Olympiacos". Sportando. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  14. ^ "NBA Return: Mavs Officially Sign Euro Star Tyler Dorsey to 2-Way Contract". si.com. July 24, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  15. ^ "Dorsey signs with Mavs". The Official Home of the Dallas Mavericks. July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  16. ^ "Mavs Waive Tyler Dorsey, Sign A.J. Lawson to Two-Way Contract". SI.com. December 26, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  17. ^ "2022-23 NBA G League Transactions". gleague.nba.com. January 6, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  18. ^ "Tyler Dorsey parts ways with Texas Legends". Eurohoops. February 25, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  19. ^ Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (March 1, 2023). "Fenerbahce tabs Tyler Dorsey". Eurobasket. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  20. ^ a b Winn, Luke (July 9, 2015). "How Tyler Dorsey, a California native, came to star for Greece's U19 team". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  21. ^ "Greek NT squad for OQT is announced". Eurohoops. July 1, 2016.
  22. ^ "Clutch Giannis Antetokounmpo fires Greece to win over Croatia". basketnews.com. Retrieved September 6, 2022.

Sources

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  1. Blue-chip basketball recruit Tyler Dorsey to transfer out of St. John Bosco to Maranatha
  2. National POY Watch: Maranatha guard Tyler Dorsey looks to lead his team to a California state championship
  3. Column: Maranatha's Tyler Dorsey ready for a run at another state title
  4. Oregon Ducks 5-star commit will not sign National Letter of Intent
  5. Doing it the right way: How Tyler Dorsey exemplifies humility in a game full of egos
  6. DraftExpress – Tyler Dorsey DraftExpress Profile: Stats, Comparisons, and Outlook
  7. Tyler Dorsey Stats, News, Bio
  8. Tyler Dorsey
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  11. Tyler DORSEY at the FIBA U19 World Championship 2015
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