Trey Lyles

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Trey Lyles
File:Trey Lyles.jpg
Lyles at Kentucky's 2014 Blue-White scrimmage
No. 41 – Utah Jazz
Position Power forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1995-11-05) November 5, 1995 (age 28)
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Nationality Canadian / American
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight 250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school Arsenal Tech (Indianapolis, Indiana)
College Kentucky (2014–2015)
NBA draft 2015 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12th overall
Selected by the Utah Jazz
Playing career 2015–present
Career history
2015–present Utah Jazz
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com

Trey Anthony Lyles (born November 5, 1995) is a Canadian-American professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted by the Jazz following his freshman season at the University of Kentucky.

High school career

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Lyles in the 2014 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

Entering his senior year of high school, Lyles was ranked as one of the best high school basketball players in the country and was recruited heavily by Kentucky, Indiana, and Louisville. Lyles originally committed to Indiana in September 2010 during his freshman year of high school, but then later decommitted in August 2012.[1] Lyles signed a letter of intent on November 5, 2013 to play and study at the University of Kentucky.[2]

During his senior year of high school, Lyles averaged 23.7 points, 12.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists and led Arsenal Tech to the IHSAA Class 4A State Championship game with a 63-59 victory over Lake Central.[3][4] Following the conclusion of his senior season, Lyles was voted Indiana Mr. Basketball over fellow high school seniors Trevon Bluiett, who signed to play at Xavier University and James Blackmon, Jr. who signed with Indiana University.[5]

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Trey Lyles
F		 Indianapolis, Indiana Arsenal Tech 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Nov 5, 2013 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 11   Rivals: 13  247Sports: 10  ESPN: 6
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

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College career

Kentucky (2014–2015)

Lyles enrolled at Kentucky on June 12, 2014. Due to an unspecified leg injury, Lyles sat out Kentucky's six-game exhibition series in Nassau, Bahamas from August 10 through August 17.[6] As a freshman, Lyles was named to the 2015 All-SEC Freshman Team and helped lead the Wildcats to a 2015 NCAA Final Four appearance.

On April 9, 2015, Lyles along with Kentucky teammates Andrew Harrison, Aaron Harrison, Dakari Johnson, Devin Booker, Karl-Anthony Towns and Willie Cauley-Stein declared to enter their names into the 2015 NBA draft.

College statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Kentucky 36 21 23.0 .488 .138 .735 5.2 1.1 0.5 0.4 8.7

Professional career

Utah Jazz (2015–present)

On June 25, 2015, Lyles was selected with the 12th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft by the Utah Jazz.[7] He signed his rookie scale contract with the Jazz on July 7.[8] Lyles averaged 3.0 points and 3.6 rebounds per game over the first two months of his rookie season. He began picking up his production with more steady minutes during the month of January, scoring in double figures for the first time on January 4 with 13 points against the Houston Rockets.[9] On January 9, in a win over the Miami Heat, he recorded 10 rebounds for the first time,[10] and on January 14, he scored a then season-high 19 points in a loss to the Sacramento Kings.[11] On February 3, he was named a Rising Stars Challenge participant at the 2016 NBA All-Star Weekend, replacing the injured Nikola Mirotić on the World Team roster.[12] On April 10, he scored a career-high 22 points in a 100–84 win over the Denver Nuggets.[13]

International career

Lyles (who moved to Indiana with his family when he was seven years old) has represented both Canada and the United States. Until his sophomore year in high school, he had trained in the United States developmental pipeline.[14]

On the international stage, Lyles played for Canada's Junior men's national team.[15] During the summer of 2013, Lyles, along with Tyler Ennis, led Canada to an all-time-best 6th-place finish at the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship[14] with Lyles coming in second to Ennis in scoring at the tournament.

References

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External links

  • Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
  • Career statistics and player information from WNBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). and Basketball-Reference.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  • Trey Lyles at ukathletics.com
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