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Breein Tyree (born January 13, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for Filou Oostende of the BNXT League. He played college basketball for the Ole Miss Rebels.

Breein Tyree

Tyree with Ole Miss in 2019
No. 5 – Oostende
Position	Point guard / Shooting guard
League	BNXT League
Personal information
Born	(1998-01-13) January 13, 1998 (age 24)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	Rutgers Prep (Somerset, New Jersey) St. Joseph (Metuchen, New Jersey)
College	Ole Miss (2016–2020)
NBA draft	2020 / Undrafted
Playing career	2021–present
Career history
2021–2022	Raptors 905
2022–present	Oostende
Career highlights and awards
BNXT Supercup winner (2022) 2× First-team All-SEC – Coaches (2019, 2020) Second-team All-SEC – AP (2019)
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

High school career

Raised in the Somerset section of Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, Tyree played basketball, football, lacrosse and soccer in high school. He played lacrosse as a freshman for Rutgers Preparatory School in Somerset, New Jersey before suffering a lung contusion.[1][2] In his sophomore year, Tyree transferred to St. Joseph High School in Metuchen, New Jersey. As a sophomore, he played soccer for the United States at an international youth tournament in Europe, but his mother soon drew him away from the sport.[3] On the football field, Tyree played quarterback and safety for St. Joseph and received several college scholarship offers.[1] Tyree was basketball teammates with Karl-Anthony Towns. As a junior, he averaged 18.8 points, 4.9 assists and 3.3 steals per game and was named Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) player of the year.[4] In his senior season, Tyree averaged 16.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game.[5] He was named first team all-conference and second team all-state, and led St. Joseph to the Greater Middlesex Conference tournament championship.[6] Tyree was considered a three-star recruit and committed to play college basketball for Ole Miss over offers from Kansas State, UMass and USC, among others.[7]

College career

Tyree became a starter at Ole Miss as a freshman despite playing with a knee injury. He averaged 7.3 points per game as a freshman and helped the team reach the NIT quarterfinals.[3] As a sophomore, Tyree averaged 10.8 points, 2.8 assists and 2.2 rebounds per game on a team that only won 12 games. Tyree scored a season-high 31 points in an 81–71 win against Vanderbilt and was named SEC player of the week on January 7, 2019.[6] He had 31 points on February 23 in an 80–64 win over Georgia and took a knee before tipoff to protest a Confederacy rally in the area.[8] Tyree averaged 17.9 points, 2.9 boards and 2.8 assists per game as a junior.[9] He was named to the First Team All-SEC.[10] After the season, Tyree declared for the 2019 NBA draft but ultimately opted to return.[11] He was one of 24 players invited to the Chris Paul Elite Guard Camp.[12]

On December 14, Tyree scored 34 points in an 82–64 win over Middle Tennessee.[13] Tyree was named SEC player of the week on February 10, 2020, after scoring 38 points in a 84–70 win against South Carolina.[14] The next day, Tyree scored a career-high 40 points and had five rebounds and four assists in a 83–58 win over Mississippi State.[15] At the conclusion of the regular season, Tyree was named to the First Team All-SEC.[16] He averaged 19.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game as a senior.[17]

Professional career

NBA G League

After going undrafted in the 2020 NBA draft, Tyree signed with the Miami Heat on November 25, 2020.[18] On December 16, 2020, Tyree was waived by the Heat.[19] On December 19, he was signed and immediately waived by the Toronto Raptors for the purpose of joining their G-League team, Raptors 905, as an affiliate player.[20] On March 1, 2021, Tyree's contract with Raptors 905 ended.

Tyree was re-signed by the Raptors on October 16, 2021, and waived to join the Raptors 905.[21] On January 23, 2022, he was suspended three games by the G League.[22] Tyree was waived on February 7.[23] On February 10, 2022, Tyree was reacquired and activated by the Raptors 905.[24]

Oostende

He signed with Filou Oostende of the BNXT League on August 2.[25] On September 17, he won the BNXT Supercup with Oostende after scoring 35 points in his debut against Heroes Den Bosch.[26]

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

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2016–17	Ole Miss	34	22	19.1	.373	.310	.703	1.9	1.9	.6	.0	7.3
2017–18	Ole Miss	32	23	25.2	.394	.356	.700	2.2	2.8	.7	.3	10.8
2018–19	Ole Miss	33	33	33.8	.459	.375	.831	2.9	2.8	1.0	.4	17.9
2019–20	Ole Miss	31	30	34.6	.427	.360	.822	3.7	2.5	1.3	.1	19.7
Career		130	108	28.1	.421	.356	.787	2.7	2.5	.9	.2	13.8

Personal life

Tyree's father, Mark, was a third-team All-American college lacrosse player for Rutgers and is a 2009 New Jersey Lacrosse Hall of Fame inductee.[27] His older brother, Jevon, is a former cornerback for Rutgers.[28] His cousin, David Tyree, played in the National Football League (NFL) and won Super Bowl XLII with the New York Giants after making the famous Helmet Catch.[3]

References

External links

• Ole Miss Rebels bio

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