Tyger Campbell (born January 9, 2000) is an American college basketball player for the UCLA Bruins of the Pac-12 Conference. He has twice earned first-team all-conference honors in the Pac-12.
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No. 10 – UCLA Bruins | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | Pac-12 Conference |
Personal information | |
Born | (2000-01-09) January 9, 2000 (age 22) Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | La Lumiere School (La Porte, Indiana) |
College | UCLA (2018–present) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Campbell is the son of Jennifer and Tony Campbell, who played basketball at Luther College. They named their son after Tiger Woods.[1] Campbell grew up in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.[2] He attended La Lumiere School in La Porte, Indiana, which he credits for his "entry into manhood", adding, "it’s a place where you can learn how to be a good teammate."[1] In his sophomore season, he led La Lumiere to the Dick's Sporting Goods championship and a 29–1 record while averaging 11.3 points and 7.8 assists per game.[3] Following his sophomore season, Campbell reclassified to the Class of 2018 because he was ahead academically and felt he was ready for college basketball.[4] As a senior, Campbell averaged 15.5 points and 7.2 assists per game.[5] Campbell initially committed to DePaul on May 8, 2017, but he withdrew his commitment in September.[6] In February 2018, he signed with UCLA.[7]
During a practice before the start of his freshman season, Campbell suffered a knee injury. An MRI revealed it was a torn ACL, and he was forced to sit out the season in which the Bruins finished 17–16. He was cleared to play in September 2019 but was forced to wear a knee brace for a few months.[8] In his collegiate debut on November 9, Campbell scored 15 points in a 69–65 win over Long Beach State.[9] On February 3, 2020, Campbell scored a season-high 22 points in a win over Utah. This performance was a part of a three-game run in which Campbell averaged 15.7 points per game, which he credited to coach Mick Cronin urging him to be more aggressive offensively.[4] After posting his first double-double of 15 points and 11 assists in a 70–63 win over Colorado, Campbell was named Pac-12 freshman of the week on February 24.[10] As a redshirt freshman, Campbell averaged 8.3 points and 5.0 assists per game.[11]
In 2020–21, Campbell scored 22 points in a road win against Arizona for UCLA's fourth straight win on their rivals' court.[12] Among the conference leaders in both assists and assist-turnover ratio, he was a first-team All-Pac-12 selection.[13] Campbell averaged 10.4 points and 5.4 assists per game as a sophomore, shooting 42.9 percent from the field.[14]
In 2021–22, Campbell was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week for the week ending January 9, 2022. He led UCLA to a 2–0 record while averaging 14 points along with seven assists per game and shooting 61 percent, including 5-of-8 on his three-point field goals.[15] He had worked on his 3-point shooting over the summer after making just 25.9% of his shots in his first two seasons.[16] On February 13, he scored a career-high 27 points in a 67–64 loss to USC.[17] He was named again to the All-Pac-12 first team.[18] He was also one of five finalists for the Bob Cousy Award, given to the top point guard in the country.[19] In the opener of the 2022 NCAA tournament, Campbell scored a team-high 16 points,[20] including eight of the Bruins' final 10 points, in a 57–53 comeback win over 13th-seeded Akron.[21]
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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2018–19 | UCLA | ![]() | ||||||||||
2019–20 | UCLA | 31 | 31 | 30.0 | .358 | .267 | .674 | 2.4 | 5.0 | .8 | .0 | 8.3 |
2020–21 | UCLA | 32 | 32 | 33.7 | .429 | .250 | .772 | 2.1 | 5.4 | 1.1 | .0 | 10.4 |
2021–22 | UCLA | 33 | 33 | 32.4 | .444 | .410 | .838 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 1.0 | .1 | 11.9 |
Career | 96 | 96 | 32.0 | .414 | .324 | .759 | 2.3 | 4.9 | 1.0 | .1 | 10.2 |
Source: [22]