The Cleveland Cavaliers lately signed their 2024 NBA Draft choose, guard Jaylon Tyson.
Tyson (6-6, 218), who was chosen with the twentieth general choose in final week’s draft, appeared in 31 video games (30 begins) as a junior on the College of California this previous season, averaging 19.6 factors, 6.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.2 steals in 34.3 minutes. Amongst Pac-12 gamers this previous season, Tyson ranked third in scoring, seventh in rebounding and eighth in assists, incomes him a variety to the All-Pac-12 First Staff. His 607 complete factors this previous season have been essentially the most in a season at California since 2012-13. He was additionally a Julius Erving Small Ahead of the 12 months Award Prime 10 Finalist for the 2023-24 season.
A local of Plano, Texas, Tyson performed in a mixed 70 video games (61 begins) all through his collegiate profession at California (2023-24), Texas Tech (2022-23) and Texas (2021-22), averaging 13.6 factors, 5.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.2 steals in 28.8 minutes whereas taking pictures .372 from the three-point line.
Tyson turned the second participant out of College of California chosen within the First Spherical of the NBA Draft in Cavaliers crew historical past (Kevin Johnson, No. 7 choose within the 1987 NBA Draft).
