Tyler Dorsey
| No. 5 – Oregon Ducks | |
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| Position | Shooting guard / Point guard |
| League | Pac-12 Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
February 14, 1996 Pasadena, California |
| Nationality | Greek / American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Maranatha (Pasadena, California) |
| College | Oregon (2015–present) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Tyler Dorsey (alternate Greek spelling: Ntorsey) (born February 14, 1996) is a Greek-American college basketball player who currently plays for the Oregon Ducks. He graduated from Maranatha High School in Pasadena, California. He is also a member of the Greek national basketball team.
High school career
Dorsey initially attended St. John Bosco High School in the city of Bellflower, California. In his sophomore season, he began to establish himself as a solid scorer, with a 17.0 points per game average. He made a big impact afterwards, where, as a junior, he managed to 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, Pasadena, for his final year. 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 every game, shown by the fact that he finished in double figures in all 30 of his games. Despite being considered as the 23rd best player of his age, he was not selected in the McDonald’s All-American Game. He initially committed to the University of Arizona, but changed his mind, and then committed to Oregon, on 2/2/2015.
College career
Freshman Year
He played his first official game as an Oregon Duck, in the season opener against Jackson State, where Oregon won, and he was declared 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 soon came back to form. He scored a career-high 25 points against rivals Oregon State, in an 91-81 win. The Ducks won the Pac-12 regular season and tournament. In the final against the University Of Utah, his team dominated, and beat Utah 88-57. Oregon's 31-point margin of victory was the largest in Pac-12 Championship game's history. Dorsey had a stellar performance, being the top scorer, with 23 points, and having grabbed 9 rebounds. He was picked for the all tournament team. Dorsey was the top scorer of the 2016 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. His team earned the top seed in the West, and went as the number one team of their conference into March Madness. Dorsey was one out of 162 early-entry candidates that initially declared for the 2016 NBA draft,[1] but he withdrew before the draft withdrawal deadline.[2]
National team career
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 Championship began, he was invited to Greece's Under-19 national team tryout camp. 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 U.S.A. in a tight semifinal, and later lost in the bronze medal game to Turkey. He was voted onto the tournament's All-Tournament Team, despite his team not earning a spot on the medals podium.
On 6 June 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. However, he did not make the actual 12 man roster that would compete at the tournament.[3]
Personal
Dorsey acquired dual citizenship (full citizenship with both the United States and Greece) and a Greek passport, due to his mother's Greek background. Dorsey's mother was born to a Greek father and Israeli mother, and her Greek surname is Konstantinidou.
Sources
- http://www.presstelegram.com/sports/20140719/blue-chip-basketball-recruit-tyler-dorsey-to-transfer-out-of-st-john-bosco-to-maranatha
- http://usatodayhss.com/2015/gatorade-national-poy-watch-tyler-dorsey
- http://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/la-sp-tyler-dorsey-sondheimer-20150220-column.html
- http://www.oregonlive.com/recruiting/index.ssf/2015/03/tyler_dorsey_5-star_oregon_duc.html
- http://www.si.com/college-basketball/2015/07/09/tyler-dorsey-oregon-ducks-greece-u19s
- http://www.dailyemerald.com/2016/01/25/doing-it-the-right-way-how-tyler-dorsey-has-exemplified-humility-in-a-game-of-egos/
- http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Tyler-Dorsey-72515/
- http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/3915560/tyler-dorsey
- http://www.nbadraft.net/players/tyler-dorsey
- https://twitter.com/tdorsey_1
- http://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/index.ssf/2016/02/tyler_dorsey_and_the_oregon_du.htm;
- http://www.fiba.com/el/world/u19/2015/Tyler-DORSEY