Tyrese Proctor

Tyrese Proctor
Proctor with Duke in 2025
No. 24 – Cleveland Cavaliers
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (2004-04-01) 1 April 2004
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeDuke (2022–2025)
NBA draft2025: 2nd round, 49th overall pick
Drafted byCleveland Cavaliers
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021–2022BA Centre of Excellence
2025–presentCleveland Cavaliers
Career highlights
Stats at NBA.com 
Stats at Basketball Reference 
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Australia
FIBA Asia Cup
2022 Jakarta

Tyrese Darnell Proctor (born 1 April 2004) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils.

Early life and career

Proctor was born in Sydney, New South Wales,[1] to an Australian mother and an American-born father. His father, Rod, is a former professional basketball player for the Sydney Kings in Australia's National Basketball League.[2] Proctor attended Trinity Grammar School throughout his upbringing[3] and grew up playing an array of sports such as cricket, soccer and baseball but basketball was his highest priority.[4] He began playing junior basketball for the Sutherland Sharks and represented his home state of New South Wales at numerous national championships.[5]

In 2021, Proctor received a scholarship to attend the NBA Global Academy in Canberra.[6] He played for the BA Centre of Excellence in the Waratah League in 2021, averaging 10.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists in seven games.[7] The following year, he played for the Centre of Excellence in the NBL1 during the 2022 season, averaging 15.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.7 steals per game.[7]

While in Canberra, Proctor attended Lake Ginninderra College.[8]

College career

In April 2022, Proctor committed to join the Duke Blue Devils.[9] He averaged 9.4 points and 3.3 assists per game as a freshman in the 2022–23 season, shooting 38.1% from the field. Proctor was named to the ACC All-Freshman Team.[10]

As a sophomore in 2023–24, Proctor played 32 games and averaged 10.5 points, three rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game.[11]

As a junior in 2024–25, Proctor played 38 games and averaged 12.4 points, three rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game.[11]

In April 2025, Proctor declared for the NBA draft.[12]

Professional career

On 26 June 2025, Proctor was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 49th overall pick in the 2025 NBA draft.[13] On 1 July 2025, Proctor signed a four-year, $8.69 million deal with the Cavaliers. The first two years were fully guaranteed, with a partially guaranteed third year, and a team option on the fourth year.[14]

National team career

In February 2021, Proctor made his debut with the senior Australia national team at the age of 16, in a 2022 FIBA Asia Cup qualifier against New Zealand.[15] In July 2022, he returned to play for Australia in their 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifying win against China.[16] Later that month, he was selected to represent Australia at the 2022 FIBA Asia Cup in Indonesia, where he played a starring role in Australia's run to win the gold medal.[17]

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
2022–23 Duke 36 34 29.4 .381 .320 .871 3.1 3.3 .6 .1 9.4
2023–24 Duke 32 25 30.4 .423 .352 .755 3.0 3.7 .7 .1 10.5
2024–25 Duke 38 38 29.9 .452 .405 .680 3.0 2.2 .8 .1 12.4
Career 106 97 29.9 .421 .365 .768 3.0 3.0 .7 .1 10.8

References

  1. ^ "Tyrese Proctor - 2024-25 - Men's Basketball". Duke University. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  2. ^ Haigh, Paul (3 January 2016). "Tyrese Proctor helps NSW to silver at Pacific School Games". St George and Sutherland Shire Leader. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Trinitarian's pathway to basketball elite". Trinity Grammar School. 5 May 2022.
  4. ^ Sweet, Nicole (18 January 2022). "Pro Insight - Tyrese Proctor". Prospective Insight. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  5. ^ G, Ayush (26 March 2022). "College, NBL or G League: What's next for Tyrese Proctor?". Pick and Roll Australia. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  6. ^ Dinjaski, Melanie (8 November 2022). "How rising Boomers star took 'huge step' at NBA Global Academy in Canberra before Duke basketball journey". Canberra Times. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Tyrese Proctor, Basketball Player, News, Stats - USbasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  8. ^ "Lake News May 2022" (PDF). Lake Ginninderra College. p. 4. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  9. ^ "Teen Aussie 'top 20 prospect' signs for US college powerhouse". Fox Sports Australia. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  10. ^ Giles, Matt (9 October 2023). "Duke Basketball Sophomore Named Nation's No. 2 Breakout Star". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Tyrese Proctor College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  12. ^ Jackson, Andrew (30 April 2025). "College stars, teenage giant and NBL talents as six Australians declare for NBA draft". Fox Sports. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  13. ^ DiSalvo, Abby (26 June 2025). "Duke's Sion James, Tyrese Proctor drafted with 33rd and 49th overall picks in 2025 NBA draft". The Chronicle. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  14. ^ Scotto, Michael (1 July 2025). "Second-round pick Tyrese Proctor signs four-year deal with Cavs". HoopsHype. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  15. ^ "Tyrese Proctor 2022 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers profile". fiba.basketball. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  16. ^ Pitman, Kane (11 July 2022). "Tyrese Proctor eyes more Boomers minutes ahead of Duke move". ESPN.com. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  17. ^ "Gold Medal Boomers Win Asia Cup Crown". nbl.com.au. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
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