Breein Tyree

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Breein Tyree
Breein Tyree 2.jpg
Tyree with Ole Miss in 2019
No. 5 � Oostende
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
League BNXT League
Personal information
Born January 13, 1998 (age 25)
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 Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com
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.

Contents
1 High school career
2 College career
3 Professional career
3.1 NBA G League
3.2 Oostende
4 Career statistics
4.1 College
5 Personal life
6 References
7 External links
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
Tufaro, Greg (September 30, 2015). "St. Joseph star Breein Tyree announces college
committment [sic]". USA Today High School Sports. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
Berry, Zach (September 28, 2015). "3-star PG Breein Tyree commits to Ole Miss".
Red Cup Rebellion. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
Harres, Sam (November 15, 2017). "Breein Tyree renews hunger for success, NCAA
relevancy". The Daily Mississippian. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
Olivero, Antonio (March 27, 2015). "Boys Basketball: GMC Player of the Year and
other postseason honors, 2014-15". NJ.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
"Breein Tyree". Ole Miss Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
Flynn, Brian (January 10, 2019). "Breein Tyree". Jackson Free Press. Retrieved
December 15, 2019.
Schneider, Jeremy (September 28, 2015). "St. Joseph (Met.) guard Breein Tyree
commits to Ole Miss". NJ.com. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
Carino, Jerry (March 5, 2019). "With a gutsy gesture, Jersey's Breein Tyree swats
Confederate 'hate groups' at Ole Miss". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved December 15,
2019.
Carino, Jerry (November 5, 2019). "Former Ranney hoops star Scottie Lewis learning
at Florida; 10 locals to watch in 2019-20". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved December
15, 2019.
"Ole Miss' Tyree named First Team Preseason All-SEC". WLBT. October 15, 2019.
Retrieved December 15, 2019.
Alford, Parrish (May 30, 2019). "Tyree, Shuler to return to Ole Miss basketball".
The Daily Journal. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
Gabler, Nathanael (July 25, 2019). "Breein Tyree brings back leadership pointers
from Chris Paul elite camp". The Oxford Eagle. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
Suss, Nick (December 14, 2019). "Breein Tyree sets a career-high in points as Ole
Miss beats Middle Tennessee State". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved December 15,
2019.
French, Ellie (February 10, 2020). "Breein Tyree Named SEC Player of the Week".
WTOK. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
"Tyree carries Mississippi over Mississippi State 83�58". ESPN. Associated Press.
February 11, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
"SEC announces 2020 Men's Basketball Awards" (Press release). Southeastern
Conference. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
Camporese, Madi (March 10, 2020). "No.13 Georgia vs No.12 Ole Miss Open Up SEC
Men's Basketball Tournament". WRUF. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
"Breein Tyree Signs With Heat". NBA.com. November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 27,
2020.
"Heat waive pair, move within one player of NBA regular-season roster limit". sun-
sentinel.com. December 16, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
Quirante, JD (December 20, 2020). "Raptors 905 look to add affiliate players,
including Dewan Hernandez". Raptors HQ.
Gauruder, Dana (October 16, 2021). "Raptors To Sign, Waive Ashton Hagans, Breein
Tyree". Hoops Rumors. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
"Breein Tyree: Suspended by G League". CBS Sports. January 23, 2022. Retrieved
February 10, 2022.
 "2021-22 NBA G League Transactions". gleague.nba.com. February 7, 2022. Retrieved
February 10, 2022.
"2021-22 NBA G League Transactions". gleague.nba.com. February 10, 2022. Retrieved
February 10, 2022.
"Filou Oostende signs Vrenz Beijenberg and Breein Tyree". Sportando. August 2,
2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
"Filou Oostende conquers second BNXT Supercup". BNXT League. 2022-09-17. Retrieved
2022-09-19.
NJ Lacrosse Hall of Fame inductees
Hunt, Todderick (March 29, 2014). "Breein Tyree, 2-sport star and brother of
former Rutgers CB Jevon Tyree, keeping his options open". NJ.com. Retrieved
December 8, 2019.
External links
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