Tyus Akili Battle was born on September 23,1997 and is an American professional basketball player for ADA Blois of the LNB Pro A He played college basketball for the Syracuse Orange.
22 Facts About Tyus Battle
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Tyus Battle earned a gold medal with USA Basketball at the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship.
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Tyus Battle played for Gill St Bernard's School in Gladstone, New Jersey for freshman, sophomore, and junior year but then transferred to St Joseph High School in Metuchen, New Jersey, which was closer to home and allowed him to follow in the footsteps of former standouts of the school Jay Williams and Karl-Anthony Towns.
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Tyus Battle earned high rankings among the national class of 2016.
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Tyus Battle returned to the lineup at the end of January 2015.
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Tyus Battle only appeared in 9 games during his junior season, as a result.
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Tyus Battle's average fell to 16.9 points in his limited junior campaign.
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Tyus Battle narrowed his list of candidate schools to seven on February 23,2015: Connecticut, Syracuse, Duke, Ohio State, Louisville, Michigan, and Notre Dame.
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Tyus Battle took official visits to Duke and Louisville in April 2015 before visiting Michigan and had planned to visit Syracuse in late May 2015.
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Tyus Battle had visited a Michigan camp during the summer of 2014.
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Tyus Battle was Michigan's most highly regarded commitment since Mitch McGary, who committed to Michigan in 2011.
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Tyus Battle led NCAA Division I in minutes played per game.
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Tyus Battle averaged 19.2 points per game on 32 percent shooting from the 3-point line.
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On May 30,2018, Tyus Battle withdrew his name from the draft to return to Syracuse for his junior season.
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Tyus Battle averaged 17.2 points per game as a junior and improved his shooting.
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Tyus Battle was released and added to the Timberwolves' NBA G League affiliate, the Iowa Wolves.
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Tyus Battle won the VTB United League Slam Dunk Contest during their All-Star Weekend on February 14,2021.
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Tyus Battle averaged 7.6 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game.
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On January 11,2022, Tyus Battle signed with Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Premier League.
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In 2013, Tyus Battle was cut early in the process of determining the United States team for the 2013 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship.
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Three seconds before the end of the first period, Tyus Battle scored the basket that put USA Basketball ahead for good in the U17 championship game against Australia as Team USA went on to win the gold medal.
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However, on the eve of the training camp, Tyus Battle announced that the effects of injuries that limited his junior season would keep him from trying out for the team.