Allonzo Brian Trier (born January 17, 1996) is an American professional

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player who last played for the

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of the

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. He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats. As a sophomore in 2016–17, he earned second-team all-conference honors in the Pac-12 and was named the most outstanding player in the Pac-12 tournament.

High school career

Trier attended Montrose Christian School in his junior year, transferring from the Oklahoma City Storm and Tulsa NOAH (Northeast Oklahoma Association of Homeschools). He averaged 25.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists. and 2.1 steals per game to lead Montrose to a 20–5 record and a National Christian Schools Athletic Association Division I title. He was named the 2014 Gatorade State Player of the Year and was a first-team Washington Post All-Met, elevating his recruiting stock. As a senior, Trier transferred to

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in Henderson, Nevada. He averaged 26.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game at Findlay. He was named to the 2015 USA Today All-USA second team. Playing for the West team in the

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, Trier led his team in scoring with 17 points. In the

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, Trier scored 28 points and was named co-MVP. Trier committed to play at

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during an official visit due to his good relationship with coach

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College career

Freshman season

In an 85–72 victory over

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on December 10, 2015, Trier scored a season-high 27 points on 8-of-11 shooting. He averaged 14.8 points per game in his freshman season but missed seven games due to a hand injury. On April 4, 2016, he announced he would be returning for his sophomore season.

Sophomore season

Trier was suspended indefinitely for testing positive for

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s; Trier was involved in a car crash and was given a drug. After the NCAA went over the medical documents, Trier was allowed to return. On January 20, 2017, it was announced Trier would make his return for the UCLA game after 19 game absence. As a sophomore in 2016–17, he earned second-team all-conference honors in the Pac-12 and was named the most outstanding player in the Pac-12 tournament.

Junior season

On February 22, 2018, he was ruled ineligible by the NCAA after testing positive for a banned substance. According to Arizona, it was a remnant of the same substance he was banned for a year earlier. Following Arizona's loss in the 2018 NCAA men's basketball tournament, Trier announced his intention to forgo his last season of collegiate eligibility and declare for the 2018 NBA draft.

Professional career

New York Knicks (2018–2020)

After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, on July 3, 2018, Trier signed with the New York Knicks of the

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(NBA), on a

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with the Knicks'

affiliate, the

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. Under the terms of that deal, Trier would split time between New York and Westchester. In his NBA debut on October 17, 2018, Trier recorded 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting, four rebounds, and two blocks in a 126–107 win over the

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. On November 23, Trier scored a career high 25 points in a 114–109 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. On November 27, he recorded his first career double-double with 24 points and 10 rebounds as the Knicks lost to the

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. On December 13, Trier signed a standard NBA contract with the Knicks, becoming the first two-way player to sign a guaranteed NBA contract within the first two months of the season. On January 23, 2019, Trier recorded his second career double-double, scoring a new career-high 31 points, shooting 12-for-18 from the field, and grabbing 10 rebounds in a 114–110 loss to the Houston Rockets. On July 14, 2019, the Knicks picked up the option on Trier's contract. On June 26, 2020, Trier was waived by the Knicks.

Iowa Wolves (2021)

On January 11, 2021, the

of the

selected Trier with the fourth overall pick in the January 2021 NBA G League draft and he was later included in the team's roster.

National team career

He played in the FIBA Americas U18 Championship in 2014, winning a gold medal for the United States. He scored 9 points in the championship game. In five games he averaged 12.6 points and 1.0 rebounds per game. Trier competed in the FIBA U19 World Championship in 2015, winning a gold medal for the United States. Trier posted averages of 8.7 points and 1.5 rebounds per game.

Personal life

Trier was born in

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, to Marcie Trier and an unnamed father whom he never met. When he was in sixth grade, he was diagnosed with dyslexia. He was kicked off a varsity team in eighth grade for being too good. In 2009, Trier was the subject of

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profile of his ability at a young age and the frequent travelling for AAU events it entailed.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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College

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, 27 , , 21 , , 28.0 , , .466 , , .364 , , .793 , , 3.3 , , 1.1 , , .5 , , .2 , , 14.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;",

, 18 , , 13 , , 31.9 , , .460 , , .391 , , .810 , , 5.3 , , 2.7 , , .4 , , .1 , , 17.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;",

, 33 , , 33 , , 34.1 , , .500 , , .380 , , .865 , , 3.0 , , 3.2 , , .6 , , .3 , , 18.1 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 78 , , 67 , , 31.5 , , .479 , , .378 , , .827 , , 3.7 , , 2.4 , , .5 , , .2 , , 16.8

References

External links

Arizona Wildcats bio

NBADraft.net profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Trier, Allonzo 1996 births Living people African-American basketball players American men's basketball players Arizona Wildcats men's basketball players Basketball players from Seattle Findlay Prep alumni Iowa Wolves players McDonald's High School All-Americans New York Knicks players People with dyslexia Shooting guards Undrafted National Basketball Association players 21st-century African-American sportspeople