Breein Tyree (born January 13, 1998) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

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. He played

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for the

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High school career

Raised in the

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section of

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, Tyree played

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and

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in high school. He played lacrosse as a freshman for

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. In his sophomore year, Tyree transferred to

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. 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. On the football field, Tyree played

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and

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for St. Joseph and received several college scholarship offers. Tyree was basketball teammates with

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. As a junior, he averaged 18.8 points, 4.9 assists and 3.3 steals per game and was named

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(GMC) player of the year. In his senior season, Tyree averaged 16.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game. He was named first team all-conference and second team all-state, and led St. Joseph to the Greater Middlesex Conference tournament championship. Tyree was considered a three-star

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and committed to play

for Ole Miss over offers from

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and

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, among others.

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. 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. He had 31 points on February 23 in an 80–64 win over

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and took a knee before tipoff to protest a Confederacy rally in the area. Tyree averaged 17.9 points, 2.9 boards and 2.8 assists per game as a junior. He was named to the First Team All-SEC. After the season, Tyree declared for the

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but ultimately opted to return. He was one of 24 players invited to the Chris Paul Elite Guard Camp. On December 14, Tyree scored 34 points in an 82–64 win over

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. Tyree was named SEC player of the week on February 10, 2020, after scoring 38 points in a 84–70 win against

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. The next day, Tyree scored a career-high 40 points and had five rebounds and four assists in a 83–58 win over

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. At the conclusion of the regular season, Tyree was named to the First Team All-SEC. He averaged 19.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game as a senior.

Professional career

NBA G League

After going undrafted in the

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, Tyree signed with the

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on November 25, 2020. On December 16, 2020, Tyree was waived by the Heat. On December 19, he was signed and immediately waived by the

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for the purpose of joining their G-League team,

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, as an affiliate player. 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

. On January 23, 2022, he was suspended three games by the G League. Tyree was waived on February 7. On February 10, 2022, Tyree was reacquired and activated by the

Oostende

He signed with

of the

on August 2. On September 17, he won the

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with Oostende after scoring 35 points in his debut against

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Career statistics

College

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;", Ole Miss , 34 , , 22 , , 19.1 , , .373 , , .310 , , .703 , , 1.9 , , 1.9 , , .6 , , .0 , , 7.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;", Ole Miss , 32 , , 23 , , 25.2 , , .394 , , .356 , , .700 , , 2.2 , , 2.8 , , .7 , , .3 , , 10.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;", Ole Miss , 33 , , 33 , , 33.8 , , .459 , , .375 , , .831 , , 2.9 , , 2.8 , , 1.0 , , .4 , , 17.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , style="text-align:left;", Ole Miss , 31 , , 30 , , 34.6 , , .427 , , .360 , , .822 , , 3.7 , , 2.5 , , 1.3 , , .1 , , 19.7 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", 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

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player for

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and is a 2009 New Jersey Lacrosse Hall of Fame inductee.NJ Lacrosse Hall of Fame inductees
/ref> His older brother, Jevon, is a former

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for

. His cousin,

David Tyree David Mikel Tyree (born January 3, 1980) is a former American football wide receiver and executive who played in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons, primarily with the New York Giants. He played college football at Syracuse and ...

, played in the

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(NFL) and won

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with the

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after making the famous

Helmet Catch The Helmet Catch was an American football play involving New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning and wide receiver David Tyree in the final two minutes of Super Bowl XLII on February 3, 2008. It featured Manning escaping from the grasp of thre ...

References

External links

Ole Miss Rebels bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tyree, Breein 1998 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Canada American men's basketball players Basketball players from New Jersey BC Oostende players Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball players Point guards Raptors 905 players Rutgers Preparatory School alumni Shooting guards Sportspeople from Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey St. Joseph High School (Metuchen, New Jersey) alumni American expatriate basketball people in Belgium