Tyshawn Abbott (born August 19, 1988 in

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) is an American former professional

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player who last played for the

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of the CIBACOPA. He had played

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at Arizona State.

High school career

Abbott played high school basketball at Desert Vista in Phoenix. He averaged 17.3 points per game in his senior year leading Desert Vista to a 29–2 overall record and a 5A Division I semifinal appearance and averaged 17 points and nine boards in junior season as team was 26–7.

College career

Abbott played college basketball for Sun Devils men's basketball at Arizona State University from 2007 to 2011.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Abbott joined Kalev/Cramo of the Estonian League. He led his team at two league championships during the two years that he stayed at the team. On September 18, 2014, he signed with

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. On December, Abbott left Forlì and joined Eskişehir Basket of the Turkish Basket League until the end of the season. On January 28, 2015, Abbott joined Nea Kifissia of the Greek Basket League. The next season, he signed in

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with Pallacanestro Chieti of the Serie A2. On December 4, 2015, he joined Universo Treviso replacing La'Marshall Corbett on the team's squad. On December 22, 2016, he signed until the end of the season with the Greek team Doxa Lefkadas of the Greek Basket League. On October 23, 2017, Abbott signed with the

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of the

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, where he averaged 6.3 points, 1.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 39 games. After the season ended, he signed with

of the Mexican CIBACOPA on March 16, 2018.

References

External links

FIBA game center profile

Eurobasket.com profileEspn.com Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Abbott, Ty 1988 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Estonia American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Mexico American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball players Basketball players from Phoenix, Arizona BC Kalev/Cramo players Doxa Lefkadas B.C. players Eskişehir Basket players Korvpalli Meistriliiga players Nea Kifissia B.C. players Rayos de Hermosillo players Shooting guards Universo Treviso Basket players