Tyler Quincy Dorsey (

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: Τάιλερ Κουίνσι Ντόρσεϊ, ''Tailer Kouinsy Ntorsey'';February 18, 1996) is an American-Greek professional

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player for Fenerbahçe of the Turkish BSL and the EuroLeague. He is also a member of the

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. He plays at the shooting guard position. After graduating from

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, in Pasadena, California, he played

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for the

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High school career

Dorsey initially attended Ribét Academy in his freshman season. He then transferred to St. John Bosco High School, in

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. In his sophomore season, he began to establish himself as a solid scorer, with a 17.0 points-per-game scoring average. He made a big impact afterwards, where, as a

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, he managed to help his team win the state championship, and was the star of the team, averaging 21.4 points per game, 6.0

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, and 4.7 assists per game. In his senior year, he decided to transfer to

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, due to his desire to return to his hometown of

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. He was a standout player there, where he dazzled with his scoring and athletic abilities. He averaged 34.0 points per game, to go along with 10.4

, 3.7 assists, and 1.9 steals per game. Together with his second state championship win, he earned the 2015 Gatorade State Player of the Year for

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award. He had many impressive games, like the one where he scored 52 points, in an 85–60 win. He was able to be efficient in every game, shown by the fact that he finished in double figures in scoring all 30 of his games played. Despite being considered the 23rd-best player of his age group, he was not selected to play in the McDonald's All-American Game. He initially committed to play

at the

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, but he changed his mind, and then committed to

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, instead, on February 2, 2015.

College career

Freshman year

Dorsey played his first

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as an Oregon Duck, in the season opener against Jackson State, where

won; and he was declared the

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of the game, after scoring 20 points for his team, in an 80–52 win. Dorsey missed two games in the middle of the

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, due to an injury, but he soon came back into form. He scored a career-high 25 points against rivals

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, in a 91–81 win. The Ducks won the Pac-12

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and 2016 Conference tournament. In the tournament final against the

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, Dorsey's team, Oregon, dominated, and beat Utah by a score of 88–57. Oregon's 31-point margin of victory was the largest in the Pac-12 Championship game's history. Dorsey had a stellar performance, being the top scorer, with 23 points, and having also grabbed 9

. He was picked for the All-Tournament Team, and was the tournament's top scorer. Oregon earned the top seed in the West region, and went as the number one team of their conference into

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. After the season, Dorsey was one out of 162 early-entry candidates that initially declared for the 2016 NBA draft. However, he ultimately withdrew before the draft withdrawal deadline.

Sophomore year

Dorsey helped the Ducks to the finals of the Pac-12 conference tournament, and he was named to the All-Tournament Team. Later, in the NCAA tournament, Dorsey hit numerous shots down the stretch against the

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and the

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, to lead his team to the Final Four. Oregon was finally defeated by the eventual champions, the North Carolina Tar Heels.

Professional career

Atlanta Hawks (2017–2019)

Dorsey was selected by the

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, in the 2nd round of the

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, with 41st overall pick of the draft. He then signed a 2-year contract with the Hawks. On November 12, 2017, Dorsey was sent by Atlanta to the Erie BayHawks, of the

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, on assignment.

Memphis Grizzlies (2019)

On February 7, 2019, Dorsey was traded to the

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in exchange for

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. He was assigned to the

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on February 8 and made his debut that evening. By the end of the 2018–19 season, Dorsey was regularly playing crunch-time minutes for the Grizzlies.

Maccabi Tel Aviv (2019–2021)

On August 17, 2019, Dorsey joined

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of the

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and the EuroLeague, signing a one-year deal with an option for another one. On November 1, 2019, Dorsey recorded a EuroLeague career-high 19 points, shooting 7-of-12 from the field, along with four rebounds, three assists and two steals in a 90–65 win over

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Olympiacos (2021–2022)

On August 20, 2021, Dorsey joined

of the

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and the EuroLeague, signing a one-year deal.

Dallas Mavericks (2022)

On July 23, 2022, Dorsey signed with the Dallas Mavericks under a

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. On December 26, 2022, Dorsey was waived by the Mavericks.

Texas Legends (2023)

On January 7, 2023, Dorsey was reacquired by the

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. On February 25, he parted ways with the team.

Fenerbahçe (2023–present)

On March 1, 2023, Dorsey signed with Turkish powerhouse Fenerbahçe Beko through 2025, joining his Greek national team coach Dimitrios Itoudis, as well as his teammates

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and

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National team career

Greek junior national team

Dorsey was originally cut from a USA Basketball tryout camp for its Under-18 national team in 2014. The next year, before the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Cup began, he was invited to Greece's Under-19 national team tryout camp, for which he was eligible due to his mother's Greek family. He turned out to be a vital addition to the team, as he went on to record 15.9 points and 5.0

per game, and also lead the team in minutes played. The Greek team went 5–2. After winning their first 5 games, they fell to the

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in a tight semi-final, and later lost in the

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. He was voted onto the tournament's best team, despite his team not earning a spot on the medals

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Greek senior national team

On June 6, 2016, Dorsey was named to the senior men's

's 16-man preliminary training camp roster for the 2016 Turin FIBA World Olympic qualifying tournament. He played with the senior team in 3 friendly games, however, he did not make the actual 12-man roster that would compete at the tournament. He played with Greece at the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualification. Dorsey was on Greece's roster for

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. On September 2, he scored 27 points in a 89–85 opening day win over

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Awards and accomplishments

Professional career

Maccabi Tel Aviv * 2× Israeli League Champion (

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) Olympiacos * Greek League Winner: (2022) *

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Winner: (2022)

Individual

* FIBA Under-19 World Cup All-Tournament Team * Pac-12 All-Freshman Team: (2016) * First-team ''Parade'' All-American (2015) * Gatorade California Player of the Year: (2015) * Greek Cup MVP: (2022)

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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NBA G League

Regular season

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College

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Personal life

Dorsey acquired dual citizenship (full citizenship with both the United States and Greece) and a Greek passport, due to his mother's Greek background. His mother, Samia Konstantinidou, was born in

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to a Greek father and an Israeli mother. Dorsey's father is

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References

Sources

Blue-chip basketball recruit Tyler Dorsey to transfer out of St. John Bosco to Maranatha

National POY Watch: Maranatha guard Tyler Dorsey looks to lead his team to a California state championship

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DraftExpress – Tyler Dorsey DraftExpress Profile: Stats, Comparisons, and Outlook

Tyler Dorsey Stats, News, Bio

Tyler Dorsey

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Tyler DORSEY at the FIBA U19 World Championship 2015

External links

ESPN.com profile

Hellenic Basketball Federation profile

Oregon Ducks bio
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