![]() Tyus with Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2018 | |
No. 9 – Pallacanestro Varese | |
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Position | Center / power forward |
League | Lega Basket Serie A |
Personal information | |
Born | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | January 8, 1988
Nationality | American / Israeli |
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | |
College | Florida (2007–2011) |
NBA draft | 2011: undrafted |
Playing career | 2011–present |
Career history | |
2011–2012 | Maccabi Ashdod |
2012–2013 | Mapooro Cantù |
2013–2015 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
2015–2016 | Anadolu Efes |
2016–2017 | Galatasaray |
2017–2019 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
2019–2020 | UNICS Kazan |
2020 | Galatasaray |
2020–2021 | Real Madrid |
2021–2022 | Pınar Karşıyaka |
2022–2023 | ASVEL |
2023–2024 | Runa Basket Moscow |
2024 | Hapoel Jerusalem |
2024–present | Pallacanestro Varese |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Alexander Trent Tyus (born January 8, 1988) is an American-Israeli professional basketball player for Pallacanestro Varese of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He was the 2018 Finals MVP. Having been naturalized as an Israeli citizen, he also represented the senior Israeli national basketball team. Standing at 2.03 meters (6' 8") tall, he is an athletic frontcourt player and good rebounder.[1]