Tyrese Darnell Proctor (born 1 April 2004) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils and was drafted with the 49th overall pick in the 2025 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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| No. 24 – Cleveland Cavaliers | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard / shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | NBA | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1 April 2004 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| College | Duke (2022–2025) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2025: 2nd round, 49th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Cleveland Cavaliers | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2021–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | BA Centre of Excellence | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Cleveland Cavaliers | ||||||||||||||
| 2026 | →Cleveland Charge | ||||||||||||||
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| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Early life and career
editProctor was born in Sydney, New South Wales,[1] to an Australian mother and an American-born father. His father, Rod, is a former professional basketball player for the Sydney Kings in Australia's National Basketball League.[2] Proctor attended Bangor Public School throughout his upbringing[3] and grew up playing an array of sports such as cricket, soccer and baseball but basketball was his highest priority.[4] He began playing junior basketball for the Sutherland Sharks and represented his home state of New South Wales at numerous national championships.[5]
In 2021, Proctor received a scholarship to attend the NBA Global Academy in Canberra.[6] He played for the BA Centre of Excellence in the Waratah League in 2021, averaging 10.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists in seven games.[7] The following year, he played for the Centre of Excellence in the NBL1 during the 2022 season, averaging 15.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.7 steals per game.[7]
While in Canberra, Proctor attended Lake Ginninderra College.[8]
College career
editIn April 2022, Proctor committed to join the Duke Blue Devils.[9] He averaged 9.4 points and 3.3 assists per game as a freshman in the 2022–23 season, shooting 38.1% from the field. Proctor was named to the ACC All-Freshman Team.[10]
As a sophomore in 2023–24, Proctor played 32 games and averaged 10.5 points, three rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game.[11]
As a junior in 2024–25, Proctor played 38 games and averaged 12.4 points, three rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game.[11]
Professional career
editOn 26 June 2025, Proctor was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 49th overall pick in the 2025 NBA draft.[13] On 1 July 2025, he signed a four-year, $8.69 million deal with the Cavaliers. The first two years were fully guaranteed, with a partially guaranteed third year, and a team option on the fourth year.[14][15] On 3 March 2026, he was assigned to the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League. He appeared in a game for the Charge that day[16] before recalled to the Cavaliers immediately after.[17] On 12 April, in the Cavaliers' regular season-finale, Proctor recorded 22 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists in a 130–117 win over the Washington Wizards.[18]
National team career
editIn February 2021, Proctor made his debut with the senior Australia national team at the age of 16, in a 2022 FIBA Asia Cup qualifier against New Zealand.[19] In July 2022, he returned to play for Australia in their 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifying win against China.[20] Later that month, he was selected to represent Australia at the 2022 FIBA Asia Cup in Indonesia, where he played a starring role in Australia's run to win the gold medal.[21]
In June 2026, Proctor was named in the Boomers squad for the next window of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Asian Qualifiers in Perth in July.[22][23]
Career statistics
edit| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
NBA
editCollege
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Tyrese Proctor - 2024-25 - Men's Basketball". Duke University. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ↑ Haigh, Paul (3 January 2016). "Tyrese Proctor helps NSW to silver at Pacific School Games". St George and Sutherland Shire Leader. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ↑ "Trinitarian's pathway to basketball elite". Trinity Grammar School. 5 May 2022.
- ↑ Sweet, Nicole (18 January 2022). "Pro Insight - Tyrese Proctor". Prospective Insight. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ↑ G, Ayush (26 March 2022). "College, NBL or G League: What's next for Tyrese Proctor?". Pick and Roll Australia. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ↑ Dinjaski, Melanie (8 November 2022). "How rising Boomers star took 'huge step' at NBA Global Academy in Canberra before Duke basketball journey". Canberra Times. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- 1 2 "Tyrese Proctor, Basketball Player, News, Stats - USbasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ↑ "Lake News May 2022" (PDF). Lake Ginninderra College. p. 4. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ↑ "Teen Aussie 'top 20 prospect' signs for US college powerhouse". Fox Sports Australia. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ↑ Giles, Matt (9 October 2023). "Duke Basketball Sophomore Named Nation's No. 2 Breakout Star". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- 1 2 "Tyrese Proctor College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ↑ Jackson, Andrew (30 April 2025). "College stars, teenage giant and NBL talents as six Australians declare for NBA draft". Fox Sports. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ↑ "Cavaliers Select Two Players in the 2025 NBA Draft". NBA.com. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ↑ "Cavaliers Sign 2025 Draft Pick Tyrese Proctor". NBNA.com. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ↑ Scotto, Michael (1 July 2025). "Second-round pick Tyrese Proctor signs four-year deal with Cavs". HoopsHype. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ↑ "Charge Roll to Win on STEM Day". cleveland.gleague.nba.com. 3 March 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ "Tyrese Proctor Player Profile, Cleveland Cavaliers - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ "Tyrese Proctor 2025-26 Game Log". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ "Tyrese Proctor 2022 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers profile". fiba.basketball. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ↑ Pitman, Kane (11 July 2022). "Tyrese Proctor eyes more Boomers minutes ahead of Duke move". ESPN.com. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ↑ "Gold Medal Boomers Win Asia Cup Crown". nbl.com.au. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ↑ "'Aussie Bryce' headlines Boomers' Qualifiers squad". nbl.com.au. 1 June 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ "Hometown heroes and Boomers' debutants selected for Perth". www.australia.basketball. 1 June 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
External links
edit- Career statistics from NBA.com · Basketball Reference
- Duke Blue Devils bio