Tyler Wideman (born November 18, 1995) is an American professional

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player for Nuova Pallacanestro Vigevano 1955 in Serie A2. He played college basketball at

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from 2014 to 2018 before playing professionally in Croatia, Israel, Hungary, and Italy.

College career

As a senior at Butler Bulldogs in 2017–18 Wideman averaged 9.3 points and 5.1 rebounds in 20.5 minutes in 34 appearances. On December 27, 2017, he contributed 15 points and 8 rebounds in 91–89 win against Georgetown. On February 1, 2018, he had 23 points and 9 rebounds in a 92–72 win over Marquette.

Professional career

On July 20, 2018, he signed his first professional contract with Croatian basketball club

Cedevita Zagreb Košarkaški klub Cedevita Junior (), also known as Cedevita Junior, is a men's basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. The club is named after its main sponsor Cedevita, and competes in the Croatian HT Premijer liga. Before its merge to Slove ...

. In 18 games played for Cedevita, he averaged 7.6 points and 4.6 rebounds per game, while shooting 58 percent from the field. On July 28, 2019, Wideman signed with

Maccabi Ra'anana Maccabi Ra'anana () is a professional basketball club that is based in Ra'anana, Israel. The club plays in the Liga Leumit (basketball), Israeli National League, the second-tier division league of Israel. History Maccabi Ra'anana was founded in 19 ...

of the Israeli National League for the 2019–20 season. He averaged 16 points and 7 rebounds per game. On August 20, 2020, Wideman signed with

Soproni KC Soproni Kosárlabda Club, commonly known as Soproni KC or Sopron, is a professional basketball team based in Sopron, Hungary. The team competes in the Hungarian first tier Nemzeti Bajnokság I, and play their home games at the MKB Aréna Sopron, w ...

of the Hungarian league. In 2021, he signed with A.S. Ramat HaSharon of the Israeli National League. On July 21, 2023, Italian team Nuova Pallacanestro Vigevano 1955 announced that Wideman had signed a 1-year deal.

National team career

In the summer of 2019, Wideman was a part of the

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who competed at the

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in Peru. The team won bronze.

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External links

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1995 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Croatia American expatriate basketball people in Hungary American expatriate basketball people in Israel American men's basketball players Basketball players at the 2019 Pan American Games Butler Bulldogs men's basketball players Centers (basketball) KK Cedevita players Maccabi Ra'anana players People from Schererville, Indiana Power forwards Basketball players from Lake County, Indiana Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in basketball United States men's national basketball team players 21st-century American sportsmen {{1990s-US-basketball-bio-stub