Tyler Wilkerson (born July 25, 1988) is an American professional
basketball
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player who last played for
Cocodrilos de Caracas
Cocodrilos de Caracas () is a Venezuelan professional basketball club based in Caracas. Established in 1990, the club competes in the Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto (SPB), and has won the national championship six times. The Cocodrilos' home ...
of the
Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto
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. He played
college basketball
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at
Marshall University
Marshall University is a public university, public research university in Huntington, West Virginia, United States. It was founded in 1837 and is named after John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States, chief justice of the Uni ...
.
Professional career
In 2010, he signed with
Hapoel Gilboa Galil
Hapoel Gilboa Galil () is a professional basketball club that is based in north-east Israel. The club plays its home game in the Israeli Basketball Premier League (the top tier of Israeli basketball) in a 2,250-seat arena in Gan Ner.
History
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of Israel. In March 2011, he moved to
Maccabi Haifa
Maccabi Haifa () is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football, Basketball, Weightl ...
for the rest of the 2010–11 season. He later re-signed with Maccabi for the 2011–12 season.
Wilkerson joined the San Antonio Spurs for the 2012 NBA Summer League. On September 20, 2012, he signed with the Spurs. However, he was waived on October 11. In November 2012, he was acquired by the Austin Toros.
On August 29, 2013, Wilkerson's rights were acquired by the
Delaware 87ers
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in the 2013 NBA Development League Expansion Draft. He later joined
Jeonju KCC Egis
The Busan KCC Egis () is a professional basketball club based in Busan, South Korea. The team competes in the Korean Basketball League (KBL) and has established a substantial fanbase in South Korea. Founded in 1997, the team was initially based i ...
of South Korea for the 2013–14 season.
In 2014, he signed with the
Guizhou White Tigers
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of the
NBL.
On January 24, 2015, he signed with
Piratas de Quebradillas
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Premise
Set in the 18th century, the fi ...
of the
Baloncesto Superior Nacional
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(BSN).
In February 2016, Wilkerson joined the
San Miguel Beermen
The San Miguel Beermen are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). It is one of three PBA clubs owned by the San Miguel Corporation group of companies along with Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and Magnolia ...
(PBA) to play as an import for the 2016 Commissioner's Cup Conference that started the same month.
In June 2016, Wilkerson signed in China with the
Shaanxi Wolves
The Shaanxi Xinda Wolves are a Chinese professional men's basketball club based in Weinan, Shaanxi
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for the 2016
NBL season.
Shaanxi Wolves tab Tyler Wilkerson, ex San Miguel Beermen
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References
External links
Israeli Super League Profile
Profile
at Eurobasket.com
NBA D-League Profile
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1988 births
Living people
21st-century African-American sportsmen
American expatriate basketball people in Bahrain
American expatriate basketball people in China
American expatriate basketball people in Israel
American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines
American expatriate basketball people in South Korea
American expatriate basketball people in the United Arab Emirates
American expatriate basketball people in Tunisia
American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela
Al-Muharraq SC basketball players
American men's basketball players
Austin Toros players
Basketball players from Lexington, Kentucky
Broncos de Caracas players
Busan KCC Egis players
Caciques de Humacao players
Cocodrilos de Caracas players
Hapoel Gilboa Galil players
Maccabi Haifa B.C. players
Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball players
Philippine Basketball Association imports
Piratas de Quebradillas players
Power forwards
San Miguel Beermen players
Shaanxi Wolves players
Shabab Al Ahli Club basketball players
Sharjah SC basketball players
US Monastir basketball players
Vaqueros de Bayamón basketball players
Guizhou White Tigers players