Tyrin J. Atwood (born November 4, 1997) is an American professional basketball player currently playing for Cheshire Phoenix of the Super League Basketball.

Early life and high school career

Atwood attended Central High School in

Beaumont, Texas Beaumont is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat of Jefferson County, Texas, Jefferson County, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area, located in Southeast Texas on the Neches River about east of Houston (city ...

. He was a 2015 District 22-5A first-team selection, alongside teammate

Nijal Pearson Nijal Pearson (born November 21, 1997) is an American basketball player for Rostock Seawolves of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He competed in college basketball for the Texas State Bobcats. Early life Pearson grew up in Beaumont, Texas and at ...

. Atwood committed to

Lamar University Lamar University (Lamar or LU) is a public university in Beaumont, Texas, United States. Lamar has been a member of the Texas State University System since 1995. It was the flagship institution of the former Lamar University System. As of the ...

out of high school.

College career

Atwood was mostly a bench player during his first two seasons at Lamar. On January 26, 2019, Atwood was ruled out for the season after suffering a leg injury during an overtime win over Incarnate Word. He averaged 10.9 points and 5.3 rebounds per game in 19 games as a junior. Atwood scored a career-high 34 points and grabbed 10 rebounds on December 18, in a 79–73 overtime win over Southeastern Louisiana. He was named

Southland Conference The Southland Conference (SLC) is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the South Central United States (specifically Texas and Louisiana). It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; for football, it participates in ...

player of the week on February 24, 2020, after scoring 22 points in a 79–62 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. As a senior, Atwood averaged 16.8 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.4 steals per game, earning Second Team All-Southland honors. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the season was cancelled following a win against McNeese State in the Southland Tournament. Lamar coach Tic Price called Atwood "one of the classiest guys I ever coached."

Professional career

On July 16, 2020, Atwood signed with the

Svendborg Rabbits Svendborg Rabbits is a Danish professional basketball team, from Svendborg. The club currently plays in the Basketligaen, the top division of basketball in Denmark. The home ground of the club is the Svendborg Idrætscenter, nicknamed the ''Kanin ...

of the Danish

Basketligaen The Basketligaen (English: The Basketball League) is the highest professional basketball league in Denmark. The men’s first division was originally founded in 1957. Over the years, the league has undergone several name changes due to sponsorsh ...

. On January 2, 2021, he signed with Depiro Rabat Imtarfa of the

Maltese Maltese may refer to: * Someone or something of, from, or related to Malta * Maltese alphabet * Maltese cuisine * Maltese culture * Maltese language, the Semitic language spoken by Maltese people * Maltese people, people from Malta or of Maltese ...

Division One league. Atwood re-signed with the team on August 2. On 12 November, Atwood was announced as a new signing for Iskra Svit of the

Slovak Basketball League The Slovenská Basketbalová Liga (SBL) () is the highest level tier league of men's professional club basketball in Slovakia. The league was founded in 1993. MBK Pezinok is the league's most successful team, having won a league record 9 champions ...

. On July 31, 2023, Atwood signed for Plymouth City Patriots of the

British Basketball League The British Basketball League (BBL) was a men's professional basketball sports league, league in Great Britain. Since its establishment in 1987 the BBL represented the highest level of basketball competition within the United Kingdom. The orga ...

. In August 2024, Atwood signed for Cheshire Phoenix of the Super League Basketball.

References

External links

Lamar Cardinals bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Atwood, T. J. 1997 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Denmark American expatriate sportspeople in Malta American men's basketball players Lamar Cardinals basketball players Plymouth City Patriots players Svendborg Rabbits players Small forwards Basketball players from Beaumont, Texas 21st-century American sportsmen