Ty Jeremy Jerome (born July 8, 1997) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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(NBA). He played

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for the

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, where in 2019 he was the starting

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on their national championship team. Jerome was drafted by the

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in the

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but was traded to the

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. He has also played for the

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and the

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Early years

During his early childhood, Jerome played for

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in AAU with

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. Jerome played middle school basketball at The Masters School in

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. He attended Iona Preparatory School in

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for high school, playing varsity for all four years. After his junior season at Iona Prep, he was named first-team All-Conference, All-Metropolitan, and All-State. Jerome's senior season was cut short due to a hip injury. On September 2, 2014, Jerome committed to playing college basketball at the

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College career

During his freshman year at Virginia, Jerome was the backup point guard to London Perrantes. Coming off the bench, he averaged 4.3 points, 1.6 rebounds, and 1.5 assists. Jerome took over as the Cavaliers' starting point guard his sophomore year. On December 30, 2017, he put up a career-high 31 points against

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. His play during the season earned him a spot on the All-ACC Third Team. Prior to the 2018–2019 season, Jerome was selected to the pre-season all-ACC Second Team. On February 4, 2019, Jerome was named as one of the ten finalists for the

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, recognizing the nation's top college point guard. He was projected in most mock drafts as an early second-round pick in the

. Jerome averaged 13.6 points per game and 5.5 assists per game, helping lead Virginia to another #1 seed in the 2019 NCAA tournament. Virginia would win the 2019 Championship game 85–77 behind Jerome's 16 points, 8 assists, and 6 rebounds. At the conclusion of the season, Jerome announced his intention to forgo his final season of collegiate eligibility and declare for the

while hiring an agent.

Professional career

Phoenix Suns (2019–2020)

On June 20, 2019, the

selected Jerome with the 24th pick in the

. His rights were later traded to the

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alongside Philadelphia's 33rd pick for the draft rights to Matisse Thybulle before being traded to the

alongside Aron Baynes for a future first round pick. Coincidentally, both players the Suns traded for were recruited out of high school and played their college basketball for

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: Baynes at Washington State and Jerome at Virginia. On July 6, the Suns announced that they had signed Jerome. Before the start of the season, Jerome sprained his right ankle on October 21, leaving him out indefinitely. On November 25, Jerome was assigned to the

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. Jerome played the next day in a loss against the

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before being recalled by Phoenix on November 27. Jerome was assigned to Northern Arizona again on November 29 for a game against the

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before being recalled to Phoenix a day later. Jerome made his NBA debut on December 2, 2019, in a 109–104 win over the

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with four points, four assists, three rebounds, and three steals in 12 minutes of play. On December 21, Jerome scored a season-high 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting in a 139–125 loss to the

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. Jerome was later assigned to the

for a game on March 4 before returning to Phoenix a day later.

Oklahoma City Thunder (2020–2022)

On November 16, 2020, Jerome was traded to the

alongside Kelly Oubre Jr., Ricky Rubio, Jalen Lecque, and a 2022 first-round pick in exchange for

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and

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. He was assigned to the Thunder's G League affiliate, the

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, still recovering from a severe left ankle sprain suffered a year earlier.Ty Jerome Gets 8 Minutes in G League Game
.

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, February 12, 2021. Accessed February 16, 2021 He made his debut playing limited minutes for the Blue on February 11, 2021. Jerome made his Thunder debut in a game against the

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on February 26. He finished the game with nine points, five rebounds, and seven assists in 22 minutes played in a 118–109 win over the

. His seven assists also set a record for the most assists in a debut in Thunder franchise history. On March 8, 2022, Jerome underwent season-ending groin surgery. On September 30, 2022, Jerome was traded, along with Derrick Favors, Maurice Harkless, Théo Maledon and a future second-round pick, to the

in exchange for David Nwaba, Sterling Brown,

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, and

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. The following day, he was waived.

Golden State Warriors (2022–2023)

Jerome was signed to the

on October 4, 2022, for the rest of the preseason; then, he signed to a two-way contract to play along with the affiliate

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of the NBA G League.

Cleveland Cavaliers (2023–present)

On July 6, 2023, Jerome signed with the

. He played in only 15 minutes across two games for Cleveland before suffering a right ankle impingement in an October 27 games against the

. On January 25, 2024, Jerome underwent successful right ankle surgery and missed the remainder of the season. On November 20, 2024, Jerome scored 27 of a season-high 29 points in the first half of the Cavaliers' 128–100 win over the

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. On January 24, 2025, he would score a new career-high with 33 points made (including a perfect 8-of-8 shooting rate for three-point shots) off the bench in a 129–132 loss to the

. Jerome ended up becoming the first Cavaliers player in franchise history to make eight three-pointers without missing a single attempt. On April 19, 2025, Jerome made his playoff debut during the first round of the playoffs, scoring 28 points alongside five rebounds and three assists in a 121–100 Game 1 win over the

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Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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College

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Personal life

Jerome's parents are Mark Jerome and Melanie Walker. He has two brothers and two sisters, including Kobe, who played college basketball at

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from

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–

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, and at

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from

–

. His mother is white American, and his father is a biracial

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; both played college basketball. His mother played at Brandeis and his father played at Lafayette. His paternal grandmother was active in the Civil Rights Movement with the

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, while her husband Fred was a photographer who covered the movement. Jerome majored in

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while at the University of Virginia. His favorite player in the NBA growing up was

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References

External links

Virginia Cavaliers bio
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