Tyger Campbell (born January 9, 2000) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

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(BBL). He played

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for the

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of the

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. He earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors three times.

High school career

Campbell is the son of Jennifer and Tony Campbell, who played basketball at Luther College. They named their son after

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. Campbell grew up in

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. He attended

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, which he credits for his "entry into manhood", adding, "it’s a place where you can learn how to be a good teammate." In his

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season, he led La Lumiere to the Dick's Sporting Goods championship and a 29–1 record while averaging 11.3 points and 7.8 assists per game. Following his sophomore season, Campbell

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to the class of 2018 because he was ahead academically and felt he was ready for college basketball. As a

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, Campbell averaged 15.5 points and 7.2 assists per game. Campbell initially committed to DePaul on May 8, 2017, but he withdrew his commitment in September. In February 2018, he signed with

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College career

During a practice before the start of his

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season, Campbell suffered a knee injury. An MRI revealed it was a

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, and he was forced to sit out the season in which the Bruins finished 17–16. He was cleared to play in September 2019 but was forced to wear a knee brace for a few months. In his collegiate debut on November 9, Campbell scored 15 points in a 69–65 win over

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. On February 3, 2020, Campbell scored a season-high 22 points in a win over

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. This performance was a part of a three-game run in which Campbell averaged 15.7 points per game, which he credited to coach Mick Cronin urging him to be more aggressive offensively. After posting his first double-double of 15 points and 11 assists in a 70–63 win over

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, Campbell was named

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freshman of the week on February 24. As a

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, Campbell averaged 8.3 points and 5.0 assists per game. In

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, Campbell scored 22 points in a road win against

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for UCLA's fourth straight win on their rivals' court. Among the conference leaders in both assists and assist-turnover ratio, he was a first-team All-Pac-12 selection. Campbell averaged 10.4 points and 5.4 assists per game as a sophomore, shooting 42.9 percent from the field. In 2021–22, Campbell was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week for the week ending January 9, 2022. He led UCLA to a 2–0 record while averaging 14 points along with seven assists per game and shooting 61 percent, including 5-of-8 on his

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. He had worked on his 3-point shooting over the summer after making just 25.9% of his shots in his first two seasons. On February 13, he scored a career-high 27 points in a 67–64 loss to

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. He was named again to the All-Pac-12 first team. He was also one of five finalists for the

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, given to the top

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in the country. In the opener of the 2022 NCAA tournament, Campbell scored a team-high 16 points, including eight of the Bruins' final 10 points, in a 57–53 comeback win over 13th-seeded

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. As a senior in

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, Campbell was named to the 10-player midseason watch list for the Cousy Award. He earned his third consecutive first-team All-Pac-12 selection, and received honorable mention as an

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from the

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. In the semifinals of the Pac-12 tournament, he scored 20 of his career-high 28 points in the second half in a win over

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. UCLA advanced to the Sweet Sixteen of the 2023 NCAA tournament. After the season, he declared for the

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, forgoing the extra year of eligibility granted due to the

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. Campbell ended his career ranked second in Bruins' history in career assists (655) behind

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(833). He had just 217 turnovers for a 3.02-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio. He started all 133 of his games and averaged 11.1 points.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

, Campbell was signed with the

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playing in the

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. On August 3, 2023, he signed with

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, the top-tier men's professional basketball league in France. On 10 July 2024

of the German

(BBL) signed Campbell for one year as new playmaker.

Career statistics

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References

External links

UCLA Bruins bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, Tyger 2000 births Living people 21st-century American sportsmen American men's basketball players Basketball players from Cedar Rapids, Iowa La Lumiere School alumni Point guards SC Rasta Vechta players UCLA Bruins men's basketball players