Tyler Tarik Bey (born February 10, 1998) is an American professional

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player for Ironi Ness Ziona of the

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. He played

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for the

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Early life and high school career

Bey was born and brought up in

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and started playing competitive basketball in eighth grade. He played for

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in Sunrise Manor, Nevada, where he averaged 17 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game as a junior. Bey transferred to Middlebrooks Academy, a prep school in

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, where he attracted more interest from

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programs and received scholarship offers from

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, San Diego State, Arizona State and

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. On September 10, 2016, he committed to play college basketball for

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. Bey was considered a four-star recruit by

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and

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and a three-star recruit by

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College career

As a freshman, Bey averaged 6.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game, starting 21 of 32 games. After the season he worked to add a mid-range jumper to his game. After being benched in a game against Oregon State on January 31, 2019, Bey had 11 double-doubles over the final 16 games. He had a career-high 27 points to go with 10 rebounds in a 73–51 win over

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on February 3. On February 13, Bey had 22 points and a career-high 17 rebounds as Colorado defeated Arizona State 77–73. In the final week of the regular season, Bey was named Pac 12 player of the week. Bey led the team with 13.6 points and 9.9 rebounds per game as a sophomore. He was named to the First Team All- Pac 12 and became the second Colorado player in four years to win the league's Most Improved Player award. Bey scored 16 points and had a career-high six steals in a 69–53 win against

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on November 18. He was named MVP of the Main Event Tournament after averaging 14.5 points per game and leading the Buffaloes to a win over Clemson in the championship. At the conclusion of the regular season, Bey was named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year and was selected to the Second Team All-Pac-12. Bey averaged 13.8 points and 9.0 rebounds per game as a junior. After the season, Bey declared for the

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Professional career

Dallas Mavericks (2020–2021)

Bey was selected 36th overall in the

by the

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. Shortly after he was traded to the

Dallas Mavericks The Dallas Mavericks (often referred to as the Mavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Dallas. The Mavericks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Conference Southwest Division. The ...

alongside Josh Richardson in exchange for Seth Curry. He was signed on November 30, 2020. His deal was converted to a

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for the season, meaning he would split time with the Mavericks’

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affiliate, the

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. On February 2, 2021, it was announced Bey would have his first assignment at the

, going to the

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as the Legends opted out of the G League restart.

Rio Grande Valley Vipers (2021–2022)

On August 25, 2021, Bey signed with the

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but was waived on September 17. Nine days later, he signed a

with Houston. Under the terms of the deal, he split time between the Rockets and their

affiliate, the

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. He was waived near the end of training camp. Bey joined the

for the

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Ironi Ness Ziona (2022–present)

On July 31, 2022, Bey signed with Ironi Ness Ziona of the

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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College

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References

External links

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Colorado Buffaloes bio
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