Tyson Acuff (born September 16, 2002) is an American

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player for the

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of the

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. He previously played for the Duquesne Dukes and the

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High school career

Acuff attended

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. As a junior, he averaged 16.6 points per game. He finished his senior season averaging 27.6 points, 10.3 rebounds, 6.3 assists, and 4.2 steals per game. A three-star recruit, Acuff committed to play college basketball at

Duquesne University Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit ( ; also known as Duquesne University or Duquesne) is a Private university, private Catholic higher education, Catholic research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded by members of ...

over offers from Georgia State, Toledo, and

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College career

After averaging 5.7 points and 2.9 rebounds per game as a sophomore, Acuff entered the transfer portal. In May 2022, he announced his commitment to

Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan University (EMU, EMich, Eastern Michigan or simply Eastern) is a public research university in Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1849 as the Michigan State Normal School, it was the fourth normal school (teachers' ...

. Acuff spent two seasons at Eastern Michigan, averaging 21.7 points per game in his second season on campus, before entering the transfer portal for a second time. On April 1, 2024, Acuff announced his commitment to

Rutgers Rutgers University ( ), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of three campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's College and was aff ...

. In June 2024, Acuff fractured his right foot in practice and was expected to miss three months of basketball activities.

Career statistics

College

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2020–21 , style="text-align:left;", Duquesne , 18 , , 0 , , 13.7 , , .373 , , .294 , , 1.000 , , 1.1 , , .9 , , .5 , , .1 , , 3.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , style="text-align:left;", Duquesne , 30 , , 16 , , 23.0 , , .448 , , .394 , , .737 , , 2.9 , , .9 , , .6 , , .2 , , 5.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2022–23 , style="text-align:left;",

, 30 , , 30 , , 34.5 , , .458 , , .344 , , .813 , , 2.8 , , 2.7 , , 1.3 , , .1 , , 14.3 , - , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , style="text-align:left;",

, 27 , , 27 , , 37.9 , , .433 , , .292 , , .811 , , 3.6 , , 2.8 , , 1.1 , , .1 , , 21.7 , -

References

External links

Rutgers bio

Eastern Michigan Eagles bio

Duquesne Dukes bio
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