Tyrese Haliburton
American basketball player (born 2000) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tyrese John Haliburton (/ˈhælɪbɜːrtən/ HAL-ih-bur-tən; born February 29, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A point guard, he played college basketball for the Iowa State Cyclones and was selected by the Sacramento Kings 12th overall in the 2020 NBA draft. In 2022, Haliburton was acquired by the Indiana Pacers as part of a trade package for Domantas Sabonis. He earned back-to-back East All-Star selections, as a reserve in 2023, and as a starter in 2024.
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Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
League | NBA | ||||||||||||||
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Born | (2000-02-29) February 29, 2000 (age 24) Oshkosh, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school | Oshkosh North (Oshkosh, Wisconsin) | ||||||||||||||
College | Iowa State (2018–2020) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2020: 1st round, 12th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Sacramento Kings | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2020–present | ||||||||||||||
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2020–2022 | Sacramento Kings | ||||||||||||||
2022–present | Indiana Pacers | ||||||||||||||
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Born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Haliburton was a consensus three-star recruit from Oshkosh North High School, whom he led to a state championship in his senior season. As a freshman with Iowa State, he set the program's single-game assists record. He had breakout success as a sophomore and was named to the second team All-Big 12 Conference despite suffering a season-ending wrist injury.
In 2019, Haliburton led the United States to a gold medal and earned all–tournament team honors at the FIBA Under–19 World Cup in Heraklion, Greece. In 2021, Haliburton was named to the 2021 USA Men's Select Team, working directly with the US Olympic Men's Basketball Team during training camp in Las Vegas, Nevada, prior to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, in which the United States were crowned champions for the 16th time.