Tyger Campbell

Tyger Campbell (born January 9, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for Rasta Vechta of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins of the Pac-12 Conference. Three times he earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors.

Tyger Campbell

Campbell with UCLA in 2021
No. 10 – Rasta Vechta
Position	Point guard
League	Basketball Bundesliga
Personal information
Born	(2000-01-09) January 9, 2000 (age 24) Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S.
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	La Lumiere School (La Porte, Indiana)
College	UCLA (2018–2023)
NBA draft	2023: undrafted
Playing career	2023–present
Career history
2023–2024	Saint-Quentin
2024–present	Rasta Vechta
Career highlights and awards
3× First-team All-Pac-12 (2021–2023)

High school career

Campbell is the son of Jennifer and Tony Campbell, who played basketball at Luther College. They named their son after Tiger Woods.^[1] Campbell grew up in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.^[2] He attended La Lumiere School in La Porte, Indiana, which he credits for his "entry into manhood", adding, "it’s a place where you can learn how to be a good teammate."^[1] In his sophomore 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.^[3] Following his sophomore season, Campbell reclassified to the class of 2018 because he was ahead academically and felt he was ready for college basketball.^[4] As a senior, Campbell averaged 15.5 points and 7.2 assists per game.^[5] Campbell initially committed to DePaul on May 8, 2017, but he withdrew his commitment in September.^[6] In February 2018, he signed with UCLA.^[7]

College career

Campbell with UCLA in 2019

During a practice before the start of his freshman season, Campbell suffered a knee injury. An MRI revealed it was a torn ACL, 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.^[8] In his collegiate debut on November 9, Campbell scored 15 points in a 69–65 win over Long Beach State.^[9] On February 3, 2020, Campbell scored a season-high 22 points in a win over Utah. 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.^[4] After posting his first double-double of 15 points and 11 assists in a 70–63 win over Colorado, Campbell was named Pac-12 freshman of the week on February 24.^[10] As a redshirt freshman, Campbell averaged 8.3 points and 5.0 assists per game.^[11]

In 2020–21, Campbell scored 22 points in a road win against Arizona for UCLA's fourth straight win on their rivals' court.^[12] Among the conference leaders in both assists and assist-turnover ratio, he was a first-team All-Pac-12 selection.^[13] Campbell averaged 10.4 points and 5.4 assists per game as a sophomore, shooting 42.9 percent from the field.^[14]

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 three-point field goals.^[15] He had worked on his 3-point shooting over the summer after making just 25.9% of his shots in his first two seasons.^[16] On February 13, he scored a career-high 27 points in a 67–64 loss to USC.^[17] He was named again to the All-Pac-12 first team.^[18] He was also one of five finalists for the Bob Cousy Award, given to the top point guard in the country.^[19] In the opener of the 2022 NCAA tournament, Campbell scored a team-high 16 points,^[20] including eight of the Bruins' final 10 points, in a 57–53 comeback win over 13th-seeded Akron.^[21]

As a senior in 2022–23, Campbell was named to the 10-player midseason watch list for the Cousy Award.^[22] He earned his third consecutive first-team All-Pac-12 selection,^[23][24] and received honorable mention as an All-American from the Associated Press.^[25] 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 Oregon.^[26] UCLA advanced to the Sweet Sixteen of the 2023 NCAA tournament. After the season, he declared for the 2023 NBA draft, forgoing the extra year of eligibility granted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Campbell ended his career ranked second in Bruins' history in career assists (655) behind Pooh Richardson (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.^[27]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Campbell was signed with the Orlando Magic playing in the NBA Summer League.^[28] On August 3, 2023, he signed with Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball of LNB Pro A, the top-tier men's professional basketball league in France.^[29][30]

On 10 July 2024 Rasta Vechta of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) signed Campbell for one year as new playmaker.^[31]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2018–19	UCLA	Redshirt
2019–20	UCLA	31	31	30.0	.358	.267	.674	2.4	5.0	.8	.0	8.3
2020–21	UCLA	32	32	33.7	.429	.250	.772	2.1	5.4	1.1	.0	10.4
2021–22	UCLA	33	33	32.4	.444	.410	.838	2.5	4.3	1.0	.1	11.9
2022–23	UCLA	37	37	32.0	.378	.338	.856	2.6	5.0	1.2	.0	13.4
Career		133	133	32.0	.402	.329	.791	2.4	4.9	1.1	.0	11.1

Source:^[32]

References

1. Whicker, Mark (March 5, 2020). "Whicker: For UCLA guard Tyger Campbell, it's not the years, it's the mileage". Orange County Register. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
2. Hlas, Mike (March 29, 2021). "UCLA's Tyger Campbell brings Cedar Rapids with him to Elite Eight". The Gazette. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
3. Noie, Tom (April 27, 2017). "LaLumiere's basketball team became national champs. Here's who made the dream come true". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
4. Bolch, Ben (February 12, 2020). "UCLA point guard Tyger Campbell emerges as a scorer as well as a distributor". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
5. Abdeldaiem, Alaa (October 9, 2018). "UCLA Point Guard Tyger Campbell Out for the Season with Torn ACL". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
6. Krinch, Scott (September 2, 2017). "Say it ain't so: DePaul commit Tyger Campbell reopens recruitment". NBC Sports. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
7. Baird, Nathan (February 6, 2018). "Purdue point guard target Tyger Campbell commits to UCLA". Journal & Courier. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
8. Bolch, Ben (October 28, 2019). "Tyger Campbell looks to lead UCLA basketball with low-risk, high-reward style". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
9. "Cronin wins UCLA debut as Bruins rally past Long Beach State". ESPN. Associated Press. November 7, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
10. "UCLA's Tyger Campbell Named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week". 247 Sports. February 24, 2020. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
11. "#10 Bears Meet #2 Bruins In Pac-12 Quarterfinals". California Golden Bears. March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
12. Bolch, Ben (January 9, 2021). "Tyger Campbell makes UCLA stand tall in victory at Arizona". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
13. Fattal, Tarek (March 9, 2021). "UCLA PG Tyger Campbell earns Pac-12 first-team honors". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
14. "Tyger Campbell On the Cousy Watch List". Rivals.com. October 18, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
15. "Pac-12 Men's Basketball Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva - Jan. 10, 2022". Pac-12.com. January 10, 2022. Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
16. Bolch, Ben (January 12, 2022). "Hungry for success, Tyger Campbell's three-point plan is a winning recipe for UCLA". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
17. "Peterson's double-double leads No. 21 USC past No. 12 UCLA". ESPN. Associated Press. February 13, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
18. Kartje, Ryan (March 8, 2022). "UCLA's Johnny Juzang, USC's Isaiah Mobley among All-Pac-12 picks for Bruins, Trojans". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
19. Seals, Bill (March 3, 2022). "Bruins take on the Trojans in a critical conference showdown". Culver City Observer. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
20. Fattal, Tarek (March 18, 2022). "Tyger Campbell, UCLA fend off Akron in NCAA Tournament opener". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
21. Bolch, Ben (March 17, 2022). "UCLA rallies to beat Akron and advance in the NCAA tournament". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
22. Fattal, Tarek (February 8, 2023). "UCLA's Mick Cronin uses 'deflection bone' to gauge effort". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
23. "2022-23 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference honors and Annual Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
24. Fattal, Tarek (March 7, 2023). "UCLA's Jaime Jaquez Jr. named Pac-12 Player of the Year". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
25. "The Associated Press 2022-23 Men's All-America Team". The Associated Press. March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
26. Bolch, Ben (March 10, 2023). "Tyger Campbell leads UCLA past Oregon in Pac-12 semifinals, but Adem Bona is injured". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
27. Bolch, Ben (April 12, 2023). "UCLA's Tyger Campbell declares for NBA draft". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
28. "Tyger Campbell Signs with the Orlando Magic".
29. "Saint Quentin inks Tyger Campbell". Eurobasket. August 3, 2023. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
30. "Avec Tyger Campbell, jeune meneur américain, le SQBB construit son équipe de «guerriers»". 3 August 2023.
31. "TAKTGEBER: "PASS FIRST"-SPIELMACHER KOMMT ZU RASTA!" (in German). Rasta Vechta. July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
32. "Tyger Campbell College Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 5, 2021.

External links

• UCLA Bruins bio