Tyson Jolly Explained

Tyson Jolly
Position:Shooting guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lbs:205
Team:Haukar
League:Úrvalsdeild karla
Birth Date:10 August 1997
Birth Place:Muskogee, Oklahoma, U.S.
High School:
College:
Draft Year:2022
Career Start:2023
Years1:2023–2024
Team1:US Avignon Pontet Basket
Years2:2024–present
Team2:Haukar
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Tyson Malik Jolly (born August 10, 1997) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Iona Gaels of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). He previously played for the Baylor Bears, the Trinity Valley CC Cardinals, and the SMU Mustangs.

High school career

Jolly attended Putnam City West High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.[1] In late December 2013 during his junior season, he coughed up blood after a tournament and began receiving treatment for pneumonia. After his coughing continued and he collapsed in his school hallway in February 2014, Jolly was diagnosed with pulmonary embolism, causing him to miss the remainder of the season. He underwent a procedure to remove blood clots in his lungs and lost over 15 lbs (6.8 kg) due to the condition.[2] As a senior, he averaged 20.2 points, 9.1 rebounds and three assists per game, leading his team to the Class 6A state semifinals. He was named The Oklahoman Big All-City Player of the Year.[3] Jolly initially committed to playing college basketball for California but attended Elev8 Sports Institute in Delray Beach, Florida for a postgraduate year because he did not meet the academic credit requirement.[4] He decommitted from California and instead chose to play for Baylor.[1] He was considered a four-star recruit.[4]

College career

Jolly redshirted his first season at Baylor and received limited playing time as a redshirt freshman, averaging 1.4 points and 1.8 rebounds per game and shooting 20.9 percent from the field.[5] After the season, he transferred to Trinity Valley Community College.[6] On November 8, 2018, Jolly recorded a sophomore season-high 45 points and 15 rebounds in an 87–82 win over Missouri State–West Plains.[7] As a sophomore, he averaged 22.6 points, 12.5 rebounds and four assists per game, leading the nation in rebounding.[8] Jolly was a First Team National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I All-American and earned NJCAA Region XIV Player of the Year accolades. He was named MVP of the Region XIV Tournament.[9]

Jolly was considered the third-best junior college recruit and joined SMU for his junior season.[10] On January 18, 2020, he posted a season-high 25 points, including 22 in the second half, and 14 rebounds in a 68–52 victory over Temple.[11] As a junior, Jolly averaged 14.5 points and 6.2 rebounds per game, shooting a team-high 38 percent from three-point range. He earned Third Team All-American Athletic Conference (AAC) honors.[12] Prior to his senior season, Jolly stopped practicing with the team and did not join them for the first six weeks for personal reasons. He made his season debut on January 23, 2021.[13] As a senior, Jolly played eight games, averaging 9.3 points and 4.8 rebounds per game. After the season, he transferred to Iona.[14]

On November 25, 2021, Jolly scored 13 points in a 72–68 upset of tenth ranked-Alabama, the first ever win against an AP Top-10 by a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) opponent.[15] At the close of the 2021–22 season, Jolly was named the MAAC Player of the Year.[16]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft, Jolly joined the Greensboro Swarm training camp roster. However, he did not make the final roster. In November 2023, Jolly signed with US Avignon Pontet Basket of the French Nationale Masculine 1.[17]

In July 2024, Jolly signed with Haukar of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla.[18]

Career statistics

College

NCAA Division I

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17| style="text-align:left;"| Baylor| style="text-align:center;" colspan="11"| Redshirt|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18| style="text-align:left;"| Baylor| 20 || 0 || 8.9 || .209 || .105 || .700 || 1.8 || .9 || .2 || .3 || 1.4|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| SMU| 30 || 30 || 34.9 || .458 || .382 || .780 || 6.2 || 2.3 || .7 || .5 || 14.5|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| SMU| 8 || 1 || 24.4 || .431 || .391 || .600 || 4.8 || .8 || .3 || .5 || 9.3|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22| style="text-align:left;"| Iona| 33 || 33 || 33.8 || .436 || .374 || .699 || 4.8 || 2.3 || .7 || .8 || 14.6|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 91 || 64 || 27.9 || .432 || .362 || .724 || 4.6 || 1.9 || .6 || .5 || 11.2

JUCO

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19| style="text-align:left;"| Trinity Valley CC| 36 || 36 || – || .506 || .351 || .781 || 12.5 || 4.0 || 1.6 || 1.5 || 22.6

Personal life

Jolly is the son of Neoshia Jolly.[19]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PC West Product Tyson Jolly Waits For His Chance With Baylor Bears . . October 29, 2020 . March 10, 2017.
  2. Web site: Wright . Scott . PC West's Tyson Jolly survives health scare, but basketball will have to wait . . October 29, 2020 . March 3, 2014.
  3. Web site: Wright . Scott . How Oklahoman Big All-City Player of the Year Tyson Jolly worked his way back to full health — and a scholarship to Cal . . October 29, 2020 . April 17, 2015.
  4. Web site: Getzenberg . Alaina . Four-star commit Tyson Jolly asks Cal men's basketball for release . . October 29, 2020 . March 20, 2016.
  5. Web site: Berger . Matthew . Baylor shooting guard Tyson Jolly announces transfer . . October 29, 2020 . March 20, 2018.
  6. Web site: Tyson Jolly transferring to Trinity Valley . . October 29, 2020 . April 19, 2018.
  7. Web site: Grizzlies post 2-1 record during first road trip . Missouri State University–West Plains . October 29, 2020 . November 8, 2018.
  8. Web site: Jourdan . Cameron . Former Putnam West star Tyson Jolly heading to SMU . . October 29, 2020 . April 3, 2019.
  9. Web site: Tyson Jolly earns First Team All American . Trinity Valley CC Athletics . October 29, 2020 . March 11, 2019.
  10. Web site: Embody . Bill . SMU announces signing of No. 1 junior college guard Tyson Jolly . . October 29, 2020 . April 18, 2019.
  11. Web site: Blum . Sam . Mustangs have a Jolly good time vs. Temple as SMU's JUCO transfer helps snap losing streak . . October 29, 2020 . January 18, 2020.
  12. Web site: Sayles . Damon . G Tyson Jolly to return for senior season . . October 29, 2020 . March 31, 2020.
  13. Web site: Blum . Sam . SMU guard Tyson Jolly opens up on struggles that kept him away from team, why he rejoined Mustangs . . April 8, 2021 . January 29, 2021.
  14. Web site: Zagoria . Adam . Iona lands well-traveled veteran shooting guard Tyson Jolly . Zagsblog . April 8, 2021 . April 7, 2021.
  15. News: Rick Pitino, Iona Gaels make MAAC men's hoops history with upset of No. 10 Alabama . November 25, 2021 . . November 25, 2021.
  16. Iona's Tyson Jolly Headlines MAAC Men's Basketball Major Award Winners. . March 9, 2022 . March 9, 2022.
  17. News: Basket-ball - Nationale 1 : Nicol Clareth, la carte joker d’Avignon-Le Pontet . March 23, 2024 . La Provence . November 18, 2023 . French.
  18. News: Valur fær leikmann frá Ítalíu . 13 July 2024 . . 12 July 2024 . Icelandic.
  19. News: Tyson Jolly Rebounds From Illness, Finds Future In California . October 30, 2020 . KFOR . May 3, 2015.