Lyles at Kentucky's 2014 Blue-White scrimmage
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No. 41 – Utah Jazz | |
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Position | Power forward |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born |
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
November 5, 1995
Nationality | Canadian / American |
Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
Listed weight | 234 lb (106 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Arsenal Tech (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
College | Kentucky (2014–2015) |
NBA draft | 2015 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12th overall |
Selected by the Utah Jazz | |
Playing career | 2015–present |
Career history | |
2015–present | Utah Jazz |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Trey Anthony Lyles (born November 5, 1995) is a Canadian-American professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA).He is one of 14 current Canadian NBA players on an active roster. He was drafted by the Jazz following his freshman season at the University of Kentucky.
Entering his senior year of high school, Lyles was ranked as one of the best high school basketball players in the country and was recruited heavily by Kentucky, Indiana, and Louisville. Lyles originally committed to Indiana in September 2010 during his freshman year of high school, but then later decommitted in August 2012. Lyles signed a letter of intent on November 5, 2013 to play and study at the University of Kentucky.
During his senior year of high school, Lyles averaged 23.7 points, 12.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists and led Arsenal Tech to the IHSAA Class 4A State Championship game with a 63-59 victory over Lake Central. Following the conclusion of his senior season, Lyles was voted Indiana Mr. Basketball over fellow high school seniors Trevon Bluiett, who signed to play at Xavier University and James Blackmon, Jr. who signed with Indiana University.
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Lyles enrolled at Kentucky on June 12, 2014. Due to an unspecified leg injury, Lyles sat out Kentucky's six-game exhibition series in Nassau, Bahamas from August 10 through August 17. As a freshman, Lyles was named to the 2015 All-SEC Freshman Team and helped lead the Wildcats to a 2015 NCAA Final Four appearance.