Ennis at the 2014 NCAA tournament
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No. 11 – Los Angeles Lakers | |||||||||||||
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Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||
League | NBA | ||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
Born |
Brampton, Ontario |
August 24, 1994 ||||||||||||
Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
Listed weight | 194 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school |
Father Henry Carr Catholic (Toronto, Ontario) Saint Benedict's (Newark, New Jersey) |
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College | Syracuse (2013–2014) | ||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2014 / Round: 1 / Pick: 18th overall | ||||||||||||
Selected by the Phoenix Suns | |||||||||||||
Playing career | 2014–present | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Phoenix Suns | ||||||||||||
2014–2015 | →Bakersfield Jam | ||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Milwaukee Bucks | ||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Houston Rockets | ||||||||||||
2017–present | Los Angeles Lakers | ||||||||||||
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Tyler Cameron Ennis McIntyre (born August 24, 1994) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Syracuse University, where he was considered one of the top freshmen in 2013–14. He was drafted 18th overall by the Phoenix Suns in the 2014 NBA draft.
Ennis attended Saint Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark, New Jersey. Prior to heading south to St. Benedict's, Ennis attended Cardinal Newman Catholic Elementary School in Brampton, Ontario and Father Henry Carr Catholic Secondary School in Etobicoke, Ontario. In his junior year in 2011–12, Ennis led St. Benedict's, coached by Mark Taylor, to a school-record 35 victories and the No. 2 ranking in New Jersey. He was named the Gatorade New Jersey Player of the Year while averaging 14.6 points and 7.1 assists per game. In his senior year in 2012–13, the Gray Bees finished with a record of 31-2 as Ennis was honored as the Star-Ledger Prep Player of the Year and earned All-Prep First Team recognition after averaging 20 points, 6.1 assists, 5.2 rebounds and 3.1 steals per game.
Considered a five-star recruit by ESPN.com, Ennis was listed as the No. 5 point guard and the No. 20 player in the nation in 2013.
In his freshman season at Syracuse in 2013–14, Ennis was named to the 2014 All-ACC second team, All-ACC Freshmen Team, and All-ACC Defensive Team. In 34 games, he averaged 12.9 points, 3.4 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2.1 steals in 35.7 minutes per game.
On February 28, 2014, Ennis was named one of the ten semi-finalists for the Naismith College Player of the Year.