.jpg) Dorsey withFenerbahçe Beko in 2023 | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | GBL EuroLeague | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1996-02-18)February 18, 1996 (age 29) Pasadena, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Greek / American | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 184 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Maranatha (Pasadena, California) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Oregon (2015–2017) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2017: 2nd round, 41st overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Atlanta Hawks | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2017–present | ||||||||||||||
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| 2017–2019 | Atlanta Hawks | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | →Erie BayHawks | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Memphis Grizzlies | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | →Memphis Hustle | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Olympiacos | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Dallas Mavericks | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | →Texas Legends | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Texas Legends | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Fenerbahçe | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Olympiacos | ||||||||||||||
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Tyler Quincy Dorsey (Greek: Τάιλερ Κουίνσι Ντόρσεϊ,Tailer Kouinsy Ntorsey;[1][2][3] February 18, 1996[4]) is a Greek-American professionalbasketball player forOlympiacos of theGreek Basket League and theEuroLeague.[5] He is also a member of theGreek national basketball team. He plays at theshooting guard position. After graduating fromMaranatha High School, inPasadena, California, he playedcollege basketball for theOregon Ducks.
Dorsey initially attendedRibét Academy in his freshman season. He then transferred toSt. John Bosco High School, inBellflower, California. In hissophomore season, he began to establish himself as a solid scorer, with a 17.0points-per-game scoring average. He made a big impact afterwards, where, as ajunior, he managed to help his team win the state championship, and was the star of the team, averaging 21.4 points per game, 6.0rebounds, and 4.7assists per game.
In his senior year, he decided to transfer toMaranatha, due to his desire to return to his hometown ofPasadena. While there, he averaged 34.0points per game, to go along with 10.4rebounds, 3.7assists, and 1.9steals per game.
Together with his second state championship win, he earned the 2015 Gatorade State Player of the Year forCalifornia award. He had many impressive games, like the one where he scored 52 points, in an 85–60 win. He was able to be efficient in every game, shown by the fact that he finished in double figures in scoring all 30 of his games played. Despite being considered the 23rd-best player of his age group, he was not selected to play in theMcDonald's All-American Game. He initially committed to playcollege basketball at theUniversity of Arizona, but he changed his mind, and then committed toOregon, instead, on February 2, 2015.
Dorsey played his firstofficial game as anOregon Duck, in the season opener againstJackson State, whereOregon won; and he was declared theMVP of the game, after scoring 20points for his team, in an 80–52 win. Dorsey missed two games in the middle of theseason, due to aninjury, but he soon came back into form. He scored a career-high 25points against rivalsOregon State, in a 91–81 win.
TheDucks won thePac-12regular season and2016 Conference tournament. In thetournament final against theUniversity Of Utah, Dorsey's team, Oregon, dominated, and beat Utah by a score of 88–57. Oregon's 31-point margin of victory was the largest in the Pac-12 Championship game's history. Dorsey had a stellar performance, being the top scorer, with 23 points, and having also grabbed 9rebounds. He was picked for theAll-Tournament Team, and was the tournament's top scorer.
Oregon earned the top seed in the West region, and went as the number one team of their conference intoMarch Madness. After the season, Dorsey was one out of 162 early-entry candidates that initially declared for the2016 NBA draft.[6] However, he ultimately withdrew before the draft withdrawal deadline.[7]
Dorsey helped theDucks to the finals of thePac-12 conference tournament, and he was named to theAll-Tournament Team. Later, in theNCAA tournament, Dorsey hit numerous shots down the stretch against theUniversity of Rhode Island and theUniversity of Michigan, to lead his team to theFinal Four. Oregon was finally defeated by the eventual champions, theNorth Carolina Tar Heels.
Dorsey was selected by theAtlanta Hawks, in the 2nd round of the2017 NBA draft, with 41st overall pick of the draft. He then signed a 2-year contract with the Hawks.[8] On November 12, 2017, Dorsey was sent by Atlanta to theErie BayHawks, of theNBA G League, on assignment.[9]
On February 7, 2019, Dorsey was traded to theMemphis Grizzlies in exchange forShelvin Mack.[10] He was assigned to theMemphis Hustle on February 8 and made his debut that evening. By the end of the 2018–19 season, Dorsey was regularly playing crunch-time minutes for the Grizzlies.
On August 17, 2019, Dorsey joinedMaccabi Tel Aviv of theIsraeli Premier League and theEuroLeague, signing a one-year deal with an option for another one.[11] On November 1, 2019, Dorsey recorded aEuroLeague career-high 19 points, shooting 7-of-12 from the field, along with four rebounds, three assists and two steals in a 90–65 win overOlympiacos.[12]
On August 20, 2021, Dorsey joinedOlympiacos of theGreek Basket League and theEuroLeague, signing a one-year deal.[13]
On July 23, 2022, Dorsey signed with theDallas Mavericks under atwo-way contract.[14][15] On December 26, 2022, Dorsey was waived by the Mavericks.[16]
On January 7, 2023, Dorsey was reacquired by theTexas Legends.[17] On February 25, he parted ways with the team.[18]
On March 1, 2023, Dorsey signed with Turkish powerhouseFenerbahçe through 2025, joining his Greek national team coachDimitrios Itoudis, as well as his teammatesNick Calathes andKostas Antetokounmpo.[19]
On June 30, 2024, Dorsey signed a three-year contract withOlympiacos, returning to the club after two seasons.
Dorsey was originally cut from aUSA Basketball tryout camp for itsUnder-18 national team in 2014. The next year, before the2015 FIBA Under-19 World Cup began, he was invited toGreece's Under-19 national team tryout camp, for which he was eligible due to his mother's Greek family.[20] He turned out to be a vital addition to the team, as he went on to record 15.9points and 5.0rebounds per game, and also lead the team in minutes played. The Greek team went 5–2. After winning their first 5 games, they fell to theUSA in a tight semi-final, and later lost in the bronze medal game toTurkey. He was voted onto the tournament's best team, despite his team not earning a spot on the medals podium.
On June 6, 2016, Dorsey was named to the senior men'sGreek national basketball team's 16-man preliminary training camp roster for the2016 Turin FIBA World Olympic qualifying tournament. He played with the senior team in 3friendly games, however, he did not make the actual 12-man roster that would compete at the tournament.[21] Dorsey played for Greece at the2019 FIBA World Cup qualification, appearing in victories against Georgia and Serbia.
Dorsey was on Greece's roster forEuroBasket 2022. On September 2, he scored 27 points in a 89–85 opening day win overCroatia. In September 2023 FIBA declared him as a naturalized player, and he was not picked up for Greece's roster for the2023 Basketball World Championship.[22]
Dorsey returned to Greece forEurobasket 2025. He averaged 12.6 points per game, 2.8 rebounds, and 2.1 assists on 44% shooting.[23] Dorsey played a key role as Greece finished in 3rd place, earning a spot on the medal podium for the first time at a major tournament since 2009.[24] Dorsey finished the tournament as Greece’s second leading scorer, behindGiannis Antetokounmpo.[25]
Bronze| 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 | PIR | Performance index rating |
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | Atlanta | 56 | 5 | 17.4 | .377 | .362 | .714 | 2.3 | 1.4 | .3 | .1 | 7.2 |
| 2018–19 | Atlanta | 27 | 0 | 9.3 | .360 | .256 | .615 | 1.6 | .6 | .3 | .0 | 3.3 |
| Memphis | 21 | 11 | 21.3 | .429 | .366 | .629 | 3.3 | 1.9 | .3 | .0 | 9.8 | |
| 2022–23 | Dallas | 3 | 0 | 2.7 | .800 | .500 | — | .7 | — | — | — | 3.0 |
| Career | 107 | 16 | 15.7 | .392 | .351 | .669 | 2.3 | 1.3 | .3 | .1 | 6.6 | |
| * | Led the league |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 28* | 1 | 18.9 | .385 | .389 | .683 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | .1 | 9.9 | 7.4 |
| 2020–21 | 34 | 4 | 21.9 | .431 | .394 | .788 | 2.7 | 1.6 | .6 | .1 | 11.2 | 9.7 | |
| 2021–22 | Olympiacos | 38 | 38* | 24.2 | .443 | .374 | .781 | 2.3 | 2.0 | .5 | .1 | 12.8 | 10.3 |
| 2022–23 | Fenerbahçe | 13 | 8 | 21.4 | .392 | .327 | .774 | 1.5 | 1.5 | .4 | — | 9.0 | 6.1 |
| 2023–24 | 38 | 16 | 17.6 | .441 | .454 | .831 | 1.8 | 1.2 | .2 | .1 | 8.7 | 7.5 | |
| 2024–25 | Olympiacos | 20 | 2 | 10.0 | .328 | .293 | .600 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .2 | — | 3.3 | 2.0 |
| Career | 171 | 69 | 19.3 | .423 | .388 | .774 | 2.1 | 1.5 | .5 | .1 | 9.7 | 7.8 | |
| Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 |  Erie BayHawks | G League | 10 | 33.3 | .424 | .427 | .759 | 6.5 | 1.2 | .2 | .2 | 19.1 |
| 2018–19 | Erie BayHawks | G League | 1 | 43.9 | .500 | .200 | .929 | 13.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 36.0 |
| Memphis Hustle | G League | 4 | 28.6 | .500 | .387 | 1.000 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 2.0 | .5 | 24.2 | |
| 2019–20 |  Maccabi Tel Aviv | Ligat HaAl | 26 | 25.2 | .455 | .389 | .717 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 1.1 | .1 | 12.9 |
| 2020–21 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Ligat HaAl | 13 | 23.5 | .421 | .439 | .808 | 3.3 | 2.1 | .4 | .3 | 11.7 |
| 2021–22 |  Olympiacos | GBL | 32 | 20.0 | .436 | .404 | .833 | 2.2 | 1.8 | .9 | .2 | 10.7 |
| 2022–23 | Texas Legends | G League | 12 | 30.7 | .396 | .370 | .800 | 4.6 | 2.7 | .6 | .2 | 18.9 |
| 2022–23 |  Fenerbahçe | TBSL | 4 | 19.8 | .440 | .357 | .667 | 2.2 | .7 | .5 | — | 7.7 |
| 2023–24 | Fenerbahçe | TBSL | 14 | 19.7 | .460 | .391 | .900 | 2.8 | 2.6 | .7 | — | 11.2 |
| 2024–25 | Olympiacos | GBL | 28 | 17.8 | .394 | .326 | .891 | 1.7 | 1.5 | .7 | — | 9.5 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | Oregon | 36 | 35 | 30.1 | .441 | .406 | .712 | 4.3 | 2.0 | .8 | .2 | 13.4 |
| 2016–17 | Oregon | 39 | 39 | 30.0 | .467 | .423 | .755 | 3.5 | 1.7 | .8 | .1 | 14.6 |
| Career | 75 | 74 | 30.0 | .455 | .416 | .732 | 3.9 | 1.8 | .8 | .1 | 14.1 | |
Dorsey acquired dual citizenship (full citizenship with both the United States and Greece) and a Greekpassport, due to his mother's Greek background.[20] His mother, Samia Konstantinidou, was born inJerusalem to a Greek father and an Israeli mother.[citation needed] Dorsey's father isAfrican-American.
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