Tyrn Flowers
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 17, 1998 Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Sacred Heart (Waterbury, Connecticut) |
| College | |
| NBA draft | 2022: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2022–present |
| Position | Power forward / center |
| Career history | |
| 2022 | Ontario Clippers |
| 2023 | Sheffield Sharks |
| 2023 | Svendborg Rabbits |
| 2023– | AEL Limassol |
| Career highlights | |
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Tyrn Bryan Flowers (born January 17, 1998) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Long Island University.
Flowers attended Sacred Heart High School in Waterbury, Connecticut, where he was a 3-star recruit according to ESPN and 247Sports. He was number 4 in his recruiting class in Connecticut, number 45 small forward, number 54 in the Northeast region. He played AAU for NY RENS basketball.
In April 2016, Flowers committed to University of Massachusetts Amherst[1] He chose them over Boston College, Maryland, and Providence College.[2]
College career
University of Massachusetts Amherst (2016–2017)
As a freshman at University of Massachusetts Amherst, he made 33 appearances and started five games. He averaged 4.5 points and 2.6 rebounds per game.[2]
Long Island University (2018–2022)
Flowers transferred to Long Island University (LIU) and sat out the season due to NCAA transfer rules.[3]
During the 2018–2019 season, Flowers was third-team All-NEC. He started all 32 games. He set new career highs in every single category including points, rebounds, assists, and blocks. He finished the year with 13.7 points per game.[citation needed]
During the 2019–2020 season, Flowers was second-team All-NEC. He appeared in 33 games and started in 32. He averaged 14.3 points, 9.6 rebounds and 2 assists per game. He led the team in rebounds and second in scoring.[citation needed]
On February 8, 2020, Flowers scored 25 points and grabbed 27 rebounds in a game, breaking the single-game rebound record of 26 set by Carey Scurry in 1983.[4]
During the 2020–2021 season, he started every game and averaged 17.3 points, 8.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. He scored in double figures in all but one game.
During the 2021–2022 season, Flowers was First Team All-NEC and NABC Division I All-District.[5] He started in 29 games. He averaged 19.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. Flowers led the team in scoring, rebounds, three-point percentage, and free throw percentage.[3][6]
On April 27, 2022, Flowers was named the Male Athlete of the Year at the 2022 LIU Athletic Awards.[7]