Tyler Francis Sabin[1] (born October 15, 1994) is an American professional basketball player. He plays for CS Vâlcea 1924 of Romania.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 15, 1994 New Berlin, Wisconsin |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) |
| Listed weight | 86 kg (190 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Catholic Memorial (Waukesha, Wisconsin) |
| College | Ripon (2013–2017) |
| NBA draft | 2017: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2017–present |
| Position | Guard |
| Number | 12 |
| Career history | |
| 2017–2018 | Hørsholm 79ers |
| 2018–2019 | Básquet Coruña |
| 2019–2020 | Wetterbygden Stars |
| 2020–2021 | KR |
| 2021–2022 | Cestistica Città di San Severo |
| 2023 | Sella Cento |
| 2023–2024 | Luiss Roma |
| 2024–present | CS Vâlcea 1924 |
| Career highlights and awards | |
College career
editSabin played college basketball for the Ripon Red Hawks of Ripon College. He left the school as its leader in career points (2,559), career scoring average (26.1 ppg), career 3-pointers made (283), single-season scoring average (30.7 ppg), single-season points (798) and was tied for fifth in school history for career 3-point percentage (.465) when he left.[2] He was recognized with 2016-17 NABC All-America First Team[3] and D3hoops.com men's All-America First Team honors.[4]
Club career
editFollowing his college career, Sabin had a pre-draft workout with the Milwaukee Bucks but ultimately went undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft.[5] He later signed with the Hørsholm 79ers of the Danish Basketligaen[6] where he went on to average 16.9 points in 25 games.[7] The following season he played for Básquet Coruña in the Spanish LEB Oro.[6] He saw action in 34 league games for Coruña, averaging 9.1 points per contest.[1]
In June 2019, Sabin signed with Wetterbygden Stars of the Swedish Basketball League.[6] During the 2019–20 season, he led the SBL in scoring (22.2 points per game)[8] and helped the Stars to a 5th-place finish.[9]
Sabin signed with KR of the Úrvalsdeild karla in September 2020. In his debut, he scored a season high 47 points in a 1-point loss against Tindastóll.[10] During the regular season, he averaged 25.6 points, 3.8 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game. On 16 May 2021, he scored a game winning three pointer with 5 seconds left to beat Valur in the first game of its first round playoff series against KR.[11] He reached the semifinals with KR, where they fell short to Keflavík.[12] Sabin averaged 25.3 points a game in eight playoff appearances for KR.[13] With 25.5 points per game over the course of the 2020-21 season, Sabin was the leading scorer of the Úrvalsdeild karla.[14]
In August 2021, Sabin signed with Cestistica Città di San Severo of Italy's Serie A2, Group B.[15] He played for the team until the end of the 2021-22 season in which he was the leading scorer of the Serie A2 (21.6 points a contest).[16]
He started the 2023-24 season at Sella Cento of the Italian A2 league.[17] In November 2023, he moved to fellow A2 team Luiss Roma.[18] Sabin inked a deal with Romanian side CS Vâlcea 1924 in August 2024.[19]
References
edit- ^ a b "Sabin, Tyler Francis". Federación Española de Baloncesto. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ "Draft Workout". Milwaukee Bucks. NBA.com. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "NABC Division III All-America Teams". National Association of Basketball Coaches. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ "2017 D3hoops.com men's All-America team". D3hoops.com. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ "Badgers, Golden Eagles shut out in draft". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ a b c Carl Ljungquist (26 June 2019). "Poängstarke Ty Sabin klar för Stars". Jönköpings-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Ty Sabin". Basketligaen. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ "Statistik: Ledare Poäng". Svenska Basketligan Herr. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (18 September 2020). "Íslandsmeistararnir fá tvo erlenda leikmenn - Annar stigahæstur í Svíþjóð á síðustu leiktíð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ Arnar Geir Halldórsson (17 January 2021). ""Skorari af guðs náð"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (17 May 2021). "Sabin um sigurkörfuna: "Samherjarnir treysta mér"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Keflavík í úrslit - sigurgöngu KR er lokið". www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ "Úrvalsdeild karla ( 2020-2021 Tímabil); Tyler Sabin". Körfuknattleikssamband Íslands. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ "Úrvalsdeild karla ( 2020-2021 Tímabil); Tölfræði; Leiðtogi í: Stig". Körfuknattleikssamband Íslands. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ Stampa, Ufficio. "L'ultimo squillo dell'Allianz; é Ty Sabin il secondo americano tesserato!". Cestistica Città di San Severo (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ "Ty Sabin Player Profile". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- ^ "Ty Sabin entra nel roster della Sella Cento". Benedetto XIV Basket Cento. 2023-09-08. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ^ "Ufficiale A2 - Ty Sabin nuovo giocatore della Luiss Roma". Pianeta Basket (in Italian). 2023-11-24. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ^ "Ty Sabin este noul jucător al lui CS Vâlcea 1924". Baschet.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2024-08-09.