Tyrone Brazelton Jr. (born March 30, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player who is now an assistant coach for the Howard College Hawks. He plays at the point guard position. He won a Polish Championship in 2009 with the club Prokom. On October 2, 2016, Brazelton won the Polish Supercup and was named the MVP.
College career Born in Chicago, Brazelton initially played basketball for the Rich East High School, but transferred to the rival Rich Central High School during his senior year. He led the latter team to a championship in the Big Dipper tournament and was named as the most valuable player of the tournament.Brazelton blossomed late in high school
After graduation, Brazelton played for the Missouri State University-West Plains basketball team, transferring to the Western Kentucky University basketball team his junior year. Missouri State University-West Plains participated in the NJCAA sports and Western Kentucky – in NCAA Division I sports. He led the latter team in double–digit scoring figures during his junior and senior years of college,Draftexpress profile making the All-Sun Belt Second Team at the end of his senior year.Euroleague profile
Brazelton went undrafted at the 2008 NBA draft. He then played with the Utah Jazz's NBA Summer League team, appearing in two games and averaging 12 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists per game.Realgm.com profile
Professional career Failing to impress the NBA scouts, Brazelton moved to Europe and signed with a Latvian team BK Ventspils playing in the EuroChallenge tournament. Although he led the team from the very start, his efforts were not enough to carry the team to the Top 16 phase of the tournament. Shortly after the tournament loss to Cajasol Sevilla, Brazelton moved to Asseco Prokom.Prokom inks Tyrone Brazelton jr. Playing in the Euroleague, he averaged 3.7 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game, shooting 26% from the field.Euroleague stats for 2008–09 season In August 2009, he re-signed with Prokom for one more season.ASSECO PROKOM brings back Tyrone Brazelton He was released from the team in November 2009.Asseco Prokom releases guard Tyrone Brazelton
In January 2011, he moved to Germany and played for Eisbären Bremerhaven.Tyrone Brazelton moves to Eisbaren Bremerhaven
During the 2011–12 season, Brazelton played in the NBA Development League with Erie BayHawks. He averaged 9.2 points, 2.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game, playing 29 minutes a game and shooting 39% from the field.Erie BayHawks stats
In August 2012, Brazelton once again moved to Germany and signed with Nürnberger BC. In November, he moved to BC Odesa of Ukraine.BC Odessa signs Tyrone Brazelton
In April 2013, he signed with the Iranian club Petrochimi.Tyrone Brazelton Signs With Iranian Champion Petrochimi Bandar Eman In August, he moved to the Lithuanian club BC Nevėžis.Tyrone Brazelton signs with Nevezis In January 2014, he signed with the Belarusian team Tsmoki-Minsk.Minsk signs Tyrone Brazelton In April 2014, he returned to Lithuania and signed with BC Neptūnas for the rest of the season.„Neptūnas“ pasirašė sutartį su T.Brazeltonu Tyrone Brazelton signs with Neptunas
In August 2014, he signed a one-year deal with STB Le Havre of the French LNB Pro A.Le Havre signs Tyrone BrazeltonTyrone Brazelton au STB, c’est fait !
On July 2, 2015, Brazelton signed a two-year deal with Torku Konyaspor of the Turkish Basketball Super League.Tyrone Brazelton signs a two-year deal with Konyaspor In December 2015, he parted ways with Konyaspor after averaging 10.7 points and 5 assists per game.Konyaspor, Tyrone Brazelton reportedly to part ways On December 19, 2015, he signed with a two-year contract with BCM Gravelines of the LNB Pro A.Brazelton signs a contract for two seasons with Gravelines-Dunkerque, agent says At the end of the 2015–16 season, he parted ways with Gravelines.Gravelines-Dunkerque, Tyrone Brazelton parting ways
On July 26, 2016, Brazelton signed with Polish club Rosa Radom for the 2016–17 season.Rosa Radom lands Tyrone Brazelton On April 18, 2017, he signed Guizhou of China for the 2017 NBL season.Tyrone Brazelton inks in Chinese NBL with Guizhou
On October 29, 2017, Brazeltone signed with Istanbulspor Beylikduzu of the Turkish Basketball First League.Istanbulspor adds Brazelton to their roster, ex Guizhou
In February 2018, Brazelton moved to Panionios in Greece and then spent the entire 2018–2019 season with Ifaistos Limnou, averaging 9.2 points, 2.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists in 24 games. On August 5, 2019, Brazelton signed with his third Greek Basket League club, Kolossos Rodou.
The Basketball Tournament In 2017, Brazelton played for the Kentucky Kings of The Basketball Tournament. Brazelton scored 6.5 PPG to help his team make it to the second round. The Basketball Tournament is a winner-take-all tournament broadcast on ESPN with a winning purse of $2 million.
References
External links Hartford Hawks coaching bio RealGM profile Euroleague.net profile