Tyus Jones
American basketball player
Follow Tyus Jones on Notably News to receive short updates to your email — rarely!
| 2022 | Became a starter and set a new NBA record of 7.35 for assist to turnover ratio, earning his sixth consecutive assist to turnover ratio title. |
| 2022 | Became a starter and set a new NBA record of 7.35 for assist to turnover ratio, earning his sixth consecutive assist to turnover ratio title. |
| 2021 | Set an NBA single-season assist to turnover ratio record of 7.04 with the Memphis Grizzlies. |
| 2021 | Set an NBA single-season assist to turnover ratio record of 7.04 with the Memphis Grizzlies. |
| May 5 2020 | Welcomed his first son, Tyus Jr., with fiancée Carrie Yeakey. |
| May 5 2020 | Welcomed his first son, Tyus Jr., with fiancée Carrie Yeakey. |
| 2019 | Became engaged to longtime girlfriend Carrie Yeakey before the 2019-20 NBA season. |
| 2019 | Became engaged to longtime girlfriend Carrie Yeakey before the 2019-20 NBA season. |
| 2015 | Selected 24th overall in the NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers and traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves. |
| 2015 | Won NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player during Duke's championship victory. |
| 2015 | Won NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player during Duke's championship victory. |
| 2015 | Selected 24th overall in the NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers and traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves. |
| April 15 2015 | Announced his decision to enter the 2015 NBA draft, forgoing his final three years of college eligibility. |
| April 15 2015 | Announced his decision to enter the 2015 NBA draft, forgoing his final three years of college eligibility. |
| 2014 | Named to the USA Today second team All-USA Boys Basketball Team. |
| 2014 | Named to the USA Today second team All-USA Boys Basketball Team. |
| June 24 2014 | Helped the United States win gold medal at the FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship. |
| June 24 2014 | Helped the United States win gold medal at the FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship. |
| June 15 2014 | Named to the final 12-man roster for the FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship and served as team captain. |
| June 15 2014 | Named to the final 12-man roster for the FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship and served as team captain. |
| June 12 2014 | Selected as part of the 15-player roster for the FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship team. |
| June 12 2014 | Selected as part of the 15-player roster for the FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship team. |
| May 5 2014 | Announced as one of 21 athletes invited to tryout for the USA national team for the FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship. |
| May 5 2014 | Announced as one of 21 athletes invited to tryout for the USA national team for the FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship. |
| April 22 2014 | The mayor of Apple Valley proclaimed April 22 as 'Tyus Jones Day'. |
| April 22 2014 | The mayor of Apple Valley proclaimed April 22 as 'Tyus Jones Day'. |
| April 18 2014 | In the Jordan Brand Classic, recorded the only double-double with 10 points, a game-high 12 assists, and 7 rebounds. |
| April 18 2014 | In the Jordan Brand Classic, recorded the only double-double with 10 points, a game-high 12 assists, and 7 rebounds. |
| April 12 2014 | Posted a 13-point, 6-assist, 5-steal performance in Team USA's Nike Hoops Summit victory. |
| April 12 2014 | Posted a 13-point, 6-assist, 5-steal performance in Team USA's Nike Hoops Summit victory. |
| March 31 2014 | Won the skills competition at the McDonald's All-American Game. |
| March 31 2014 | Won the skills competition at the McDonald's All-American Game. |
| March 6 2014 | Ended his high school career in a Class 4A Section 3 championship loss to Cretin-Derham Hall High School, scoring 35 points in double overtime. |
| March 6 2014 | Ended his high school career in a Class 4A Section 3 championship loss to Cretin-Derham Hall High School, scoring 35 points in double overtime. |
| November 15 2013 | Made a verbal commitment to Duke basketball on ESPNU, simultaneously with Jahlil Okafor. |
| November 15 2013 | Made a verbal commitment to Duke basketball on ESPNU, simultaneously with Jahlil Okafor. |
| August 13 2013 | Announced official visits to four schools: Baylor (August 30-September 1), Kentucky (September 27-29), Kansas (October 18-20), and Duke (October 25-27). |
| August 13 2013 | Announced official visits to four schools: Baylor (August 30-September 1), Kentucky (September 27-29), Kansas (October 18-20), and Duke (October 25-27). |
| January 5 2013 | Led Apple Valley on a 31-9 run to overcome an 11-point deficit against Rashad Vaughn and Robbinsdale Cooper High School in the Timberwolves Shootout. |
| January 5 2013 | Led Apple Valley on a 31-9 run to overcome an 11-point deficit against Rashad Vaughn and Robbinsdale Cooper High School in the Timberwolves Shootout. |
| June 29 2012 | Jones played for Team USA at the FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Kaunas, Lithuania, where the team went undefeated in 8 games. |
| June 29 2012 | Jones played for Team USA at the FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Kaunas, Lithuania, where the team went undefeated in 8 games. |
| 2011 | Selected to the United States FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship team, which won the tournament at the USA Basketball training center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. |
| 2011 | Selected to the United States FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship team, which won the tournament at the USA Basketball training center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. |
| July 2011 | Attended the AAU Peach Jam tournament, where leading college basketball coaches observed him and multiple universities subsequently offered him scholarships, including Ohio State, Michigan State, Marquette, Providence, Arizona, and Iowa State. |
| July 2011 | Attended the AAU Peach Jam tournament, where leading college basketball coaches observed him and multiple universities subsequently offered him scholarships, including Ohio State, Michigan State, Marquette, Providence, Arizona, and Iowa State. |
This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia article Tyus Jones, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.