Tyler Kalinoski

Tyler Kenneth Kalinoski (born December 19, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Unicaja of the Spanish Liga ACB. Kalinoski was a McDonald's All-American nominee as a senior at Olathe East High School in Kansas and completed his college career for the Davidson Wildcats. He was named Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year in 2015.

High school career Kalinoski competed for Olathe East High School under coach Jim Super. He was named to the first-team All-Sunflower League in 2010 and 2011. As a senior, he averaged 17.1 points, 5.8 rebounds, 5.7 assists, and 2.2 steals per game, leading the team in all statistical categories. The Wichita Eagle and Topeka Capital Journal selected him to the 6A first-team all-state, and the Olathe News named him Player of the Year in his senior year. He was a McDonald's All-American nominee. At the conclusion of the regular season he was named Atlantic 10 player of the year.

Professional career Kalinoski went undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft. On June 26, he signed with the Miami Heat to play in the 2015 NBA Summer League. "I want to seize the moment and just go out and play," he said. When Summer League ended, Miami and the Charlotte Hornets were interested in signing him as a fringe player, with the perspective of spending most of the season in the NBA D-League.

After impressing at Summer League, Kalinoski opted against trying his luck in the NBA as a fringe player or in the NBA D-League, and he joined French League club Élan Chalon.

He signed with the Antwerp Giants on June 21, 2017.

On July 31, 2019, he signed a contract with Teksüt Bandırma of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). He averaged 10.7 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. Kalinoski signed with Germani Basket Brescia of the Italian league on June 18, 2020.

In the summer 2021, Kalinoski signed for Breogán of the Spanish Liga ACB.

On July 9, 2022, he has signed with Unicaja of the Spanish Liga ACB.