Tyler Robertson

Tyler James Robertson (born 25 July 2000) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for Eastern Washington and Portland before debuting in the NBL in 2024 with the Kings.

Early life and career Robertson was born in Melbourne, Victoria, where he attended Rowville Secondary College in 2015 and Box Hill Senior Secondary College between 2016 and 2019. With Box Hill, he won four straight Victorian titles and an Australian crown in 2017. He started playing basketball with the Warrandyte Venom and Dandenong Rangers before going on to represent Victoria Metropolitan from 2015 to 2018, which led to two gold medals and one silver medal as captain of the side.

Robertson was selected to play for Australia at the 2017 under-17 Oceania Championship and the 2018 under-18 Asia Cup, winning gold in both tournaments. In 2019, he won another gold medal with Victoria at the under 20s Australian Championships and helped the Australian Emus finish ninth at the FIBA under-19 World Cup in Heraklion, Greece, with Robertson averaging four points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists in seven games. In 2018, he averaged 3.8 points and 1.1 rebounds in 17 SEABL games for the Rangers. In 2019, he played for the Rangers in the inaugural NBL1 season, averaging 8.2 points and 1.8 rebounds in 13 games.

College career In 2019, Robertson moved to the United States to begin his college basketball career with the Eastern Washington Eagles. As a freshman in 2019–20, he played in 26 games and averaged 8.1 minutes, 2.2 points and 1.4 rebounds per game.

Professional career On 23 April 2024, Robertson signed a three-year deal with the Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League (NBL), with the final year being a team option. He made his debut for the Kings against the Brisbane Bullets on 5 October 2024, finishing with nine points, two rebounds, one assist, and one block on 4-for-7 shooting. In the 2024–25 NBL season, Robertson averaged 3.5 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 22 games. In 14 games, he averaged 17.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.1 steals per game.

In May 2026, Robertson joined the Sutherland Sharks of the NBL1 East for the rest of the 2026 NBL1 season. He was named NBL1 East All-Star Five. He helped the Sharks reach the NBL1 East Grand Final, where they lost 76–64 to the Norths Bears despite Robertson's game-high 29 points.

National team career In June 2024, Robertson played for the Australian Boomers at the Nissay Cup in Japan.

College statistics +College basketball statistics YearGPGSMINFG%3P%FT%REBASTBLKSTLPFTOPTS2019–202608.038.535.543.81.40.50.00.30.90.62.22020–2123625.347.038.082.33.63.00.00.72.01.411.12021–22323235.840.635.888.36.44.50.31.32.32.515.32022–23323234.239.832.878.45.55.30.30.81.93.015.62023–24333335.645.237.281.14.53.80.20.82.02.316.9