Tyrese Proctor

Tyrese Darnell Proctor (born 1 April 2004) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils and was drafted with the 49th overall pick in the 2025 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Early life and career Proctor was born in Sydney, New South Wales, to an Australian mother and an American-born father. His father, Rod, is a former professional basketball player for the Sydney Kings in Australia's National Basketball League. Proctor attended Bangor Public School throughout his upbringing and grew up playing an array of sports such as cricket, soccer and baseball but basketball was his highest priority. He began playing junior basketball for the Sutherland Sharks and represented his home state of New South Wales at numerous national championships.

In 2021, Proctor received a scholarship to attend the NBA Global Academy in Canberra. He played for the BA Centre of Excellence in the Waratah League in 2021, averaging 10.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists in seven games. The following year, he played for the Centre of Excellence in the NBL1 during the 2022 season, averaging 15.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.7 steals per game.

College career In April 2022, Proctor committed to join the Duke Blue Devils. He averaged 9.4 points and 3.3 assists per game as a freshman in the 2022–23 season, shooting 38.1% from the field. Proctor was named to the ACC All-Freshman Team.

As a sophomore in 2023–24, Proctor played 32 games and averaged 10.5 points, three rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game.

As a junior in 2024–25, Proctor played 38 games and averaged 12.4 points, three rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game.

Professional career On 26 June 2025, Proctor was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 49th overall pick in the 2025 NBA draft. On 1 July 2025, he signed a four-year, $8.69 million deal with the Cavaliers. The first two years were fully guaranteed, with a partially guaranteed third year, and a team option on the fourth year. On 3 March 2026, he was assigned to the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League. He appeared in a game for the Charge that day before recalled to the Cavaliers immediately after. On 12 April, in the Cavaliers' regular season-finale, Proctor recorded 22 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists in a 130–117 win over the Washington Wizards.

National team career In February 2021, Proctor made his debut with the senior Australia national team at the age of 16, in a 2022 FIBA Asia Cup qualifier against New Zealand. In July 2022, he returned to play for Australia in their 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifying win against China. Later that month, he was selected to represent Australia at the 2022 FIBA Asia Cup in Indonesia, where he played a starring role in Australia's run to win the gold medal.

In June 2026, Proctor was named in the Boomers squad for the next window of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Asian Qualifiers in Perth in July.

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