Tyrese Proctor

Tyrese Proctor (born April 1, 2004) is an Australian college basketball player for the Duke Blue Devils of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Early life
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. Tyrese attended Trinity Grammar 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.

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

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.