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Tyson Acuff
American basketball player
Tyson Acuff (born September 16, 2002) is an American college basketball player for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights of the Big Ten Conference. He previously played for the Duquesne Dukes and the Eastern Michigan Eagles.
| Rutgers Scarlet Knights | |
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Big Ten Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (2002-09-16) September 16, 2002 (age 21) |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 196 lb (89 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Cass Technical (Detroit, Michigan) |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Acuff attended Cass Technical High School in Detroit, Michigan. As a junior, he averaged 16.6 points per game.[1] He finished his senior season averaging 27.6 points, 10.3 rebounds, 6.3 assists, and 4.2 steals per game.[2] A three-star recruit, Acuff committed to play college basketball at Duquesne University over offers from Georgia State, Toledo, and Siena.[3]
After averaging 5.7 points and 2.9 rebounds per game as a sophomore, Acuff entered the transfer portal.[4][5] In May 2022, he announced his commitment to Eastern Michigan.[6] Acuff spent two seasons at Eastern Michigan, averaging 21.7 points per game in his second season on campus, before entering the transfer portal for a second time.[7]
On April 1, 2024, Acuff announced his commitment to Rutgers.[8][9][10]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | Duquesne | 18 | 0 | 13.7 | .373 | .294 | 1.000 | 1.1 | .9 | .5 | .1 | 3.7 |
| 2021–22 | Duquesne | 30 | 16 | 23.0 | .448 | .394 | .737 | 2.9 | .9 | .6 | .2 | 5.7 |
| 2022–23 | Eastern Michigan | 30 | 30 | 34.5 | .458 | .344 | .813 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 1.3 | .1 | 14.3 |
| 2023–24 | Eastern Michigan | 27 | 27 | 37.9 | .433 | .292 | .811 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 1.1 | .1 | 21.7 |
- McCabe, Mick. "Detroit Cass Tech star Tyson Acuff's basketball prowess is a family affair". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- Purcell, Jared (2020-02-27). "Detroit Cass Tech's Tyson Acuff, Renaissance's Kailee Davis win Mr. and Ms. PSL awards". mlive. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- Vukovcan, Mike (2019-11-15). "2020 3-Star Guard Tyson Acuff Commits to Duquesne". Pittsburgh Sports Now. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- Carney, Logan (2022-04-01). "Duquesne's Tyson Acuff Enters Transfer Portal". Pittsburgh Sports Now. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- DiPaola, Jerry (2022-04-01). "Duquesne's Tyson Acuff enters transfer portal". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- Wickliffe, Greg (2022-05-06). "Eastern Michigan adds third former Mr. Basketball finalist in less than a week". mlive. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- Samra, Steve (2024-03-19). "Top-10 scorer in college basketball re-enters NCAA Transfer Portal". On3. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- Fonseca, Brian (2024-04-01). "Rutgers adds prolific scorer as 1st transfer addition of crucial offseason". nj. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- "Eastern Michigan's Tyson Acuff transferring to Rutgers". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- "Rutgers basketball adds Tyson Acuff, transfer guard from Eastern Michigan". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
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