Tyrese Maxey
Tyrese Kendrid Maxey (born November 4, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats.
No. 0 – Philadelphia 76ers
November 4, 2000
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Kentucky (2019–2020)
2020: 1st round, 21st overall pick
2020–present
Born in Dallas, Texas, Maxey was a shooting guard for South Garland High School, helping the team to their first-ever Texas state high school basketball tournament appearance in 2018. A five-star recruit as early as his sophomore year of high school, Maxey contemplated leaving high school early to play for the Kentucky Wildcats, but ultimately stayed at South Garland, where he was a McDonald's All-American and Texas Mr. Basketball during his senior year. He then played for the Wildcats, where he would set a school record of 26 points in his collegiate debut.
After Maxey's freshman season at Kentucky was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, he elected to enter the 2020 NBA draft, where the 76ers selected him 21st overall with their first-round pick. Maxey received limited playing time during his rookie season, making his first NBA start in a game where the 76ers could only field the league's minimum number of players. However, Ben Simmons's refusal to play for the 76ers the following season gave Maxey an opportunity to become the team's starting point guard. In his fourth season, Maxey won the Most Improved Player Award and earned his first All-Star selection in 2024. Soon after the 76ers elimination from the playoffs, Maxey earned his first NBA Sportsmanship Award.
National team career[edit]
During his high school career, Maxey was named to the United States men's national under-19 basketball team for the 2018 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship in Canada.[58] He averaged 13 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 steals in roughly 24 minutes per game during the preliminary round-robin tournament but injured his ankle in a game against Puerto Rico and was considered unlikely to return for the remainder of the tournament.[59] After missing the quarter- and semifinals, Maxey returned for the gold medal match against Canada, scoring two points in 12 minutes of play.[60] The United States won the game 113–74 to take the gold medal.[61]