Bones Hyland

Last updated
Bones Hyland
Nahshon Hyland.jpg
Hyland in 2020
No. 5–Los Angeles Clippers
Position Point guard / shooting guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (2000-09-14) September 14, 2000 (age 23)
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight169 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school St. Georges Tech
(Middletown, Delaware)
College VCU (2019–2021)
NBA draft 2021: 1st round, 26th overall pick
Selected by the Denver Nuggets
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021–2023 Denver Nuggets
2023–present Los Angeles Clippers
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Nah'Shon Lee "Bones" Hyland (born September 14, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the VCU Rams before being drafted 26th overall in the 2021 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets.

Contents

Early life and high school career

Hyland was born in Delaware. [1] Hyland started playing basketball after watching his older brother and a friend playing at the park. He was nicknamed "Bizzy Bones" or "Bones" in part due to his slender build. [2] Hyland attended St. Georges Technical High School in Middletown, Delaware. During his junior year, his 11-month-old cousin and grandmother died in a house fire. [3] Hyland escaped by jumping from his second-floor bedroom and suffered a torn patellar tendon, sidelining him for six months. [4] As a senior, he averaged 26.6 points, 6.6 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 3.4 steals per game, leading his team to the semifinals of the state tournament. He was named Delaware Player of the Year and earned first team All-State honors. [5] A four-star recruit, he committed to playing college basketball for VCU over offers from Saint Joseph's, Rhode Island, La Salle, Boston College, UConn and Temple. [6]

College career

On January 18, 2020, Hyland scored a freshman season-high 21 points and five three-pointers in a 91–63 win over St. Bonaventure. [7] As a freshman, he averaged nine points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game, earning Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team accolades. He shot 43.4 percent from three-point range and set a program freshman record with 63 three-pointers. [8] In his sophomore season debut on November 25, Hyland scored 23 points, making five three-pointers, in an 85–69 victory over Utah State. [9] On December 9, he scored 30 points, shooting 7-of-12 from three-point range, in a 95–59 win over North Carolina A&T. [10] Six days later, Hyland posted a career-high 31 points in a 93–68 victory over Western Carolina. [11] On March 5, 2021, he recorded 30 points and 10 rebounds in a 73–68 win against Dayton at the Atlantic 10 tournament quarterfinals. [12] As a sophomore, Hyland averaged 19.5 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.9 steals per game, and was named Atlantic 10 Player of the Year. [13] On April 17, 2021, he declared for the 2021 NBA draft, forgoing his remaining college eligibility. [14]

Professional career

Denver Nuggets (2021–2023)

On July 29, 2021, Hyland was drafted with the 26th overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets, becoming VCU's first draft pick in 11 years. [15] [16] On January 15, 2022, Hyland scored a then career-high 27 points and had 10 rebounds in a 133–96 win against the Los Angeles Lakers. [17] On April 24, in the first round of the playoffs, Hyland helped the Nuggets to a 126–121 Game 4 victory over the Golden State Warriors, with 15 points and 7 assists. [18] Although Hyland played 42 games with the 2022-23 Nuggets and averaged more than 12 points per game before his trade, he was excluded from receiving a championship ring when Denver won the NBA title after sending him to the Clippers.

Los Angeles Clippers (2023–present)

On February 9, 2023, Hyland was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers in a four-team trade involving the Los Angeles Lakers and Orlando Magic. [19] [20]

On April 10, 2024, in a 124-108 loss against the Phoenix Suns, Hyland scored a new career-high 37 points. [21]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

NBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2021–22 Denver 69419.0.403.366.8562.72.8.6.310.1
2022–23 Denver 42119.5.399.378.8662.03.0.7.312.1
L.A. Clippers 14018.9.401.351.7503.53.4.8.110.8
2023–24 L.A. Clippers 37514.6.386.326.7831.52.5.7.16.9
Career1621018.1.398.361.8442.32.8.7.210.0

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2022 Denver 5017.3.361.348.8572.03.2.2.09.2
2023 L.A. Clippers 5016.5.341.250.800.8.8.8.28.6
2024 L.A. Clippers 304.0.429.2001.000.71.3.0.03.7
Career13013.9.356.292.8571.21.8.4.17.7

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2019–20 VCU 31920.6.433.434.6672.21.8.8.39.0
2020–21 VCU 242431.9.447.371.8624.72.11.9.219.5
Career553325.5.441.399.8273.31.91.3.313.6

Related Research Articles

Reggie Williams is a retired professional basketball player who played ten seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was an All-American college player at Georgetown University and was a member of their 1983–84 National Championship team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Danilo Gallinari</span> Italian basketball player (born 1988)

Danilo Gallinari is an Italian professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After spending his first four years as a professional in his native Italy, Gallinari was drafted sixth overall in the 2008 NBA draft by the New York Knicks. He played with the Knicks for two and a half seasons before being traded to the Denver Nuggets in 2011. He has also played for the Los Angeles Clippers, the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Atlanta Hawks, the Washington Wizards and the Detroit Pistons.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">DeAndre Jordan</span> American basketball player (born 1988)

Hyland DeAndre Jordan Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season of college basketball for the Texas A&M Aggies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Austin Rivers</span> American basketball player (born 1992)

Austin James Rivers is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Rivers led Winter Park High School to back-to-back Florida 6A state championships in 2010 and 2011. He also played in the 2011 Nike Hoop Summit for the Team USA, and was a McDonald's All-American.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">JaMychal Green</span> American basketball player (born 1990)

JaMychal Green is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Alabama Crimson Tide. Green started his career in the G League and overseas before signing his first NBA contract with the San Antonio Spurs in 2015. He also played for the Memphis Grizzlies, Los Angeles Clippers, and Denver Nuggets.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Reggie Jackson (basketball, born 1990)</span> American basketball player

Reginald Shon Jackson, nicknamed Big Government, is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played three seasons for the Boston College Eagles before declaring for the 2011 NBA draft, where he was drafted 24th overall by the Oklahoma City Thunder. Jackson also played for the Detroit Pistons and Los Angeles Clippers before joining the Nuggets, where he won a championship with the team in 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Will Barton</span> American basketball player (born 1991)

William Denard Barton III is an American professional basketball player for the Cangrejeros de Santurce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for Memphis, where he was named the Conference USA Men's Basketball Player of the Year in 2012. He was selected 40th overall in the 2012 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers and played for the Idaho Stampede of the NBA G League before being traded to the Denver Nuggets in 2015, where he eventually became their franchise leader in three-pointers made.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kentavious Caldwell-Pope</span> American basketball player (born 1993)

Kentavious Tannell Caldwell-Pope, also known by his initials KCP, is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was named a McDonald's All-American as one of the top high school basketball players in the class of 2011. He played college basketball for two years with the Georgia Bulldogs in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and was voted the SEC Player of the Year as a sophomore in 2013.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aaron Gordon</span> American basketball player (born 1995)

Aaron Addison Gordon is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Born in San Jose, California, Gordon attended Archbishop Mitty High School where he led his team to two state championships and was named California Mr. Basketball in his junior and senior years. Gordon then played one year of college basketball with the Arizona Wildcats, during which they won the Pac-12 regular season title and reached the Elite Eight of the 2014 NCAA tournament.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Robert Covington</span> American basketball player (born 1990)

Robert Covington is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Tennessee State Tigers and in 2018, he was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Montrezl Harrell</span> American basketball player (born 1994)

Montrezl Dashay Harrell ( mon-TREZHARR-əl; is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals, where he received the Karl Malone Award in 2015 as a junior, being the top power forward in the nation. Harrell was selected in the second round of the 2015 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets, and was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers in 2017, where he was named NBA Sixth Man of the Year in 2020.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jamal Murray</span> Canadian basketball player (born 1997)

Jamal Murray is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the Canadian national team. He played one season of college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats before being selected by the Nuggets as the seventh overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft. Nicknamed "Blue Arrow", he is regarded as one of the greatest postseason and clutch performers in NBA history.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Malik Monk</span> American basketball player (born 1998)

Malik Ahmad Monk is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season of college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats, earning consensus second-team All-American honors in 2017. Monk was selected in the first round of the 2017 NBA draft by the Charlotte Hornets with the 11th overall pick. He has also played for the Los Angeles Lakers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ivica Zubac</span> Croatian basketball player

Ivica Zubac is a Croatian professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round in the 2016 NBA draft. He played for the Lakers until the 2019 trade deadline when he was traded to the Clippers. During the 2021 NBA Playoffs, he helped the Los Angeles Clippers reach the Western Conference Finals for the first time in franchise history.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Malik Beasley</span> American basketball player (born 1996)

Malik JonMikal Beasley is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He attended Saint Francis School in Alpharetta, Georgia, where he was a four-star recruit. He played one season of college basketball for the Florida State Seminoles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michael Porter Jr.</span> American basketball player (born 1998)

Michael Lamar Porter Jr., also known as "MPJ", is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Missouri Tigers. Porter was ranked as one of the top prospects in the class of 2017. He was selected 14th overall by the Nuggets in the 2018 NBA draft, winning his first NBA championship with them in 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jarred Vanderbilt</span> American basketball player (born 1999)

Jarred Jakobi Vanderbilt is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected as a McDonald's All-American in high school. Vanderbilt played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats. He was selected by the Denver Nuggets in the second round of the 2018 NBA draft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Landry Shamet</span> American basketball player

Landry Michael Shamet is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Wichita State Shockers and was selected 26th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2018 NBA draft. He has also played for the Los Angeles Clippers, Brooklyn Nets, and Phoenix Suns.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021–22 VCU Rams men's basketball team</span> American college basketball season

The 2021–22 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by fifth-year head coach is Mike Rhoades and played their home games at the Siegel Center in Richmond, Virginia as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 14–4 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 3 seed in the A-10 tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Richmond. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Princeton in the first round before losing to Wake Forest.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vince Williams Jr.</span> American basketball player (born 2000)

Vincent Terrill Williams Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the VCU Rams.

References

  1. ↑ Reddick, JJ (January 3, 2023). "Bones Hyland Opens Up About His Life Story, Playing With Jokic, Adjusting To The NBA and More" (video). youtube.com.
  2. ↑ Epps, Wayne (January 4, 2020). "VCU's next star, 'Bones' Hyland carries his hometown of Wilmington on his back". Richmond Times-Dispatch . Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  3. ↑ Moore, CJ (May 2, 2019). "A year after a tragic fire, high-major recruit Nah'Shon Hyland has his groove back". The Athletic . Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  4. ↑ Grube, Ryan (October 22, 2019). "After a life-altering house fire, Bones Hyland draws strength from losses". The Commonwealth Times . Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  5. ↑ Myers, Brad (March 15, 2019). "St. Georges' Hyland is Player of the Year, heads All-State boys basketball team". The News Journal . Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  6. ↑ Epps, Wayne (June 4, 2019). "VCU adds four-star guard Nah'Shon Hyland to 2019 recruiting class". Richmond Times-Dispatch . Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  7. ↑ Jeter, Fred (January 31, 2020). "VCU's Nah'Shon Hyland: A freshman with impact". Richmond Free Press . Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Nah'Shon Hyland". Virginia Commonwealth University. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  9. ↑ Davis, Marc (November 26, 2020). "Hyland, Williams, strong finish propel VCU past Utah State". WWBT . Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Hyland erupts for 30, Rams throttle Aggies". Virginia Commonwealth University. December 9, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Hyland scores 31 to lift VCU over Western Carolina 93–68". Sports Illustrated . Associated Press. December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Hyland scores 30 to lift VCU past Dayton 73–68 in A-10". Associated Press. March 5, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  13. ↑ Epps, Wayne (March 10, 2021). "VCU's Bones Hyland named Atlantic 10's player of year". Richmond Times-Dispatch . Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  14. ↑ Epps, Wayne (April 17, 2021). "VCU's Bones Hyland declares for NBA draft". Richmond Times-Dispatch . Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  15. ↑ Singer, Mike (July 31, 2021). "Meet Nuggets draft pick Bones Hyland, VCU's "pied piper" and the pride of Wilmington". The Denver Post . Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  16. ↑ "2021 NBA Draft results: Picks 1–60". NBA.com. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  17. ↑ Singer, Mike (January 15, 2022). "Bones Hyland, Nikola Jokic hammer LeBron James, Lakers in rout". Denver Post . Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  18. ↑ Nuggets' Bones Hyland: Scores 15, sparks Game 4 victory
  19. ↑ "LA Clippers Acquire Hyland from Denver Nuggets". NBA.com. February 9, 2023.
  20. ↑ "Magic Acquire Patrick Beverley, Future Second Round Draft Pick and Cash Considerations as Part of a Four-Team Trade". NBA.com. February 9, 2023. the L.A. Clippers acquire Bones Hyland from Denver
  21. ↑ Janis Carr (April 10, 2024). "Bones Hyland, Clippers' reserves get a night to shine in loss to Suns". dailynews.com. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.