Bryson Tiller (basketball)

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Bryson Tiller
No. 15–City Reapers
Position Forward
League Overtime Elite
Personal information
Born (2005-11-07) November 7, 2005 (age 19)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Career information
High school
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022Cold Hearts
2023–presentCity Reapers
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× OTE champion (2023, 2024)
  • All-OTE Second-team (2024)

Bryson Tiller is an American professional basketball player for the City Reapers of Overtime Elite (OTE). He played high school basketball for Pace Academy in Atlanta, where he was rated a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2025 recruiting class. Tiller joined OTE after his freshman season, helping his team win the league title in 2023.

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Early life and high school career

Tiller attended Pace Academy in Atlanta during his freshman year, averaging 12.2 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks per game. [1] [2] He earned class 2A honorable mention all-state honors from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . [3] Tiller also played for Atlanta Xpress in the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) circuit at the under-17 level, starting in the summer after the eighth grade. [4]

Recruiting

Tiller was considered a consensus four-star recruit. [5] On November 16, 2024, he committed to playing college basketball for Kansas over offers from Auburn, Georgia Tech, and Indiana. [6]

College recruiting information
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Bryson Tiller
F 		Atlanta, GA Pace Academy (GA)6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)N/ANov 16, 2024 
Star ratings: Rivals: 4 stars.svg     247Sports: 4 stars.svg     ESPN: 4 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 21   247Sports: 20   ESPN: 29
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Kansas 2025 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  • "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 13, 2024.

Professional career

On July 26, 2022, it was announced that Tiller had signed with Overtime Elite (OTE), a professional basketball league for late high school and early college-level players, ahead of its second season. [7] He was the first high school sophomore to ever sign with OTE, becoming the league's youngest player, and waived his $100,000 guaranteed salary in order to maintain his future college eligibility. [7] [8] Tiller was drafted by the Overtime Cold Hearts after an impressive performance at the OTE Pro Day in October. [8] He made his OTE debut for the Cold Hearts on November 5, recording 12 points and three rebounds in a 91–79 win over the Bruins. [9] One week later, he recorded his first double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds against the Holy Rams. [9] Tiller was traded to the City Reapers midway through the season. [10] He finished his rookie year in 2022–23 with averages of 11.5 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. [11] Tiller helped the City Reapers win the league championship alongside Amen and Ausar Thompson, recording 15 points and eight rebounds in the team's title-clinching game 3 victory over the YNG Dreamerz in the OTE Finals. [11] [12]

In the 2023–24 OTE season, Tiller averaged 12.2 points, 9.4 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks per game, earning all-OTE second-team accolades and finishing top three in Defensive Player of the Year voting. [10] He also helped the City Reapers to their second consecutive title. [10]

Personal life

Tiller was born to former NFL and CFL player Tony Tiller and his wife Tiffany. [13] [14] He has two sisters. [13]

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  1. ↑ "High school basketball: Kanaan Carlyle, Trey Parker and Bryson Tiller headed to Overtime Elite". MaxPreps . July 25, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  2. ↑ Divens, Jordan (August 26, 2022). "High school basketball: Complete list of players jumping to professional level in 2022". MaxPreps . Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  3. ↑ Holcomb, Todd; Saye, Chip (April 3, 2022). "AJC All-State Team". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . p. C2. Retrieved October 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Bossi, Eric (December 21, 2021). "2025 forward Bryson Tiller has elite potential". 247Sports . Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Bryson Tiller - Overtime Elite - Power Forward". On3.com. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  6. ↑ Laddha, Shreyas (November 16, 2024). "Picking Jayhawks, 5-star hoops recruit Bryson Tiller even surprised KU's coaches". The Kansas City Star . Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  7. 1 2 Jordan, Jason (July 26, 2022). "Overtime Elite Adds Top Prep Prospects Jahki Howard and Bryson Tiller". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved October 30, 2023.
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  9. 1 2 "Bryson Tiller | 2022-2023 Season". Overtime Elite. Archived from the original on November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  10. 1 2 3 "Bryson Tiller | Biography". Overtime Elite . Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  11. 1 2 Drummond, Cameron (April 21, 2023). "Overtime Elite's Bryson Tiller, a projected class of 2025 star, talks college recruitment". Kentucky.com . Retrieved November 1, 2023.
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  13. 1 2 Suggs, Donnell (April 8, 2023). "OTE's Tiller has plenty more time to impress coaches, scouts". Atlanta Voice . Retrieved November 1, 2023.
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