Tanner Groves

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Tanner Groves
Personal information
Born (1999-05-22) May 22, 1999 (age 24)
Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school Shadle Park
(Spokane, Washington)
College
NBA draft 2023: undrafted
Playing career2023–present
Position Power forward / center
Career history
2023–2024 Anwil Włocławek
2024 Xinjiang Flying Tigers
Career highlights and awards

Tanner John Groves (born May 22, 1999) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the Eastern Washington Eagles and Oklahoma Sooners.

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Early life and high school career

Groves was born and grew up in Spokane, Washington and attended Shadle Park High School. He was named All-State and All-Greater Spokane League as a senior after averaging 18.2 points, 9.5 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks per game. [1]

College career

Groves redshirted his true freshman season. [2] He played mostly off the bench as a redshirt freshman and sophomore before becoming a starter as a redshirt junior. He was named the Big Sky Conference Player of the Year in 2021. [3] Groves averaged 17.2 points and eight rebounds per game. On April 18, 2021, he transferred to Oklahoma. [4]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Groves joined the Oklahoma City Thunder for the 2023 NBA Summer League. [5]

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

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017–18 Eastern Washington Redshirt.svg Redshirt
2018–19 Eastern Washington 2828.6.417.385.6502.1.3.1.62.8
2019–20 Eastern Washington 3019.9.589.424.6362.8.3.1.65.1
2020–21 Eastern Washington 242427.0.560.349.7788.01.3.31.117.2
2021–22 Oklahoma 343425.0.532.381.7295.81.6.4.411.6
2022–23 Oklahoma 323225.4.508.286.7247.21.4.81.110.2
Career1489319.3.532.353.7335.11.0.3.79.2

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References

  1. ↑ "All in the family: Groves name synonymous with Shadle Park athletics". The Spokesman-Review . January 24, 2018.
  2. ↑ "EWU's Groves brothers thriving as each other's biggest fans on the court".
  3. ↑ "Tanner Groves the latest Eastern Washington player to be named Big Sky MVP". The Spokesman-Review . March 8, 2021.
  4. ↑ Borzello, Jeff (April 18, 2021). "Eastern Washington transfer Tanner Groves commits to Oklahoma to play basketball, sources say". ESPN . Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Two Former Oklahoma Players Land NBA Free Agent Deals". SI.com. June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
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