Trentyn Flowers

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Trentyn Flowers
Los Angeles Clippers
Position Shooting guard / small forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (2005-03-08) March 8, 2005 (age 19)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school
NBA draft 2024: undrafted
Playing career2023–present
Career history
2023–2024 Adelaide 36ers
2024—present Los Angeles Clippers

Trentyn Flowers (born March 8, 2005) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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High school career

Flowers played his freshman season at Jackson County Comprehensive High School in Jefferson, Georgia, where he received his first NCAA Division I basketball scholarship offer in 2021. [1] He moved to Huntington Prep School in Huntington, West Virginia, for his sophomore season and garnered continued collegiate attention for his ball-handling skills and "big guard" playing style. [2] Flowers transferred to Sierra Canyon School in Los Angeles, California, midway through his sophomore season. [3] He transferred to Combine Academy in Lincolnton, North Carolina, in 2022. [4]

Flowers was considered as a top-10 small forward in the class of 2024. [5] On March 17, 2023, he declared his commitment to join the Louisville Cardinals and would reclassify to the class of 2023 to be eligible for the 2023–24 season. [5]

Professional career

On August 14, 2023, Flowers announced that he had decommitted from Louisville to sign with the Adelaide 36ers of the National Basketball League (NBL) as a member of the league's Next Stars program. [6] [7] He stated that he wanted to play at the point guard position and named former NBL players LaMelo Ball and Josh Giddey as motivations. [7] On August 27, 2023, 36ers head coach C. J. Bruton named Flowers as the starting point guard for the team. [8] After attempts at using Flowers as a point guard to begin the preseason, the 36ers moved him to a wing forward position. [9] [10] Flowers made his debut off the bench in a loss to the Brisbane Bullets on September 29, 2023, and recorded four points and five rebounds. [11] He scored 23 points, including 18 in the fourth quarter, to lead the 36ers to their first win of the season against the Illawarra Hawks on October 14, 2023. [12] Flowers returned to the 36ers' starting line-up after Scott Ninnis took over as head coach from Bruton in December 2023. [13] He injured his knee in January 2024, [14] and subsequently fell out of the playing rotation. [15] Flowers then suffered from a neck strain, [16] and missed the last two rounds of the season. [17] Flowers appeared in 18 games with the 36ers and averaged 5.2 points per game. [17]

On April 14, 2024, Flowers declared for the 2024 NBA draft. [18] He was invited to participate in the NBA draft combine. [19]

Personal life

Flowers was born in Maryland and raised in Georgia. [20] His father, Travis Flowers, played professional basketball overseas. [21]

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