No. 6–Maine Celtics | |
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Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
League | NBA G League |
Personal information | |
Born | Almere, Netherlands | 26 June 2001
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Wasatch Academy (Mount Pleasant, Utah) |
College |
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NBA draft | 2024: undrafted |
Playing career | 2017–present |
Career history | |
2017–2018 | Apollo Amsterdam |
2024–present | Maine Celtics |
Career highlights | |
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Tristan Enaruna (born 26 June 2001) is a Dutch professional basketball player for the Maine Celtics of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks, Iowa State Cyclones and the Cleveland State Vikings.
Born in Almere, Enaruna started playing junior basketball with Almere Pioneers. [1] He later played for the youth academy of Apollo Amsterdam.
In the 2017–18 season, Enaruna made his debut with Apollo Amsterdam in the professional Dutch Basketball League (DBL) at age 16. He earned a spot on the roster alongside his brother Iyen. On July 10, 2017, Enaruna played his first professional game, playing 7 minutes in a 82–80 win over Rotterdam. Over the course of the season, he participated in three games, averaging 12 minutes and 2.7 points per game. [2]
In the 2018–19 season, Enaruna played with Wasatch Academy in the United States.
In May 2019, Enaruna committed to play collegiately for Kansas. [3]
On 19 April 2021, Enaruna transferred to Iowa State. [4] He scored a career-high 23 points on January 1, 2022, in a 77-72 loss to Baylor. [5] In April 2022, Enaruna transferred to Cleveland State. [6] He averaged 15.1 points and 6.6 rebounds per game and was named to the First Team All-Horizon League. [7] In his final season of eligibility, Enaruna averaged 19.6 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.2 steals per game. [8]
After going undrafted in the 2024 NBA draft, Enaruna joined the Boston Celtics for the 2024 NBA Summer League [9] and on 10 July 2024, he signed with the team. [10] [11] However, he was waived on 8 October [12] and on 26 October, he joined the Maine Celtics. [13]
GP | Games 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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2019–20 | Kansas | 30 | 0 | 10.9 | .342 | .258 | .500 | 2.2 | .6 | .5 | .3 | 2.4 |
2020–21 | Kansas | 25 | 0 | 9.4 | .415 | .227 | .667 | 1.6 | .3 | .4 | .2 | 2.8 |
2021–22 | Iowa State | 33 | 0 | 14.4 | .545 | .300 | .731 | 2.9 | .3 | .5 | .2 | 4.3 |
2022–23 | Cleveland State | 35 | 35 | 31.9 | .516 | .189 | .690 | 6.5 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 15.6 |
2023–24 | Cleveland State | 35 | 35 | 33.2 | .498 | .322 | .721 | 6.5 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 19.6 |
Career | 158 | 70 | 21.0 | .494 | .266 | .697 | 4.4 | 1.1 | .7 | .6 | 9.6 |
Enaruna has an older brother, Iyen, who also plays college basketball for the Evansville Purple Aces. [14]