Tyler Cain

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Tyler Cain
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Free Agent
Position Center
Personal information
Born (1988-06-30) June 30, 1988 (age 35)
Rochester, Minnesota
NationalityAmerican
Listed height2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight107 kg (236 lb)
Career information
High school John Marshall
(Rochester, Minnesota)
College South Dakota (2006–2010)
NBA draft 2010: undrafted
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010–2012 VEF Rīga
2012–2013 Barons Kvartāls
2013–2014 Fulgor Libertas Forlì
2014–2015 Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez
2015–2016 JDA Dijon
2016–2017 Champagne Châlons-Reims
2017–2019 Varese
2019–2020 Germani Basket Brescia
2020–2021 Victoria Libertas Pesaro
2021–2023 Derthona Basket
Career highlights and awards

Tyler Cain (born June 30, 1988) is an American basketball player who last played for Derthona Basket of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for the University of South Dakota (USD). [1] He is best known for being the inaugural winner of the Great West Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year award [2] in 2009–10, the conference's first as a Division I basketball league. [3] [4] As a senior that season, Cain became the second player in USD history to record 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds. [1] He is also USD's all-time leading shot blocker after compiling 361 during his career. [1]

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Early life

Cain was born in Rochester, Minnesota to parents Richard and Laurie and sister Erica. He attended John Marshall High School in his hometown where he was a star basketball player. Cain was twice named all-conference and once named honorable mention all-state. [1] He was on the list for Minnesota Mr. Basketball and for McDonald's All-American. [1] His specialty was shot blocking, where he set several school records that surpassed Oklahoma Sooner Longar Longar's previous JMHS records: blocks in a game (24), season (106) and career (188). [1] As a senior in 2005–06, Cain averaged 19 points, 13 rebounds and 4 blocks per game. [1]

College

In Cain's college career, the University of South Dakota was in a stage of transition for its athletics program. During his freshman (2006–07) and sophomore (2007–08) seasons, the Coyotes were a member of the North Central Conference in Division II. In 2008–09, USD joined the Great West Conference but were still classified as an independent school for certain sports, including basketball. Then, as a senior in 2009–10, the Coyotes finally became full-fledged members of the GWC in Division I.

Over his four-year career, Cain was South Dakota's best player. He started in 115 of the 120 games he played in and he set the top four USD single-season blocks totals. [1] When his career ended, Cain finished as the school's 11th leading scorer (1,390), second leading rebounder (1,088) and tops in blocked shots (361). [1] He compiled 36 career double-doubles while scoring in double figures on 74 occasions. [1] Cain capped his career by winning the first ever GWC Player of the Year award. [2]

Professional

In August 2010, Cain signed a contract to play for BK VEF Rīga of the Baltic Basketball League in Latvia. [5] [6] In December 2012, after not getting job at higher level Cain returned to Latvia and signed with Barons Kvartāls. [7] He averaged double-double in Latvian league (15.8 points and 10.6 rebounds). [8] Before 2013–2014 season Cain signed with Fulgor Libertas Forlì in Italian second division, [9] where he again averaged double-double (17.0 points and 11.1 rebounds) [10]

On June 24, 2019, he has signed 2 years deal with Germani Basket Brescia of the LBA. [11] Cain averaged 8.7 points and 6.5 rebounds per game.

On July 31, 2020, he parted ways with Brescia, [12] and signed in the same league with Victoria Libertas Pesaro. [13] In that season, Cain had the highest rebounds of the competition.

On Sunday July 11, 2021, Cain signed with Derthona Basket, newly promoted to the Lega Basket Serie A. [14]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Tyler Cain profile". Men's Basketball. University of South Dakota. 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "South Dakota's Tyler Cain Leads GWC All–Conference Men's Basketball Team" (Press release). Great West Conference. March 9, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
  3. ↑ "About the Great West Conference". GWC History. Great West Conference. 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Great West Granted Automatic Bid Into CIT Field". Great West Conference. September 29, 2009. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
  5. ↑ Cain Set to Play in Latvia, August 13, 2010, retrieved September 11, 2010
  6. ↑ VEF Riga extends Cain
  7. ↑ Keins atgriežas Latvijā un pievienojas "Baronam"
  8. ↑ Player profile at LBL homepage
  9. ↑ Tyler Cain arrives in Forli
  10. ↑ .Player profile at A2 Gold homepage
  11. ↑ "Germani Brescia signs Tyler Cain". Sportando. June 18, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Germani Brescia, risoluzione consensuale del contratto con Tyler Cain" (in Italian). basketbrescialeonessa.it. July 31, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Tyler Cain è il nuovo centro dalla VL!" (in Italian). victorialibertas.it. July 31, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Il Re dei Rimbalzi sbarca a Tortona: Tyler Cain è bianconero". derthonabasket.it (in Italian). July 11, 2021.
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