Tyler Wilkerson

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Tyler Wilkerson
No. 32Al-Muharraq
Position Power forward
League Bahraini Premier League
Personal information
Born (1988-07-25) July 25, 1988 (age 35)
Lexington, Kentucky
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school Lafayette
(Lexington, Kentucky)
College Marshall (2006–2010)
NBA draft 2010: undrafted
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010–2011 Hapoel Gilboa Galil
2011–2012 Maccabi Haifa
2012–2013 Austin Toros
2013–2014 Jeonju KCC Egis
2014Guizhou White Tigers
2014 Vaqueros de Bayamón
2015 Piratas de Quebradillas
2015Guizhou White Tigers
2016 San Miguel Beermen
2016Shaanxi Wolves
2016–2017 Al Shabab
2017 Gallitos de Isabela
2017 Grises de Humacao
2017–2020Al Sharjah
2021 US Monastir
2021 Shabab Al Ahli Club
2023–present Al-Muharraq SC

Tyler Wilkerson (born July 25, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for Al-Muharraq SC of the Bahraini Premier League. He played college basketball at Marshall University. [1]

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Professional career

In 2010, he signed with Hapoel Gilboa Galil of Israel. In March 2011, he moved to Maccabi Haifa B.C. for the rest of the 2010–11 season. [2] He later re-signed with Maccabi for the 2011–12 season. [3]

Wilkerson joined the San Antonio Spurs for the 2012 NBA Summer League. On September 20, 2012, he signed with the Spurs. However, he was waived on October 11. [4] In November 2012, he was acquired by the Austin Toros. [5]

On August 29, 2013, Wilkerson's rights were acquired by the Delaware 87ers in the 2013 NBA Development League Expansion Draft. [6] He later joined Jeonju KCC Egis of South Korea for the 2013–14 season.

In 2014, he signed with the Guizhou White Tigers of the NBL.

On January 24, 2015, he signed with Piratas de Quebradillas of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). [7]

In February 2016, Wilkerson joined the San Miguel Beermen (PBA) to play as an import for the 2016 Commissioner's Cup Conference that started the same month. [8]

In June 2016, Wilkerson signed in China with the Shaanxi Wolves for the 2016 NBL season. [9]

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References

  1. "Tyler Wilkerson Profile". herdzone.com. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  2. Tyler Wilkerson to Maccabi Haifa for Marco Killingsworth
  3. Tyler Wilkerson extends with Maccabi Haifa
  4. Spurs Waive Tyler Wilkerson
  5. Tyler Wilkerson Player Profile – RealGM
  6. NBA Development League Announced 2013 Expansion Draft Results Archived 2013-12-04 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Tyler Wilkerson inks a deal with Piratas de Quebradillas
  8. Tyler Wilkerson to San Miguel Beermen
  9. Shaanxi Wolves tab Tyler Wilkerson, ex San Miguel Beermen