Tyrn Flowers

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Tyrn Flowers
Personal information
Born (1998-01-17) January 17, 1998 (age 27)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school Sacred Heart (Waterbury, Connecticut)
College
NBA draft 2022: undrafted
Playing career2022–present
Position Power forward / center
Career history
2022 Ontario Clippers
2023 Sheffield Sharks
2023 Svendborg Rabbits
2023–2025 AEL Limassol
Career highlights
  • First-team All-NEC (2022)
  • 2x Second-team All-NEC (2020, 2021)
  • Third-team All-NEC (2019)

Tyrn Bryan Flowers (born January 17, 1998) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Long Island University.

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Early life and high school

Flowers attended Sacred Heart High School in Waterbury, Connecticut, where he was a 3-star recruit according to ESPN and 247Sports. He was number 4 in his recruiting class in Connecticut, number 45 small forward, number 54 in the Northeast region. He played AAU for NY RENS basketball.

In April 2016, Flowers committed to University of Massachusetts Amherst [1] He chose them over Boston College, Maryland, and Providence College. [2]

College career

University of Massachusetts Amherst (2016-2017)

As a freshman at University of Massachusetts Amherst, he made 33 appearances and started five games. He averaged 4.5 points and 2.6 rebounds per game. [2]

Long Island University (2018-2022)

Flowers transferred to Long Island University (LIU) and sat out the season due to NCAA transfer rules. [3]

During the 2018–2019 season, Flowers was third-team All-NEC. He started all 32 games. He set new career highs in every single category including points, rebounds, assists, and blocks. He finished the year with 13.7 points per game.[ citation needed ]

During the 2019–2020 season, Flowers was second-team All-NEC. He appeared in 33 games and started in 32. He averaged 14.3 points, 9.6 rebounds and 2 assists per game. He led the team in rebounds and second in scoring.[ citation needed ]

On February 8, 2020, Flowers scored 25 points and grabbed 27 rebounds in a game, breaking the single-game rebound record of 26 set by Carey Scurry in 1983. [4]

During the 2020–2021 season, he started every game and averaged 17.3 points, 8.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. He scored in double figures in all but one game.

During the 2021–2022 season, Flowers was First Team All-NEC and NABC Division I All-District. [5] He started in 29 games. He averaged 19.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. Flowers led the team in scoring, rebounds, three-point percentage, and free throw percentage. [3] [6]

On April 27, 2022, Flowers was named the Male Athlete of the Year at the 2022 LIU Athletic Awards. [7]

Professional career

Wisconsin Herd (2022)

Flowers was drafted by the Wisconsin Herd in the first round as the 23rd pick. [8] On October 28, 2022, his contract was placed on waivers.[ citation needed ]

Ontario Clippers (2022)

On November 27, 2022, the Ontario Clippers claimed Flowers from the player pool. On December 6, 2022, the Clippers placed his contract on waivers. [9]

Sheffield Sharks (2023)

In January 2023, Flowers signed with the Sheffield Sharks of the Super League Basketball. [10]

Svendborg Rabbits (2023)

On August 22, 2023, Flowers signed a two-year deal with Svendborg Rabbits of the Basketligaen. [11] However, Rabbits management terminated the contract on November 2, 2023 due to what was termed unprofessional behavior. [12] He had played seven games with the Rabbits. [13]

AEL Limassol (2023–2025)

On November 20, 2023, Flowers signed with AEL Limassol B.C. [13] [14] On August 17, 2024, he signed a two-year contract renewal. [15]

On October 22, 2024, Flowers received a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for Round 2. He had 33 points and 8 rebounds. [16] On December 11, 2024, Flowers received a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for Round 7. [17] He had a double-double of 40 points and 12 rebounds. On December 23, 2024, Flowers received a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for Round 10. He had a double-double of 31 points and 21 rebounds. [18]

References

  1. "Flowers Joins Nationally Ranked Men's Basketball Recruiting Class". University of Massachusetts Athletics. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Tyrn Flowers – Men's Basketball". University of Massachusetts Athletics. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Ty Flowers – 2021–22 – Men's Basketball". Long Island University. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  4. Borges, David (2020-02-10). "It was an historic Saturday night for Connecticut products Raiquan Clark, Ty Flowers". New Haven Register . Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  5. Koch, Bill (2022-03-01). "Bryant basketball's Jared Grasso named NEC coach of the year". The Providence Journal . Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  6. "Utah Men's Basketball Announces the 2022–23 Season Opener as Schedule Comes Together". BCSNN. 2022-06-06. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  7. "Titarsolej, Fekete, and Flowers Named Athletes of the Year at Annual Athletics Awards". Long Island University. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  8. "Tyrn Flowers: Joining Herd". CBS Sports . Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  9. "Tyrn Flowers Player Profile, Ontario Clippers – RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  10. Mauro, Bryan (2020-09-18). "NCAA Basketball: In-depth look at Long Island Sharks senior Tyrn Flowers". Busting Brackets. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  11. Mikkelsen, Lasse Sylvest (2023-08-21). "Svendborg Rabbits præsenterer udenlandske forstærkning" [Svendborg Rabbits presents foreign reinforcements]. TV 2 Fyn (in Danish). Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  12. Pfaff, Sebastian (2023-11-04). "Fullcourt.dk erfarer: Hollandsk casinotur kostede Svendborg Rabbits-spillere jobbet" [Fullcourt.dk learns: Dutch casino trip cost Svendborg Rabbits players their jobs]. Fullcourt.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  13. 1 2 Schmidt, Rasmus Lynge (2023-11-20). "Tyrn Flowers skifter Svendborg ud med Cypern" [Tyrn Flowers replaces Svendborg with Cyprus]. Fullcourt.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  14. Katsaros, Antonis (2023-11-20). "Tyrn Bryan Flowers (ex Svendborg) joins AEL Limassol". EuroBasket . Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  15. Katsaros, Antonis (2024-08-17). "Flowers re-signs at Payabl EKA AEL Limassol". EuroBasket . Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  16. "Flowers' 33-point game gives him Hoops Agents Player of the Week award". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  17. "Tyrn Bryan Flowers claims Cypriot OPAP Basket League Hoops Agents weekly honour". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  18. "Tyrn Bryan Flowers claims Cypriot OPAP Basket League Hoops Agents weekly honour". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 30 December 2024.