Ty Jerome

About

Ty Jeremy Jerome (born July 8, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Virginia Cavaliers, where in 2019 he was the starting shooting guard on their national championship team. Jerome was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2019 NBA draft but was traded to the Phoenix Suns. He has also played for the Oklahoma City Thunder, Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers.

During his early childhood, Jerome played for Riverside Church in AAU with Donovan Mitchell. Jerome played high school basketball at The Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, New York. He attended Iona Preparatory School in New Rochelle, New York for high school, playing varsity for all four years. After his junior season at Iona Prep, he was named first-team All-Conference, All-Metropolitan, and All-State. Jerome’s senior season was cut short due to a hip injury. On September 2, 2014, Jerome committed to playing college basketball at the University of Virginia.

During his freshman year at Virginia, Jerome was the backup point guard to London Perrantes. Coming off…