Tyrese Proctor

About

Tyrese Darnell Proctor (born 1 April 2004) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils and was drafted with the 49th overall pick in the 2025 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Proctor was born in Sydney, New South Wales, to an Australian mother and an American-born father. His father, Rod, is a former professional basketball player for the Sydney Kings in Australia’s National Basketball League. Proctor attended Bangor Public School throughout his upbringing and grew up playing an array of sports such as cricket, soccer and baseball but basketball was his highest priority. He began playing junior basketball for the Sutherland Sharks and represented his home state of New South Wales at numerous national championships.
In 2021, Proctor received a scholarship to attend the NBA Global Academy in Canberra. He played for the BA Centre of Excellence in the Waratah League in 2021, averaging 10.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists in seven games. The following year, he played for the Centre of Excellence in the NBL1 during the 2022…