Biograhpy

BIOGRAPHY

Kelly Tyler Olynyk was born on April 19, 1991. He is a forward/center in the NBA.

He played college basketball in the United States for the Gonzaga Bulldogs, where he earned NCAA All-American honors in 2013. After forgoing his senior year, Olynyk was selected with the 13th overall pick by the Dallas Mavericks in the 2013 NBA draft; he was immediately traded to the Boston Celtics. He also represents the Canadian national team.

Olynyk's father, Ken, was head men's basketball coach at the University of Toronto from 1989 to 2002 and the Canadian junior men's national team from 1983 to 1996, notably cutting future Canadian basketball icon Steve Nash from the junior national team. His mother Arlene was a Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) women's basketball referee. From 1995 to 2004, his mother worked for the Toronto Raptors, with one of her jobs being scorekeeper. In 2003, Ken became athletic director at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, British Columbia, with the rest of the family soon joining him in Kamloops. Olynyk has two sisters, Jesse and Maya; the latter played CIS basketball for the Saskatchewan Huskies. Olynyk's family is of Ukrainian origin.