BIOGRAPHY
Tyrese Haliburton was born on February 29, 2000, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He is a guard in the NBA.
Listed at 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) and 185 pounds (84 kg), he plays the point guard and shooting guard positions. He played college basketball for the Iowa State Cyclones and was drafted by the Sacramento Kings 12th overall in the 2020 NBA draft. In 2022, Haliburton was acquired by the Indiana Pacers as part of a trade package for Domantas Sabonis. In 2023, he was named to his first All-Star Game as an East reserve.
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Haliburton was a consensus three-star recruit from Oshkosh North High School, whom he led to a state championship in his senior season. As a freshman with Iowa State, he set the program's single-game assists record. He had breakout success as a sophomore and was named to the second team All-Big 12 Conference despite suffering a season-ending wrist injury.
In 2019, Haliburton led the United States to a gold medal and earned all–tournament team honors at the FIBA Under–19 World Cup in Heraklion, Greece. In 2021, Haliburton was named to the 2021 USA Men's Select Team, working directly with the US Olympic Men's Basketball Team during training camp in Las Vegas, Nevada, prior to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, in which the United States were crowned champions for the 16th time. In 2023, Haliburton was selected to represent the United States Men's National Team at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Pasay, Philippines, at Mall of Asia Arena. He led the team in steals and assists, helping the United States to a fourth–place finish, successfully qualifying for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
