Tyler Herro

Tyler Herro

Tyler Christopher Herro is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat. He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats. Herro was selected by the Heat in the first round of the 2019 NBA draft with the 13th overall pick. He was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team in 2020.

About Tyler Herro in brief

Summary Tyler HerroTyler Christopher Herro is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats. Herro was selected by the Heat in the first round of the 2019 NBA draft with the 13th overall pick. He was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team in 2020. In Game 4 of the 2020 Eastern Conference Finals, he scored a career-high 37 points, becoming the fourth player in playoffs history to record 30+ points before turning 21. He also set Conference Finals records for the youngest player to score 30 points and the most points by a rookie. In the same Finals series, he achieved the most 3 pointers made by a rookies in NBA Finals series 4 Game 4 against the Philadelphia 76ers.

In high school, Herro received scholarship offers from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Marquette University, DePaul University, Oregon State University and Arizona State University. He committed to play for Wisconsin after visiting the Madison campus many times. He then de-committed from Wisconsin on October 17, 2017, and visited Kentucky on October 31, 2017. On February 27, 2019, he was named an All-Freshman First Team selection by Basketball Times as well as the Southeastern Conference Rookie of the Year.