Tyler Herro

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Tyler Herro

No. 14 – Miami Heat

Position Shooting guard

League NBA

Personal information

Born January 20, 2000 (age 20)

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Nationality American

Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)

Listed weight 195 lb (88 kg)

Career information
 High school Whitnall (Greenfield, Wisconsin)

College Kentucky (2018–2019)

NBA draft 2019 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13th overall

Selected by the Miami Heat

Playing career 2019–present

Career history

2019–present Miami Heat

Career highlights and awards

 NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2020)

 SEC Newcomer of the Year – AP (2019)

 Jordan Brand Classic (2018)

 Nike Hoop Summit (2018)

Stats at NBA.com

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Tyler Christopher Herro (/ˈhiːroʊ/ HEE-roh; born January 20, 2000) is an American

professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball
Association (NBA).[1] He played college basketball for one year with the Kentucky
Wildcats.[2] After being 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.

Contents

 1High school career

 2College offers and commitment
 3College career
 4Professional career
o 4.1Miami Heat (2019–present)
 5Career statistics
o 5.1College
 o 5.2NBA
 6Personal life
 7References
 8External links

High school career[edit]

Herro was born in Milwaukee and graduated from Whitnall High School in Greenfield,
Wisconsin.[3] In his senior season, he was named to the First Team All-State as he
averaged 32.9 points, 7.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 3.3 steals per game; his field goal
percentage was over 50 percent and his three-point shooting percentage was 43.5
percent. He scored more than 2,000 points in his high school career. [2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date

Greenfield, WI Whitnall (WI) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Nov 14, 2017 
Tyler
Herro
SG Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:
   ESPN grade: 89

Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 36  247Sports: 38  ESPN: 30

Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:

"Kentucky 2018 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 4,  2018.

"2018 Kentucky Wildcats Recruiting Class" . ESPN.com. Retrieved June 4,  2018.
"2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 4,  2018.

College offers and commitment[edit]

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 the University of Wisconsin after visiting the
Madison campus many times.[4] The commitment to the University of Wisconsin–
Madison program was made before his junior year of high school in September 2016. In
2017 University of Kentucky coach John Calipari came to the Whitnall High School
gymnasium to see Herro play in person. Herro then de-committed from Wisconsin on
October 17, 2017. When Herro was no longer committed to play for Madison, he was
recruited by Kansas University and Kentucky. Calipari offered Herro a scholarship on
October 31, 2017. Herro then visited the Kentucky campus and decided to play for
Kentucky.[5] Herro signed his letter of intent with Kentucky on November 14, 2017. [6]

College career[edit]
Herro averaged 14.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 2.5 assists as the only player to start in
all 37 games for the Kentucky Wildcats.[2] On February 27, 2019, he scored a collegiate
career-high 29 points, making 9 of 10 field goals and all of 6 free throws, to lead the
Wildcats to a comeback victory over the Arkansas Razorbacks, 70–66.[7] Among other
distinctions earned, he was named an All-Freshman First Team selection by Basketball
Times as well as the Southeastern Conference Rookie of the Year by the Associated
Press.[2] On April 12, 2019, Herro declared for the 2019 NBA draft, forgoing his final
three years of college eligibility and hiring an agent. He was listed as a mid-first-round
selection in most mock drafts.[8]

Professional career[edit]
Miami Heat (2019–present)[edit]
On June 20, 2019, Herro was selected by the Miami Heat with the 13th overall pick in
the 2019 NBA draft.[9] Herro was voted by his fellow rookies as the best shooter in the
2019 draft class.[10] On July 10, 2019, the Heat announced that they had signed Herro.
[11]
 On October 23, 2019, he made his NBA debut, starting in a 120–101 victory over
the Memphis Grizzlies and finishing the season-opener with 14 points to go along with 8
rebounds, 2 steals and an assist.[1] In his fourth game (and first non-start), Herro scored
a career-high 29 points on October 29 in a 112–97 win over the Atlanta Hawks.[12] Herro
was due to play in the Rising Stars game during the All Star Weekend in 2020, but was
ruled out due to an ankle injury. On August 12, 2020, he scored a career-high 30 points
in a 116–115 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
When the Heat defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round of the 2020 NBA
playoffs on September 8, 2020, Herro became the first player in NBA history born in the
2000s to appear in an NBA Conference Final.[13] On September 15, 2020, he was named
to the 2019–20 NBA All-Rookie Second Team by the NBA.[14]
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 and
the second-highest scorer under 21, with only Magic Johnson scoring more.[15][16] He also
set Conference Finals records for the youngest player (at 20 years, 247 days old) to
score 30+ points and the most points by a rookie. [17] After an Eastern Conference Finals
victory against the Boston Celtics, Herro became the first player born in the 2000s to
play in an NBA Final. [18]
During Game 2 of the 2020 NBA Finals, Herro became the youngest player to start an
NBA Finals game at 20 years, 256 days - eight days younger than Magic Johnson was
when he started Game 1 for the Lakers in 1980 against the Philadelphia 76ers.[19].
In Game 4 of the same Finals series, he achieved the most 3 points made by a rookie
in NBA Playoffs history, accomplishing 45 beyond-the-arc shots while surpassing Matt
Maloney's 43 3PM record during 1997 NBA Playoffs[20].
Career statistics