T. J. Price
CS Dinamo București
PositionShooting guard
LeagueLiga Națională
Personal information
Born (1993-06-16) June 16, 1993
Slidell, Louisiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolSalmen (Slidell, Louisiana)
CollegeWestern Kentucky (2011–2015)
NBA draft2015: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016Lille Métropole BC
2016–2018Erie BayHawks / Lakeland Magic
2018–2019Egis Körmend
2019Hong Kong Eastern
2019–2020Szolnoki Olajbányász KK
2020–presentCS Dinamo București
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Conference USA (2015)
  • Second-team All-Sun Belt (2014)
  • Sun Belt Conference Tournament Most Outstanding Player (2013)
  • Second-team All-Sun Belt (2013)

Timothy Jerrell Price (born June 16, 1993) is an American basketball player for CS Dinamo București of the Liga Națională. He played college basketball for Western Kentucky.

College career

Price was recruited to play linebacker at Louisiana Tech but instead chose to play basketball for Western Kentucky. He scored 21 points against eventual national champion Kentucky in the 2012 NCAA tournament.[1] As a freshman, Price posted 9.0 points and 4.3 rebounds per game for the Hilltoppers in 2011-12.[2] He led the team in scoring as a sophomore with 15.2 points per game.[3]

In January 2014, Price missed a game because of a violation of undisclosed team rules.[4] As a junior at Western Kentucky, Price averaged 15.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game and led the Hilltoppers to a second place finish in the Sun Belt conference. He missed the regular season finale versus Georgia State due to a shoulder injury. Price was named to the Second-team All-Sun Belt.[5] He earned Conference USA Player of the Week after scoring 26 points, pulling down 10 rebounds and posting five assists in the Hilltoppers' 81-74 victory against Ole Miss in January.[6] As a senior, he led Conference USA with 17.1 points per game to go with 5.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game. Price was named to the First Team All-Conference USA and finished his college career as Western Kentucky's all-time leader in three-pointers with 286. His 1,782 career points ranks sixth all time at the university. Following the season Price participated in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, where he averaged 9.7 points and 2.7 assists per game in three contests.[7]

Professional career

After not being chosen in the 2015 NBA draft, he was invited by the Chicago Bulls to participate in the NBA Summer League, where he played four games, in which he averaged 2.2 points per game.[7] He was subsequently signed by the Lille Métropole BC of the French Pro B,[8] where he played a season in which he averaged 15.4 points, 2.4 assists, and 2.6 rebounds per game. He returned to America to play again the 2016 summer leagues, this time with the Orlando Magic. Price was drafted 17th overall in the D-League draft and signed a contract with the Erie BayHawks.[9] In his first season Price was a starter and averaged 14.4 points and 3.1 rebounds per game. He continued in the team the following season with the new name of Lakeland Magic.[10]

On July 27, 2018, Price signed with Egis Körmend.[11] He signed with Hong Kong Eastern on September 14, 2019, turning down several offers in Europe.[12] Price played two games in Hong Kong and averaged 20 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. On December 23, he signed with Szolnoki Olajbányász KK.[13] Price averaged 9.6 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 2.9 assists per game. On September 7, 2020, he signed with CS Dinamo București of the Liga Națională.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Grant, Michael (January 17, 2015). "T.J. Price 2.0; WKU guard has never been better". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  2. ↑ Iles, Trey (October 25, 2012). "Former Salmen guard T.J. Price named to Sun Belt preseason team". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  3. ↑ Rutledge, Billy (March 16, 2015). "The end of an era: Price and Fant say goodbye". WKU Herald. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  4. ↑ Buckley, Tim (January 24, 2014). "T.J. Price returnsto WKU lineup". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  5. ↑ Iles, Trey (March 11, 2014). "UL-Lafayette's Elfrid Payton, Western Kentucky's T.J. Price named to All-Sun Belt basketball team". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  6. ↑ Iles, Trey (January 15, 2015). "Western Kentucky guard T.J. Price, from Salmen High, enjoying great senior season". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  7. 1 2 "T.J. Price Signs with French League Team Lille Metropole". Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Le Lille Métropole Basket recrute TJ PRICE". Lille Métropole Basket (in French). Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  9. ↑ Hartman, Billy (October 31, 2016). "BayHawks Make Two Trades". NBA.com. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  10. ↑ Rossman-Reich, Philip. "Lakeland Magic take shape as training camp begins for G-League". Orlando Magic Daily. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  11. ↑ "T.J. Price signs with Egis Körmend". Sportando. July 27, 2018. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  12. ↑ "T.J. Price signs with Hong Kong Eastern". Sportando. September 14, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  13. ↑ Gabor, Winter (December 23, 2019). "Szolnok lands T.J. Price, ex Hong Kong ELL". Asiabasket. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  14. ↑ Chelidze, Dimitri (September 7, 2020). "T.J. Price (ex Szolnok) agreed terms with CS Dinamo Stiinta Bucuresti". Eurobasket. Retrieved September 17, 2020.


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