| Tyler Polley | |
| Position: | Forward |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 9 |
| Weight Lb: | 215 |
| League: | NBA G League |
| Team: | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
| Number: | 6 |
| Birth Date: | 7 April 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Miramar, Florida, U.S.[1] |
| High School: | Sagemont (Weston, Florida) |
| College: | UConn (2017–2022) |
| Draft Year: | 2022 |
| Career Start: | 2022 |
| Years1: | 2022–2023 |
| Team1: | PAOK Mateco |
| Years2: | 2023–2024 |
| Team2: | Kolossos H Hotels |
| Years3: | 2024 |
| Team3: | Indiana Mad Ants |
| Years4: | 2024–present |
| Team4: | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
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Tyler Jacobi Polley (born April 7, 1999)[2] is an American professional basketball player for the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the UConn Huskies.
Polley attended Sagemont School in Weston, Florida, where he played under Coach Adam Ross. He averaged 21.1 points and 8.0 rebounds per game and shot 60.0 percent from the floor as a senior, helping the team get to a 22–7 record and to the 4A Regional Final.[3]
Polley played college basketball for the UConn Huskies for five seasons. He played in 135 games, starting 61 and averaged 6.8 points on 38.7 percent shooting, 1.9 rebounds and 0.4 blocks in 21.0 minutes per game. In 2021, he earned the Big East Sixth Man of the Year after scoring 7.5 points per game on 36.2 percent shooting and 2.0 rebounds in 20.7 minutes per game in 22 appearances.[4] In his last season, he appeared in 33 games and averaged 7.6 points per game while shooting 35.0% from three point range in 20.2 minutes per game.[5]
After going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft, Polley signed with PAOK Mateco of the Greek Basketball League on August 13, 2022.[6] In 40 appearances, he averaged 6.8 points on 42.7 percent shooting, 2.6 rebounds and 0.5 steals per 21.3 minutes.
On August 26, 2024, Polley signed with Kolossos H Hotels of the Greek Basketball League[7] where he played in 24 games and averaged 8.8 points on 43.2 percent shooting, 4.5 rebounds and 0.7 steals in 24.7 minutes a game.
On September 26, 2024, Polley signed with the Indiana Pacers,[8] but was waived the next day.[9] On October 27, he joined the Indiana Mad Ants,[10] but was waived on November 13 after playing in one game.[11]
On November 17, 2024, Polley signed with the Sioux Falls Skyforce.
The son of Kimara and Alvin Rogers and Tommy Polley, he has a younger brother. His father, Tommy, was an All-American linebacker at Florida State and spent six seasons in the NFL with the Rams, Ravens and Saints, playing in Super Bowl XXXVI in 2002 with the Rams.