José Miguel "Tyson" Pérez Balbuena (born 29 January 1996) is a professional basketball player who currently plays for Unicaja in the Liga ACB. Standing at 2.02m tall, he plays as a power forward. Born in the Dominican Republic, he has been a full international for Spain since November 2020.[1]
 Pérez with BC Andorra, in 2019. | |
| No. 0 – Unicaja | |
|---|---|
| League | Liga ACB |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 29 January 1996 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Nationality | Dominican / Spanish |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 213 lb (97 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Position | power forward |
| Number | 0 |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2016 | Santo Domingo Betanzos |
| 2016–2017 | Eurocolegio Casvi |
| 2017–2019 | Real Canoe |
| 2019–2023 | BC Andorra |
| 2022 | →Baxi Manresa |
| 2023 | →Real Betis |
| 2023– | Unicaja |
| 2023–2024 | →Morabanc Andorra |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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The nickname "Tyson" was received from his father (with whom he played a lot of boxing as a child) and which ends up spreading so much that everyone ends up knowing him by it.[2]
Professional career
editPérez made his debut in the Liga EBA in 2014, in the ranks of Santo Domingo Betanzos, but did not stand out until the 2016–17 season, where he had a good season in the ranks of Eurocolegio Casvi, which led him to sign for Real Canoe, a team that was recently promoted to the LEB Plata, in 2017.[3]
In the 2017–18 season, Pérez became one of the key pieces of the Madrid team, which managed to be promoted.[4] That summer he renewed his contract with Canoe for one season, thus debuting in the LEB Oro and managing to be named MVP of the season.[5][6]
After his time with the Madrid team, Pérez made the jump to the Liga ACB, signing in July 2019 for BC Andorra,[7] a team with which, after a great first campaign, he renewed his contract with until June 2023.[8]
On 16 May 2021, Pérez suffered a serious injury to his left knee (anterior cruciate ligament tear), but despite this, the club renewed his contract until 2024.[9][10] He was unable to play in the entire following season and, once recovered, he was loaned first to Baxi Manresa (August 2022), and later to Real Betis Baloncesto (January 2023),[11][12] where he recovered his level, to the point of being chosen as the best player of the 26th round of the Liga Endesa.[13]
At the beginning of the 2023–24 season, Pérez returned to the team that owns his rights, Morabanc Andorra. After only four games played, Unicaja announced they signed him until 2027, although he would continue until the end of the season with the Andorran team on loan.[14]
National team career
editPérez made his debut with the Spanish national team in a match against Israel, in November 2020 during EuroBasket 2022 qualification.
References
edit- ^ "La mejor noticia de España es Tyson Pérez" (in Spanish). El Mundo. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "'Tyson' Pérez: "Hasta llegar a España no había jugado nunca al baloncesto"" (in Spanish). Marca. 14 December 2017.
- ^ Clausín, Luis (10 August 2017). "Tyson Pérez: "He elegido Canoe para seguir trabajando individualmente con Pepe Laso"". Muevetebasket. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "Tyson Pérez (29 16) lidera el histórico ascenso del Canoe a LEB Oro". Marca. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "El MVP Tyson Pérez cumplirá su segunda temporada en el ZTE Real Canoe". www.feb.es (in Spanish). 23 July 2018.
- ^ "'Tyson' Pérez, MVP de la LEB Oro; Curro Segura, el mejor entrenador" (in Spanish). Gigantes del Basket. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "Tyson Pérez, un MVP para las filas de MoraBanc Andorra". acb.com. 29 July 2019. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "Tyson Pérez seguirá en el MoraBanc Andorra hasta 2023". acb.com. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Tyson Pérez, nueve o diez meses de baja". acb.com. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Tyson Pérez renueva con el MoraBanc Andorra hasta 2024". Gigantes del basket. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ "Tyson Pérez, más músculo para el BAXI Manresa". 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Tyson Pérez ya es jugador del Real Betis. Así queda la plantilla verdiblanca". Gigantes del basket. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "Tyson Pérez, Jugador de la Jornada 26". Liga ACB. 9 April 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "Tyson Pérez firma por el Unicaja hasta 2027".