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Trentyn Flowers
American basketball player (born 2005) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Trentyn Levi Flowers (born March 8, 2005) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the San Diego Clippers of the NBA G League.
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High school career
Flowers played his freshman season at Jackson County Comprehensive High School in Jefferson, Georgia, where he received his first NCAA Division I basketball scholarship offer in 2021.[1] He moved to Huntington Prep School in Huntington, West Virginia, for his sophomore season and garnered continued collegiate attention for his ball-handling skills and "big guard" playing style.[2] Flowers transferred to Sierra Canyon School in Los Angeles, California, midway through his sophomore season.[3] He transferred to Combine Academy in Lincolnton, North Carolina, in 2022.[4]
Flowers was considered as a top-10 small forward in the class of 2024.[5] On March 17, 2023, he declared his commitment to join the Louisville Cardinals and would reclassify to the class of 2023 to be eligible for the 2023–24 season.[5]
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Adelaide 36ers (2023–2024)
On August 14, 2023, Flowers announced that he had decommitted from Louisville to sign with the Adelaide 36ers of the National Basketball League (NBL) as a member of the league's Next Stars program.[6][7] He stated that he wanted to play at the point guard position and named former NBL players LaMelo Ball and Josh Giddey as motivations.[7] On August 27, 36ers head coach C. J. Bruton named Flowers as the starting point guard for the team.[8] After attempts at using Flowers as a point guard to begin the preseason, the 36ers moved him to a wing forward position.[9][10] Flowers made his debut off the bench in a loss to the Brisbane Bullets on September 29, 2023, and recorded four points and five rebounds.[11] He scored 23 points, including 18 in the fourth quarter, to lead the 36ers to their first win of the season against the Illawarra Hawks on October 14, 2023.[12] Flowers returned to the 36ers' starting line-up after Scott Ninnis took over as head coach from Bruton in December 2023.[13] He injured his knee in January 2024,[14] and subsequently fell out of the playing rotation.[15] Flowers then suffered from a neck strain,[16] and missed the last two rounds of the season.[17] Flowers appeared in 18 games with the 36ers and averaged 5.2 points per game.[17]
Los Angeles / San Diego Clippers (2024–present)
On April 14, 2024, Flowers declared for the 2024 NBA draft.[18] He was invited to participate in the NBA draft combine.[19] After going unselected in the draft, Flowers signed a two-way contract with the Los Angeles Clippers and their NBA G League affiliate San Diego Clippers on July 25.[20][21] On September 25, he was ruled out of participating in Clippers training camp after he underwent surgery on his left wrist.[22] Flowers appeared in six games for the Clippers during the 2024–25 season and averaged 1.8 points per game.[23] He spent the majority of the season with the San Diego Clippers in the NBA G League where he averaged 17.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 40 games.[23]
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Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
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Personal life
Flowers was born in Maryland and raised in Georgia.[24] His father, Travis Flowers, played professional basketball overseas.[25]
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