Tyrese Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton might just be my favorite kind of NBA player — the one who makes everyone around him better without needing the spotlight for himself. Born on February 29 of all days, a leap-year kid out of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, he's got this quietly exceptional quality to him: 6'5" point guard, long arms, weird release on his jumper that somehow always goes in, and a passing vision that feels genuinely rare for his generation. Iowa State gave him a stage, but the Pacers gave him a team to lead, and watching him orchestrate that fast-paced Indiana offense in the 2024 playoffs — pushing the Celtics to the limit — was a genuine treat. Two All-Star nods before his 25th birthday. The kid is just getting started, and I'm fully along for the ride.

Name (English)

Tyrese Haliburton

Name (Japanese)

タイリース・ハリバートン

Reading

たいりーす・はりばーとん

Born

February 29, 2000 (age 26)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Dragon

Origin

Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States

Height

196 cm

Occupation

basketball player

High school

Oshkosh North High School

University

Iowa State University

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/tyresehaliburton/
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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrese%20Haliburton
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%AA%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q63190352

Tags

• Wisconsin
• basketball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.