Tyler Ennis is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on August 24, 1994 in Brampton, Canada, Canada. He and Marcus Smart were two of the top point guard prospects in the 2014 NBA Draft. Smart was taken 12 picks earlier by the Boston Celtics at 6th overall.
Ennis is the son of Tony McIntyre and Suzette Ennis McIntyre. He has five siblings: Brandon, Dylan, Brittany, Dominique, and Tyylon. His father works full-time as Director of Basketball Operations at the Athlete Institute in Orangeville, Ontario and helped create Ontario’s CIA Bounce AAU program in 2004. His brother, Dylan, played college basketball for Oregon and Villanova. Ennis’ family has Jamaican heritage. Ennis also played lacrosse as a child, where he was teammates with current Calgary Flames forward Sean Monahan.
Ennis attended Saint Benedict’s Preparatory School in Newark, New Jersey. Prior to heading south to St. Benedict’s, Ennis attended Cardinal Newman Catholic Elementary School in Brampton, Ontario and Father Henry Carr Catholic Secondary School in Etobicoke, Ontario. In his junior year in 2011–12, Ennis led St. Benedict’s, coached by Mark Taylor, to a school-record 35 victories and the No. 2 ranking in New Jersey. He was named the Gatorade New Jersey Player of the Year while averaging 14.6 points and 7.1 assists per game. In his senior year in 2012–13, the Gray Bees finished with a record of 31-2 as Ennis was honored as the Star-Ledger Prep Player of the Year and earned All-Prep First Team recognition after averaging 20 points, 6.1 assists, 5.2 rebounds and 3.1 steals per game.
He was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to Tony McIntyre and Suzette Ennis and raised with two older brothers, Dylan and Brandon.
He was a top 10 semi-finalist for the Naismith College Player of the Year award.
Tyler Cameron Ennis McIntyre (born August 24, 1994) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Raptors 905 of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for Syracuse University, where he was considered one of the top freshmen in 2013–14. He was drafted 18th overall by the Phoenix Suns in the 2014 NBA draft.
