Nah’Shon Hyland
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About
Professional basketball player that was drafted 26th overall by the Denver Nuggets during the 2021 NBA Draft. Following his sophomore year at Virginia Commonwealth University, he was named Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, averaging 19.5 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.
Before Fame
He attended St. Georges Technical High School, where he was a four-star recruit.
Trivia
He made school history at VCU as the university's first first-round draft pick in over a decade.
Family Life
He grew up in Delaware with with his mother, Marshay Hyland, and his older brother Tyree. During his junior year of high school, his 11-month-old cousin and grandmother died in a house fire. He escaped the fire by jumping from his second-floor bedroom. As a result of the jump, he tore a patellar tendon.
Associated With
He was drafted by the Nuggets' organization, just like Michael Porter Jr. and Nikola Jokic.
