UCLA PG Tyger Campbell Earns Invite to NBA G-League Combine

A veteran Bruin is set to showcase his talent in another professional basketball environment.

UCLA men's basketball point guard Tyger Campbell was one of 45 players invited to compete at the G-League Elite Camp from May 12-14 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, the NBA announced Friday morning.

In the showcase with five-on-five scrimmages, agility drills and strength drills, Campbell and the 44 other prospects will compete in front of NBA and G-League scouts. If Campbell performs well enough, the redshirt senior has a chance to be invited to the NBA combine itself, possibly joining the likes of UCLA forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. and guard Amari Bailey.

UCLA guard Jaylen Clark and big man Adem Bona are unlikely to participate in any basketball activities in NBA draft-related events because injuries they suffered late in the season. Clark has already undergone surgery on a torn Achilles, while Bona is recovering from surgery to repair his torn labrum in his shoulder.

Three Pac-12 players join Campbell at the G-League combine, with Arizona guard Pelle Larsson, Colorado forward Tristan Da Silva and USC forward Drew Peterson making the trek to the Midwest to make their case to NBA teams.

Fourteen players who previously competed at the G-League Elite Camp have made their NBA debuts over the past few seasons. The three-day event gives players like Campbell the opportunity to build draft stock or professional aptitude heading into the 2023 NBA Draft on June 22.

Last year, former UCLA guard Jules Bernard was a standout at the G League Elite Camp. Although he didn't pick up an ensuing invitation to the NBA Draft Combine at the end of it, he did wind up signing with the Detroit Pistons as an undrafted free agent that summer.

Campbell competed in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament in mid-April and earned All-Tournament Team honors at its conclusion. The 5-foot-10 facilitator averaged 14.7 points, 6.7 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 0.7 steals per game during the showcase.

During the 2022-23 campaign in Westwood, Campbell averaged a career-high 13.4 points per game, while continuing his pass-first reputation at UCLA, averaging 5.0 assists per game. Throughout his four seasons on the court with the Bruins, Campbell averaged 11.1 points and 4.9 assists per game.

Campbell still technically had one year left of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the five-year Bruin made his intentions clear when he declared for the 2023 NBA Draft back in April.

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