Who is Carrie Yeakey, Wife of Tyus Jones? His Parents, Family, Salary, Jersey
American professional basketball player Tyus Jones plays for the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies. Before joining with the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2019 offseason, he spent four seasons playing for his hometown team, the Minnesota Timberwolves. He was a member of the 2014–15 National Championship Duke Blue Devils squad during his rookie year of college basketball. Rivals.com, Scout.com, and ESPN all placed him among the top 10 players in the nation for the 2014 high school class.
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He took part in the 2014 Nike Hoop Summit, 2014 Jordan Brand Classic, and McDonald’s All-American Boys Game. At the 2014 McDonald’s All-American Game, he took first place in the skills competition, and at the 2014 Jordan Brand Classic, he recorded the only double-double.
Thank you Lord🙏🏽🤞🏽🖤 @Tre3Jones pic.twitter.com/f1aBPLMNXv
— Tyus Jones (@1Tyus) January 31, 2021
He then declared that he would participate in the 2015 NBA Draft. He was chosen by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 24th overall pick and then traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Tyus Jones Girlfriend
Tyus is a star player at the Memphis Grizzlies and is a happily married guy. He has been married to the love of his life, his wife, Carrie Yeakey now Jones. The couple dated each other before finally tying the knot in 2021. They got engaged in 2019, after Tyus’ 2019-20 NBA season.
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In high school, Jones was involved with Alyssa Geohner, a volleyball player. They enjoyed their school love and spent the majority of their time together during that time. Unfortunately, the two did not stay together and split up.
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Carrie is a supportive and understanding girlfriend who supports his partner in his every big decision. Tyus is quite open about his relationship with Carrie and often posts pictures on his social media handles. The couple has a son together and is enjoying their parenthood phase.
Tyus Jones Parents and Family
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Tyus was born on 10 May 1996 in Burnsville, Minnesota, United States to parents Rob and Debbie. His parents split up. Basketball is a family sport for Jones. Debbie, his mother, played point guard as well and guided Devils Lake High School to the North Dakota high school title. His father, Rob Jones, participated in 1980s Division III competitions for the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.
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He is not the only child in the family as he has three brothers: Jadee Jones and Reggie Bunch, two half-brothers who both played college basketball in the United States, and Tre, his brother, who plays for the San Antonio Spurs.
Tyus Jones Salary
Tyus is under contract with the Grizzlies for $15,000,000. This is his 2022-23 season salary with the team. His net worth is somewhere between $1 million to $5 million.
Tyus Jones Jersey
Tyus is currently playing as a point Guard with the Memphis Grizzlies and wears jersey number 21 with them. Before Desmond, 9 other players wore this jersey. Hakim Warrick was one of them who wore this number for 3 long years and Tayshaun Prince carried this number for 2 years.
