Tari Eason

Tari Eason (born May 10, 2001) is an American basketball player. He played college basketball for the Cincinnati Bearcats and the LSU Tigers.

Tari Eason
Eason with LSU in 2021
Personal information
Born (2001-05-10) May 10, 2001
Portsmouth, Virginia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school
College
PositionPower forward
Career highlights and awards
  • SEC Sixth Man of the Year (2022)
  • First-team All-SEC (2022)
  • AAC All-Freshman Team (2021)

High school career

Eason started his high school career at Garfield High School in Seattle, Washington under head coach Brandon Roy, and played sparingly during his first two years.[1] For his junior season, he transferred to Federal Way High School in Federal Way, Washington, where he played alongside top recruit Jaden McDaniels.[2] Eason returned to Garfield for his senior season as Roy came back following a one-year break.[1] He led his team to a 3A state title, recording 21 points and 14 rebounds against Paolo Banchero and O'Dea High School in the final, and received tournament MVP.[3][4] Eason averaged 23 points, eight rebounds and three steals per game as a senior, and was named 3A Player of the Year.[5][6] A four-star recruit, he committed to playing college basketball for Cincinnati over offers from Colorado and USC.[7]

College career

On February 26, 2021, Eason posted a freshman season-high 20 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks in a 91–71 win over Tulane.[8] As a freshman at Cincinnati, he averaged 7.3 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.3 blocks and 1.2 steals per game, earning American Athletic Conference All-Freshman Team honors. For his sophomore season, Eason transferred to LSU.[9] He was named to the First Team All-SEC as well as SEC Sixth Man of the Year.[10] Eason averaged 16.9 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game.[11] On March 25, 2022, he declared for the 2022 NBA draft, forgoing his remaining college eligibility.[12]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2020–21 Cincinnati 23819.6.462.241.5745.91.31.21.37.3
2021–22 LSU 33424.4.521.359.8036.61.01.91.116.9
Career 561222.4.504.327.7576.31.11.61.213.0

References
  1. Evans, Jayda (December 21, 2019). "Garfield's four-star prospect Tari Eason honors aunt with commitment to Cincinnati". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  2. Smith, Lauren (February 28, 2019). "Federal Way's Tari Eason has been to the Tacoma Dome, but hasn't played. With the Eagles, he could be the key to a 4A title". The News Tribune. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  3. Buhler, Andy (March 7, 2020). "'We need you to be superman.' Tari Eason takes final bow in Garfield's dominant 3A state championship win over O'Dea". SBLive. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  4. Buhler, Andy (March 8, 2020). "Watch: Garfield's Tari Eason reacts to winning 3A state title, tournament MVP". SBLive. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  5. Springer, Scott (April 20, 2020). "Highly-touted forward Tari Eason makes it official signing with UC basketball". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  6. "Tari Eason". LSU Athletics. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  7. Evans, Corey (December 22, 2019). "Cincinnati wins out with four-star forward Tari Eason". Rivals. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  8. "Davenport carries Cincinnati over Tulane 91–71". ESPN. Associated Press. February 26, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  9. Jenkins, Keith (April 20, 2021). "Former Cincinnati Bearcats All-AAC freshman forward Tari Eason transfers to LSU". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  10. "Men's Basketball All-SEC Teams & Awards Announced" (Press release). Southeastern Conference. March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  11. Bates, Greg (March 18, 2022). "LSU's Tari Eason on his next step: 'I have no idea what the future holds'". The Advocate. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  12. Givony, Jonathan (March 25, 2022). "Tari Eason to leave LSU Tigers basketball team, declare for NBA draft". ESPN. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
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