Tyler Herro Parents: Who Are Jen Herro And Chris Herro?

Tyler Christopher Herro is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Herro was born in Greenfield on January 20, 2000 to Jen and Chris Herro.

Tyler’s dad Chris was also a dedicated player who sought to play in the NBA, but an ACL injury prevented him from living his dream.

Tyler’s father played basketball at Florida State and studied at West Allis Hale.

Tyler’s dad is also the owner of Superior Disposal where he works plowing snow in the winter, is also a concrete contractor and also does roofing during the summer.

Herro played college basketball for one year with the Kentucky Wildcats and after being selected by the Heat in the first round of the 2019 NBA draft with the 13th overall pick, Herro was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team in 2020.

During Herro’s rookie season with the Heat, he reached the NBA Finals and was named the NBA Sixth Man of the Year in 2022.

Herro was selected by the Miami Heat with the 13th overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft on June 20, 2019 and he made his NBA debut on October 23, starting in a 120–101 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.

Herro went on to finish the season-opener with 14 points to go along with 8 rebounds, 2 steals and an assist.

On October 9, 2020, Herro broke a 44-year old record by scoring 10 points on the 3rd quarter of the Game 5 of the 2020 NBA Finals – setting the NBA record by a rookie for the most consecutive games in the playoffs scoring in double digits with 20 while surpassing Alvan Adams’s record of 19 games of the Phoenix Suns in 1976.