Kyle Guy

Former Virginia All-American Kyle Guy was named Athlete Development Mentor/Special Assistant in August of 2024.

Guy returned to Grounds after playing professionally for five seasons from 2019-24. He was selected by the New York Knicks with the 55th pick in the second round of the 2019 NBA Draft and played three seasons in the NBA including two years with Sacramento (2019-21) and one with Miami (2021-22). Guy spent the last two seasons in Spain (Jovenut and Tenerife) and Greece (Panathinaikos). He averaged career highs in points (14.3), 3-point percentage (38%), field goal percentage (45.2%) and assists (2.2) for Tenerife of Liga ACB in his last professional season in 2023-24.

Guy was a Final Four Most Outstanding Player, two-time All-American, two-time All-ACC first-team honoree and ACC Tournament MVP during his decorated three-year career at UVA. He averaged 19.5 points in wins over Auburn and Texas Tech at the 2019 NCAA Final Four. Guy sank three free throws with 0.6 seconds remaining to lift Virginia to a 63-62 win over the Tigers in the National Semifinals. Guy added 24 points in the Cavaliers’ 85-77 overtime win against the Red Raiders in the Championship Game. Guy led Virginia in scoring at 15.4 points per game. He earned consensus All-America third-team honors in 2018-19 and was a third-team All-American in 2017-18. He ranks first at UVA in career 3-point percentage at 42.5 percent and 27th in scoring with 1,323 points.