Tyler Burton (born February 11, 2000) is an American college basketball player for the Villanova Wildcats of the Big East Conference.
Burton played five years of varsity basketball for Marianapolis Preparatory School in Thompson, Connecticut, under head coach Andrew Vitale.
He experienced a growth spurt as a sophomore, and opted to reclassify, repeating his freshman year despite sufficient academic achievement.
[1] He was named New England Preparatory School Athletic Council Class B Player of the Year in his junior and senior seasons.
[2] Burton committed to playing college basketball for Richmond after developing a close connection with assistant coach Marcus Jenkins, choosing the Spiders over offers from St. Bonaventure, Rhode Island, and Siena.