Education
He chose the University of Kentucky over the University of Louisville, among other schools.
He chose the University of Kentucky over the University of Louisville, among other schools.
He was one of the top rated high school basketball players in the class of 2011. In July 2010, Teague, along with future Kentucky teammate Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, were a part of the gold medal winning team in the International Basketball Federation U-17 World Championships in Hamburg, Germany. Considered a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Teague was listed as the Number.
1 point guard and the Number.
5 player in the nation in 2011. He was a part of the Indiana versus Kentucky All-stars game.
Teague committed to Kentucky on April 22, 2010. In the first game of the 2011-2012 season and his career as a Wildcat, Teague started and scored 16 points on 7 of 12 shooting.
One of Teague"s best performances of the season came against the Portland Pilots, a game where he scored 14 points, had a career high of eight assists, and a career high of 4 steals, all while committing zero turnovers and shooting 5 of 6 from the free throw line.
Against the Louisville Cardinals, Teague scored just 4 points on 1 of 8 shooting, but did dish out 5 assists and played good defense on Louisville point guard Peyton Siva, who shot 2 of 13 from the field In April 2012, Teague declared for the 2012 National Basketball Association draft. He was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 29th overall pick.
On December 3, 2013, Teague was assigned to the Iowa Energy.
He was recalled the next day. On December 26, 2013, he was reassigned to the Energy.
On January 15, 2014, he was recalled. On January 21, 2014, he was traded to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for Tornike Shengelia.
On October 24, 2014, he was traded, along with a 2019 second-round pick, to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Casper Ware.
Three days later, he was waived by the 76ers. On November 1, 2014, he was selected by the Oklahoma City Blue with the ninth overall pick in the 2014 National Basketball Association Development League draft. On November 3, 2015, Teague was reacquired by the Blue.
