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  A.J. Tyler

A.J. Tyler

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Palm Harbor, Fla.

High School:
Palm Harbor University

Last College:
Clemson

Height / Weight:
6-9 / 230

Position:
F

2008-09
• Played in 28 contests and made nine starts
• Averaged 6.7 points and 4.4 rebounds
• Shot 53.7 percent
• Connected on 15 3-pointers
• Shot 85.1 percent at the charity stripe
• In Conference USA games, made 27-of-30 (90.0 percent) attempts at the free-throw line
• Scored a team-high 16 points and grabbed six boards in 29 minutes against Southern Miss at C-USA Championship
• Shot 5-of-6 and totaled 14 points at Tulsa
• Scored nine points in 20 minutes at Marshall
• Against Rice at home, totaled nine rebounds and six points
• Grabbed 11 rebounds and scored six points at Houston
• In the victory at Tulane, totaled 10 points
• Recorded first career double-double with 10 points and 11 boards in the victory over SMU
• In the win over Marshall in Orlando, scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds
• At UAB, logged 29 minutes and recorded eight points on 4-of-6 shooting
• Added five rebounds against the Blazers
• In 22 minutes against Memphis, totaled eight points
• Grabbed a team-high six rebounds and also scored six points in the win over USF
• Connected on three triples and totaled 11 points and four boards in the win at New Mexico
• In UCF debut, recorded 11 points and five rebounds in the season-opening win over North Carolina A&T

2007-08
• Sat out the season due to NCAA rules after transferring from Clemson
• Practiced with the team at home

2006-07
• Appeared in 30 games as a freshman at Clemson
• Averaged 1.2 points and 1.4 rebounds in five minutes per game
• Saw time in 11 Atlantic Coast Conference games
• Appeared in all five of the Tigers' contests in the postseason National Invitation Tournament
• Played five minutes against West Virginia in the NIT championship
• Totaled two boards and an assist against Air Force in the NIT semifinals
• Scored five points and had four rebounds versus East Tennessee State in the NIT first round
• Against Florida State in the opening round of the NCAA Championship, scored three points in 11 minutes
• Versus Western Carolina, scored a season-high eight points
• Registered five points in seven minutes against Charleston Southern
• In 10 minutes of action, grabbed a season-best seven rebounds against Appalachian State
• Against Arkansas State, had five rebounds in 11 minutes

Prior to UCF
• A Florida Class 5A All-State First Team selection as a senior in 2005-06 at Palm Harbor University High School
• Averaged 21.4 points, 12.0 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game
• Earned MVP honors in the Pinellas County All-Star Game
• Played in the Florida North-South all-star game
• As a junior, garnered Florida Class 5A All-State Second Team honors
• Averaged 22.7 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2.6 blocked shots
Averaged 17.8 points as a sophomore
• Finished career with school-record 1,746 points
• Played for coach Michael Walters