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A.J. Tyler
25  A.J. Tyler
Class:
RS Senior

Hometown:
Palm Harbor, Fla.

High School:
Palm Harbor University

Last College:
Clemson

Height / Weight:
6-9 / 225

Position:
F

2010-11
• Appeared in 26 games, averaging 17.2 minutes per contest
• Averaged 5.4 points and 2.8 rebounds
• Connected on 19 3-pointers and added 22 blocked shots
• Totaled 11 points in the CBI quarterfinal victory over Rhode Island
• In the victory at UTEP, totaled eight points, three rebounds, one block, one steal and one assist
• Recorded 12 points and three blocks in the win at Tulane
• Against Memphis in Orlando, totaled nine points in 28 minutes
• At East Carolina, totaled 10 points and nine rebounds in 23 minutes
• Scored eight points to go with six rebounds and two blocks in 20 minutes against Rice
• Totaled five points in the UCF Holiday Classic presented by EA Sports title game win over Princeton
• Recorded four blocked shots in the victory over USF
• Scored eight points and added three rebounds and two blocks against Jackson State
• Scored eight points and added four rebounds in win over West Florida to open the year

2009-10
• Started all 32 games and averaged 10.3 points and 5.0 rebounds
• Led the team in scoring seven times
• Shot 48.4 percent from the field
• Averaged 10.4 points in league play
• Scored 12 points and had five rebounds in the Conference USA Championship quarterfinal win over SMU
• Against East Carolina at home, totaled 16 points and three blocks
• Scored 12 points and had seven boards at Marshall
• At Southern Miss, scored 13 points and had five rebounds
• In the win over Houston in Orlando, scored 12 points and added eight boards
• Shot 8-of-12 from the field and led all players with 18 points at Memphis
• In the win at East Carolina, scored 10 points, recorded nine rebounds and posted four steals in 32 minutes
• Shot 6-of-7 overall and scored 12 points to go with eight boards versus UTEP
• Scored 19 points on 8-of-17 shooting and recorded nine rebounds in the victory at Houston
• Scored 11 points versus Marshall at home
• In 27 minutes at No. 14 UConn, scored 12 points
• Scored a game-high 18 points in the win over Bethune-Cookman
• At Notre Dame, scored 13 points and grabbed five boards
• Led all players with 16 points versus Newberry
• Named to the Glenn Wilkes Classic All-Tournament Team
• In the Glenn Wilkes Classic victory against Drake, scored nine points and had four rebounds
• Led UCF with 12 points against Niagara
• Shot 6-of-10 overall and scored 19 points in the win over Auburn
• Added eight boards against the Tigers
• Totaled eight points in the win over Howard

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 ACC 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

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