| Stephen Tyree |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
The Woodlands, Texas
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| High School:
Strake Jesuit
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| Height / Weight:
6-3 / 188
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| Position:
Guard/Forward
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Looking to bounce back after a knee injury wiped out his entire junior year ... if fully healthy brings a significant component to the Bucknell lineup ... one of the league's most versatile players ... after easing his way into the rotation as a freshman, became one of Bucknell's most important players in 2007-08 ... biggest impact thus far has come at the defensive end, where he was the 2008 Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year ... has guarded opponents of all shapes and sizes, from guards to post players ... has also shown excellent ballhandling and passing skills ... strong finisher around the basket ... career 58.9% shooter from the field ... has emerged as a team leader on the floor and in the locker room ... tremendous athlete who could have chosen among a number of Division I football scholarship offers ... played all over the floor in high school, including point guard ... very energetic, bright and well-schooled player.
2008-09
Suffered a knee injury during a preseason workout and missed the entire season.
2007-08
One of two players on the roster to start all 31 games ... had a strong all-around season and was named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year at season's end ... led the team in assists (88) and rebounding (4.8), while ranking fourth in scoring (7.0) and third in steals (26) ... shot team-high 57.9% FG ... that figure would have led the league if he had enough FG attempts to qualify ... did lead the league in FG% in PL games at a stellar 66.7% (46-69) ... averaged 9.8 ppg and 3.64 apg in league games ... in overall games ranked 9th in PL in rebounding and assists ... had never scored 10 points in a game until doing so at St. Bonaventure on Jan. 5, then reached double figures in 10 of his last 18 games ... scored career-high 16 pts. in OT win at Colgate ... hit a big 3FG in OT in that game ... had one 5-game stretch in which he shot 20-24 from the field ... had 7 pts. and career-high 13 reb. in opening-night win over Albany ... one of catalysts of Cornell win with 6 pts., 10 reb., 3 asst. and 3 stl. ... in home win over Navy had 10 pts., 7 reb., 6 asst. ... driving layup with 8:47 left put Bucknell ahead to stay in win at Holy Cross ... scored GW bucket on driving layup with 2.9 seconds left against Lafayette ... also had a career-high 7 asst. in that win ... received the team's Thomas A. Thompson Award for spirit, intensity and outstanding defensive play.
2006-07
As a freshman guard showed signs of being an excellent defender and rebounder, and saw significant time in the last 15 games, averaging 14.6 min ... team won first 14 games after he joined the regular rotation and went 14-1 in last 15 ... shot 66.7% from field (12-18 FG, 2-5 3FG) on the year ... scored first career points on 2 late FTs at Texas Tech ... played strong 14 min. vs. Army, tallying 4 pts., 5 reb., 1 asst., 1 blk., 1 stl. ... had best game in win at Navy, totaling 7 pts. (3-3 FG), 5 reb., 3 asst. in career-high 18 min. ... had third 5-reb. game of season in win at American ... biggest rebound of game came with 0:03 left in a 1-pt. game ... played then-career-high 19 min. in home win over Holy Cross ... did not score in that game, but spent much of time guarding PL scoring leader Keith Simmons ... played career-high 20 min. in Army win in PL Tournament semifinals and had 4 pts., 4 reb., 3 asst., 1 stl ... steal led to first career dunk on a breakaway.
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL
Full name is Stephen Alexander Tyree ... born Oct. 26, 1987 in Houston ... son of Walter and Teresa Tyree ... has two older brothers, Marcus and Brandon ... 2006 graduate of Strake Jesuit College Prep in Houston ... earned four varsity letters in both basketball and football, and also competed in track and field as a senior ... two-time team captain in basketball under coach Wayne Jones ... earned honorable mention All-District 19-5A honors as a sophomore, then made second team as a junior and first team as a senior ... led team in scoring, rebounds, assists and steals ... was also a first team all-district pick in football, both offensively as a wide receiver and defensively as a safety ... majoring in management.
