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2015-16 Men's Basketball

42 Tyler Wesley

  • Height 6-6
  • Weight 235
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Crestwood, Ky.
  • Highschool Oldham County

Biography

2014-15
- Started all 26 games for Centre as a junior
- SAA Defensive Player of the Year
- Honorable Mention All-SAA selection
- Set Centre career record for blocked shots with 171 in three seasons
- Averaged 7.5 rpg. – third in SAA, second among returning players
- Scored season-high 21 points in 79-63 win over Oglethorpe on Feb. 1
- Made first career 3-pointer in 79-63 win over Oglethorpe on Feb. 1
- Pulled down double-digit rebounds in 6 games
- Season-high 13 rebounds in Dec. 29 loss against Johns Hopkins as well as Feb. 8 win over Hendrix
- Led SAA in blocks for third straight season
- Posted season-high five blocks in three games (Nov. 24 at Hanover, Jan. 25 at Hendrix, Feb. 22 at Oglethorpe)
- Handed out season-high four assists on Jon. 30 and Feb. 27, both Centre wins over Berry
- Finished with 14 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks in 74-72 win over Transylvania on Nov. 19

 2013-14
- Started all 29 games for the Colonels as a sophomore
- SAA Defensive Player of the Year
- Honorable Mention All-SAA selection
- SAA All-Tournament selection
- Set Centre single-season record with 69 blocks
- Recorded career high 22 points, 17 rebounds and seven blocks in SAA Tournament Quarterfinal win over Berry
- Finished with 21 points and nine rebounds in 89-64 win over Otterbein on Nov. 23
- Had nine-or-more rebounds in 11 games
- Tied career-high with seven blocks in 91-73 win at Berry on Jan. 26
- 7.4 rpg. ranked third in SAA
- Led SAA in blocks for second consecutive year

2012-13
- Played in all 27 games for Centre as a freshman with 26 starts
- Ranked first in SAA in rebounding with 8.5 rpg.
- Ranked first in SAA in blocks
- Posted double-digit rebounds in nine games
- Recorded double-doubles in three games
- Scored season-high 14 points in 50-48 win at Sewanee on Dec. 1
- Grabbed season-high 14 rebounds in 75-59 win at Berea on Dec. 14
- Finished with season-high four blocks in 3 games (Feb. 3 at Berry, Feb. 15 at Hendrix, Feb. 23 vs. Oglethorpe)
- Scored 13 points and pulled down 11 rebounds in 67-57 win over Oglethorpe on Jan. 18
- Recorded 12 points and eight rebounds in Feb. 8 win over Birmingham Southern
- Scored 12 points on 6-6 shooting in Nov. 19 win over Franklin

PERSONAL: Biology major…son of Dee and Dan Wesley…has two sisters (Dana and Rachel) and one brother (Evan).

HIGH SCHOOL: 2011-12 Courier Journal Second Team All-State…2011-12 First Team All-8th Region…8th Region Tournament MVP…three-years starter for head coach Jason Holland at Oldham County…also played one season of football for the Colonels.

GET TO KNOW TYLER:
Favorite Sports Team: Kentucky Wildcats
Favorite Athlete: Anthony Davis
Favorite Movie: Rush Hour
Favorite TV Show: Big Bang Theory
Favorite Food: Chicken Alfredo
Favorite Person to Follow on Social Media? Lebron James
What is your dream job? Becoming a college coach
What is your favorite athletic achievement to this point? Making the Kentucky State Final Four my senior year of high school
Why Centre? The great education and the great basketball tradition 

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Historical Player Information

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    2012-13Freshman

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    6'6" 210 lbs
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    2013-14Sophomore

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    6'6" 210 lbs
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    2014-15Junior

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    6'6" 210 lbs
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    2015-16Senior

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    6'6" 235 lbs
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