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Tylar Bennett

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-4
Class:
Graduate Student
High School:
Detroit Country Day
Hometown:
Redford, MI
Prev School:
Clemson

2020-21 (at Clemson): Appeared in 24 games, making 14 starts…Averaged 3.3 points and 4.3 rebounds in 18.9 minutes…Led Clemson with 39 blocked shots and finished her Clemson career ranked second all-time with 170 career rejections…Tied her career-high with five blocks against Furman (11/25) and Florida State (12/17)…Scored a season-high 12 points against Charlotte (11/30)…Grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds against Mercer (12/2)…Tied her career-high in both assists (four) and steals (three) against College of Charleston (12/6) while also shooting a perfect 4-of-4 from the field.

2019-20 (at Clemson): Appeared in 30 games, making four starts…Averaged 2.2 points and 2.6 rebounds in 12.8 minutes…Scored a season-high 10 points against Navy…Pulled down a season-high seven rebounds on two occasions…Rejected a season-high four shots at Notre Dame.

2018-19 (at Clemson): Started all 33 games for the Tigers…Averaged 4.7 points and 6.2 rebounds in 28.9 minutes per game…Pulled down a then career-high 11 rebounds against Lipscomb (11/11) while also adding a career-best four assists and two steals …Scored a career-high 15 points on 7-of-17 shooting at Alabama (11/19)…Recorded her first collegiate double-double with a career-high 17 rebounds and 11 points against Illinois 911/28)…Tallied her second double-double and third straight game with double-digit rebounds by hauling in 12 boards to go along with 10 points against High Point (12/5)…Finished third in the ACC in blocked shots, rejecting 63 shots, including five against North Carolina (2/10) and Boston College (2/16).

2017-18 (at Clemson): Appeared in 29 games, making three starts…Averaged 2.3 points and 2.9 rebounds in 14.5 minutes…Led Clemson in field goal percentage (.472) and was second in blocked shots (42)…Tallied four rebounds and a career-high five rejections in her collegiate debut…Pulled in five or more rebounds n seven separate occasions.

High School: Received a 90 scouts grade by ESPN…Member of “BCAM’s BEST” Class B Girls’ All-State Teams (Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan) for 2016-17…Named to MLIVE Detroit Dream Team Second Team in 2017….Detroit Free Press Class B All-State Girls Basketball Third Team selection in 2017…Earned Honorable Mention Class B All-State recognition in 2016…At Detroit Country Day, won the MHSAA State Championship in both 2015 and 2017…Averaged 8.6 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.2 blocks as a senior in 2016-17….Played for 1Nation AAU team.