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2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster

15 Tyler Johnson

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 180
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Vernon, Conn.
  • Highschool Rockville

Biography

Career-Highs
Points: 12 (2/23/16) at Nichols 
Rebounds: 12 (12/8/15) vs. Roger Williams
Assists: 3 (12/8/15) vs. Roger Williams
2015-16 (Freshman Year): Appeared in 21 games, starting 1, averaging 4.3 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 13.0 minutes per game...Recorded a game-high 12 rebounds to go with eight points and three assists in 31 minutes off the bench, helping Western New England rally from a 15-point second half deficit to defeat Roger Williams in overtime, 87-79 (12/8)...followed that up with 11 points, three rebounds and two assists in a 61-58 win over Clark (12/12)...scored eight points on 4-of-5 shooting in just nine minutes off the bench as the Golden Bears defeated Nichols, 96-92 (1/7).

High School: 2015 graduate of Rockville High School, where he played basketball all four years Earned All-CCC East honors as a senior, and All-Academic accolades from 2013-15 varsity captain junior and senior year...played AAU basketball with CT Knights. 

Personal: Born Tyler Thomas Johnson on April 4, 1997 in Vernon, Conn parents are Johnnie and Elaine has three siblings, Keith, Johnnie, and Patrice enjoys the outdoors and hiking member of the WNE Criminal Justice Association Favorites: movie - School of Rock; actor - Will Ferrell; food - steak played for the CT Knights AAU basketball team in 2014 major is criminal justice wants to be a police officer after graduation.

What I like best about WNE: "Everyone here is very nice."



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Historical Player Information

  • 31

    2015-16Freshman

    Guard
    6'1" 180 lbs
    31
  • 15

    2016-17Sophomore

    Guard/Forward
    6'2" 180 lbs
    15