University of Tennessee Athletics
2011-12 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Tyler Summitt
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Knoxville, Tenn.
- High School:
- Webb School
| Season | GP-GS | MPG | FGs | FG Pct | 3FGs | 3FG Pct | FTs | FT Pct | O-Reb | RPG | Asst | TO | Blk | Stl | Pts | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-11 | 4-0 | 1.8 | 1-1 | 1.000 | 1-1 | 1.000 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.8 |
| 11-12 | 2-0 | 1.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 6-0 | 1.5 | 1-1 | 1.000 | 1-1 | 1.000 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.5 |
- Game-By-Game Statistics
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Earned a spot on the 2011-12 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll ... Appeared in three games ... Saw action late in Tennessee's win over Arkansas (2/15/12) ... Appeared in UT's home victory over The Citadel (12/29/11) ... Saw action late in the game during Tennessee's win over Chaminade at the Maui Invitational (11/23/11).
Attended the NCAA Career in Sports Forum in Indianapolis.
Scout team guard saw action in four games ... Took the court for the final three minutes of the LSU win (1/26/11) ... Played the final minute of the win over No. 21 Memphis (1/5/11) ... Played the final two minutes of UT's win over Middle Tennessee (11/30/10) and drained a 3-pointer in the game's closing seconds; the shot pushed the Vols over the 85-point mark, meaning every fan in the arena (+17,000) could redeem their ticket stub for three free chicken strips at Hardee's the next day ... Made his collegiate debut in the season-opening win over Chattanooga (11/12/10), grabbing a rebound during the game's final minute.
Spent the season as a practice player for the Tennessee Lady Vols basketball team ... Also traveled with the squad on all road trips ... The Lady Vols finished the season 32-3 and won the Southeastern Conference regular-season and tournament championships before capturing a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Graduated cum laude from Knoxville's Webb School, where he played point guard and was coached by Landry Kosmalski (son of former Vol, three-time first-team All-SEC honoree and NBA and ABA draft pick Len Kosmalski [1972-74]) ... Was a three-year starter and also served as a captain for three seasons ... Won Webb's 'Spartan Award' as a senior year and also was named Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Born, Sept. 21, 1990, in Knoxville, Tenn. ... Full name is Ross Tyler Summitt ... Academic major: Communication studies (Business minor) ... Parents R.B. Summitt II and Pat Summitt ... His mother is the NCAA's winningest all-time basketball coach, having led the Tennessee Lady Vols to 31 Southeastern Conference titles and eight National Championships.
