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THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND

2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster

Lee S. Weissman
Lee S. Weissman
Evan Bernstein

23 Tyler Thomas

23 Tyler Thomas

  • Position:
    G
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    New Haven, CT
  • Major:
    Rehabilitation Counseling
  • High School:
    Amity Regional/Sacred Heart

Summary

Biography





Earned his undergraduate degree in psychology in May, 2023...Working towards a master's degree in rehabilitation counseling.

Selected to compete in the Hanes Originals Soft Touch Men's 3-Point Championship
Chosen to participate in the NABC – Reese's Division I All-Star Game

2,321 career points (seventh among players active during the 2023-24 season)
1,320 career Hofstra points (20th in program history)
217 career three-pointers at Hofstra ranks fifth in program history
125 three-pointers in 2023-24 is a Hofstra and CAA single-season record

At Hofstra: 

2023-24: Lt. Frank J. Haggerty Award winner as the top player in the New York Metropolitan area...Coastal Athletic Association Player of the Year…All-CAA First Team…All-ECAC First Team…National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District 10 Second Team…CAA Championship All-Tournament Team…Played in and started all 33 games…Averaged 22.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.3 steals, and 0.5 blocks per game…Ranked first on the team in scoring, second in rebounding, second in assists, second in steals, and third in blocked shots…Ranked fourth nationally in scoring, second in three-pointers made per game (3.8), 65th in free throw percentage, fifth in minutes per game (37.5)...Ranked first in the CAA in scoring, 20th in rebounding, ninth in field goal percentage, ninth in assists per game, second in free throw percentage, seventh in steals per game, third in three-point field goal percentage, first in three-pointers made per game, 10th in assist/turnover ratio, 10th in defensive rebounds per game (4.9), and first in minutes player per game…Scoring in double figures 32 times, including 25 straight to end the season…Had 20 or more points 23 times…Had 30 or more points five times…Scored a season-high 40 points against High Point, 34 at Drexel, 32 vs. Stony Brook in CAA Semifinals, 32 at Northeastern, and 30 vs. Wright State…Had five or more rebounds 16 times…Posted 10 rebounds at North Carolina A&T and nine rebounds vs. Stony Brook in CAA Semifinals and against St. John’s…Dished out three or more assists 23 times…Had nine assists vs. Towson, six vs. Stony Brook in CAA Semifinals and at Drexel…Had multiple steals on 10 occasions…Contributed five steals vs. Drexel and three steals three times…Had two or more blocked shots six times…Notched three blocks vs. Delaware…Averaged 37.9 minutes per game…Averaged 38.4 minutes per game in CAA play. 

2022-23: All-Colonial Athletic Association Second Team…NABC All-District 10 Second Team…Played in and started all 35 games…Averaged 16.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game…Ranked second on the team in scoring, fourth in field goal percentage, first in three-point field goal percentage, first in three-point field goals, fifth in free throw percentage, fourth in assists, third in steals, third in blocked shots, second in defensive rebounds, and second in minutes played…Ranked 25th nationally in three-point percentage and 64th nationally in three-pointers per game…Ranked fifth in the CAA in scoring, second in field goal percentage, third in three-point field goal percentage, fifth in three-point field goals, and 15th in minutes played…Scored in double figures in 29 games, including 15 straight to end the season…Had 20 or more points 12 times…Posted 29 points vs. Stony Brook, 28 vs. UNCW, and 26 vs. Iona…Had five or more rebounds 13 times…Tallied 11 rebounds vs. Stony Brook for his lone double-double…Had seven rebounds on a pair of occasions…Notched multiple assists 14 times, including three on seven different occasions…Had two or more steals seven times, including three at Towson…Tallied two blocks at Monmouth…Drained three or more three-pointers 16 times, including a season-high six vs. Iona and five on four occasions…Shot 49.5% overall from the field and 40.5% from three-point range…Averaged 33.3 minutes per game…Averaged 35.3 minutes per game in CAA play.

At Sacred Heart: Attended Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut for three years…Scored 1,001 career points, while also totaling 268 rebounds, 146 assists, 66 steals, and 34 blocks…Earned three postseason honors from the Northeast Conference as he was named third team all-conference this past year and was a second team honoree and the conference’s most improved player in 2020-21…Averaged 19.1 points per game in 2020-21 and 16.4 points per game in 2021-22.

High School/Personal: Attended Williston Prep in Easthampton, Massachusetts for his post grad year…Also attended Amity Regional High School in Woodbridge, Connecticut…Was an All-NEPSAC First Team honoree at Williston…Totaled 1,531 career points at Amity, the second-most in school history…Averaged 26 points, eight rebounds, and five assists per game as a senior at Amity…Team made state finals as a senior…Was a 2018 McDonald’s All American nominee…Has one brother, Tanner, who plays basketball at Sacred Heart…Mentioned Drake, Burna Boy, and J. Cole as his favorite musicians…Stated Kobe Bryant as his favorite athlete and enjoys making music and the beach in his spare time…Started playing basketball at the age of three…Psychology major.

Career Highs
PTS: 40 vs. High Point, 11/22/23                                    
REBS: 11, twice, most recently vs. Stony Brook, 2/4/23            
ASTS: 9 vs. Towson, 2/3/24                        
FGM: 13 vs. Stony Brook, 2/4/23                    
FGA: 27, twice, most recently vs. Stony Brook, 3/11/24                                   
3FGM: 8 vs. St. Joseph’s (LI), 11/6/23                     
3FGA: 16, twice, most recently vs. Stony Brook, 3/11/24                            
FTM: 11 at St. Francis Brooklyn, 2/20/21                            
FTA: 11 at St. Francis Brooklyn, 2/20/21                    
OR: 3, several times, most recently Binghamton, 11/14/21                
DR: 11 vs. Stony Brook, 2/4/23                    
TO: 6, twice, most recently at Rhode Island, 12/7/21                
ST: 5 vs. Drexel, 2/22/24                        
BS: 3 vs. Delaware, 1/6/24                        
MIN: 48 at Wagner, 12/22/20  

                         
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    2022-23Redshirt Senior

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    2023-24Graduate Student

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    6'3" 200 lbs
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