2002-03 (M) Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 24
Tyler McKinney
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Urbandale, Iowa
- High School:
- Urbandale
Bio
2003-04 (Junior)
Averaged 4.3 points and 3.9 assists in 10 appearances, but missed CU’s final 18 games ...Had season-best nine assists vs. St. Bonaventure while holding All-American guard Marques Green to just nine points (Nov. 29) ...Had season-high seven points, five assists and matched career-best with four steals at Wyoming (Dec. 22) ...Missed CU’s Dec. 30 game vs. SMS, snapping a streak of 74 straight games and 62 consecutive starts ...Missed 19 of the final 21 games with vision problems caused by a bacteria in his right eye (acanthamoeba) ...Underwent cornea transplant operations on both March 5th and April 1st in Iowa City, Iowa ...Cleared by doctors to play again in mid-September ...Team went 10-0 with him in the line-up and 10-9 in the games he missed ...Team is now 54-9 when he starts and 18-14 when he doesn’t since he arrived on campus.
2002-03 (Sophomore)
Started all 34 games, as team went 29-5 and were nationally ranked ...Led the MVC with 141 assists and a 2.61 assist/turnover ratio ...Had 12 assists without a turnover in CU’s Dec. 21 win at Nebraska, making him one of seven players nationally with 12+ assists and no turnovers in a game in 2002-03 ...Named the Prairie Farms/MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week after that Nebraska performance ...Also scored 10 points vs. the Cornhuskers for his first career double-double ...Tied career-high with 14 points in Feb. 1 win at Drake, just 15 minutes from where he prepped at Urbandale HS ...Ranked fifth in the MVC with 4.15 assists per game ...Ranked second on the team with 44 steals, including a career-high four in regular-season finale vs. Wichita State on March 3 ...Had 10 assists in Creighton’s win over TCU on Super Bowl Sunday ...Made his first 13 free throw attempts and finished the year at 74.5 percent ...His 141 assists were the most ever by a Creighton freshman or sophomore ...Scored 14 points and made several crucial plays down the stretch in Guardians Classic championship game win over Notre Dame on Nov. 26 ....Had six assists and just one turnover in MVC Tournament championship romp over Southern Illinois on March 10.
2001-02 (Freshman)
Started Creighton’s last 20 games at the point guard slot, going 16-4 in that time ...Dished out 51 assists and committed just 22 turnovers in those 20 starts while upping scoring average to 6.0 ppg. ...Hit coast-to-coast driving lay-up at the buzzer to beat Wichita State, 69-67 on Feb. 17 ...Nailed two pressure-packed free throws with 6.5 seconds left to beat Indiana State, 64-63, in Terre Haute ...Owned an impressive 66/34 assist/turnover ratio for the campaign ...Had 11 points and five rebounds at Drake in return to his hometown area ...Sank 4-of-5 three-pointers to score 12 points vs. Illinois State, a season-best ...Finished fourth on the team with 21 three-pointers made ...Pulled down a career-best seven rebounds in MVC Tournament final victory vs. Southern Illinois ...Added 11 points in MVC Tournament semifinal win over Illinois State ...Tied season-high with five assists in double-overtime win over #15 Florida in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Urbandale High School
Named the state of Iowa’s Mr. Basketball following a senior season in which he led the J-Hawks to a 23-2 record and the Class 4A state championship game ...During the state tournament run, he averaged 16.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game ...Finished his senior season with norms of 21.5 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, earning first-team all-state honors for the second-straight season ...Was named honorable mention all-state as a sophomore ...Scored in double-figures in his final 38 prep games ...Four-year starter and three-year all-area and all-Central Iowa Metropolitan League honoree ...Two-time conference most valuable player selection and three-time team MVP ...Named Iowa State Tournament Captain as a senior ...Holds school career records for most points (1,498), field goals (531), free throws (313), assists (325) and steals (224), plus single-season marks for assists (132) and free throws (103) ...Started 91 of 94 career games for the J-Hawks ...Connected on 183-of-390 (.469) field goal attempts as a senior ...Made 96 three-pointers during his final two seasons, including 53 treys as a senior ...Guided Urbandale to a four-year combined record of 74-20 and two league titles ...Team finished 4th at state as a junior ...Also lettered three years as a member of the football team and was voted the team’s MVP as a senior ...Played basketball for coach Brad Bjorkgren and football for coach Mike McClish.
Personal
The son of Jim and Judy McKinney, Tyler was born May 21, 1982 in Lincoln, Neb. ...Has an older brother, Shane (25) and a younger brother, Josh (21), who averaged 16.0 points per game during Urbandale’s state tourney appearance in Tyler’s senior season ...Josh now plays at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, where he plays for the uncle of former CU All-American Kyle Korver ...Hobbies include PlayStation 2 and golf ...A member of FCA ...His dad played baseball at the University of Nebraska ...Best player he’s ever faced is Frank Williams, who currently plays for the Chicago Bulls ...Worked for ESPN at the College World Series in 2002, 2003 and 2004...Majoring in marketing.
Averaged 4.3 points and 3.9 assists in 10 appearances, but missed CU’s final 18 games ...Had season-best nine assists vs. St. Bonaventure while holding All-American guard Marques Green to just nine points (Nov. 29) ...Had season-high seven points, five assists and matched career-best with four steals at Wyoming (Dec. 22) ...Missed CU’s Dec. 30 game vs. SMS, snapping a streak of 74 straight games and 62 consecutive starts ...Missed 19 of the final 21 games with vision problems caused by a bacteria in his right eye (acanthamoeba) ...Underwent cornea transplant operations on both March 5th and April 1st in Iowa City, Iowa ...Cleared by doctors to play again in mid-September ...Team went 10-0 with him in the line-up and 10-9 in the games he missed ...Team is now 54-9 when he starts and 18-14 when he doesn’t since he arrived on campus.
2002-03 (Sophomore)
Started all 34 games, as team went 29-5 and were nationally ranked ...Led the MVC with 141 assists and a 2.61 assist/turnover ratio ...Had 12 assists without a turnover in CU’s Dec. 21 win at Nebraska, making him one of seven players nationally with 12+ assists and no turnovers in a game in 2002-03 ...Named the Prairie Farms/MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week after that Nebraska performance ...Also scored 10 points vs. the Cornhuskers for his first career double-double ...Tied career-high with 14 points in Feb. 1 win at Drake, just 15 minutes from where he prepped at Urbandale HS ...Ranked fifth in the MVC with 4.15 assists per game ...Ranked second on the team with 44 steals, including a career-high four in regular-season finale vs. Wichita State on March 3 ...Had 10 assists in Creighton’s win over TCU on Super Bowl Sunday ...Made his first 13 free throw attempts and finished the year at 74.5 percent ...His 141 assists were the most ever by a Creighton freshman or sophomore ...Scored 14 points and made several crucial plays down the stretch in Guardians Classic championship game win over Notre Dame on Nov. 26 ....Had six assists and just one turnover in MVC Tournament championship romp over Southern Illinois on March 10.
2001-02 (Freshman)
Started Creighton’s last 20 games at the point guard slot, going 16-4 in that time ...Dished out 51 assists and committed just 22 turnovers in those 20 starts while upping scoring average to 6.0 ppg. ...Hit coast-to-coast driving lay-up at the buzzer to beat Wichita State, 69-67 on Feb. 17 ...Nailed two pressure-packed free throws with 6.5 seconds left to beat Indiana State, 64-63, in Terre Haute ...Owned an impressive 66/34 assist/turnover ratio for the campaign ...Had 11 points and five rebounds at Drake in return to his hometown area ...Sank 4-of-5 three-pointers to score 12 points vs. Illinois State, a season-best ...Finished fourth on the team with 21 three-pointers made ...Pulled down a career-best seven rebounds in MVC Tournament final victory vs. Southern Illinois ...Added 11 points in MVC Tournament semifinal win over Illinois State ...Tied season-high with five assists in double-overtime win over #15 Florida in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Urbandale High School
Named the state of Iowa’s Mr. Basketball following a senior season in which he led the J-Hawks to a 23-2 record and the Class 4A state championship game ...During the state tournament run, he averaged 16.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game ...Finished his senior season with norms of 21.5 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, earning first-team all-state honors for the second-straight season ...Was named honorable mention all-state as a sophomore ...Scored in double-figures in his final 38 prep games ...Four-year starter and three-year all-area and all-Central Iowa Metropolitan League honoree ...Two-time conference most valuable player selection and three-time team MVP ...Named Iowa State Tournament Captain as a senior ...Holds school career records for most points (1,498), field goals (531), free throws (313), assists (325) and steals (224), plus single-season marks for assists (132) and free throws (103) ...Started 91 of 94 career games for the J-Hawks ...Connected on 183-of-390 (.469) field goal attempts as a senior ...Made 96 three-pointers during his final two seasons, including 53 treys as a senior ...Guided Urbandale to a four-year combined record of 74-20 and two league titles ...Team finished 4th at state as a junior ...Also lettered three years as a member of the football team and was voted the team’s MVP as a senior ...Played basketball for coach Brad Bjorkgren and football for coach Mike McClish.
Personal
The son of Jim and Judy McKinney, Tyler was born May 21, 1982 in Lincoln, Neb. ...Has an older brother, Shane (25) and a younger brother, Josh (21), who averaged 16.0 points per game during Urbandale’s state tourney appearance in Tyler’s senior season ...Josh now plays at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, where he plays for the uncle of former CU All-American Kyle Korver ...Hobbies include PlayStation 2 and golf ...A member of FCA ...His dad played baseball at the University of Nebraska ...Best player he’s ever faced is Frank Williams, who currently plays for the Chicago Bulls ...Worked for ESPN at the College World Series in 2002, 2003 and 2004...Majoring in marketing.
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