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2013-14 Women's Basketball Roster

32 Tynia McKinzie

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Oviedo, Fla.
  • High School Lake Howell High School

Biography

2013-14 (JUNIOR)
Started 30 games this season, playing in 33 totaling 898 minutes played (27.2 avg) … ranked 10th in Conference USA in offensive rebounds posting 101 (3.06 pg) and 15th in defensive rebounds with 144 (4.36 rpg) … led team in both cateories as well as total rebounding with 245 boards and 7.4 rebounds-per-game ... also ranked 19th in the league in field-goal percentage with a .450 percentage (122-of-271) ... third on the Panther squad in scoring, averaging 9.4 points-per-game ... saw over 30 minutes of playing time in more than five games … had a career-high 18 points at Charlotte (2/26/14) ... posted double-doubles on six different occasssions, good for second on the team ...had double-digit rebounding figures in 11 games ... swipped a career-best four steals at Tulane (2/15/14) ... shot a career-high .750 in back-to-back Conference USA outings ... contributed 245 total rebounds, 10 assists, 22 steals, 11 blocks and a total of 322 points on the year.


2012-13 (SOPHOMORE)
Saw action in 10 games, starting three contests … got her first-career start at South Alabama (1/27/13), going on to post a season-high 38 minutes … pulled down a career-high eight rebounds against the Jaguars … had a season-high night vs. Middle Tennessee (1/31), posting career bests of 10 points and five made field goals … went 5-of-10 (.500) from the floor against the Blue Raiders … swiped a season-best two steals, twice … contributed 28 rebounds (2.8 rpg), 26 points (2.6 ppg), five steals, three blocks, and two assists for the season.

2011-12 (FRESHMAN) 
Played in 21 games, averaging 1.6 points per game and 1.5 rebounds per contest … made her collegiate debut at UTSA (11/18/11), pulling down two rebounds in four minutes ... scored her first-career points vs. Jacksonville State (12/17), going 2-of-2 from the floor to contribute four points in six minutes ... achieved season-high marks in points (9), rebounds (7), and field goals made (3) vs. Delaware State (12/18) … also notched her first-career block and assist in a season-best 24 minutes against the Hornets ... swiped her first-career steal at Middle Tennessee (12/21) ... registered her second-career block at Troy (2/2).

HIGH SCHOOL
pent her freshman year at Pine Castle Christian where she was named First Team All State and 1A State MVP ... transferred to Lake Howell High School in 2008 where she emerged as a three-time First Team All-District (5A-5) and two-time All-Central Florida Second Team honoree ... won two State Championships in 2007 and 2009 while tallying 2,137 points and 1,252 rebounds throughout her career ... holds the Lake Howell school record for career points (1,726) and ranks third for rebounds (1,021) ... named Team MVP as a junior and senior ... finished her high school career as a 74 percent free-throw shooter ... played AAU ball for Florida Girls Basketball as a freshman and the Orlando Comets as a sophomore and junior … a member of the National Society of High School Scholars, student government and drama club ... also recruited by Georgia State, Fordham, UAB, Stetson, Old Dominion and Liberty.

PERSONAL
Born Nov. 27, 1992 … Daughter of Stan and Cheryl McKinzie … has three younger siblings: Brayce, Kiara and Tarik … enjoys watching TV and writing … majoring in recreation and sports management with aspirations of becoming a reporter or journalist for ESPN.

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Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2011-12Freshman

    Forward
    6'0"
    32
  • 32

    2012-13Sophomore

    Forward
    6'0"
    32
  • 32

    2013-14Junior

    Forward
    6'0"
    32