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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | June 19, 1987 |
| Place of birth | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | University of Utah |
| League | None |
Tyler Kepkay (born June 19, 1987) is a Canadian professional basketball player, currently signed to the team Lti Giessen 46er's of the German first basketball league (BBL). Prior to this season Tyler played for ETB Wohnbau Baskets Essen (Germany). He is a veteran member of the Canadian national basketball team.
Kepkay initially attended the College of Eastern Utah in Price, Utah. At the junior college school, he led the nation in scoring his sophomore season en route to being named First Team Junior College All-America.[1] Following his two years of junior college, he committed to the University of Utah for his last two years of eligibility. In his first season with the Utes, he played in all 33 games, starting 26 of them, while averaging 7.5 points and 2.1 assists per game.[2] In the 2008-09 season, he averaged 10.3 points per game for the Utes in helping the team to a 24-9 record and a berth in the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.[3] At the tournament, he scored a team-high 19 points in a first round loss to the University of Arizona.[4]
Kepkay first played for the Canada national basketball team at the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men 2008 while seeing limited action off the bench for the Canadians.[5] He also participated with the team at the FIBA Americas Championship 2009.
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