Tyler Kalinoski

Tyler Kalinoski
Personal information
Born December 19, 1992
Cincinnati, Ohio
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school Olathe East (Overland Park, Kansas)
College Davidson (2011–2015)
Position Shooting guard
Career highlights and awards

Tyler Kalinoski (born December 19, 1992)[1] is an American college basketball player who currently plays for the Davidson Wildcats. He was named Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year in 2015.[2]

High school career

Kalinoski competed for Olathe East High School under coach Jim Super. He was named to the first-team All-Sunflower League in 2010 and 2011. As a senior, he averaged 17.1 points, 5.8 rebounds, 5.7 assists, and 2.2 steals per game, leading the team in all statistical categories. The Wichita Eagle and Topeka Capital Journal selected him to the 6A first-team all-state, and the Olathe News named him Player of the Year in his senior year. He was a McDonald’s All-American nominee.[1]

College career

In his freshman year in 2011–12, Kalinoski posted averages of 4.7 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 17.4 minutes a game. His best game was a 17-point outing in the quarterfinals of the Southern Conference tournament against Furman, in which he knocked down five 3-pointers. As a sophomore in 2012–13, he averaged 7.6 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 22.6 minutes per game. On 13 occasions he scored in double figures.[1]

As a senior in 2014–15, Kalinoski guided Davidson to a 23-6 record and Atlantic 10 regular season championship despite being picked 12th in the preseason coaches poll. He led Davidson in scoring with 16.9 points per game and finished second on the team with 5.7 rebounds per game.[2] On March 9, 2015, CBS Sports named Kalinoski player of the week after he scored 22 points in a win over VCU and 32 points in a win over Duquesne.[3] At the conclusion of the regular season he was named Atlantic 10 player of the year.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "4 Tyler Kalinoski". Davidson Wildcats. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Palmer, Todd (11 March 2015). "Davidson’s Tyler Kalinoski, an Olathe East grad, wins Atlantic 10 player of the year". Kansas City Star. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  3. Parrish, Gary (9 March 2015). "CBSSports.com Player of the Week: Davidson's Tyler Kalinoski". CBS Sports. Retrieved 18 March 2015.