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#12 Tyler McGrath
Position: Guard
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 175
Year: Senior
City/State: Camarillo, CA
High School: Oaks Christian HS
College: Warren
Major: Political Science
Experience: 3 Letters
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• 2013-13 All-CCAA Second Team

AS A SENIOR IN 2012-13 
An All-CCAA Second Team selection ... Named the CCAA Player of the Week on Jan. 28.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2011-12 
One of only two Tritons to start all 27 games ... Played 29.6 minutes per game ... Averaged 10.6 points and 4.1 rebounds per game ... Both of those averages were the third highest on the squad ... Had a team-high 47 three-pointers and ranked fifth in the CCAA with 1.7 made per game ... Led the league in free throw percentage at .833 (80-for-96) ... His 106 defensive rebounds were the second most among the Tritons ... Also second with 27 steals ... Hit at least one three-pointer in all but six games ... 13 times he drained multiple treys and matched a career-high with five at home against Humboldt State (1/21) ... Finished with a career-best 21 points at Cal State Monterey Bay (2/17) ... Had multiple assists in 11 games ... Was a perfect 9-for-9 from the free throw line at Cal Poly Pomona (1/26) ... Career-high four steals vs. Cal State L.A. (2/3). 

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2010-11
Appeared in 23 of UCSD's 28 games on the season, making one start ... Averaged 8.2 points, 1.9 rebounds and just under one assist in 24.1 minutes per game ... Was the Tritons' top three-point threat, hitting 44-of-101 from behind the arc, 44% ... Both figures led the squad ... Hit at least one trey in 18 of his 23 games on the year ... Finished 5-of-9 from the three-point line en route to a career-high 18 points in a losing effort against Cal Poly Pomona (1/22) ... Scored 14 points and added career-bests of seven boards and four assists to help UCSD knock off San Francisco State, 87-82, in double overtime (2/3) ... Scored in double figures a total of 10 times on the year.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2009-10
Came off the bench in 12 games as a rookie ... Scored a total of 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds on the season ... Converted 7-of-13 attempts from the floor, 53.8% ... Was also 3-for-6 from the three-point line ... Hit both of his shots and finished with five points against Humboldt State in the final game of the season.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2009 graduate of Oaks Christian High School in Westlake Village ... An All-CIF Southern Section First Team selection after averaging 17.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 3.0 steals as a senior ... The 2009 Tri-Valley League Player of the Year ... Selected to the Ventura County Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Team and named first team all-county ... Led the Lions to a 25-4 record and a CIF semifinals appearance as a senior ... Played club with Kings Basketball Academy and Pump 'n Run.

PERSONAL
Born March 14, 1991 in Santa Monica ... Parents are Tim and Lori McGrath ... Has an older sister named Chelsea ... A political science major at Warren College ... Pulls for the Los Angeles Lakers ... Lists The Prestige as his favorite movie ... Hates tomatoes "with a burning passion" ... Jason Aldean is currently at the top of his playlist ... Breakfast burritos are his favorite meal ... Says beating Cal State L.A. on Spirit Night in 2012 has been his best UCSD moment.

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12

GAME HIGHS
Points 21 at Cal State Monterey Bay 2/17/12
FGM 6 multiple times -
FGA 13 at Cal State Stanislaus 1/6/12
3FGM 5 multiple times -
3FGA 11 vs. Humboldt State 1/21/12
FTM 9 at Cal Poly Pomona 1/26/12
FTA 10 vs. Dixie State 12/11/11
Rebounds 7 multiple times -
Assists 4 multiple times -
Blocks 1 multiple times -
Steals 4 vs. Cal State L.A. 2/3/12

CAREER STATISTICS
Season GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-3FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OReb DReb Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
2009-10 12-0 55 4.6 7-13 .538 3-6 .500 0-1 .000 0 7 7 0.6 9 0 2 2 1 0 17 1.4
2010-11 23-1 554 24.1 56-143 .392 44-101 .436 33-42 .786 5 39 44 1.9 44 0 18 28 0 8 189 8.2
2011-12 27-27 800 29.6 79-200 .395 47-128 .367 80-96 .833 6 106 112 4.1 67 1 35 27 5 27 285 10.6
Totals 62-28 1409 22.7 142-356 .399 94-235 .400 113-139 .813 11 152 163 2.6 120 1 55 57 6 35 491 7.9

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