FMU: Returning starter....Pointguard....Helped direct offense on the nation's third-highestscoring team (88.7 ppg) and top three-point shooting squad (13.8made per game)....Good shooter with three-pointrange....Speedy....Third on the team in both assists andthree-point buckets....11 games scoring in double figures(season-high 17 points twice)....Quick....Three-point threat....PBCrankings: 10th in turnovers-to-assists ratio, 11th in three-pointshooting percentage, 12th in three-pointers, 19th inassists....NCAA II rankings: 20th in assists-to-turnover ratio,97th in three-pointers made per game....Transfer from NCAA DivisionI Presbyterian College....Chi Alpha Sigma national college athletehonor society....Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll2013, 2014....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2013(spring), 2012 (fall)....Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)2013-14....PC: In 2011-12, appeared in 15 contestsand averaged 2.9 ppg....As a freshman, played in 25 games,averaging 4.9 minutes.
PERSONAL: Born Tyler Reeves Deihl in Atlanta,Ga....A product of Sequoyah High School, where he played for coachJeremy Adams....Four-year letterwinner....Earned honorable mentionall-state accolades as a senior....Garnered county and regionPlayer of the Year honors....Three-time first-team all-region andall-county selection....Named second-team All-County as a freshman,while earning honorable mention All-Region honors....Guided theteam to its first state play-off appearance in school history as asenior....Finished his career with 1,440 points, just 60 shy of theschool record....Drained a school-record 82 three-point shots as ajunior....Merit Roll student as a sophomore and junior.....Nicknameis The Real Deihl.
PERSONAL FAVORITES: As a child what youwanted to be when you grew up: NBA Basketball Player....FavoriteAthlete: LeBron James....Favorite Sports Team: Notre Dame....Favorite Movie: The Dark Knight Rises....Favorite TVShow: Fresh Prince of Bel-Air....Favorite Food: Spaghetti....Favorite Sport Other than Your Own: Football....FavoriteWebsite: Kicks on Fire....What Music is in Your iPOD: Rap,Country....Favorite Thing About FMU: Being with myteammates....Favorite Off-Field Activity: Relaxing withfriends....Goals for Upcoming Season: Get a ring in my lastyear....Hobbies: Playing sports....Brush With Greatness: Played inPro-am with Chris Singleton and Lou Williams.
CAREER STATS (2012-13 at FMU, 2010-12 at PresbyterianCollege):
Year | G-GS | FG% | FT% | REB | AVG | PF-D | AST | TO | BLK | STL | PTS | AVG |
2012-13 | 26-18 | 39.5 | 90.0 | 60 | 2.3 | 56-0 | 82 | 36 | 0 | 17 | 226 | 8.7 |
2011-12 | 15-0 | 53.6 | 50.0 | 5 | 0.3 | 7-0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 2.9 |
2010-11 | 25-0 | 13.6 | 00.0 | 8 | 0.3 | 7-0 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0.3 |
TOTALS | 66-18 | 38.8 | 84.8 | 73 | 1.1 | 70-0 | 100 | 56 | 0 | 18 | 278 | 4.2 |
Three-Point Shots: 59-149 in 2012-13 ; 13-26 in 2011-12 ; 2-20in 2010-11