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Tyler Tejada Season 2026-27

PositionF
Weight230 lbs
Height6-9
ClassSenior
HometownTeaneck, N.J.
Previous SchoolTowson

PRIOR TO UC
At Towson
2025-26 (Junior): Played in 32 games, making 31 starts…All-CAA Third Team…averaged 17.7 points, 5.5 boards and 2.3 assists per contest, while shooting 43.2% from the field and 88.2% from the charity stripe…scored in double figures in 29 contests, including 12 games of 20 or more and three games of 30-plus…scored 24 points in season-opener against Loyola (Md.)…went for 21 points and seven rebounds at James Madison…registered 20 points, nine rebounds and three blocks against Liberty…scored 27 points against UC San Diego…poured in 26 points and grabbed eight boards against Cornell…scored 22 points against Sacred Heart…went for 13 points and 11 boards at William & Mary…scored 22 points and Hofstra…poured in 22 points and NC A&T…went for 33 points and seven boards against Stony Brook…named to the All-CAA Tournament team after averaging 31.3 points per game, shooting 52.5% from the field and connecting on 23-of-24 attempts from the free-throw line…conference tournament included a 35-point effort against Hampton and a 30-point outing against College of Charleston.

2024-25 (Sophomore): Played in 27 games and started in 25…CAA Player of the Year…All-CAA First Team…2024-25 Lou Henson Finalist…NABC All-East District Second Team…All-ECAC First Team…first Towson player to be named CAA Player of the Year since Jerrelle Benimon won the award in 2013 & 2014…led the Tigers in scoring with 16.7 ppg, which ranked sixth in the CAA…shot 43.1% from the floor and 33.1% from behind the arc…finished in double figures in 25 games…scored 20 or more points in eight games…had a career-high 30 points against Robert Morris…ranked third on the team in free throw percentage with a 82.4% clip…averaged 3.9 rebounds per game…finished seven games with five or more rebounds…grabbed a season-high nine rebounds against UMBC, Drexel and Northeastern…added 21 assists and 13 steals.

2023-24 (Freshman): 
Played in all 35 games with 28 starts, averaging 10.3 points and 3.2 rebounds per game, shooting 42% from the floor and 35% from three…named to CAA All-Rookie Team and CAA Rookie of the Year, the first major award winner since Nicolas Timberlake was CAA Sixth Man of the Year in 2019-20…made an immediate impact during his rookie campaign with the Tigers…made his Towson debut against Colorado with nine points…scored 30 points against Monmouth in late February, the first 30-point game since Nicolas Timberlake back in 2022-23…hit the game-winning 3-pointer against UNCW.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played basketball at Teaneck High School...2023 All-New Jersey Second Team as a senior, leading team to 23-6 record and appearance in the section final game, averaging 23.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game...three-time all-league player...MVP of the December 2022 Williamsport Christmas Tournament.