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22 Tyra Coombs
Tyra Coombs
  • Height:
    5'6
  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Mechanicsville, MD
  • High School:
    St. Mary's Ryken
  • Position:
    Guard
  • Major:
    Biology
  • gp
    20
  • pts/g
    6.1
  • fg %
    39.8
  • 3pt %
    33.9
  • ft %
    70.8
  • reb/g
    4.5
  • a/g
    0.8

Bio

High School: Earned three varsity letters in basketball at St. Mary's Ryken HS under head coach Michael Gray...earned All-Conference Honorable Mention and was a team captain her senior year...also earned President's List academically.

Personal: Daughter of Jonathan and Sadie Coombs...oldest of three with a younger sister Melody and a younger brother, Jonnathan...Biology major with a career aspiration of becoming a pediatrician or dermatologist...hobbies include going to the beach, swimming and shopping...enjoys watching football and baseball...favorite athletes are Kobe Bryant and Kyrie Irving...favorite food is crabs...favorite movie is She's the Man...favorite TV show is Love & Hip Hop...favorite music artist is Drake...chose UDC for the opportunity to play basketball and its quality science programs...favorite thing about UDC is its family environment...greatest athletic influence is Dianne Tissasi...most impressive person she's ever met is Elena Delle Donne...strangest gameday superstition is to eat a bannana and listen to music.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 12 at New York Tech L, 59-41
Feb 15 Bridgeport L, 53-46
Feb 21 at Daemen L, 61-50
Feb 23 at Roberts Wesleyan L, 75-63
Feb 26 Queens (N.Y.) W, 69-46
Feb 29 at St. Thomas Aquinas L, 66-49
  Overall Conf
Games 20 13
Games started 7 5
Minutes 359 213
Minutes per game 17.9 16.4
FG 43-108 25-61
FG Pct 39.8 41.0
3PT 19-56 13-35
3PT Pct 33.9 37.1
FT 17-24 9-12
FT Pct 70.8 75.0
Off rebounds 29 16
Def rebounds 61 34
Total rebounds 90 50
Rebounds per game 4.5 3.8
Personal fouls 29 16
Disqualifications - -
Assists 16 9
Turnovers 26 13
Assist to turnover ratio 0.6 0.7
Steals 11 8
Blocks 2 2
Points 122 72
Points per game 6.1 5.5
Points per 40 min 13.6 13.5

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 8 vs. Dominican (N.Y.) L, 76-69 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 vs. American Int'l L, 71-68 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Goldey-Beacom W, 72-66 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Southern Conn. St. L, 64-51 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 at Holy Family L, 72-59 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 Bloomfield W, 67-42 - 3 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 1-2 50.0 4
Nov 27 at Bowie St. L, 58-47 - 22 4-6 66.7 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 10
Nov 30 at Nyack W, 64-59 - 17 0-7 0.0 0-5 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 3 Indiana (Pa.) L, 39-34 - 20 3-5 60.0 1-1 100.0 0-1 0.0 7
Dec 7 Molloy L, 67-51 1 23 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 11 at Bridgeport L, 68-64 1 38 8-16 50.0 5-10 50.0 0-0 - 21
Dec 14 New York Tech L, 74-38 1 26 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 3-4 75.0 3
Dec 21 at Assumption L, 60-51 1 39 4-13 30.8 1-4 25.0 5-5 100.0 14
Jan 3 Saint Rose L, 77-64 1 30 2-4 50.0 0-2 0.0 2-4 50.0 6
Jan 11 at Mercy W, 71-43 - 8 1-5 20.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 3
Jan 17 Roberts Wesleyan L, 70-54 - 9 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 19 Daemen L, 64-35 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 22 at Queens (N.Y.) W, 67-43 - 24 5-9 55.6 0-4 0.0 0-1 0.0 10
Jan 25 St. Thomas Aquinas L, 76-58 - 16 2-6 33.3 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 6
Jan 29 Salem (WV) W, 68-64 - 15 4-11 36.4 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 9
Feb 5 Mercy W, 66-53 - 3 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 8 at Molloy L, 63-47 - 4 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 12 at New York Tech L, 59-41 - 4 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 3
Feb 15 Bridgeport L, 53-46 - 8 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 1
Feb 21 at Daemen L, 61-50 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 23 at Roberts Wesleyan L, 75-63 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 26 Queens (N.Y.) W, 69-46 1 31 5-10 50.0 2-6 33.3 1-1 100.0 13
Feb 29 at St. Thomas Aquinas L, 66-49 1 19 2-3 66.7 2-2 100.0 4-4 100.0 10

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 8 vs. Dominican (N.Y.) L, 76-69 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 vs. American Int'l L, 71-68 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Goldey-Beacom W, 72-66 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Southern Conn. St. L, 64-51 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 at Holy Family L, 72-59 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 Bloomfield W, 67-42 - 3 0 1 1 0 1 0.0 1 0 1 -
Nov 27 at Bowie St. L, 58-47 - 22 3 3 6 2 2 1.0 0 0 3 -
Nov 30 at Nyack W, 64-59 - 17 1 4 5 2 2 1.0 0 0 2 -
Dec 3 Indiana (Pa.) L, 39-34 - 20 1 3 4 0 1 0.0 0 0 3 -
Dec 7 Molloy L, 67-51 1 23 0 3 3 2 1 2.0 2 0 1 -
Dec 11 at Bridgeport L, 68-64 1 38 4 4 8 0 1 0.0 0 0 2 -
Dec 14 New York Tech L, 74-38 1 26 0 4 4 1 2 0.5 2 0 2 -
Dec 21 at Assumption L, 60-51 1 39 3 8 11 0 2 0.0 0 0 1 -
Jan 3 Saint Rose L, 77-64 1 30 4 3 7 3 3 1.0 2 0 1 -
Jan 11 at Mercy W, 71-43 - 8 2 3 5 0 3 0.0 0 1 0 -
Jan 17 Roberts Wesleyan L, 70-54 - 9 0 3 3 0 0 - 1 0 1 -
Jan 19 Daemen L, 64-35 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 22 at Queens (N.Y.) W, 67-43 - 24 2 2 4 2 2 1.0 1 0 0 -
Jan 25 St. Thomas Aquinas L, 76-58 - 16 1 3 4 0 1 0.0 2 0 2 -
Jan 29 Salem (WV) W, 68-64 - 15 1 5 6 0 2 0.0 0 0 2 -
Feb 5 Mercy W, 66-53 - 3 0 1 1 0 0 - 0 0 1 -
Feb 8 at Molloy L, 63-47 - 4 2 1 3 1 1 1.0 0 0 1 -
Feb 12 at New York Tech L, 59-41 - 4 0 1 1 0 0 - 0 0 1 -
Feb 15 Bridgeport L, 53-46 - 8 1 0 1 0 0 - 0 0 3 -
Feb 21 at Daemen L, 61-50 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 23 at Roberts Wesleyan L, 75-63 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 26 Queens (N.Y.) W, 69-46 1 31 3 6 9 2 2 1.0 0 1 1 -
Feb 29 at St. Thomas Aquinas L, 66-49 1 19 1 3 4 1 0 - 0 0 1 -

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2016-17 27 12 22.4 1.6-5.6 29.3 0.6-2.6 21.1 1.4-2.0 72.2 5.3
2017-18 27 20 24.7 2.1-5.7 36.8 0.7-2.1 35.7 0.9-1.1 79.3 5.8
2018-19 28 23 28.9 2.7-7.0 38.8 1.1-3.0 35.3 1.7-2.2 75.8 8.2
2019-20 20 7 17.9 2.1-5.4 39.8 0.9-2.8 33.9 0.8-1.2 70.8 6.1
Total 102 62 23.9 2.2-6.0 36.1 0.8-2.6 31.3 1.2-1.7 74.6 6.4

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2016-17 27 12 606 44-150 29.3 15-71 21.1 39-54 72.2 142
2017-18 27 20 666 57-155 36.8 20-56 35.7 23-29 79.3 157
2018-19 28 23 810 76-196 38.8 30-85 35.3 47-62 75.8 229
2019-20 20 7 359 43-108 39.8 19-56 33.9 17-24 70.8 122
Total 102 62 2441 220-609 36.1 84-268 31.3 126-169 74.6 650

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2016-17 27 12 22.4 2.9-9.9 29.3 1.0-4.7 21.1 2.6-3.6 72.2 9.4
2017-18 27 20 24.7 3.4-9.3 36.8 1.2-3.4 35.7 1.4-1.7 79.3 9.4
2018-19 28 23 28.9 3.8-9.7 38.8 1.5-4.2 35.3 2.3-3.1 75.8 11.3
2019-20 20 7 17.9 4.8-12.0 39.8 2.1-6.2 33.9 1.9-2.7 70.8 13.6
Total 102 62 23.9 3.6-10.0 36.1 1.4-4.4 31.3 2.1-2.8 74.6 10.7

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2016-17 27 12 22.4 0.7 2.5 3.2 1.4 0.0 0.7 1.7 0.4 0.7 0.1
2017-18 27 20 24.7 1.7 3.3 5.0 1.9 0.0 1.1 1.7 0.7 0.9 0.1
2018-19 28 23 28.9 2.3 5.3 7.6 2.2 0.0 0.9 1.4 0.7 0.9 0.0
2019-20 20 7 17.9 1.4 3.0 4.5 1.4 - 0.8 1.3 0.6 0.6 0.1
Total 102 62 23.9 1.5 3.6 5.1 1.8 0.0 0.9 1.5 0.6 0.8 0.1

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2016-17 27 12 606 18 68 86 38 0 20 46 0.4 19 2
2017-18 27 20 666 46 89 135 50 0 31 45 0.7 23 2
2018-19 28 23 810 65 148 213 62 1 26 38 0.7 24 0
2019-20 20 7 359 29 61 90 29 - 16 26 0.6 11 2
Total 102 62 2441 158 366 524 179 1 93 155 0.6 77 6

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2016-17 27 12 22.4 1.2 4.5 5.7 2.5 0.0 1.3 3.0 0.4 1.3 0.1
2017-18 27 20 24.7 2.8 5.3 8.1 3.0 0.0 1.9 2.7 0.7 1.4 0.1
2018-19 28 23 28.9 3.2 7.3 10.5 3.1 0.0 1.3 1.9 0.7 1.2 0.0
2019-20 20 7 17.9 3.2 6.8 10.0 3.2 0.0 1.8 2.9 0.6 1.2 0.2
Total 102 62 23.9 2.6 6.0 8.6 2.9 0.0 1.5 2.5 0.6 1.3 0.1

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

    gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Event Total 20 7 17.9 2.1-5.4 39.8 0.9-2.8 33.9 0.8-1.2 70.8 6.1
Conference 13 5 16.4 1.9-4.7 41.0 1.0-2.7 37.1 0.7-0.9 75.0 5.5
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 11 4 16.7 1.5-4.3 36.2 0.6-2.5 25.9 0.7-1.3 57.1 4.5
Away 9 3 19.4 2.9-6.8 42.6 1.3-3.2 41.4 1.0-1.1 90.0 8.1
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Result Wins 7 1 14.4 2.3-6.3 36.4 0.7-3.4 20.8 0.3-0.6 50.0 5.6
Losses 13 6 19.8 2.1-4.9 42.2 1.1-2.5 43.8 1.2-1.5 75.0 6.4
Month November 3 - 14.0 1.7-4.7 35.7 1.0-2.7 37.5 0.3-0.7 50.0 4.7
December 5 4 29.2 3.0-7.8 38.5 1.4-3.6 38.9 1.6-2.0 80.0 9.0
January 6 1 17.0 2.3-6.3 36.8 0.7-3.2 21.1 0.3-0.8 40.0 5.7
February 6 2 11.5 1.5-2.8 52.9 0.8-1.8 45.5 1.0-1.2 85.7 4.8

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

    gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event Total 20 7 359 43-108 39.8 19-56 33.9 17-24 70.8 122
Conference 13 5 213 25-61 41.0 13-35 37.1 9-12 75.0 72
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location Home 11 4 184 17-47 36.2 7-27 25.9 8-14 57.1 49
Away 9 3 175 26-61 42.6 12-29 41.4 9-10 90.0 73
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result Wins 7 1 101 16-44 36.4 5-24 20.8 2-4 50.0 39
Losses 13 6 258 27-64 42.2 14-32 43.8 15-20 75.0 83
Month November 3 - 42 5-14 35.7 3-8 37.5 1-2 50.0 14
December 5 4 146 15-39 38.5 7-18 38.9 8-10 80.0 45
January 6 1 102 14-38 36.8 4-19 21.1 2-5 40.0 34
February 6 2 69 9-17 52.9 5-11 45.5 6-7 85.7 29

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

    gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Event Total 20 7 17.9 4.8-12.0 39.8 2.1-6.2 33.9 1.9-2.7 70.8 13.6
Conference 13 5 16.4 4.7-11.5 41.0 2.4-6.6 37.1 1.7-2.3 75.0 13.5
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 11 4 16.7 3.7-10.2 36.2 1.5-5.9 25.9 1.7-3.0 57.1 10.7
Away 9 3 19.4 5.9-13.9 42.6 2.7-6.6 41.4 2.1-2.3 90.0 16.7
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Result Wins 7 1 14.4 6.3-17.4 36.4 2.0-9.5 20.8 0.8-1.6 50.0 15.4
Losses 13 6 19.8 4.2-9.9 42.2 2.2-5.0 43.8 2.3-3.1 75.0 12.9
Month November 3 - 14.0 4.8-13.3 35.7 2.9-7.6 37.5 1.0-1.9 50.0 13.3
December 5 4 29.2 4.1-10.7 38.5 1.9-4.9 38.9 2.2-2.7 80.0 12.3
January 6 1 17.0 5.5-14.9 36.8 1.6-7.5 21.1 0.8-2.0 40.0 13.3
February 6 2 11.5 5.2-9.9 52.9 2.9-6.4 45.5 3.5-4.1 85.7 16.8

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

    gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Event Total 20 7 17.9 1.4 3.0 4.5 1.4 - 0.8 1.3 0.6 0.6 0.1
Conference 13 5 16.4 1.2 2.6 3.8 1.2 - 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 11 4 16.7 1.0 2.9 3.9 1.6 - 0.7 1.2 0.6 0.9 0.1
Away 9 3 19.4 2.0 3.2 5.2 1.2 - 0.9 1.4 0.6 0.1 0.1
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 7 1 14.4 1.3 3.1 4.4 1.0 - 0.9 1.7 0.5 0.3 0.3
Losses 13 6 19.8 1.5 3.0 4.5 1.7 - 0.8 1.1 0.7 0.7 0.0
Month November 3 - 14.0 1.3 2.7 4.0 2.0 - 1.3 1.7 0.8 0.3 0.0
December 5 4 29.2 1.6 4.4 6.0 1.8 - 0.6 1.4 0.4 0.8 0.0
January 6 1 17.0 1.7 3.2 4.8 1.0 - 0.8 1.8 0.5 1.0 0.2
February 6 2 11.5 1.2 2.0 3.2 1.3 - 0.7 0.5 1.3 0.0 0.2

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

    gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Event Total 20 7 359 29 61 90 29 - 16 26 0.6 11 2
Conference 13 5 213 16 34 50 16 - 9 13 0.7 8 2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 11 4 184 11 32 43 18 - 8 13 0.6 10 1
Away 9 3 175 18 29 47 11 - 8 13 0.6 1 1
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 7 1 101 9 22 31 7 - 6 12 0.5 2 2
Losses 13 6 258 20 39 59 22 - 10 14 0.7 9 0
Month November 3 - 42 4 8 12 6 - 4 5 0.8 1 0
December 5 4 146 8 22 30 9 - 3 7 0.4 4 0
January 6 1 102 10 19 29 6 - 5 11 0.5 6 1
February 6 2 69 7 12 19 8 - 4 3 1.3 0 1

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

    gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Event Total 20 7 17.9 3.2 6.8 10.0 3.2 0.0 1.8 2.9 0.6 1.2 0.2
Conference 13 5 16.4 3.0 6.4 9.4 3.0 0.0 1.7 2.4 0.7 1.5 0.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 11 4 16.7 2.4 7.0 9.3 3.9 0.0 1.7 2.8 0.6 2.2 0.2
Away 9 3 19.4 4.1 6.6 10.7 2.5 0.0 1.8 3.0 0.6 0.2 0.2
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 7 1 14.4 3.6 8.7 12.3 2.8 0.0 2.4 4.8 0.5 0.8 0.8
Losses 13 6 19.8 3.1 6.0 9.1 3.4 0.0 1.6 2.2 0.7 1.4 0.0
Month November 3 - 14.0 3.8 7.6 11.4 5.7 0.0 3.8 4.8 0.8 1.0 0.0
December 5 4 29.2 2.2 6.0 8.2 2.5 0.0 0.8 1.9 0.4 1.1 0.0
January 6 1 17.0 3.9 7.5 11.4 2.4 0.0 2.0 4.3 0.5 2.4 0.4
February 6 2 11.5 4.1 7.0 11.0 4.6 0.0 2.3 1.7 1.3 0.0 0.6

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