2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
Radford, Tyrece
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Jersey Number 23
Tyrece Radford
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 200
- Position:
- Guard
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Baton Rouge, La.
- High School:
- McKinley
Bio
Season & Career Highs
SEASON
- Points: 28 vs. Kentucky (1/13/24)
- Rebounds: 10 vs. South Carolina (2/28/24)
- Assists: 5 vs. Tennessee (2/10/24)
- Steals: 3 at Auburn (1/9/24)
- Blocks: 1, 2x, last at Alabama (2/17/24)
- 3-PM: 4 at SMU (11/14/23)
- Minutes: 39, 2x, last vs. Tennessee (2/10/24)
CAREER
- Points: 31 at DePaul (11/25/22)
- Rebounds: 14 vs. Alcorn (3/15/22)
- Assists: 6, 3x, last at Arkansas (1/31/23)
- Steals: 4 at Wake Forest (1/14/20)
- Blocks: 2, 6x, last vs. South Carolina (1/19/22)
- 3-PM: 5 vs. Auburn (3/11/22)
- Minutes: 50 vs. Miami (2/19/20)
- SEC Player of the Week, Feb. 12, 2024
- Lute Olson National Player of the Week, Feb. 12, 2024
- Distinguished Letterman’s Award, 2024 (Texas A&M Legacy Awards)
- 2023 All-SEC Second Team (Coaches)
- Radford ranks as a transformational figure in Texas A&M basketball history as he helped lead the Aggies to two NCAA Tournament berths and an appearance in the NIT Championship game in three seasons in Aggieland.
- The Aggies’ three-year victory total with Radford on the roster was 73, which tied for the third-highest three-year win total in school history.
- He finished his career in the maroon and white as the program’s only guard to accumulate more than 1,000 points and 600 rebounds after scoring 1,408 points and reeling in 636 boards in 106 games.
- The Aggies were 15-3 in games when Radford scored 20 or more points during his career with the three losses in road games at Kentucky and Alabama and to top-seeded Houston in the 2024 NCAA Tournament. Similarly, the Aggies were 21-6 when Boots pulled down eight or more rebounds.
2023-24 (Graduate)
Radford helped lead the Aggies to second round of the NCAA Tournament while finishing No. 2 on the team in points, rebounds, assists and free throws attempted and made … Radford became the first Aggie guard to post 500 points and 200 rebounds in a single season with 510 and 202. Among all Texas A&M players, he was the eighth 500/200 player in school history … Averaged 16.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists while seeing action in 31 of 36 games with 30 starts … missed five games due to an injury suffered at the ESPN Events Invitational … Radford had started the first 81 games of his Texas A&M career before the injury against FAU (11/24) ended the streak … Posted 11 20-point games with the Aggies compiling a 9-2 record when he scored at least 20 points … Scored season-high 28 on 11-of-22 shooting in the Aggies’ upset of No. 6 Kentucky at Reed Arena (1/13) … Poured in 27 points in the 85-69 demolition of the future SEC Champion Tennessee Volunteers at Reed (2/10) … Earned the only SEC Player of the Week award of his career and Lute Olson National Player of the Week honors on Feb. 12 after scoring 22 vs. Missouri and 27 vs. Tennessee … Scored 27 points and pulled down a career-high 15 rebounds in his final game in the maroon and white against No. 2 Houston in the second round of the NCAA Tournament … Reached double figures in the final 19 games of his career, including 14 or more points in every game in the month of March … Tallied five double-doubles including a trio of 20-point/10-point efforts, all in the final nine games of the season.
2022-23 (Senior)
Started every game for the second straight year with 35 starts … Earned second-team All-SEC honors after scoring 13.3 points and pulling down 5.3 rebounds per game in 2022-23 ... Radford was only SEC player under 6-foot-7 to average more than 13.0 points/5.0 rebounds per game … A force in the paint despite his 6-foot-2 height, Radford’s 1.8 offensive rebounds/game ranked No. 2 nationally while his total rebounds average ranked No. 10. Both averages led the SEC’s 6-2 or shorter players ... Ranked among the SEC’s top free throw shooters as he connected on 79.6 percent of his attempts from the charity stripe ... Had 26 games with double-digit points, including a career-high 31 in the Aggies’ victory over DePaul. Radford also poured in 30 points in the Aggies win at No. 15 Auburn that snapped the Tigers’ 28-game home winning streak … Cut off his trademark dreadlocks prior to the Aggies’ Jan. 11 matchup with Missouri to honor his academic mentor at Virginia Tech, Alise Svihla, who is battling stage 4 colon cancer … At the 1/28 “Breast Cancer Awareness” game, the Aggies wore special uniforms with pink accents. Radford’s jersey had “SVIHLA” on the back rather than “RADFORD”.
2021-22 (Junior)
Started in all 40 games and tied for the team lead in rebounding at 6.2 per game … Averaged 10.9 points per game, which ranked third on the team … Scored in double figures in 26 games … Registered a double-double in the win over Alcorn (3/15) in the first round of the NIT with 14 points and 14 rebounds … Scored a season-high 22 points to go along with eight rebounds in the upset-victory at No. 25 Alabama (3/2) … Hauled in 11 rebounds and scored eight points in the win over Oregon (3/19) … Added 11 rebounds and nine points at Arkansas (1/22).
2020-21 (Sophomore at Virginia Tech)
Played in 18 games, drawing 18 starts … Dropped 18 points against seventh-seeded Florida (3/19) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, while posting four rebounds and two assists … Turned in his third 20-point game of the season and sixth of his career with 20 points on 8-of-13 shooting versus North Carolina (3/11) in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament, while grabbing six boards and earning an assist and a steal … Posted 15 points, six rebounds, two assists and a steal against Wake Forest (2/27) … Tallied 11 points, three rebounds, two assists and a steal in a team-high 36 minutes of action versus Georgia Tech (2/23) … Recorded 10 points, seven rebounds and an assist at Syracuse (1/23) … Turned in his second 20-point game of the season, recording 20 points on 6-of-7 shooting and making 8 of 9 free throws with four rebounds, two assists and two steals at Wake Forest (1/17) … After many close calls, finally got his first double-double of the season, accomplishing the feat against No. 19/23 Duke (1/12) with 18 points and 12 rebounds, while also owning a team-high five assists and one block … Almost put together a double-double versus Notre Dame (1/10), owning nine points and eight rebounds … Took four field-goal attempts, his second fewest of the season, and finished with two points, while tallying four rebounds, two assists and a steal at RV/No. 25 Louisville (1/6) … Had another near double-double for the second straight outing, posting 13 points and nine rebounds against Miami (Fla.) (12/29) … Almost had a double-double versus Longwood (12/21), registering nine points and eight rebounds, while chipping in three assists and a block … Got into foul trouble in the first half, picking up three fouls, and finished with five points, four rebounds and an assist in a season-low 15 minutes of action against Coppin State (12/19) … Tallied a team-high 15 points, including four clutch points the final minute, two rebounds, two blocks and an assist versus then-No. 24/RV Clemson (12/15) … Recorded four points, five rebounds, three assists and a block against Penn State (12/8) … Got it done at the charity stripe, making six of his seven free-throw attempts on his way to 13 points and recorded six rebounds, including four of those being offensive, one assist and a steal versus VMI (12/3) … Posted his first 20-point game of the season and the fourth of his career, racking up 21 points against USF (11/29) and also had three rebounds … Tied his career-high 13 rebounds versus No. 3/3 Villanova (11/28), while owning eight points & five assists in 44 minutes … Posted nine points, three rebounds and a career-high five assists against Radford (12/25).
2019-20 (Redshirt Freshman at Virginia Tech)
Played in all 32 games, drawing 29 starts … Finished with the 17th-best offensive efficiency rating (no minimum usage rate) in the nation at 126.1, according to KenPom … Was one of only two ACC players and one of seven high-majors to finish the season averaging more than 10 points, six rebounds and shooting over 60 percent … Led Tech in rebounding (6.2 rpg) to become just the third freshman since 2004-05 (ACC era) to do so … Among ACC freshman, was eighth in scoring (10.2 ppg) and fourth in rebounding (6.2 rpg) … Finished the season on a tear, averaging 13.0 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game over his last 12 outings ... Tallied four points, two rebounds and two assists against North Carolina (3/10) in the first round of the ACC Tournament … Owned eight points, seven rebounds and two steals at Notre Dame (3/7) … Totaled 16 points on 7-of-8 shooting, six rebounds and four assists versus Clemson (3/4) … Recorded eight points for the second straight game, nine rebounds and three assists at No. 11/10 Louisville (3/1) … Hit a clutch, game-tying layup with 11 seconds remaining against [RV/RV] Virginia (2/26), finishing with eight points, four rebounds, two assist and a steal … Posted a near double-double at No. 6/6 Duke (2/22) with two team highs for points (16) and rebounds (9), while also collecting four assists … Played a career-high 50 minutes and did not disappoint, posting a career-best 26 points, 10 rebounds, two assists, one block and three steals versus Miami (Fla.) (2/19) for his third career double-double … Recorded four assists for the second straight game, while adding eight points, three rebounds, one block and a steal against Pitt (2/15) … Tallied 10 points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals versus Boston College (2/8) … Led Tech in scoring for the third straight game, netting 12 points and had three rebounds and an assist at Georgia Tech (2/4) … Finished with 18 points on 8-of-10 shooting with six rebounds, one assist and a steal against No. 5/6 Florida State (2/1) … Recorded a career-high 24 points on 10-of-13 shooting with eight rebounds, one assist and three steals at Miami (Fla.) (1/28) … Had a near double-double in just 18 minutes off the bench at Boston College (1/25), tallying seven points and nine rebounds, including five offensive … Only scored two points versus North Carolina (1/22), but they were arguably the biggest, as his floater in double-overtime proved to be the game-winner … Turned in a season-low two points, six rebounds and tied a career-high five assists versus Syracuse (1/18) … Exploded for 21 points on 7-of-9 shooting and collected 13 rebounds, one assist and a career-high four steals at Wake Forest (1/14) … Scored 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting and tallied nine rebounds, one assist and tied a career-high two blocks versus NC State (1/11) … Had a near double-double at Syracuse (1/7), with seven points and nine rebounds … Second leading scorer in the No. 19/19 Virginia (1/4) game, owning eight points, three rebounds and two steals … Started the Maryland Eastern Shore (12/29) game on fire, scoring six points during a one-minute stretch at the 10-minute mark of the first half and went on to post points, a career-best five assists and two steals … Pulled down 10 rebounds for the second straight game, marking his first time getting double-digit boards in consecutive games, while collecting seven points and four assists against VMI (12/21) … Turned in his first career and Tech’s first double-double of the season, registering 10 points and 10 rebounds versus Gardner-Webb (12/15) … Had an almost double-double versus Chattanooga (12/11), registering eight points and seven rebounds, while dishing out an assist and swiping two steals to tie a career high … Posted 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting and pulled down seven rebounds against No. 10/8 Duke (12/6) … Recorded nine points, two rebounds and an assist versus BYU (11/27) … Had another near double-double, registering nine points and eight rebounds against Delaware State (11/20) … Pulled down 11 rebounds, while collecting eight points, two assists and a steal versus Lehigh (11/16) … In his first career start, tallied four points, three rebounds, two blocks and two steals versus USC Upstate (11/13) … Scored in double figures versus Coppin State (11/8) in the home opener, collecting 10 points, eight rebounds, one assist and two blocks … Recorded four points and four rebounds at Clemson (11/5) in the season opener.
2018-19 (Freshman at Virginia Tech)
Redshirted.
High School
Attended McKinley High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, starting four years … All-Metro performer at McKinley as a senior … Averaged 22.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists as a senior, leading Panthers to state semifinals … Second team All-State as a senior … First team all-district and All-Metro and second-team Class 5A all-state performer, averaging 17.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists as a junior.
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