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Samford Men's Basketball
 

 
 

  Tyson Dorsey

Tyson Dorsey

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Brantford, Ontario

High School:
Assumption

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 185

Position:
Guard

Birthdate:
06/18/1981

A consistent threat from the three-point line . . . has continually rounded out his game . . . a solid ball handler and defender.

Junior (2002-03): Started 22 of 27 games . . . injured his ankle Feb. 20 against Gardner-Webb and missed the final two games of the regular season . . . 10th in the nation and third in the A-Sun in three-point field-goal percentage, 75-165 (45.5%) . . . fifth in the conference in three-pointers per game . . . tied his career high with seven three-pointers on his way to a career-high 27 points in the opening game against Chattanooga, the most points scored by a Samford player since Marc Salyers scored 28 points against Toledo Dec. 20, 2000 . . . added 20 points on 4-5 shooting from three-point range and matched his career high of three assists against North Georgia . . . had 13 double-figure games, including 18 points in the conference tournament against Troy State . . . a career-high four rebounds came at South Alabama.

Sophomore (2001-02): Limited by an abdominal injury early in the season . . . played in 20 games, scoring a total of 15 points . . . averaged 5.5 minutes per game.

Freshman (2000-01): Averaged 3.8 points per game as a true freshman . . . scored his career high by knocking down seven three-pointers in the span of seven minutes against Troy State Jan. 13 . . . shot 7-of-9 from the field, all three-pointers, in that game . . . shot 45 percent from the field for the season, including 43 percent from three-point range . . . also scored in double figures against Florida Atlantic Feb. 17, shooting 3-for-6 from the field and 2-for-2 from the free-throw line for 11 points . . . played in 23 of the Bulldogs' 29 games . . . saw 17 minutes of action three times, against Stetson, Troy State and Florida Atlantic . . . played 13 minutes vs. Louisiana-Lafayette in the Fresno State tournament, shooting 3-for-6 from beyond the arc to score nine points.

High School: Averaged 26 points, five rebounds and three assists as a senior for Coach Brian Jonker and Assumption HS in Brantford, Ontario . . . was selected as his team's Most Valuable Player his junior and senior year . . . Assumption HS won the regular season title during his senior season.

Personal: Born June 18, 1981 . . . son of Gary and Sandra Dorsey . . . majoring in business management



 

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