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21 Tylee Irwin

  • Position
    Forward
  • Height
    6-0
  • Class
    Senior
  • High School
    Wahpeton H.S.
  • Hometown
    Wahpeton, N.D.
  • Major
    Biology – Secondary Education

Biography

PRONUNCIATION

HONORS AND AWARDS
• All-Summit League First Team (2020-21)
• Summit League All-Defensive Team (2021-22)
• South Dakota State's NCAA Woman of the Year Nominee (2023)
• Summit League Player of the Week (2/22/21)
• Senior CLASS Award Candidate (2021-22)
• Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence (2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22)
• Summit League Honor Roll (2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22)

2021-22: Started all 36 games she appeared in as a senior... averaged 9.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.1 steals per contest... tallied 41 steals on the season, ranking first on the team... blocked 17 shots, which ranked third for the Jacks... put up at least 10 points on 16 occasions... recorded 13 points, three steals and two assists in the season opener against Green Bay (11/9)... tallied nine points and seven rebounds at Mississippi State (11/12)... has 10 points and five boards at Creighton (11/21)... scored 11 points to go with four steals, two blocks and two assists against Missouri State (12/6)... went 3-for-3 from the 3-point line and totaled 12 points at Oral Roberts (12/22)... also had 12 points and four assists against North Dakota State (12/30)... recorded nine points, four steals and two blocks at Denver (1/15)... posted a season-high 16 points against St. Thomas (1/20)... scored 14 points on 5-for-7 shooting and had three assists and four rebounds against Western Illinois (1/22)... had 14 points, four rebounds and two steals at home against South Dakota (2/5)... scored 15 points and had two assists and two steals against South Dakota in the Summit League Championship game (3/8)... scored nine points, dished six assists and fored five steals against Drake in the third roud of the WNIT (3/24)... played a season-high 34 minutes against UCLA in the WNIT semifinal, scoring six points and grabbing six rebounds... recorded seven points, six rebounds and three assists against Seton Hall in the WNIT championship game (4/2).  

2020-21: Started 20 of the 24 game she appeared in … averaged 12.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, one steal and 0.7 blocks per game … led the team with 17 blocks … ranked 14th in the nation in free-throw percentage (88 percent) … turned in eight points, seven rebounds and tied a career-high three blocks against Creighton (11/30) … played a career-high 37 minutes in the win over Gonzaga as she recorded 16 points, three rebounds and one block off the bench (12/6) … tallied 14 points in the 22 minutes she played off the bench against Drake (12/15) … tied her career-best of 22 points while adding five rebounds and a team-best five assists in the win over Montana State (12/21) … tallied 12 points, six rebounds and two blocks against UNI (12/23) … Irwin tallied 12 and 16 points in the pair of contests, respectively against Western Illinois (1/8-9) … led all scorers with 20 points against North Dakota (1/22) … recorded 12 points in each of the wins over South Dakota (2/5-6) … combined to score 56 points while making seven 3-pointers in the two games at North Dakota State … in the second game against NDSU (2/20) she became the 39th Jackrabbit in program history to surpass 1,000 career points as she dropped 31 points … recorded 10 points and eight rebounds in the Summit League Tournament against Omaha (3/6) … pulled down eight rebounds and dished five assists against Syracuse in the NCAA Tournament (3/21).

2019-20: Started 32 of the 33 contests she appeared in … ranked third on the team in points (282), field goals made (106), assists (77), rebounds (167) and rebounds per game (5.1) … scored in double figures on nine occasions … tallied nine points, six rebounds and four assists at Drake (11/8) … posted seven points and six boards at Creighton (11/12) … registered 11 points, five assists and tied a career best four steals vs. Coppin State (12/5) … recorded 10 points and dished three assists at Oregon (12/8) … pulled down a season best 10 rebounds vs. North Dakota (1/16) … tallied 14 points at Western Illinois (1/30) … turned in 16 points, six rebounds and a career best six assists vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (2/15) … recorded 15 points and seven rebounds at North Dakota (2/20) … scored a season-best 18 points vs. North Dakota State (3/9) … logged 11 points and five rebounds vs. South Dakota (3/10).

2018-19: Moved into a starting role and started the team’s last 34 games … scored in 34 of 35 games, including nine double-digit performances ... ranked third on squad with 15 blocked shots and was fourth in steals (33), rebounding 3.7 rpg) and 3-pointers (22) … scored four points and added three rebounds in first career start, versus Florida Gulf Coast (11/9) … reached double figures for first time during the season with 10 points at Central Michigan (11/12) … tallied career-high 22 points while going 7-for-10 from both the field and the line in home over Savannah State (12/14) … followed that performance with 18-point night at Montana State, a game in which she went 8-for-8 from the field, including 2-for-2 on threes … helped key comeback win at Oral Roberts with 15 points and four rebounds (2/2) … made both 3-point tries en route to 11 points versus North Dakota (2/9) … began final homestand of the season with 11 points, six rebounds and four assists against Purdue Fort Wayne (2/20) … closed regular season by notching first career double-double with 17 points and career-high 12 rebounds versus Western Illinois (3/2) … reached double figures in each of the Jackrabbits’ first two Summit League tournament games, scoring 12 points versus Purdue Fort Wayne (3/9) and 11 against Oral Roberts (3/11) … scored a total of 18 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in three NCAA Tournament games (3/23-29)

2017-18: Played in 31 games ... averaged 6.4 points and 1.9 rebounds per game while shooting 41.2 percent from the field, 36.9 percent from 3-point range and 73.8 percent from the free-throw line ... led team in assists twice and steals in four games ... scored 10-or-more points in eight games, collected three-or-more rebounds in 10 games, dished three-or-more assists twice and blocked two-or-more shots 10 times ... shot 50 percent-or-higher in 11 outings ... sank 31 3-pointers ... averaged 4.7 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists in four postseason games ... sat out Oklahoma (12/6) and Bowling Green (12/9) games with an injury ... played a season-high 26 minutes to go with 12 points, five rebounds and a pair of assists in Summit League quarterfinal win vs. North Dakota State (3/3) ... grabbed a season-high seven rebounds in win at Western Illinois (2/17) ... dished a career-high five assists in win over Oral Roberts (2/10) ... tied career highs in points (15), field goals (6), field-goal attempts (10) and steals (2) in win at Omaha (2/3) ... tied career highs in steals (2) and blocks (1) in win at North Dakota State (2/1) ... recorded career bests in points (15) and field goals (6) in win over Fort Wayne (1/29) ... came off the bench for 14 points, five rebounds and 23 minutes in win over Western Illinois (1/20) ... registered 13 points in win over North Dakota State (1/6) ... recorded a career-best four 3-pointers in an overtime win at George Washington (11/12).
 
BEFORE SDSU: North Dakota Miss Basketball by the North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association ... North Dakota Gatorade Player of the Year ... Class A Senior Athlete of the Year ... three-time first-team all-state ... East Dakota Conference Senior Athlete of the Year, four-time all-conference pick ... 2015-16 all-state tournament selection ...  high school jersey hangs in the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in the Ring of Honor display ... second all-time in Class A career scoring and Wahpeton High School’s all-time leading scorer with 2,192 points ... collected 963 career rebounds, ranking fourth in Class A history ... record holder of 16 career, season and single-game records for the Huskies ... five-year member of varsity team ... averaged 25.1 points, 9.5 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 1.0 blocks per game as a senior ... led Huskies to a second consecutive Class A state tournament ... Huskies finished 16-4 in the East Region, 19-7 overall and tied for the EDC title ... averaged 20 points, 8.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 2.7 steals and 2.1 blocks per game for the Huskies while shooting 40.8 percent from the floor and 75.7 percent from the foul line as a junior ... helped Huskies to a 16-11 overall record and 12-8 league mark ... team finished fourth at the Class A state tournament ... averaged 18.5 points and 9.2 rebounds per game, helping Huskies to a 12-12 record as a sophomore ... averaged 16.8 points and 7.7 rebounds as a freshman and 8.8 points and 3.7 rebounds as an eighth-grader ... six-year member of the track and field team ... finished fourth in the 400, sixth in the high jump and 300 hurdles and helped the Huskies to a school record and third place in the 4x100 relay at the state meet ... all-conference champion in 2016 in 300 hurdles, 400-meter run, 4x100 relay and 4x200 relay ... broke the school record in the 4x200 during the season ... three-year member of the volleyball team ... earned all-conference honors in 2016 ... named the Outstanding Freshman and Outstanding Junior ... four-year member of the honor roll ... named the 2015 September Student of the Month ... homecoming queen senior year

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2021-22

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2017-18Freshman

    Forward
    6'0"
    21
  • 21

    2018-19Sophomore

    Forward
    6'0"
    21
  • 21

    2019-20Junior

    Forward
    6'0"
    21
  • 21

    2020-21Senior

    Forward
    6'0"
    21
  • 21

    2021-22Senior

    Forward
    6'0"
    21
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