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Illinois State University Athletics

2018-19 Men's Basketball

Dennis Banks
Dennis Banks
Dennis Banks
Dennis Banks
Dennis Banks
Joe Faraoni / ESPN Images
Joe Faraoni / ESPN Images

23 William Tinsley

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-6
  • Weight 195

Biography

2017-18


Was the only player on the team to play in all 33 games during the season, and had 19 starts during the season • Averaged 6.0 points, 5.4 rebounds, and led the team with 35 blocked shots • Made 47 three-point field goals, second-most on the team, and his rebounds were third-most on the squad • Scored his first collegiate points on Nov. 11 at Florida Gulf Coast • Nearly reached double-figure scoring with nine points against both Quincy (Nov. 22) and Murray State (Dec. 9) • Scored in double-figures five times in the final nine games of the season • scored in double-figures for the first time on Feb. 8 against Southern Illinois with 14 points, and did it again a game later with 13 points in a loss at Valparaiso on Feb. 11 • Scored a then-career-high 18 points at home against UNI on Feb. 17, making 6-of-9 shots from beyond the arc • Scored a career-high 21 points at Loyola on Feb. 24, making 5-of-10 shots from the field • Scored 14 points in the team's MVC semifinal • Pulled down a season-high 10 rebounds four times: Nov. 22 against Quincy, Dec. 19 vs. UIC, Feb. 21 vs. Drake, and Mar. 4 vs. Loyola • Blocked a season-high four shots against Drake on Feb. 21.


Prior to Illinois State


As a sophomore, averaged 13.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.4 blocks and 1.2 assists per game in 28 contests for Lake Land College in 2016-17 • Shot 44.3 percent from the field, 39.5 percent on 3-pointers and 89.7 percent at the free throw line • As a freshman, averaged 15.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game in 27 contests for Lake Land College in 2015-16 • Shot 42.7 percent from the field, 38.9 percent on 3-pointers and 73.7 percent at the free throw line for the Lakers • As a senior at Ridgeview High School, made 96 3-pointers and helped the Mustangs to a third-place finish in the 2014 Class 1A State Tournament • Earned several high school accolades: AP All-State, IBCA All-State, Pantagraph All-Area First Team, unanimous Heart of Illinois Conference first-team selection.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2017-18Junior

    Guard
    6'6" 195 lbs
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  • 23

    2018-19Senior

    Guard
    6'6" 195 lbs
    23