51 Alaira Tyus
Alaira Tyus
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Bethalto, Ill.
  • High School:
    Civic Memorial
  • Position:
    F
  • gp
    16
  • pts/g
    2.3
  • fg %
    31.7
  • 3pt %
    30.0
  • ft %
    100.0
  • reb/g
    1.3
  • a/g
    0.8

Bio

Honors & Awards
  • All-A-R-C Academic Team (2019-20)
  • Two-time letterwinner (2018-20) 
2019-20 | sophomore
  • Appeared in 16 games for Simpson
  • Named to All-A-R-C Academic Team
  • Averaged 2.3 points and 1.3 rebounds in 9.8 minutes per game
  • Scored season-high eight points in a win over Concordia-Moorhead
2018-19 | freshman
  • Appeared in 22 games as a freshman
  • Averaged 3.1 points, shooting 42.6% from the field in 17 minutes per game
  • Had a season-high 11 points in a 92-71 win over Iowa Central
High School
  • A 2018 graduate of Civic Memorial High School
  • Coached by Jonathan Denney
  • Lettered all four years
  • Holds school record for most total assists in a career with 430
  • Finished career with 958 points and a total of 195 3-pointers
  • Ended third in state in 3-point shooting competition as a freshman
  • Member of the Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society
Personal
  • Parents are Sean and Wendi Tyus and Nicole Dineen
  • Has two sisters, Kourtland and Danielle, and three brothers, Caine, Caleb and Sean

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 8 at Central (Iowa) W, 95-63
Feb 12 Coe L, 84-75
Feb 15 at Wartburg L, 102-62
Feb 19 Neb. Wesleyan W, 109-84
Feb 22 Buena Vista W, 76-56
Feb 25 at Coe L, 72-69
  Overall Conf
Games 16 11
Games started - -
Minutes 156 92
Minutes per game 9.8 8.4
FG 13-41 7-24
FG Pct 31.7 29.2
3PT 9-30 5-17
3PT Pct 30.0 29.4
FT 2-2 2-2
FT Pct 100.0 100.0
Off rebounds 2 0
Def rebounds 18 14
Total rebounds 20 14
Rebounds per game 1.3 1.3
Personal fouls 19 10
Disqualifications - -
Assists 12 5
Turnovers 10 6
Assist to turnover ratio 1.2 0.8
Steals 4 4
Blocks 2 0
Points 37 21
Points per game 2.3 1.9
Points per 40 min 9.5 9.1

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 3 at Drake L, 95-35 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Wis.-Eau Claire W, 84-63 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 vs. Wis.-La Crosse L, 84-68 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 26 Dubuque W, 101-59 - 16 2-2 100.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 6
Nov 29 Concordia-M'head W, 96-58 - 17 3-6 50.0 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 8
Nov 30 Calvin W, 84-70 - 8 1-4 25.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Dec 4 at Coe L, 71-61 - 11 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 3
Dec 7 Loras L, 85-80 - 5 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 14 vs. Waldorf W, 85-56 - 13 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 20 vs. Aurora W, 95-53 - 18 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Dec 21 at Millikin W, 76-69 - 8 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Dec 29 vs. New Paltz W, 88-60 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 vs. Washington and Lee W, 83-71 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 8 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 103-55 - 7 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 2
Jan 11 Central (Iowa) W, 72-59 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 15 at Buena Vista W, 83-60 - 7 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 19 at Luther W, 90-66 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 22 Wartburg W, 66-62 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 25 at Dubuque W, 72-46 - 10 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 29 Luther L, 73-63 - 5 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Feb 1 at Loras L, 76-72 - 4 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 3
Feb 8 at Central (Iowa) W, 95-63 - 9 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Feb 12 Coe L, 84-75 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 at Wartburg L, 102-62 - 12 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 19 Neb. Wesleyan W, 109-84 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 22 Buena Vista W, 76-56 - 6 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 25 at Coe L, 72-69 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 3 at Drake L, 95-35 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Wis.-Eau Claire W, 84-63 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 vs. Wis.-La Crosse L, 84-68 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 26 Dubuque W, 101-59 - 16 0 7 7 0 3 0.0 1 0 0 -
Nov 29 Concordia-M'head W, 96-58 - 17 0 0 0 2 1 2.0 0 1 3 -
Nov 30 Calvin W, 84-70 - 8 1 1 2 0 0 - 0 0 2 -
Dec 4 at Coe L, 71-61 - 11 0 1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 3 -
Dec 7 Loras L, 85-80 - 5 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 -
Dec 14 vs. Waldorf W, 85-56 - 13 1 1 2 3 1 3.0 0 0 3 -
Dec 20 vs. Aurora W, 95-53 - 18 0 2 2 1 1 1.0 0 1 1 -
Dec 21 at Millikin W, 76-69 - 8 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 -
Dec 29 vs. New Paltz W, 88-60 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 vs. Washington and Lee W, 83-71 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 8 at Neb. Wesleyan W, 103-55 - 7 0 2 2 1 0 - 1 0 0 -
Jan 11 Central (Iowa) W, 72-59 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 15 at Buena Vista W, 83-60 - 7 0 1 1 1 1 1.0 0 0 2 -
Jan 19 at Luther W, 90-66 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 22 Wartburg W, 66-62 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 25 at Dubuque W, 72-46 - 10 0 1 1 0 0 - 0 0 2 -
Jan 29 Luther L, 73-63 - 5 0 1 1 1 0 - 0 0 0 -
Feb 1 at Loras L, 76-72 - 4 0 0 0 1 0 - 0 0 1 -
Feb 8 at Central (Iowa) W, 95-63 - 9 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 -
Feb 12 Coe L, 84-75 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 at Wartburg L, 102-62 - 12 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 0 0 -
Feb 19 Neb. Wesleyan W, 109-84 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 22 Buena Vista W, 76-56 - 6 0 1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 2 -
Feb 25 at Coe L, 72-69 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2018-19 22 - 7.8 1.2-2.8 42.6 0.6-1.6 40.0 0.1-0.1 66.7 3.1
2019-20 16 - 9.8 0.8-2.6 31.7 0.6-1.9 30.0 0.1-0.1 100.0 2.3
Total 38 - 8.6 1.0-2.7 38.2 0.6-1.7 35.4 0.1-0.1 80.0 2.8

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2018-19 22 - 172 26-61 42.6 14-35 40.0 2-3 66.7 68
2019-20 16 - 156 13-41 31.7 9-30 30.0 2-2 100.0 37
Total 38 - 328 39-102 38.2 23-65 35.4 4-5 80.0 105

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2018-19 22 - 7.8 6.0-14.2 42.6 3.3-8.1 40.0 0.5-0.7 66.7 15.8
2019-20 16 - 9.8 3.3-10.5 31.7 2.3-7.7 30.0 0.5-0.5 100.0 9.5
Total 38 - 8.6 4.8-12.4 38.2 2.8-7.9 35.4 0.5-0.6 80.0 12.8

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
2018-19 22 - 7.8 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.1
2019-20 16 - 9.8 0.1 1.1 1.3 1.2 - 0.8 0.6 1.2 0.3 0.1
Total 38 - 8.6 0.1 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.0 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.1

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2018-19 22 - 172 1 15 16 19 0 4 15 0.3 4 2
2019-20 16 - 156 2 18 20 19 - 12 10 1.2 4 2
Total 38 - 328 3 33 36 38 0 16 25 0.6 8 4

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
2018-19 22 - 7.8 0.2 3.5 3.7 4.4 0.0 0.9 3.5 0.3 0.9 0.5
2019-20 16 - 9.8 0.5 4.6 5.1 4.9 0.0 3.1 2.6 1.2 1.0 0.5
Total 38 - 8.6 0.4 4.0 4.4 4.6 0.0 2.0 3.0 0.6 1.0 0.5

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

    gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Event Total 16 - 9.8 0.8-2.6 31.7 0.6-1.9 30.0 0.1-0.1 100.0 2.3
Conference 11 - 8.4 0.6-2.2 29.2 0.5-1.5 29.4 0.2-0.2 100.0 1.9
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 6 - 9.5 1.2-3.2 36.8 0.8-2.5 33.3 0.0-0.0 - 3.2
Away 8 - 8.5 0.6-2.0 31.3 0.4-1.2 30.0 0.2-0.2 100.0 1.9
Neutral 2 - 15.5 0.5-3.0 16.7 0.5-2.5 20.0 0.0-0.0 - 1.5
Result Wins 11 - 10.8 0.9-2.8 32.3 0.6-2.1 30.4 0.2-0.2 100.0 2.6
Losses 5 - 7.4 0.6-2.0 30.0 0.4-1.4 28.6 0.0-0.0 - 1.6
Month November 3 - 13.7 2.0-4.0 50.0 1.7-3.3 50.0 0.0-0.0 - 5.7
December 5 - 11.0 0.6-2.2 27.3 0.4-1.6 25.0 0.0-0.0 - 1.6
January 4 - 7.3 0.5-2.2 22.2 0.0-1.0 0.0 0.5-0.5 100.0 1.5
February 4 - 7.8 0.5-2.2 22.2 0.5-2.0 25.0 0.0-0.0 - 1.5

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

    gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event Total 16 - 156 13-41 31.7 9-30 30.0 2-2 100.0 37
Conference 11 - 92 7-24 29.2 5-17 29.4 2-2 100.0 21
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location Home 6 - 57 7-19 36.8 5-15 33.3 0-0 - 19
Away 8 - 68 5-16 31.3 3-10 30.0 2-2 100.0 15
Neutral 2 - 31 1-6 16.7 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 3
Result Wins 11 - 119 10-31 32.3 7-23 30.4 2-2 100.0 29
Losses 5 - 37 3-10 30.0 2-7 28.6 0-0 - 8
Month November 3 - 41 6-12 50.0 5-10 50.0 0-0 - 17
December 5 - 55 3-11 27.3 2-8 25.0 0-0 - 8
January 4 - 29 2-9 22.2 0-4 0.0 2-2 100.0 6
February 4 - 31 2-9 22.2 2-8 25.0 0-0 - 6

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

    gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Event Total 16 - 9.8 3.3-10.5 31.7 2.3-7.7 30.0 0.5-0.5 100.0 9.5
Conference 11 - 8.4 3.0-10.4 29.2 2.2-7.4 29.4 0.9-0.9 100.0 9.1
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 6 - 9.5 4.9-13.3 36.8 3.5-10.5 33.3 0.0-0.0 - 13.3
Away 8 - 8.5 2.9-9.4 31.3 1.8-5.9 30.0 1.2-1.2 100.0 8.8
Neutral 2 - 15.5 1.3-7.7 16.7 1.3-6.5 20.0 0.0-0.0 - 3.9
Result Wins 11 - 10.8 3.4-10.4 32.3 2.4-7.7 30.4 0.7-0.7 100.0 9.7
Losses 5 - 7.4 3.2-10.8 30.0 2.2-7.6 28.6 0.0-0.0 - 8.6
Month November 3 - 13.7 5.9-11.7 50.0 4.9-9.8 50.0 0.0-0.0 - 16.6
December 5 - 11.0 2.2-8.0 27.3 1.5-5.8 25.0 0.0-0.0 - 5.8
January 4 - 7.3 2.8-12.4 22.2 0.0-5.5 0.0 2.8-2.8 100.0 8.3
February 4 - 7.8 2.6-11.6 22.2 2.6-10.3 25.0 0.0-0.0 - 7.7

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 16 - 9.8 0.1 1.1 1.3 1.2 - 0.8 0.6 1.2 0.3 0.1
Conference 11 - 8.4 0.0 1.3 1.3 0.9 - 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 6 - 9.5 0.2 1.7 1.8 1.2 - 0.5 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.2
Away 8 - 8.5 0.0 0.6 0.6 1.0 - 0.6 0.4 1.7 0.4 0.0
Neutral 2 - 15.5 0.5 1.5 2.0 2.0 - 2.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.5
Result Wins 11 - 10.8 0.2 1.5 1.6 1.4 - 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.2 0.2
Losses 5 - 7.4 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.8 - 0.6 0.2 3.0 0.4 0.0
Month November 3 - 13.7 0.3 2.7 3.0 1.7 - 0.7 1.3 0.5 0.3 0.3
December 5 - 11.0 0.2 0.8 1.0 1.4 - 1.0 0.8 1.3 0.0 0.2
January 4 - 7.3 0.0 1.3 1.3 1.0 - 0.8 0.3 3.0 0.3 0.0
February 4 - 7.8 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.8 - 0.5 0.3 2.0 0.5 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

    gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Event Total 16 - 156 2 18 20 19 - 12 10 1.2 4 2
Conference 11 - 92 0 14 14 10 - 5 6 0.8 4 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 6 - 57 1 10 11 7 - 3 5 0.6 1 1
Away 8 - 68 0 5 5 8 - 5 3 1.7 3 0
Neutral 2 - 31 1 3 4 4 - 4 2 2.0 0 1
Result Wins 11 - 119 2 16 18 15 - 9 9 1.0 2 2
Losses 5 - 37 0 2 2 4 - 3 1 3.0 2 0
Month November 3 - 41 1 8 9 5 - 2 4 0.5 1 1
December 5 - 55 1 4 5 7 - 5 4 1.3 0 1
January 4 - 29 0 5 5 4 - 3 1 3.0 1 0
February 4 - 31 0 1 1 3 - 2 1 2.0 2 0

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 16 - 9.8 0.5 4.6 5.1 4.9 0.0 3.1 2.6 1.2 1.0 0.5
Conference 11 - 8.4 0.0 6.1 6.1 4.3 0.0 2.2 2.6 0.8 1.7 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 6 - 9.5 0.7 7.0 7.7 4.9 0.0 2.1 3.5 0.6 0.7 0.7
Away 8 - 8.5 0.0 2.9 2.9 4.7 0.0 2.9 1.8 1.7 1.8 0.0
Neutral 2 - 15.5 1.3 3.9 5.2 5.2 0.0 5.2 2.6 2.0 0.0 1.3
Result Wins 11 - 10.8 0.7 5.4 6.1 5.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 1.0 0.7 0.7
Losses 5 - 7.4 0.0 2.2 2.2 4.3 0.0 3.2 1.1 3.0 2.2 0.0
Month November 3 - 13.7 1.0 7.8 8.8 4.9 0.0 2.0 3.9 0.5 1.0 1.0
December 5 - 11.0 0.7 2.9 3.6 5.1 0.0 3.6 2.9 1.3 0.0 0.7
January 4 - 7.3 0.0 6.9 6.9 5.5 0.0 4.1 1.4 3.0 1.4 0.0
February 4 - 7.8 0.0 1.3 1.3 3.9 0.0 2.6 1.3 2.0 2.6 0.0

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