Tyler Kepkay
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Tyler Kepkay is a Canadian professional basketball player, currently signed to the team Lti Giessen 46er's of the German first basketball league (BBL). Prior to this season Tyler played for ETB Wohnbau Baskets Essen (Germany). He is a veteran member of the Canadian national basketball team.
. At the junior college school, he led the nation in scoring his sophomore season en route to being named First Team Junior College All-America. Following his two years of junior college, he committed to the University of Utah
for his last two years of eligibility. In his first season with the Utes, he played in all 33 games, starting 26 of them, while averaging 7.5 points and 2.1 assists per game. In the 2008-09 season, he averaged 10.3 points per game for the Utes in helping the team to a 24-9 record and a berth in the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
. At the tournament, he scored a team-high 19 points in a first round loss to the University of Arizona
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while seeing limited action off the bench for the Canadians. He also participated with the team at the FIBA Americas Championship 2009
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College
Kepkay initially attended the College of Eastern Utah in Price, UtahPrice, Utah
Price is a city in Carbon County, Utah, United States. The city is home to the USU-College of Eastern Utah, as well as the large USU Eastern Prehistoric Museum affiliated with the college. Price is located within short distances from both Nine Mile Canyon and the Manti-La Sal National Forest...
. At the junior college school, he led the nation in scoring his sophomore season en route to being named First Team Junior College All-America. Following his two years of junior college, he committed to the University of Utah
University of Utah
The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...
for his last two years of eligibility. In his first season with the Utes, he played in all 33 games, starting 26 of them, while averaging 7.5 points and 2.1 assists per game. In the 2008-09 season, he averaged 10.3 points per game for the Utes in helping the team to a 24-9 record and a berth in the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The first and second round games were played at the following sites:First and Second Rounds: Thursday and Saturday, March 19 and 21, 2009-Qualifying teams:-Brackets:Results to date * – Denotes overtime periodAll times in U.S. EDT....
. At the tournament, he scored a team-high 19 points in a first round loss to the University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
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Canada Basketball
Kepkay first played for the Canada national basketball team at the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men 2008FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men 2008
The FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men 2008 was the final qualifying tournament for the 2008 Olympic men's basketball tournament...
while seeing limited action off the bench for the Canadians. He also participated with the team at the FIBA Americas Championship 2009
FIBA Americas Championship 2009
The 2009 FIBA Americas Championship was the continental championships held by FIBA Americas for North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. The championship served as a qualifying tournament for the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey...
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