 Kolek with George Mason in 2021 | |
| No. 11–Marquette Golden Eagles | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | Big East Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 27, 2001 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
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Tyler Joseph Kolek (born March 27, 2001) is an American college basketball player for the Marquette Golden Eagles of the Big East Conference. He previously played for the George Mason Patriots.
Kolek grew up in Cumberland, Rhode Island and initially attended Cumberland High School. [1] He transferred to St. George's School prior to the start of his senior year. Kolek was named the Rhode Island Gatorade Boys Basketball Player of the Year as a junior after averaging 18.6 points, 8.4 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 2.5 steals per game. [2] He committed to playing college basketball for George Mason over offers from Elon, Northeastern, Holy Cross, and Vermont. [3]
Kolek began his college career at George Mason. [4] He was named the Atlantic 10 Conference Rookie of the Year as a freshman after averaging 10.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game. [5] Following the end of the season, head coach Dave Paulsen was fired [6] and Kolek entered the NCAA transfer portal. [7]
Kolek ultimately transferred to Marquette. [8] He averaged 6.7 points per game and led the Big East Conference with 5.9 assists per game in his first season with the Golden Eagles. [9] Kolek was named the Big East Player of the Year and first team All-Big East as a junior. [10] [11] He was also named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2023 Big East tournament after averaging 18.7 points, seven rebounds, and five assists in the three games. [12] Kolek averaged 12.9 points, 7.5 assists, 4.1 rebounds, and 1.8 steals over 36 games on the season. [13]
Kolek was named the preseason Big East Player of the Year as well as to multiple preseason All-American teams entering his senior season. [14]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | George Mason | 22 | 18 | 30.7 | .399 | .358 | .794 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 1.3 | .1 | 10.8 |
| 2021–22 | Marquette | 32 | 32 | 29.3 | .320 | .281 | .810 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 1.4 | .1 | 6.7 |
| 2022–23 | Marquette | 36 | 36 | 32.3 | .471 | .398 | .802 | 4.1 | 7.5 | 1.8 | .1 | 12.9 |
| 2023–24 | Marquette | 30 | 30 | 32.8 | .491 | .397 | .854 | 4.8 | 7.9 | 1.6 | .1 | 15.3 |
| Career | 120 | 116 | 31.3 | .436 | .357 | .819 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 1.5 | .1 | 11.5 | |
Kolek's father, Kevin Kolek, a retired police officer, played college basketball at Southeastern Massachusetts University (now the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth) and was named the Little East Conference Player of The Year twice. [15] His older brother, Brandon, plays basketball at Franklin Pierce University. [16]
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