Men's Basketball Profile

Tyler Sanborn

Center, Sr., 6-10, 255, Mount Airy, N.C.

2008-09: A D3Hoops.com Fourth Team All-American and Guilford's third straight D3hoops.com's South Region Player of the Year... earned First Team All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) honors... garnered Second Team All-South District honors from the National Association of Basketball Coaches and was named the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Division III Basketball Sectional at John Carroll... averaged 12.9 rebounds and 2.5 blocks over 32 games... shot a team-high .536 from the field and notched a league-leading 20th double-double in the Mar. 21 win over Franklin & Marshall College in the Division III Tournament consolation game... ranked third among Division III rebounding leaders and 16th in blocks per game... finished with 76 blocked shots, the third-highest total in school history, which gives him 134 rejections for his career, the Quakers' fourth-best figure... 339 rebounds in 2008-09 rank fifth at Guilford and his 668 boards stand 14th... averaged 17.3 points and 14.2 rebounds in the Quakers' six NCAA tournament contests... lifted the Quakers to a 78-73 win at 10th-ranked John Carroll Mar. 13 in a third-round game with 23 points and 19 rebounds... scored in double figures 26 times this year, including a career-best 28-point effort Dec. 2 versus North Carolina Wesleyan College... had 24 games with 10 or more boards and led the Quakers' rebounders in all but one game... set an ODAC Tournament standard with a career-high 21 rebounds in the Quakers' Feb. 27 contest with Washington and Lee University... 2007-08: Was Guilford's Most Improved Player... played in 25 games, starting in 21... ranked sixth on the team in scoring and second in blocks... had his best performance against Shenandoah University where he finished with a career-high 17 points, and 11 rebounds... had five double-doubles and scored at least 10 points in seven games... ranked third in the ODAC in blocked shots... 2006-07: Played in every game as the backup center and showed significant growth during the season... ranked ninth on the team in points and finished second in blocks... totalled 10 points and seven boards, both career highs, in the NCAA Tournament versus Manhattanville College... had eight points and eight rebounds versus Emory & Henry College... ranked fourth among Old Dominion Athletic Conference blocks per game leaders... High School: Three-year letter winner for coach Clarence Edwards’ Elkin H.S. squad… two-year all-conference pick… received the Most Outstanding Player Award for the 2004-05 season… MVP for 2005-06 season… also won two football letters… Personal: A member of Guilford's Fall 2007 Student-Athlete Honor Roll... member of the Student Athletic Association Committee (SAAC)...son of George and Teresa Sanborn... sport management major... business minor.