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2013-14 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Tyler Ennis
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Brampton, Ontario
- High School:
- St. Benedict's Prep (N.J.)
Freshman Year: USA Today All-America Second Team ... College Sports Madness All-America Fourth Team and All-ACC First Team ... National Association of Basketball Coaches Freshman All-America Team and All-District Second Team ... U.S. Basketball Writers Association Freshman All-America Team and All-District 1 Team ... Atlantic Coast Conference ACC All-Freshman Team and All-ACC Second Team .. Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association All-Conference Second Team, All-ACC Defence Team and All-ACC Freshman Team ... Named Rookie of the Week four times by the ACC and Co-Rookie of the Week on Feb. 3 ...CBS Sports Rookie of the Week ... Finalist for the Wooden Award ... One of 10 semifinalists for the Naismith Trophy ... Finalist for the Tisdale Award ... Finalist for the Cousy Award ... 2014 'Cuse Awards Male Rookie of the Year ... 2014 'Cuse Awards Shot of the Year award winner ... Ennis opened his career at Syracuse with a 7 assist, 8 rebound performance against CORNELL ... Scored a season-high 16 points, in addition to 4 steals against Fordham ... Tyler shot 4-6 from three-point range for 12 points against COLGATE ... He shot a spectacular 10-11 from the free throw line on his way to 12 points against MINNESOTA ... He also posted a season high 5 steals against the GOPHERS ... Ennis scored a career high 28 points against CALIFORNIA after hitting 9-of-12 shots from the field and all 8 of his free throw attempts ... He was one assist shy of his first career double-double against BAYLOR, finishing with 11 points and a season-high 9 assists ... He also had 4 steals against the BEARS ... Ennis tied for a game-high 21 points at ST. JOHN'S ... He was a perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line and passed out six assists ... Tyler tied his season high with 9 assists and 5 steals against HIGH POINT ... Ennis was 8-for-11 from the free throw line on his way to 20 points against VILLANOVA ... Tyler scored 6 of his 16 points in the final minute in a win against PITTSBURGH ... Midway through the season was named to the John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 list and the Oscar Robertson Trophy midseason watch lists ... Ennis is one of four players to reach double figures in scoring at MIAMI with 14 points ... He tallied a game-high 18 points, including 16 in the second half, at WAKE FOREST ... Tyler was 3-for-5 from the field and 8-for-8 from the free throw line for 14 points against DUKE ... Scored the team's final five points, including a three-pointer at the buzzer, in victory at PITTSBURGH, finishing with 13 points and five assists. His near half-court buzzer beater at Pittsburge was voted the 2013-14 Basketball Must See Moment of the Year by the ACC Digital Network ... Played a career-high 43 minutes against BOSTON COLLEGE, while also tying his season-high eight rebounds along with 14 points ... Tyler led the team with 20 points in a win at MARYLAND ... Led the team with 21 points against NORTH CAROLINA STATE in the ACC Tournament quarterfinal ... Ennis led the team with 19 points in the second round of the NCAA Tournament ... Ennis has recorded nine assists in four games this season. He leads the ACC in steals (2.10 spg.) and assists (5.70 apg) and is second in assist/turnover ration (3.60). Tyler ranks sixth in the nation in assist/turnover ration, 31st in total steals and 34th in steals per game...Named Syracuse Male Rookie of the Year.
Canadian Exhibitions: Ennis started all four games and led the team in minutes played and assists during Syracuse’s four-game exhibition swing through Canada … His 10.0 scoring average ranked third on the squad … Ennis tallied 11 points in his SU debut against McGILL… He followed that up by contributing nine points and four assists in 17 minutes against BISHOP … Ennis stepped up when Syracuse found itself in a tough tussel with defending Canada national champion CARLETON … He logged 44 minutes and posted 15 points, four assists and five steals in SU’s overtime triumph … He finished the trip with five points and five boards versus OTTAWA.
Team Canada 2013: Ennis helped Team Canada to a sixth-place finish at the FIBA Under-19 World Championship, tying the squad’s best finish in the event … He led the tournament in scoring average (20.8), while averaging 4.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.1 steals in nine games … He reached double-figures in eight contests and topped 20 points five times … In Canada’s 79-66 loss to CROATIA, Ennis poured in a game-high 25 points … The following day, Ennis was the game-high scorer again with 26 points in Canada’s 93-75 victory against KOREA … He scorched the nets for a tournament single-game best 42 points and grabbed eight rebounds in Canada’s 110-100 triple-overtime win against CHINA … Ennis recorded 28 points and seven rebounds in a loss to eventual bronze medal winner LITHUANIA.
High School: Ennis was rated 20th overall and fifth among point guards on the 2013 ESPN 100 … He was ranked 22nd overall and the fourth-best point guard prospect by Rivals.com … Scout.com rated him the fifth-best point guard and 22nd overall … In 2011-12, Ennis led St. Benedict’s Prep, coached by Mark Taylor, to a school-record 35 victories and the No. 2 ranking in New Jersey … He was named the Gatorade New Jersey Player of the Year while averaging 14.6 points and 7.1 assists per game … St. Benedict’s won the State Prep A Championship and advanced to the semifinals of the National High School Invitational (NHSI) … Ennis scored 14 points to lead the Gray Bees past Blanche Ely in the opening round of the NHSI … He participated in the 2012 Mary Kline Classic and the Elite 24 Game ... In 2012-13, the Gray Bees finished with a record of 31-2, advanced to the NHIS championship game and a No. 2 ranking in the final USA Today poll… Ennis was honored as the Star-Ledger Prep Player of the Year and earned All-Prep First Team recognition … He recorded a triple-double with 17 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in a 103-61 victory against Rise Academy … Ennis scored 14 points in a 47-38 victory versus St. Anthony’s that ended the Friar’s 83-game win streak … He tallied a school-record 53 points in a 116-65 triumph against Eastern … Ennis finished with 28 points, 12 assists and six steals in St. Benedict’s 93-47 win versus Blair Academy to claim their second straight State Prep A Championship … He contributed 22 points against La Lumiere in a 73-60 win in the opening round of the NHSI … Ennis helped the Gray Bees end No. 1 Findlay Prep’s 54-game win streak by recording 19 points and five rebounds in the NHSI semifinal … He scored 15 points and added six rebounds, five assists and five steals in St. Benedict’s 67-65, buzzer-beater loss to Montverde in the NHSI championship game … Ennis was selected to the Jordan Brand Classic Game East Team, where he put up 14 points, six assists, five rebounds and four steals … He played in the Kentucky Derby Festival Classic and finished with 20 points, four assists and three steals … As a senior, Ennis averaged 20 points, 6.1 assists, 5.2 rebounds and 3.1 steals per game.
Personal: Tyler Cameron Ennis was born in August of 1994 in Toronto, Ontario … He is the son of Tony McIntyre and Suzette Ennis McIntyre … Has five siblings … Ennis is enrolled in the David Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics and is majoring in sport management.
