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Tyrone Weeks
- Player
- Number: 34
- Position: F
- Height: 6' 7“
- Weight: 258 lbs.
- Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
- High School: Franklin Learning Center
- Prep School: ?
- Transfer From: none
- Birthdate: April 30, 1974
At UMass
- Big and physical, scored 1,013 points and snared 858 rebounds in his career.
1997-98 Graduate year
- Under NCAA Proposition 68, earned back a fourth year of eligibility after completing his undergraduate degree. Weeks was one of the first in the nation to take advantage of this new rule.1)
- Appeared in 31 games, starting 30. Averaged 10.1 points and 8.8 rebounds. His rebounding numbers led the team, and was 3rd in the Atlantic 10.
- A-10 Player of the Week (Jan. 24).
1996-97 Senior year
- Atlantic 10 Third Team honoree.
- Appeared in 29 games, starting 24.
- More than doubled his scoring output, averaging 12.6 points. Also snared 8.8 rebounds per game, which led the team and was 4th in the A-10.
1995-96 Junior year
- Backed up Dana Dingle and Donta Bright at the forward spots.
1994-95 Sophomore year
1993-94 Freshman year
- Ineligible under NCAA academic rules. Enrolled at UM but technically not part of the team.
Statistics
| Season | G | GS | MP | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | PTS | PPG | ORB | DRB | TRB | RPG | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-95 | 29 | 5 | 393 | 13.6 | 48 | 106 | .453 | 48 | 106 | .453 | 0 | 0 | – | 28 | 44 | .636 | 124 | 4.3 | 59 | 82 | 141 | 4.9 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 56 | 0 |
| 1995-96 | 36 | 1 | 665 | 18.5 | 77 | 166 | .464 | 77 | 166 | .464 | 0 | 0 | – | 56 | 80 | .700 | 210 | 5.8 | 79 | 108 | 187 | 5.2 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 44 | 95 | 2 |
| 1996-97 | 29 | 24 | 847 | 29.2 | 147 | 286 | .514 | 147 | 285 | .516 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 71 | 97 | .732 | 365 | 12.6 | 94 | 162 | 256 | 8.8 | 36 | 40 | 22 | 51 | 89 | 2 |
| 1997-98 | 31 | 30 | 895 | 28.9 | 118 | 241 | .490 | 118 | 240 | .492 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 78 | 99 | .788 | 314 | 10.1 | 96 | 178 | 274 | 8.8 | 26 | 42 | 34 | 42 | 97 | 3 |
| Career | 125 | 60 | 2800 | 22.4 | 390 | 799 | .488 | 390 | 797 | .489 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 233 | 320 | .728 | 1013 | 8.1 | 328 | 530 | 858 | 6.9 | 90 | 109 | 85 | 161 | 337 | 7 |
Post-UMass
- 2008-11: Worked as an assistant coach at Marist under Chuck Martin. Both were part of Calipari's staff at Memphis. Marist article from Weeks' hiring in 2008.
- 2007-08: Worked as the Operations Coordinator for John Calipari at Memphis.
- Worked in management at Stop & Shop in Rhode Island, between URI and Memphis stints.2)
- 2001-05: Stayed with Jim Baron as one of his assistants after Baron took the job at Rhode Island.
- 1999-2001: Worked as an assistant coach for Jim Baron at St. Bonaventure. Article from hiring in 1999. Dec. 1999 article.
Personal
- Son TJ Weeks played for the Minutemen from 2019-23. TJ was born just as Tyrone and the Bonnies were preparing for the 2000 NCAA Tournament.
- Another son, Tyriek, also played DI ball, at Rider.
External Links
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