Tyler Tanner - Men's Basketball - Vanderbilt University Athletics

#3 Tyler Tanner Season 2024-25

Point Guard

Class Freshman
Height 6'0"
Weight 170
Hometown Brentwood, Tenn.
High School Brentwood Academy
Major Undeclared

As a Freshman (2024-25)

  • Played in all 33 games in his first season at Vandy, averaging 20.4 minutes
  • Averaged 5.7 points while shooting 46.5% from the field
  • Captured the Vanderbilt freshman steals record with 55 takeaways
  • Produced a season-high 16 points against New Orleans (Dec. 30)
  • Had seven games with three or more steals, including a season-best five in the win over TCU in the Coast-to-Coast Challenge
  • Did not commit a single turnover in nonconference play, going over 320 minutes before turning the ball over
  • Finished the season with 63 assists to just 15 turnovers. a 4.2 assist-to-turnover ratio

High School

  • Two-time Gatorade Tennessee Boys Basketball Player of the Year (2022-23, 2023-24)
  • 2024 TSSAA Division II-AA Mr. Basketball
  • Played for Brentwood Academy, leading the Eagles to the 2023 state title and the 2024 championship game
  • Averaged 26.2 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.5 steals and 3.3 assists as a senior
  • Scored 19.6 points and averaged 4.2 rebounds, 3,8 assists and 3.1 steals as a junior
  • Ranked as the No. 1 recruit in Tennessee and a top-150 player in the country
  • Joins former Dores Darius Garland, John Jenkins and Derrick Byars as Tennessee Gatorade Player of the Year winners since 2000

Personal

  • Son of D’Wayne and Jenifer Tanner
  • Both mom and dad played collegiate basketball at Rice
  • Dad, D’Wayne, owns the Southwest Conference record with 291 career steals and is Rice’s career and single-season (95) steals record holder
  • Sister, Amber, ran track at Georgia where she was part of the 2019 NCAA Indoor 1600m Relay national championship squad, the 2020 SEC Indoor Champion in the 800m run, 2021 SEC Outdoor Champion in the 800m, a three-time All-American and owns the school records in both the indoor and outdoor 800m events