TYLAN AT A GLANCE: A strong, athletic player with great ability to finish around the basket ... Plays with passion and intensity.
JUNIOR (2018-19): Started in all 29 games ... Led the team in rebounds and steals ... Named to the SSC All-Newcomer Team ... Named the Sunshine State Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week on Dec. 10 ... Led the SSC in field goal percentage, shooting 60 percent from the field ... Finished second on the team in scoring, with 12.6 points per game ... Had a season high 26 points on 11-of-13 shooting vs Eckerd (Dec. 8) ... Averaged 5.9 rebounds ... Had a season-high 12 rebounds vs Palm Beach Atlantic (Jan. 16) … Recorded 10+ rebounds four times this season ... Had at least five or more rebounds in 17 games ... Finished with a team-best 38 steals ... Had a season-high of five steals vs Tampa (Jan. 26) ... Had a season-high of five assists vs Saint Leo (Mar. 2) ... Finished second on the team in total blocks with 22 ... Had a season-high of four blocks vs Palm Beach Atlantic (Jan. 16) ... Recorded a team-best three double-doubles this season, 12 points and 12 rebounds vs Palm Beach Atlantic (Jan. 16), 20 points and 11 rebounds vs Tampa (Jan. 26), and 20 points, 11 rebounds at Florida Tech (Feb. 2) ... Reached the 20-point mark five times ... Reached double figures in 19 games ... Second on the team with 27.2 minutes per game ... Earned Athletic Director's List honors in the spring ... Was named to the Sunshine State Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll.
SOPHOMORE (2015-16 -- Sante Fe College): Named Mid-Florida Second Team All-Conference and Defensive Team Player of the Year... Averaged 9.0 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.2 steals per-game ... Shot 49 percent from the field ... Started 28-of-29 games ... Had 20 points. 10 rebounds and five assists against College of Central Florida... Tallied three double-doubles during the season.
FRESHMAN (2014-15 -- Sante Fe College): Santa Fe Junior College is an NJCAA Region 8 member in Gainsville, Fla... Birts averaged 5.0 points and 3.8 rebounds ... Shot 50 percent from the field ... Hit 31.3 percent from 3-point range ... Started 12-of-29 games ... Had 17 points and eight rebounds vs. Pasco-Hernando State College... Had 15 points and nine rebounds vs. State College of Jacksonville.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended South Dade High School and was named team MVP... Third Team All Dade County... Dade vs West Palm Beach All-Star Game MVP, and Cum Laude Graduate.
Personal:Â Parents are Tina and Michael Birts ... Majoring in broadcasting ... Siblings are Michael Birts, Jr. and Nedra Parrish ... Admires his older brother ... Favorite Athlete is Dwyane Wade ... Favorite Movie is The Wood.Â
