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UC San Diego

2020-21 Women's Basketball Roster

Chadd Cady/UC San Diego

2 Tyla Turner

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • High School Cajon HS
  • Hometown San Bernardino, Calif.
  • Major Sociology

Biography

MEDIA
Triton Day Interview (4/4/2020)

AS A SENIOR IN 2020-21
Named to Big West All-Academic Team... Big West Conference Best Hustle Player ... All-Big West Honorable Mention ... San Diego Sports Association Star of the Month for January (2/10) ... UCSDtritons.com Athlete of the Week (1/11, 1/18, 2/8) ... Appeared in 15 games for the Tritons, starting 13 of them ... Averaged 32.9 minutes per game, the most on the team ... Finished the regular season ranked third in the Big West Conference in offensive rebounds per game (2.53), fifth in assists per game (3.93), and sixth in assist/turnover ratio (1.44) ... Led the team with 59 assists, 38 offensive rebounds, and 24 steals ... Poured in a season-high 24 points against UC Santa Barbara (1/16) ... Recorded the game-winning basket with 4.2 seconds left in UC San Diego's win over UC Santa Barbara (1/16) ... Scored in double-digits on nine occasions.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2019-20
All-CCAA First Team ... CCAA Tournament MVP ... UCSDtritons.com Athlete of the Week (3/9) ... Named to All-West Region Crossover Classic Tournament Team (11/16) ... Finished fifth in the conference in free throw percentage (.798), 13th in scoring average (12.0), 13th in assists (74), and 21st in rebounding average (6.0) ... Was the first player in the Tritons' Division II history and one of only three players across the country to record two triple-doubles ... Put up 13 rebounds, 10 points, and 10 assists in first triple-double (2/1) and 10 rebounds, 10 points, and 10 assists in second triple-double (3/6) ... Led the team with 99 free throws made ... Played in all 30 games for the Tritons.

AS A SOPHOMORE AT HUMBOLDT STATE (2017-18)
All-CCAA First Team ... Appeared in 32 games with 28 starts … Averaged 17.2 points and 6.2 rebounds per game … Led the team in points (549), field goals made (180), free throws made (146), rebounds (197), and steals (77) … Scored in double digits 31 times … Scored a season high 32 points against Cal State San Marcos (2/15).

AS A FRESHMAN AT LONG BEACH STATE (2016-17)
Appeared in 34 games as a true freshman ... Averaged 9.8 minutes per game ... Scored 67 points with 46 rebounds, 23 assists and 22 steals.

HIGH SCHOOL
2016 graduate of Cajon HS in San Bernardino ... Named to the honor roll all four years ... Led the Cowgirls to their first CIF state championship in school history as a senior (2015-16) ... Won the Citrus Belt League with a 14-0 record ... Team finished with a 27-6 overall record ... Averaged 13.5 points, 7.2 assists and 4.9 steals per game as a senior ... Earned All-Area honors ... Helped Cajon HS claim a share of the league title and advance to the CIF Southern California Regional semifinals as a junior ... Finished junior season with 14.6 points and 9.4 assists per game ... Earned First Team All-County and First Team All-Inland Empire honors ... Three-time First Team All-Citrus Belt League selection.

PERSONAL
Born Sept. 20 in Fontana ... Parents are Marqueta and Tyrone Turner ... Has a twin sister Tyra who plays college basketball at Humboldt State and a younger brother Tysean ... Majoring in sociology and minoring in law and society at Marshall College ... Career goals are to play professional basketball then attend law school ... Top basketball memories are traveling with the people she calls family and creating memories with them ... Favorite UC San Diego moments are all the laughs and hotel trips of hanging out and talking with each other ... Enjoys binging shows and playing video games ... Cheers for the Houston Rockets ... Favorite athlete is Russell Westbrook ... Likes the movie She's the Man ... Listens to Eric Bellinger ... Loves eating seafood, especially shrimp ... Most people don't know that she is good at video games.
 

CAREER HIGHS
Points 32 vs. Cal State San Marcos 2/15/18
FGM 11 at UC San Diego 2/17/18
FGA 26 at UC San Diego 2/17/18
3FGM 5 vs. Long Beach State 1/30/21
3FGA 7 vs. Long Beach State 1/30/21
FTM 10 at Chico State 1/20/18
FTA 13 at CSUSB 11/25/17
Rebounds 13 at Cal State San Marcos 3/7/20
Assists 10 Multiple Times -
Blocks 1 Multiple Times -
Steals 5 vs. CSUSB 1/13/18

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2019-20Junior

    Guard
    5'5"
    2
  • 2

    2020-21Senior

    Guard
    5'5"
    2

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