Eastern Michigan Athletics
2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Groce, Ty

Jersey Number 31
Ty Groce
- Position:
- F
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Ypsilanti, Mich.
- High School:
- Lincoln
Bio
EMU: 2020-21: Started in all 18 games for the Green and White...Averaged a team-best 15.2 points per game to go along with 6.9 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 33.0 minutes a contest...His 15.2 points-per-game average ranked 12th in the conference...Led the Eagles with 16 double-figure scoring performances, including 20-or-more points in four games...Ranked first on the team with five double-doubles…Boasted a .530 field goal percentage on 105-of-198 shooting...Tallied 16 total blocks...Recorded 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting with six rebounds and three steals in the conference opener against Toledo (Dec. 4)...Swatted away a career-high four shots versus Adrian (Dec. 9)...Garnered first double-double of the season with 15 points and 13 rebounds versus Central Michigan (Dec. 29)...Recorded a .727 field goal percentage (8-of-11) for 19 points and added 10 rebounds against Calvin (Jan. 14)...Sunk a personal-best nine free throws and tallied a career-high 28 points at Akron (Jan. 26)...Posted 10 field goals made for 23 points versus Bowling Green (Feb. 23)...Finished the season with his fifth double-double of the season (13 points, 11 rebounds) at Western Michigan (March 5)...2019-20: One of two Eagles to play in and start all 32 games…Averaged a team-best 11.5 points per game, as well as 5.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists, in 31.8 minutes per game…Tied for third in the MAC with 1.8 steals per game, totaling 56…Finished eighth in the MAC with 26 total blocks…Scored a career-best 23 points against Valparaiso (Dec. 4)…Recorded his first career double-double (22 pts., 12 rebs.) at Central Michigan (Feb. 11)…Collected 22 double-digit point efforts and led the team in scoring 13 times…2018-19: Saw action in all 32 games during the season, making starts in 11...Averaged 5.0 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 1.0 assists in 21.5 minutes per game...Shot 43.2 percent from the floor and a team-high 75.6 percent from the charity stripe...Topped double-digits in points four times, including a season-high 14 points against Central State (Dec. 8)...Set a career-best in rebounds at Kansas (Dec. 29), pulling down 10...2017-18: Played in 34 of Eastern's 35 games in his first season in the Green and White...Averaged 3.9 points and 2.6 rebounds in 14.9 minutes per game in his redshirt freshman season...Notched his career-best of 15 points three times on the season, first in his collegiate debut against Spring Arbor (Nov. 10), and then again against rival Central Michigan (Jan. 9) and Ohio (Jan. 20)... Made a season-best four three pointers on five attempts against Ohio...Pulled down a season-high eight rebounds on to occasions, once against Arkansas State (Nov. 16) and again in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament game against Sam Houston State (Mar. 19)...HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year varsity letterwinner at Ypsilanti Lincoln High School...Named to the Washtenaw County Dream Team as a senior...Associated Press All-State Honorable Mention award winner...Named Third Team All-State according to the Detroit Free Press...Averaged 18 points, 12 rebounds, four blocks, three steals and two assists per game as a senior...PERSONAL: Full Name: Tyler Matthew Groce...Son of Marian Groce...His mother, Marian, played basketball at Ferris State University...Major: History with a minor in sociology.
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