A.J. Tyler Class: Freshman Hometown: Palm Harbor, FL High School: Palm Harbor University HS Height / Weight: 6-9 / 225 Position: F Experience: HS Major: PRTM (Community Recreation Management)

Overview: Freshman forward who brings both size (6-9, 225) and the ability to hit from long range...comes from an athletic family...his parents, Gary and Janet, played baseball and track & field at Michigan State, respectively...brother Garrett is a rising junior for defending national champion Florida, where he has appeared in 23 games.

In High School: First-team 5A All-State selection as a senior...also earned first-team All-Pinellas County and first-team All-Suncoast (five county area) honors as a senior...averaged 21.4 points, 12.0 rebounds, and 2.3 blocks per game...shot 75.3 percent from the free throw line...earned MVP honors in the annual Pinellas County All-Star game...selected to the North-South game in Florida by the Florida Athletic Coaches Association (FACA)...second-team All-State selection at the 5A level as a junior...averaged 22.7 points, 10.5 rebounds, and 2.6 blocks per game...shot 78 percent from the free throw line his junior year...averaged 17.8 points per game as a sophomore...holds Palm Harbor school record with 1,746 career points scored...first basketball player in the short history of Palm Harbor to sign a Division I scholarship...played for coach Michael Walters...chose Clemson over West Virginia...born 1/27/88...majoring in PRTM (Community Recreation Management).