Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
2016-17 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Ty Petty
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Murfreesboro, Tenn.
- Major:
- Journalism
2016-17 (SENIOR)
• First-team All-Conference USA
• Named C-USA Player of the Week, USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week, NCAA.com Starting 5 and TSWA Player of the Week (1/3/17)
• C-USA, TSWA Player of the Week (3/13)
• Became 30th member of the MT 1,000 point club with 29-point performance at UAB (1/1/17)
• Finished career with 1,453 points, good for 14th on the all-time scoring list
• Finished career second on the all-time assists list with 540 helpers
• Third on the single-season assists list with 186
• Tied for sixth on the single-season 3-point field goals list with 82
• Fourth on single-season free-throw percentage list with a .863 (139-of-161) clip
• Connected on school-record 38 straight free throws during one stretch
• Among national leaders in minutes (4th, 38.3), free-throw percentage (24th, .863), assists (33rd, 5.5) and scoring (47th, 18.4)
• Among C-USA leaders in scoring (3rd, 18.4), assists (1st, 5.5), free-throw percentage (.863), steals (6th, 2.2), 3-point field goal percentage (5th, .392), 3-point field goals made (3rd, 2.4) and minutes (1st, 38.3)
• Played 40 minutes in 20 games
• Scored double figures in 29 of 34 games, including career-high 33 points vs. Florida Atlantic (3/4/17)
• Produced two double-doubles, including 27 points, 11 assists vs. No. 5 Louisville
• Career-high seven 3-pointers at Marshall (1/12/17)
• At least one 3-pointer in 29 games and three or more in 15
2015-16 (JUNIOR)
Most Valuable Player of C-USA Championship … Second-team All-Conference USA … Set Middle Tennessee single-season assists record during C-USA Championship game. Finished season with 195 … Career high 13 assists in C-USA Tourney opener vs. Rice … Only player in program history with five double-figure assists games in same season … First in C-USA & 17th nationally in assists (5.9) … Averaged 14.5 points & 6.1 assists in C-USA games … Dished out five or more assists in 22 games … Scored double figures in 24 games … Season high for field goals (8) vs. ODU … Third career double-double with 17 pts, 11 assists vs. WKU (1/3016). The 11 assists tied career high … 4th career double-double with 15 pts, 11 assists vs. UAB (2/21/16) … Strong game vs. Kentucky with then season-high in points (14), steals (3); & tied season high for FG made (6) … Poured in season-high 20 points to go with six assists, one turnover and 6-for-6 from FT line at UTSA … Dished out 11 assists vs. Missouri St., besting previous high of 10 assists vs. Ole Miss … Career high seven rebounds vs. Marshall (1/28/16) … Nearly registered a triple-double with 17 points, eight assists and seven rebounds vs. Marshall (1/28/16) … Career high six steals vs. LA Tech (2/11/16)
2014-15 (SOPHOMORE)
Emerged as starting point guard as a sophomore after averaging five minutes
per game as a freshman … Ranked fifth in C-USA (and 81st nationally) for assists with 4.4 per game and was eighth in the conference for assist/turnover ratio (1.4) ... Ranked 14th in C-USA for steals with 1.7 per contest … Started 31 of 34 games and was second on team in scoring with 11.6 points per game … Enjoyed 20 double-figure scoring games, including five games of 20-plus points … Averaged 16.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.1 steals in the final 10 games of the season … Four of her 20-plus point games came in the final 10 games … Had four or more assists 25 times, including career high of nine in win at Ole Miss (11/23/14) … Stepped game up to an even higher level in the postseason … Scored career high 29 points on 11-of-16 shooting, and had seven assists, one turnover and three steals in WNIT win vs. Ole Miss (3/26/15) … Scored 28 points, had five assists and collected four steals in C-USA quarterfinal vs. LA Tech (3/12/15) … Fourth on career postseason list for field goals made (11) and third for assists (7) vs. Ole Miss in WNIT
2013-14 (FRESHMAN)
Participated in 25 games, making her first collegiate appearance against No. 4 Tennessee & Averaged 1.2 points and 0.5 rebounds & Dished out 10 assists and collected four assists in her rookie season & Had a breakout game against Southeastern Louisiana in the Gulf Coast Showcase - scoring a season-best 21 points, knocking down seven field goals, six three-pointers, two assists and 20 points & Went a perfect 2-for-2 from the line against Mississippi State & Grabbed two rebounds against Southeastern Louisiana, Kennesaw State, South Dakota State and Oregon State & Had a pair of steals against Southeastern Louisiana and UAB (Jan. 18).
HIGH SCHOOL
Helped her Riverdale team, along with fellow MT teammate Olivia Jones, win three AAA championships in four seasons ... Helped the Warriors to a 35-0 record her senior season and a 58-game win streak to end her career& Her 2012-2013 Riverdale squad was named National Champs by both ESPN and MaxPreps & Averaged 15.2 points, 4.3 assists and 3.3 steals per game as a senior& Scored a season-high 32 points (11-for-15 FG) in a season-opening win over Ensworth& Named All-State in all four seasons of her career at Riverdale ... As a junior, was named the 7-AAA regular-season MVP, while averaging 14.1 points, 4.5 assists and 2.5 steals per contest, as she helped lead her Riverdale team to a AAA state title & Ranked as a three-star recruit and the 48th best point guard in the nation by ESPN Hoopgurlz.
PERSONAL
Born Tyisha Petty on October 22, 1994 ... Daughter of TaLisa Blackman ... Plans to major in journalism.
