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Jersey Number 4
Tyreke Key
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 211
- Hometown:
- Celina, Tenn.
- High School:
- Clay County High School
- Prev School:
- Indiana State University
Bio
CAREER HIGHS
- Points: 34 // vs. Evansville, 2/17/21
- Rebounds: 10 (2x) // last vs. Loyola-Chicago, 1/10/21
- Assists: 5 (2x) // last vs. Austin Peay, 12/21/22
- Steals: 6 // at Valparaiso, 2/13/19
- Blocks: 2 (5x) // last at Illinois State, 1/16/21
- Field Goals: 14 // vs. Evansville, 2/17/21
- 3-Pointers: 5 (3x) // last vs. Missouri, 2/11/23
- Free Throws: 18 // vs. Tennessee State, 12/18/19
- Minutes: 42 // at Valparaiso, 2/13/19
HONORS
- MVC Scholar-Athlete Spotlight (Dec. 9, 2021)
- 2021 All-MVC First Team
- 2021 NABC All-District Second Team
- MVC Player of the Week (Feb. 15, 2021)
- 2020 All-MVC First Team
- 2020 MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team
- 2019 All-MVC Second Team
- 2019 NABC All-District Second Team
- 2019 MVC Most Improved Team
- 2019 MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team
- 2018 MVC All-Freshman Team
2022-23 - GRADUATE
- Game-by-Game Statistics
- Graduate transfer made his first career NCAA Tournament appearance, helping Tennessee advance to the Sweet Sixteen.
- Played in 33 games with 15 starts and finished with the team's second-best 3-point percentage (.333) and third-most 3-point makes (47) while ranking sixth on the squad in scoring with 8.2 points per game.
- Scored in double figures 12 times and was the first Vol off the bench 13 times.
- Shared the team lead with eight drawn charges on the year.
- Posted a +12 plus.minus rating in 23 minutes of work during Tennessee's NCAA Tournament second-round win over Duke (3/18/23).
- Tennessee's NCAA opener against Louisiana (3/16/23) was his 145th career game but his first career NCAA Tournament appearance; he was Tennessee's leading scorer, finishing with 12 points, four rebounds and a steal in 31 minutes of action.
- Shot 7-for-12 from the field during a 16-point, five-rebound, two-steal performance against Missouri in the SEC Tournament (3/10/23).
- Returned from a two-game injury absence to contribute 13 points off the bench at Auburn (3/4/23).
- Missed the home wins over South Carolina (2/25/23) and Arkansas (2/28/23) with a right ankle injury.
- Led Tennessee’s second-half rally against Missouri (2/11/23) with a season-high 23 points—21 of which came in the second half. Was 5-of-9 from 3-point range and also pulled down six rebounds.
- Scored a then-SEC-high 14 points at Vanderbilt (2/8/23) on 6-for-12 shooting—season-high totals in made and attempted field goals. His 14 points stood as his highest scoring total in more than two months.
- Reached double figures scoring for the first time in conference play at LSU (1/21/23), producing 10 points and a season-high seven rebounds while coming off the bench for the first time since November.
- Was Tennessee’s second-leading scorer with nine points against No. 13 Maryland (12/11/22) and hit a free throw to extend the Vols lead to three points in the closing seconds.
- Led the Vols in scoring for the third time this season and reached double-figure scoring for the sixth time in nine games with a season-high-tying 17 points against Eastern Kentucky (12/7/22).
- Reached the double-figure scoring mark for the fifth time of the season against Alcorn State (12/4/22), scoring 11 points with three made 3-pointers.
- Was one of three Vols in double figures during the win over No. 3 Kansas (11/25/22), scoring 10 points with a pair of made threes.
- Got to the free-throw line 11 times against Colorado (11/13/22) with nine makes, produced a team-high 15 points and pulled down six rebounds in total.
- Dropped a game-high 17 points on 5-for-10 shooting—including four made threes—in his official Tennessee debut as the Vols downed Tennessee Tech (11/7/22) in the season-opener; also added three steals.
- Erupted for a game-high 26 points in Tennessee’s impressive exhibition win over No. 2 Gonzaga (10/28/22), shooting 8-for-12 from the field with four 3-pointers.
2021-22 - INACTIVE
- Completed his master's degree in Sport Management from Indiana State in July of 2022.
- When he entered the NCAA Transfer Portal on March 16, 2022, he ranked sixth on Indiana State’s all-time scoring list with 1,650 career points and was riding a streak of 86 consecutive starts dating to Feb. 24, 2018.
- Sat out the 2021-22 season following shoulder surgery in November of 2021.
2020-21 - SENIOR (Indiana State University)
- Game-by-Game Statistics
- Completed his degree in Recreation & Sport Management from Indiana State in May of 2021.
- Started in all 23 games in which he appeared and averaged 17.2 points, 5.3 rebounds, two assists and 1.1 steals per game.
- Named a first-team All-MVC selection for the second consecutive season, marking the first time a Sycamore earned back-to-back first-team honors since Jake Odum in 2013 and 2014.
- Earned NABC All-District second-team accolades
- Led the Missouri Valley Conference in minutes per game with 33.9.
- Increased his scoring output to 18.6 points per game during conference play.
- Shot 47.2 percent from the field, 31.6 percent from 3-point range and 83.8 percent from the free-throw line.
- Scored in double figures in 20 games, including three 30-point performances.
- Scored a career-high 34 points in the regular-season finale against Evansville (2/17/21) on 14-for-20 shooting.
- Dropped 31 points to go along with 10 rebounds in front of a national television audience during a win over Loyola-Chicago (1/10/21) while shooting 8-for-12 from the field and 12-of-14 at the free-throw line.
- Recorded two double-doubles with points and rebounds in back-to-back games against Missouri State (1/3/21) and Loyola-Chicago (1/10/21).
- Scored in double-figures in nine straight games from Dec. 12 through Jan. 10.
- Made at least one three-pointer in 20 of the 23 games he played, including a season-high five triples against Evansville (2/17/21).
2019-20 - JUNIOR (Indiana State University)
- Game-by-Game Statistics
- Started all 30 games for the Sycamores and averaged a team-best 15.6 points per game, which ranked third among all MVC players, while earning first-team All-MVC honors.
- Totaled 467 points on the season while playing 33.3 minutes per game.
- Made 32 consecutive free throws from Nov. 17 through Dec. 3 to set a new school record in the MVC era and tie for the 14th-longest streak in MVC history.
- Joined the 1,000-point club in his 73rd career game, which was the fourth fastest in program history.
- Finished with 20 points and shot 9-of-15 from the field with a pair of 3-pointers in the road win over Southern Illinois (2/26/20).
- Tallied 12 points and six rebounds in the road win over Evansville (2/23/20).
- Shot 4-of-8 from 3-point range to tie for the team lead with 18 points in the home win over Northern Iowa (2/20/20).
- Hit 7-of-11 shots from the field and scored 18 points in the home win over Loyola-Chicago (2/5/20).
- Went 10-of-11 from the free-throw line, including a perfect 6-of-6 in the final two minutes, while totaling 27 points and nine rebounds in the road win over Missouri State (2/1/20).
- Paced the team with 27 points on the strength of a career-high-tying five 3-pointers and a 10-of-15 shooting effort from the field at Valparaiso (1/18/20).
- Scored 13 points and recorded five steals in the win over Evansville (1/15/20).
- Led the Sycamores with 17 points and pulled down eight rebounds in the home win over Illinois State (1/11/20).
- Finished with a team-high 14 points at Northern Iowa (1/7/20).
- Tallied 19 points and pulled down eight rebounds while making all nine of his free-throw attempts at Drake (1/4/20).
- Paced the team with 20 points in the MVC-opening win over Southern Illinois (12/30/19).
- Tied for the team lead with 17 points in the home win over Chicago State (12/22/19).
- Set career-highs for free throws made (18) and attempted (22) to lead the team with 31 points in the home win over Tennessee State (12/18/19).
- Pulled down nine rebounds in the road victory over Wright State (12/7/19).
- Led the team with 27 points in the home win over North Dakota State (12/3/19).
- Went a perfect 9-of-9 at the free-throw line to score 16 points in the home win over Missouri-St. Louis (11/30/19).
- Connected on four 3-pointers and finished with 26 points in the win over Air Force at the Junkanoo Jam (11/24/19).
- Poured in 21 points while shooting 7-of-13 from the field against Duquesne (11/21/19).
- Scored a team-high 20 points and tied a career-high with four 3-pointers at No. 4 Louisville (11/13/19).
- Led the team with 21 points as he hit 12-of-14 free throws in the season-opener at Dayton (11/9/19).
2018-19 - SOPHOMORE (Indiana State University)
- Game-by-Game Statistics
- His impressive 17.4 scoring average led the entire Missouri Valley Conference, while finishing the year with 538 total points.
- Started all 31 games for the Sycamores.
- Named to the All-MVC second team and was voted captain of the MVC Most Improved Team.
- Also earned second-team NABC All-District acclaim.
- Led the Sycamores with 20 points as he hit 9-of-13 shots from the field, including a pair of 3-pointers, in the regular-season finale against Northern Iowa (3/2/19).
- Enjoyed a career game at Valparaiso (2/13/19) as he scored a then-career-best 32 points and shot 8-of-16 from the field and 15-of-17 at the foul line while adding six steals, four assists and three rebounds in ISU’s 87-82 triumph.
- Connected on 6-of-11 shots from the field to score 14 points at Bradley (2/9/19).
- Hit 50 percent of his shots from the field for the sixth consecutive game and used eight free throws to score 15 points in the home win over Evansville (2/6/19).
- Shot 8-of-16 from the field at home against Drake (2/2/19) en route to a team-high 23 points.
- Totaled 25 points to lead the Sycamores at Southern Illinois (1/30/19).
- Scored a team-high 18 points at Illinois State (1/17/19).
- Led the team with 22 points as he hit four 3-pointers and led the team with five rebounds in the home win over Valparaiso (1/23/19).
- Tallied 16 points and added five rebounds in the 72-66 overtime victory at Evansville (1/12/19).
- Scored 16 points and shot 10-of-12 from the free-throw line in the Diamond Head Classic win over UNLV (12/23/18).
- Posted 12 points, including two buckets in the final two minutes, to help power ISU to a 72-67 win over Colorado in the Diamond Head Classic opener (12/22/18).
- Led the team with 26 points as he shot 11-of-15 from the field, including a pair of 3-pointers, in the win over Truman State (12/8/18).
- Totaled 17 points and seven rebounds in the home win over Wright State (12/1/18).
- Scored 17 points and pulled down four rebounds as he shot 8-of-11 from the field in the road victory over San Jose State (11/28/18).
- Tallied 16 points as he hit 5-of-7 from the field and all three of his 3-point attempts while adding six rebounds, two assists and two steals in the big home victory over Western Kentucky (11/24/18).
- Led the team with a then-career-high 23 points in the home-opening win over McKendree (11/14/18).
- Tallied 22 points to go along with five rebounds, three assists and four steals in the road victory over Green Bay (11/9/18).
- Scored 16 points as he hit a pair of 3-pointers in the season-opener at Ball State (11/6/18) and tied for the team lead with seven rebounds against the Cardinals.
2017-18 - FRESHMAN (Indiana State University)
- Game-by-Game Statistics
- Averaged 8.3 points (fourth on the team) and 4.2 rebounds in 28.1 minutes per game to earn selection to the MVC All-Freshman Team.
- During MVC games, he averaged 5.2 rebounds per game, which ranked tied for 18th in the league.
- Made three 3-pointers during an 11-point effort in a win at Bradley in the regular-season finale (2/24/18).
- Totaled 13 points and eight rebounds to help the Sycamores win at Illinois State (1/20/18).
- Scored 10 points and pulled down a season-high nine rebounds during a home win over Evansville (1/17/18).
- Tied his season-high with 16 points during ISU’s loss at Missouri State (1/14/18).
- Finished with nine points and four rebounds in the MVC-opening win over Valparaiso (12/28/17).
- Totaled seven points and seven rebounds against Elon (12/22/17).
- Recorded his first two career blocked shots at Western Kentucky (12/16/17).
- Hit eight free throws against Green Bay (12/12/17).
- Dropped 16 points in an overtime game at North Texas (12/6/17).
- Scored 11 points off the bench and sparked a key 10-0 run in the second half, which led the Sycamores to a 74-64 home victory over Air Force in the MVC/MWC Challenge (11/29/17).
- Scored 14 points as he hit three 3-pointers to go with seven rebounds and a pair of steals in 39 minutes of action during ISU’s four-overtime loss to Ohio (11/19/17).
- Led the team with 10 points against Old Dominion (11/17/17).
- Came off the bench to score 11 points and dish out three assists against Auburn at the Charleston Classic (11/16/17).
- Made his collegiate debut at Indiana (11/10/17) and totaled three points and two rebounds with an assist and two steals.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Graduated from Clay County High School in Celina, Tennessee, where he was coached by Rob Edwards.
- Finished his career with 3,237 points scored, which was 11th-most in Tennessee high school basketball recorded history.
- Led Clay County High School to the Class A state championship game and earned state tournament MVP honors despite his team finishing as runner-up.
- Named Tennessee’s 2017 Class A “Mr. Basketball” and received numerous all-region, all-state and all-conference honors.
- As a senior in 2016-17, he led the state with a 37.4-point scoring average while setting the Tennessee high school record for points scored in a season (1,383), breaking a 25-year-old record held previously by Tony Delk (1,312).
- Set state tournament records for most points in a game (54 vs. Loretto) as well as the tournament (128), and he also tied records for most points in a quarter (23) and most field goals made during the tournament (44).
- Seeing action as both a point guard and shooting guard as a junior in 2015-16, he averaged 28 points, seven rebounds and four assists per game as Clay County put together a 31-3 record and made an appearance in the Class A state tournament.
- Also was named a finalist for the Tennessee Class A Mr. Basketball Award as a junior.
- Played his AAU ball with Kevin Feltner’s Tennessee Bobcats program.
PERSONAL
- Full name is Tyreke Deon Key
- Born Oct. 29, 1998, in Celina, Tennessee
- Son of Susan Key
- Academic Major: Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication (Graduate Level)
- Before playing his first game as a Vol, he had already earned a bachelor's degree (Recreation & Sport Management, 2021) and a master's degree (Sport Management, 2022) from Indiana State.
- Recipient of the JoNelda & Sidney Blalock Athletic Scholarship Endowment
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