Charlie Tyra
School:
Height:
6-8
Position:
Center
Hometown:
Louisville, KY
High School:
Atherton High School
- NCAA consensus first-team All-American in 1957
- All-American Recognition: 1956 (Converse 1st Team) and 1957 (Converse 1st Team, National Association of Basketball Coaches 1st Team, United States Basketball Writers Association 1st Team, Associated Press 2nd Team, United Press International 2nd Team)
- Ranked among the nation's leading scorers in 1956 (18th) and 1957 (30th)
- Ranked among the nation's leaders in rebound percentage in 1956 (2nd) and 1957 (3rd)
- Led Louisville in scoring and rebounding his last three seasons
- Did not play in NCAA Tournament
- NIT Most Valuable Player in 1956
- Averaged 20.2 points in six NIT games in 1954 (first-round loser), 1955 (second-round loser) and 1956 (champion)
- Selected by the Detroit Pistons in first round of 1957 NBA draft (2nd pick overall).
Season | G | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PT | 3PTA | 3PT% | FTM | FTA | FT% | RB | RBA | PTS | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 | 36 | 82 | .439 | 13 | 38 | .342 | 84 | 6.5 | 85 | 6.5 | ||||
27 | 149 | 379 | .393 | 100 | 158 | .633 | 368 | 13.6 | 398 | 14.7 | ||||
29 | 262 | 592 | .443 | 166 | 256 | .648 | 645 | 22.2 | 690 | 23.8 | ||||
26 | 193 | 452 | .427 | 169 | 234 | .722 | 520 | 20.0 | 555 | 21.3 | ||||
Totals | 95 | 640 | 1505 | .425 | 448 | 686 | .653 | 1617 | 17.0 | 1728 | 18.2 |