Joslyn Tinkle (born December 29, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for Seattle Storm of the WNBA. She is the daughter of men's head coach Wayne Tinkle of Oregon State University.
| Montana Grizzlies | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Assistant Coach | ||||||||||||||
| League | Big Sky Conference | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | December 29, 1990 Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Big Sky (Missoula, Montana) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Stanford (2009–2013) | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2013–2016 | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2021–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| As player: | |||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Seattle Storm | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | UNI Györ | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Canik Belediye | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Sydney Uni Flames | ||||||||||||||
| As coach: | |||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | Montana (asst. coach) | ||||||||||||||
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Early life edit
Tinkle was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and she lived in Europe for eight years.[1] Her family then moved to Montana where she attended Big Sky High School in Missoula.
Playing career edit
Tinkle played college basketball for Stanford University.[2]
Tinkle was a member of the USA Women's U18 team which won the gold medal at the FIBA Americas Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The event was held in July 2008, when the USA team defeated host Argentina to win the championship. Tinkle helped the team win all five games, averaging 7.2 points per game.[3]
She signed with Seattle on August 24, 2013.
Coaching career edit
Tinkle was hired to be an assistant coach for the Montana Grizzlies women's basketball team in 2021, where her parents played for the Grizzlies in the 1980's.[4][5][6]
Personal life edit
Joslyn is the daughter of Wayne Tinkle, former professional basketball player in Europe and current head coach at Oregon State University. She has a sister, Elle, who played for Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, and a brother, Tres, who played for their father at Oregon State. Joslyn graduated from Stanford with a double major in Communications and Sociology.
Career statistics edit
College edit
Source[7]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 2009–10 | Stanford | 34 | 27 | 44.1% | 34.5% | 53.3% | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 4.6 |
| 2010–11 | Stanford | 35 | 192 | 44.2% | 31.6% | 66.7% | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 5.5 |
| 2011–12 | Stanford | 37 | 321 | 47.3% | 39.7% | 89.5% | 5.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 8.7 |
| 2012–13 | Stanford | 36 | 423 | 46.1% | 32.2% | 77.3% | 5.7 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 11.8 |
| Career | 142 | 963 | 45.7% | 34.1% | 78.4% | 4.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 6.8 |
WNBA edit
Source[8]
Regular season edit
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Seattle | 6 | 0 | 1.8 | .000 | .000 | – | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
Playoffs edit
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Seattle | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | – | – | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
References edit
- ^ "Joslyn Tinkle Bio". GoStanford. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ "Storm Offseason - Tinkle". WNBA. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ^ "SEVENTH WOMEN'S FIBA AMERICAS U18 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR WOMEN -- 2008". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ^ "Joslyn Tinkle- Assistant Coach". GoGriz.com. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ^ "Lisa (McLeod) Tinkle". GoGriz.com. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ^ "Wayne Tinkle- Men's Basketball Head Coach". OSUBeavers.com. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
- ^ "Joslyn Tinkle". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 13 April 2023.