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Tyler Gendron
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  • Class of 2016
  • Merrimack, NH

Tyler Gendron Named Liberty League Rookie of the Week

2016 Feb 24

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's (RPI) Tyler Gendron of Merrimack has been named to the Liberty League Men's Basketball Weekly Honor Roll.

The senior forward from Merrimack High School led the Engineers to two victories by averaging a team-best 18.5 points. He also had 10 rebounds, four assists, four steals and a block while averaging 31.0 minutes per game. He shot 61.1 percent (11 of 18) from the field, including 62.5 percent (5 of 8) from three-point range. He made 10 of 12 free throws (83.3%).

In a 58-53 overtime win at Bard, Gendron scored 16 points, including seven of RPI's nine points in overtime. He also had four rebounds, three assists and a steal. Two days later against Vassar, he led the team with 21 points, going 7 of 10 from the field, including 5 of 6 from three-point range. He also had six rebounds, an assist, a block and three steals of a 71-63 victory.