Tyler Campbell enters his third season as an assistant coach with the Frostburg men's basketball team in 2018-19.
Last season, Campbell helped the Bobcats to their first Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) Tournament appearance since 2012-13. The Bobcats were picked to finish 10th in the CAC preseason poll and earned the fifth seed in the conference tournament.
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Frostburg earned a pair of high-profile conference wins with an 83-81 overtime triumph at No. 17 Christopher Newport, FSU’s first-ever win at the Freeman Center. Later in the season, the Bobcats handed No.7 York (Pa.) a 95-85 defeat.
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Senior Tyler Michael and junior Edwin Cole were both named to the All-CAC Second Team. Michael finished third in the league in scoring at 17.7 points per game, and Cole led the CAC in rebounding (10.5) and blocks (2.6). As a team, the Bobcats led the conference in rebounds per game (40.62), offensive rebounds per game (14.04) and blocked shots per game (5.0).
In ’16-17, Campbell helped the Bobcats to seven wins (7-18), while they led the nation in blocks per game (5.8) and finished seventh nationally in total blocks (146). The Bobcats also finished 17th in Division III in field-goal percentage defense (39.8), 19th in offensive rebounds per game (14.6) and 25th in total rebounds per game (42.24).
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The Bobcats capped the season by upsetting No. 11 Salisbury 86-80 in overtime on senior day.
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Campbell was a two-year member of the Bobcat men’s team in 2013-14 and 2014-15 and appeared in 50 games with 20 starts.
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During his career, he totaled 251 points, 235 rebounds, 23 steals and 19 blocks for the Bobcats. He finished second on the team in rebounding as a junior and was third as a senior.
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He graduated from Frostburg in May ’16 with his bachelors degree in exercise & sport science.
