Tyler Campbell enters his fourth season as an assistant coach with the Frostburg men's basketball team in 2019-20.
Last season, the Bobcats returned to the CAC Tournament in consecutive years for the first time in the CAC era. The Bobcats notched a win over a nationally-ranked opponent for the third-straight season with a 97-86 victory at No. 24 Salisbury.
As a team, Frostburg ranked 13th in the nation with 5.2 blocks per game, and the Bobcats matched a school record with 14 blocked shots in a win over Eastern Mennonite.
Senior Edwin Cole and junior Daniel Alexander were named to the 2019 All-CAC teams. Alexander was named to the first team while Cole was named to the second team for the second-consecutive season. Cole capped his career becoming the 19th player in program history to reach 1,000 points and Alexander led the CAC in field goals made (167).
In 2018-19, 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.
Frostburg earned a pair of high-profile conference wins along the way, 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.
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).
The Bobcats capped the season by upsetting No. 11 Salisbury 86-80 in overtime on senior day.
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.
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.
He graduated from Frostburg in May ’16 with his bachelor’s degree in exercise & sport science.
