Joslyn Tinkle

Joslyn Tinkle
Montana Grizzlies
PositionAssistant Coach
LeagueBig Sky Conference
Personal information
Born (1990-12-29) December 29, 1990 (age 33)
Stockholm, Sweden
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High schoolBig Sky (Missoula, Montana)
CollegeStanford (2009–2013)
Playing career2013–2016
Coaching career2021–present
Career history
As player:
2013Seattle Storm
2013–2014UNI Györ
2014–2015Canik Belediye
2015–2016Sydney Uni Flames
As coach:
2021–presentMontana (asst. coach)
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Women's Basketball
Representing  United States
U18 and U19
Gold medal – first place 2008 U18 Buenos Aires Team Competition

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.

Early life

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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

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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

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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

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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

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College

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Source[7]

Legend
  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

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Source[8]

Regular season

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Joslyn Tinkle Bio". GoStanford. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Storm Offseason - Tinkle". WNBA. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  3. ^ "SEVENTH WOMEN'S FIBA AMERICAS U18 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR WOMEN -- 2008". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Joslyn Tinkle- Assistant Coach". GoGriz.com. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  5. ^ "Lisa (McLeod) Tinkle". GoGriz.com. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  6. ^ "Wayne Tinkle- Men's Basketball Head Coach". OSUBeavers.com. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  7. ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  8. ^ "Joslyn Tinkle". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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