2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Guinyard, Tarence

Jersey Number 1
Tarence Guinyard
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Tampa, Fla.
- Previous School:
- Florida State College at Jacksonville
- High School:
- Lee HS
Bio
2024-25: Enjoyed a phenomenal season, becoming only the fifth Skyhawk to nab All-Ohio Valley Conference first team and OVC All-Newcomer honors during the same season…Led the team with 28 starts while playing 32 contests overall…Ranked in the top-10 in the OVC in scoring (16.3 points per game, fourth), field goal percentage (.444, fifth) and free throw percentage (.743, ninth)…Also ranked second in the league in points per game (16.8), fourth in field goal percentage (.435) and ninth in steals (1.6 per game) in league play…Also topped the squad in minutes played (28.2 per game), field goals made (164), free throws made (142, sixth-most in a single season in program history), free throws attempted (191, fourth-most in a single season in school history) in addition to scoring…Added 4.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists per outing while shooting 32.7 percent (51-of-156) from three-point range and 74.3 percent from the charity stripe…Led UT Martin in scoring on 17 separate occasions, including eight times in a nine-game span from Dec. 7 through Jan. 11 as well as eight times over the final 10 contests (running Feb. 6 through March 6)…Additionally led the team in assists five times and in rebounding five times…Scored in double figures 27 times, including eight 20-point performances and a trio of 30-plus point explosions…Went off for career-highs of 31 points three times in a seven-game stretch at Alabama State (Dec. 11), against Champion Christian (Dec. 15) and at Western Illinois (Jan. 9)…His 31-point effort at Alabama State included 29 points in the final 17:57 of clock time…Tied his career-high with 31 points (on 11-of-15 shooting) while adding eight rebounds and a career-best five assists in only 22 minutes against Champion Christian…Scored 26 of his game-high 28 points in the first half at Southern Indiana (Dec. 21), nailing a career-best seven trifectas in just 10 attempts…Recorded a double-double of 26 points and a career-best 12 rebounds at Tennessee Tech on Feb. 20…Drilled at least four treys on five separate occasions…Knocked down at least seven free throws eight times, including a career-best 12 free throws in 15 tries against Western Illinois on Feb. 8…Grabbed at least seven rebounds in nine separate contests…Handed out a career-high five assists four different times…Had 14 multi-steal performances, swiping a career-best four steals while also setting a career-high with 39 minutes played during his previously mentioned 31-point outing at Western Illinois…Became just the fifth player in school history to sweep both OVC Player of the Week and OVC Newcomer of the Week accolades on the same day, accomplishing that feat on Dec. 16…Was spotlighted as one of five Oscar Robertson Trophy National Players of the Week in NCAA Division I men’s basketball by the US Basketball Writers Association on Dec. 17…Earned a spot on the Island U Invitational All-Tournament team (Nov. 21-22)…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the spring semester.
BEFORE UTM: Joined the Skyhawks out of Florida State College at Jacksonville, where he was part of a record-setting surge in 2023-24 under head coach John Putyrski…The Blue Wave went 26-10, won the Florida College System Activities Association Region 8 championship for the first time ever and won their first ever national tournament game before falling to eventual national runner-up South Suburban College…The 26 victories were tied with the 1981-82 team for the most in school history and were more wins than the program had produced in the previous four seasons combined…Started in all 63 of his games over his two-season stint at FSCJ, pouring in 1,302 points (20.7 per game), 347 rebounds, 209 assists and 131 steals…Made a remarkable 154 three-pointers (including 101 alone in 2023-24) and 338 free throws over two seasons…Was named Region 8 Player of the Year, an All Sun-Lakes Conference honoree and the Region 8 Tournament Most Outstanding Player in 2023-24 while also capturing FCSAA Region 8 Player of the Week four times…Averaged 21.2 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.1 steals per game as a sophomore…Owned 21 games of at least 20 points, including eight outbursts of at least 30 points…Career-best 43-point effort came on Dec. 3 against South Georgia Technical College, aided by a 7-of-13 performance from three-point land and a 14-for-18 showing from the free throw line…Knocked down at least four 3-pointers in a dozen different contests, including a season-best eight triples against Santa Fe College on Nov. 28…Canned double-digit free throws five times, including an 18-for-20 effort against Hillsborough Community College on Nov. 11…Grabbed a season-high nine rebounds three times and distributed a career-best nine assists against St. Clair County Community College on March 21…Put together 23 multi-steal games (career-high of five set twice)…Was an All-Central Conference first teamer in 2022-23 under head coach Frank Burnell…Was responsible for 20.0 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.1 steals per game as a freshman…Had 16 games of at least 20 points in 2022-23, including three outings of 30-plus points…Season-best 36 points came via a season-high seven treys at Florida SouthWestern State College on Nov. 17…Also collected 36 points at Polk State College on Feb. 1…Had two more games where he made double-digit free throws during his impressive freshman campaign…Compiled a pair of double-doubles, including a 34-point, career-high 10-rebound performance against Polk State College on Jan. 14…Swiped multiple steals in 17 different games, six of which included four or more steals (including five in his collegiate debut at Indian River State College on Nov. 1)…Was a three-time all-conference first team honoree at both Lee High School and Lennard High School, combining for 2,191 career points between them…Attended Lee as a senior, averaging 16.1 points and three steals per game…Broke the Lennard all-time assists record and was District Player of the Year as a junior.
PERSONAL: Born on May 19, 2003...Son of Clarence Guinyard and Patricia Bostick...Has four siblings, Joe Bostick, Wille Bostick, David Bostick and CG Guinyard...Majoring in health and human performance.
BEFORE UTM: Joined the Skyhawks out of Florida State College at Jacksonville, where he was part of a record-setting surge in 2023-24 under head coach John Putyrski…The Blue Wave went 26-10, won the Florida College System Activities Association Region 8 championship for the first time ever and won their first ever national tournament game before falling to eventual national runner-up South Suburban College…The 26 victories were tied with the 1981-82 team for the most in school history and were more wins than the program had produced in the previous four seasons combined…Started in all 63 of his games over his two-season stint at FSCJ, pouring in 1,302 points (20.7 per game), 347 rebounds, 209 assists and 131 steals…Made a remarkable 154 three-pointers (including 101 alone in 2023-24) and 338 free throws over two seasons…Was named Region 8 Player of the Year, an All Sun-Lakes Conference honoree and the Region 8 Tournament Most Outstanding Player in 2023-24 while also capturing FCSAA Region 8 Player of the Week four times…Averaged 21.2 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.1 steals per game as a sophomore…Owned 21 games of at least 20 points, including eight outbursts of at least 30 points…Career-best 43-point effort came on Dec. 3 against South Georgia Technical College, aided by a 7-of-13 performance from three-point land and a 14-for-18 showing from the free throw line…Knocked down at least four 3-pointers in a dozen different contests, including a season-best eight triples against Santa Fe College on Nov. 28…Canned double-digit free throws five times, including an 18-for-20 effort against Hillsborough Community College on Nov. 11…Grabbed a season-high nine rebounds three times and distributed a career-best nine assists against St. Clair County Community College on March 21…Put together 23 multi-steal games (career-high of five set twice)…Was an All-Central Conference first teamer in 2022-23 under head coach Frank Burnell…Was responsible for 20.0 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.1 steals per game as a freshman…Had 16 games of at least 20 points in 2022-23, including three outings of 30-plus points…Season-best 36 points came via a season-high seven treys at Florida SouthWestern State College on Nov. 17…Also collected 36 points at Polk State College on Feb. 1…Had two more games where he made double-digit free throws during his impressive freshman campaign…Compiled a pair of double-doubles, including a 34-point, career-high 10-rebound performance against Polk State College on Jan. 14…Swiped multiple steals in 17 different games, six of which included four or more steals (including five in his collegiate debut at Indian River State College on Nov. 1)…Was a three-time all-conference first team honoree at both Lee High School and Lennard High School, combining for 2,191 career points between them…Attended Lee as a senior, averaging 16.1 points and three steals per game…Broke the Lennard all-time assists record and was District Player of the Year as a junior.
PERSONAL: Born on May 19, 2003...Son of Clarence Guinyard and Patricia Bostick...Has four siblings, Joe Bostick, Wille Bostick, David Bostick and CG Guinyard...Majoring in health and human performance.
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