2024-25 (Redshirt Senior Year)
Appeared in 31 games for the Spartans, making 11 starts … Averaged 4.4 points and 3.4 rebounds per contest while shooting 56-of-101 (55.4 percent) from the field … Scored in double figures on four occasions … Scored season-high 16 points in a win over Delaware State (2/17), shooting a perfect 8-of-8 from the field while grabbing six rebounds … Opened the season with 14 points, eight rebounds (career high), one block, and one assist against Penn State Wilkes-Barre (11/4) … Posted 10 points against Grand Canyon (11/22), then again three days later against UC Davis (11/25) … Selected to HBCU All-Star Game.
2023-24 (Redshirt Junior Year)
Appeared in 34 games for the Spartans, making 24 starts … Averaged 5.7 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 0.5 assists per contest while shooting 84-of-154 (54.5 percent) from the floor … Scored in double figures on five occasions, including four-consecutive games from Jan. 27 to Feb. 5 … Led Spartans with 11 points against Fordham (11/13), shooting 3-of-5 from the floor and 5-of-7 at the free throw line … Tied career-high of nine rebounds against South Dakota State (12/21) in the Sun Bowl Invitational, scoring eight points as well …Posted career-high 17 points with six rebounds against Morgan State (1/29) on an 8-of-10 shooting day … Made a game-winning tip-in basket with two seconds remaining against Delaware State (2/3), part of a 10-point, five-rebound, two-block outing … Shot 7-of-9 from the floor in a 16-point performance at Maryland Eastern Shore (2/3) … Logged seven points and five rebounds on a 5-of-5 shooting night against Purdue Fort Wayne in the CIT Championship (3/27).
At Rider (Redshirt Sophomore Year – 2022-23)
Appeared in 29 games for the Broncs, making a pair of starts … Averaged 2.2 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 0.3 assists per contest, shooting 28-of-38 (73.7 percent) from the floor … Scored nine points against TCNJ on a perfect 4-of-4 shooting day from the field, adding three rebounds as well … Recorded seven points and five rebounds vs. Central Arkansas … Tallied two steals against Siena.
At Rider (Redshirt Sophomore Year – 2021-22)
Missed the season due to injury.
At Rider (COVID – 2020-21)
Appeared in 23 games for the Broncos, making three starts … Averaged 5.2 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 0.6 blocks per contest, shooting 44-of-71 (57.1 percent) from the floor and 31-of-40 (77.5 percent) from the free throw line … Scored in double-digits on three occasions, recording season highs of 11 points at Manhattan and at Quinnipiac … Also posted career-high nine rebounds in both of those games, as well as a home matchup with NJIT … Recorded 10 points and eight rebounds at St. Johns.
At Rider (Redshirt Freshman – 2019-20)
Played in 22 games, all off the bench … Scored season-high four points twice, against Delaware State and Manhattan … Tallied season-best five rebounds at Arizona State in 13 minutes of action … Posted two points and four rebounds against Niagara.
At Rider (Freshman – 2018-19)
Redshirted the season.
High School
Three-year captain at Coatesville Area Senior High School … Averaged 10 points, eight rebounds, and three blocks as a junior to help lead Coatesville to its first appearance in the District 1 finals since 2001.
Personal
Tyrel Bladen was born on January 6, 2000 … Majoring in sociology … Enjoys swimming, playing video games, listening to music, cooking, and meditation.
| CAREER HIGHS |
| Points |
17, vs. Morgan State (1-29-24) |
| FG Made |
8 (2x), last: vs. Delaware State (2-17-25) |
| FG Att. |
10, vs. Morgan State (1-29-24) |
| 3 Pt. FG Made |
N/A |
| 3 Pt. FG Att. |
2, at Hofstra (12/16/23) |
| FT Made |
6, vs. Canisius (3-8-21) * |
| FT Att. |
7, vs. Fordham (11-17-23) |
| Rebounds |
9 (5x), last: at Stony Brook (12-1-24) |
| Assists |
2 (9x), last: at High Point (12-29-24) |
| Steals |
3 (2x), last: vs. Howard (3-7-24) |
| Blocks |
3, at Manhattan (12-11-20) * |
| Minutes |
35, vs. South Carolina State (2-17-24) |
Bladen's Career Statistics
| YEAR |
GP-GS |
FGM-A |
PCT |
3PM-A |
PCT |
FTM-A |
PCT |
REB/AVG |
AST/AVG |
BLK/AVG |
STL/AVG |
PTS/AVG |
| 18-19* |
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-- DNP -- |
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| 19-20* |
22-0 |
9-20 |
.450 |
0-0 |
.000 |
0-3 |
.000 |
23/1.0 |
1/0.0 |
4/0.2 |
0/0.0 |
18/0.8 |
| 20-21* |
23-3 |
44-77 |
.571 |
0-0 |
.000 |
31-40 |
.775 |
94/4.1 |
10/0.4 |
14/0.6 |
8/0.3 |
119/5.2 |
| 2021-22* |
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-- DNP -- |
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| 2022-23* |
29-2 |
28-38 |
.737 |
0-0 |
.000 |
9-17 |
.529 |
43/1.5 |
8/0.3 |
6/0.2 |
5/0.2 |
65/1.7 |
| 2023-24 |
34-24 |
84-154 |
.545 |
0-4 |
.000 |
25-51 |
.490 |
117/3.4 |
16/0.5 |
14/0.4 |
18/0.5 |
193/5.7 |
| 2024-25 |
31-11 |
56-101 |
.554 |
0-0 |
.000 |
24-45 |
.533 |
105/3.4 |
15/0.5 |
12/0.4 |
8/0.3 |
136/4.4 |
| Totals |
139-40 |
221-390 |
.567 |
0-4 |
.000 |
89-156 |
.571 |
382/2.7 |
50/0.4 |
50/0.4 |
39/0.3 |
531/3.8 |
* at Rider
