2015-16 Men's Basketball Roster
Tisdale, JD

Jersey Number 5
JD Tisdale
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Flint, Mich.
- High School:
- Swartz Creek
Bio
2015-16
Played in 33 games for the Falcons on the season … Logged a total of 341 minutes overall on the year … Averaged 2.6 points and 1.5 rebounds per game … Recorded 86 points, 51 rebounds, 19 steals, 14 assists and eight blocks for the season … Shot 41. 8 percent (28-of-67) overall from the field for the year … Also shot 69 percent (29-of-42) from the free throw line … Scored a career-high 11 points in the road win at Western Michigan … Also tallied seven points versus Oakland City (Ind.) and six points in the season opening win at home over New Orleans … Passed out a career-high five assists versus the OCU Mighty Oaks … Totaled three assists in the season opener versus New Orleans … Pulled down a season-high five rebounds in the road win at FGCU … Picked up three steals at home versus Cincinnati, at Cleveland State, at home against Oakland City and at Central Michigan … Recorded two blocks versus UNO … Shot a perfect 100 percent from the floor in eight different games on the year … Played a total of 10 minutes or more in 16 different contests, including a season-high 23 minutes versus Oakland City and 20 minutes in the game at SEMO … Also logged 19 minutes of game time at Cleveland State and at Central Michigan … Totaled 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting over the Falcons’ three MAC Championship Tournament games.
2014-15
Played in 17 games on the season … Totaled 110 minutes on the year … Averaged 0.8 points and 1.3 rebounds per game … Totaled 22 rebounds, seven assists, two blocks and one steal on the season … Scored a season-high eight points in the second round CIT loss at home to Canisius … Pulled down a season-high four rebounds at Drake and against Canisius … Posted two points in the win at Drake and in the win at Kent State … Recorded two rebounds and a season-high three assists in the home win over Alabama A&M … Also had three boards at home against Ferris State … Logged double digit minutes off the bench for BGSU five times, including a season-high 17 minutes in the season finale versus Canisius.
2013-14
Played in all 32 games this season, starting two as a true freshman … Totaled 530 minutes on the season … Averaged 2.3 points and 2.0 rebounds per contest on the year … Fourth on the team with 46 assists and 27 steals … Shot 31.5 percent from the floor overall … Made his first career start at home against Akron … Also made the start at home versus Kent State … Had a season-high nine points in his collegiate debut versus Earlham … Also recorded a season-high six steals in the win over Earlham … Scored seven points in the win over Detroit … Dished out a season-high five assists in the win over North Dakota … Passed out four assists in the win over Western Kentucky … Pulled down six rebounds at Eastern Michigan … Also had five boards in the home win versus Buffalo … Played 20 minutes or more in 10 different contests on the year, recording a season-high 29 minutes in the overtime game at Xavier.
High School
Two-year varsity letter winner at Swartz Creek High School and Flint Northern … Earned all-state honors, while being named first team all-conference as a senior and second team all-conference as a junior … Team Co-MVP and Captains Award winner.
Personal
Dewrell Allen Tisdale Jr. was born on Dec. 29, 1993 in Flint, Mich. … Son of Dewrell Tisdale Sr. and Tonia Kemp … One brother, Toriano Kemp, and four sisters -- Ti’Onna Kemp-Tisdale, Tonilla Kemp-Tisdale, Tijuana Tisdale and Ti’Ara Tisdale ... Majoring in sport management.
Played in 33 games for the Falcons on the season … Logged a total of 341 minutes overall on the year … Averaged 2.6 points and 1.5 rebounds per game … Recorded 86 points, 51 rebounds, 19 steals, 14 assists and eight blocks for the season … Shot 41. 8 percent (28-of-67) overall from the field for the year … Also shot 69 percent (29-of-42) from the free throw line … Scored a career-high 11 points in the road win at Western Michigan … Also tallied seven points versus Oakland City (Ind.) and six points in the season opening win at home over New Orleans … Passed out a career-high five assists versus the OCU Mighty Oaks … Totaled three assists in the season opener versus New Orleans … Pulled down a season-high five rebounds in the road win at FGCU … Picked up three steals at home versus Cincinnati, at Cleveland State, at home against Oakland City and at Central Michigan … Recorded two blocks versus UNO … Shot a perfect 100 percent from the floor in eight different games on the year … Played a total of 10 minutes or more in 16 different contests, including a season-high 23 minutes versus Oakland City and 20 minutes in the game at SEMO … Also logged 19 minutes of game time at Cleveland State and at Central Michigan … Totaled 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting over the Falcons’ three MAC Championship Tournament games.
2014-15
Played in 17 games on the season … Totaled 110 minutes on the year … Averaged 0.8 points and 1.3 rebounds per game … Totaled 22 rebounds, seven assists, two blocks and one steal on the season … Scored a season-high eight points in the second round CIT loss at home to Canisius … Pulled down a season-high four rebounds at Drake and against Canisius … Posted two points in the win at Drake and in the win at Kent State … Recorded two rebounds and a season-high three assists in the home win over Alabama A&M … Also had three boards at home against Ferris State … Logged double digit minutes off the bench for BGSU five times, including a season-high 17 minutes in the season finale versus Canisius.
2013-14
Played in all 32 games this season, starting two as a true freshman … Totaled 530 minutes on the season … Averaged 2.3 points and 2.0 rebounds per contest on the year … Fourth on the team with 46 assists and 27 steals … Shot 31.5 percent from the floor overall … Made his first career start at home against Akron … Also made the start at home versus Kent State … Had a season-high nine points in his collegiate debut versus Earlham … Also recorded a season-high six steals in the win over Earlham … Scored seven points in the win over Detroit … Dished out a season-high five assists in the win over North Dakota … Passed out four assists in the win over Western Kentucky … Pulled down six rebounds at Eastern Michigan … Also had five boards in the home win versus Buffalo … Played 20 minutes or more in 10 different contests on the year, recording a season-high 29 minutes in the overtime game at Xavier.
High School
Two-year varsity letter winner at Swartz Creek High School and Flint Northern … Earned all-state honors, while being named first team all-conference as a senior and second team all-conference as a junior … Team Co-MVP and Captains Award winner.
Personal
Dewrell Allen Tisdale Jr. was born on Dec. 29, 1993 in Flint, Mich. … Son of Dewrell Tisdale Sr. and Tonia Kemp … One brother, Toriano Kemp, and four sisters -- Ti’Onna Kemp-Tisdale, Tonilla Kemp-Tisdale, Tijuana Tisdale and Ti’Ara Tisdale ... Majoring in sport management.
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