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Oregon City High School.
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Brad Tinsley
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He played college basketball for Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee where he was the starting point guard and played high school basketball at Oregon City High School in Oregon City, Oregon where he was a top recruit. In 2008, Tinsley led the Pioneers to state runner-up as a senior. He averaged 25 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals during the season.
He finished second in all-time leading scoring for "big schools" and fourth overall in the state of Oregon.
First on that list is Cleveland Cavaliers power forward Kevin Love. In December 2007, his squad was the runner-up at the Les Schwab Invitational.
Tinsley was a first-team all-league selection in all four years of high school and was all-state in his junior and senior seasons. He also lettered four times in basketball and baseball, and lettered twice in football.
Recruiting
Tinsley was ranked 93rd in the ESPNU top 100 and was ranked 15th among point guards.
Tinsley originally committed to Pepperdine University but was released from his letter of intent in January 2008 after the head coach, Vance Walberg, unexpectedly resigned. Tinsley later signed with Vanderbilt after also considering Wake Forest University. He was also recruited by the University of Oregon, University of Southern California, and Arizona State University.
Tinsley played four-years of college basketball for the Vanderbilt Commodores from 2008 to 2012.
As a senior, he played and started in all 36 games, averaging 9.0 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game. Tinsley is the only Commodore to ever record a triple double.
On November 12, 2010, Tinsley finished with 11 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists.
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