USA Basketball: Part of the USA Women's U18 National Team, which captured gold with a perfect 5-0 performance at the FIBA Americas Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina in July, 2008.
2010-11:Game-by-Game Stats ... Appeared in 35 games, starting nine ... averaged 5.5 points and 2.8 rebounds a game, and shot 44.2 percent from the field... scored 10 points and grabbed six rebounds in opener against Rutgers ... had five points and five rebounds at Utah ... scored 11 points on 4-of-9 shooting at Gonzaga ... hit a pair of 3-pointers and scored 10 points with six rebounds against South Carolina ... hit a career-high three 3-pointers while scoring nine points at DePaul ... posted career highs with 14 points and six field goals at San Francisco ... hit a 3-pointer, scored five points and blocked a shot againt Xavier ... scored six points and grabbed five rebounds in win over Connecticut ... came off the bench to score six points with five rebounds and three assists at California ... scored five points with three rebounds and three assists against Arizona ... went 4-for-9 from the floor, scoring 10 points, grabbed four rebounds and had two assists at Washington ... went 4-for-6, including 2-for-3 on 3-point attempts, for 12 points and had three assists at Washington State ... grabbed nine rebounds at Oregon ... scored seven points with eight rebounds against Washington State ... scored six points on 2-of-4 shooting at UCLA ... scored five points with three rebounds and two assists against Oregon State ... scored eight points with five rebounds in win over Oregon ... scored eight points on 4-for-5 shooting in win over Arizona ... scored seven points with seven rebounds against St. John's ... scored seven points off bench against North Carolina.
2009-10: Named Pac-10 All-Rookie honorable mention ... missed four games (Nov 19-29) due to stress reaction in her left foot ... made her first collegiate start March 6 at California ... scored four points with a pair of boards at Old Dominion ... grabbed three rebounds at Rutgers ... scored two points, grabbed three rebounds and blocked two shots against DePaul ... scored two points and grabbed a rebound against Tennessee ... scored nine points on 4-of-6 shooting and blocked a shot at Fresno State ... hit a three-pointer and scored seven points to go with three rebounds against California ... scored seven points and grabbed seven rebounds in 17 minutes off the bench at USC ... pulled down three rebounds and blocked a shot against Washington State ... hit a pair of triples and scored eight points against Washington ... scored nine points with six rebounds and six blocked shots in 24 minutes at Oregon State ... went 3-for-3 from the field and scored seven points at Oregon ... had four points and four rebounds against Arizona State ... scored 10 points on 4-for-7 shooting, including two three-pointers, and grabbed four rebounds against Arizona ... grabbed five rebounds against USC ... posted her first double-double with season highs of 12 points (on 5-for-7 shooting) and 10 rebounds at Washington State ... blocked four shots against Oregon ... scored eight points on 4-for-5 shooting against Oregon State ... grabbed six rebounds at Arizona State ... scored eight points with nine rebounds in first collegiate start at California ... scored eight points in Pac-10 semis against California ... scored seven points with two rebounds against Iowa ... scored five points with five rebounds against Georgia.
High School: A 2009 graduate of Big Sky High School in Missoula, Mont. ... was a four-year letterwinner in both basketball and volleyball at BSHS ... captained the basketball team for three years and served as volleyball team's captain as a senior ... in basketball, helped lead team to consecutive AA state titles and Western AA conference crowns (2008 and '09) ... was the Western AA scoring leader during all four years of her prep career (2005-09) ... named Montana's Gatorade Player of the Year following both her junior and senior seasons ... took home Montana's Female Player of the Year honor in 2009 ... named a McDonald's All-American as a senior ... also earned All-America honors from Parade (First Team) and the WBCA ... was named all-state in each of her four prep seasons ... took home state tournament MVP honors as a junior and senior ... holds Big Sky's all-time records for scoring, rebounding, field-goal percentage and blocked shots ... played club ball for Northwest Blazers from 2007-08, helping team earn Arizona Elite and MSNM titles ... was also named to the Oregon City All-Tournament Team in 2008 and the MVP at the Emerald City Classic in 2007 ... played for Big Sky Hoops from 2005-07, as the team won three straight Mae Fisher Classic titles in Las Vegas ... in volleyball was a three-time all-state performer.
Personal: Born in Stockholm, Sweden ... lived in Europe for over eight years ... parents are Wayne and Lisa Tinkle ... has one sister, Elleson, and one brother, Tres ... both parents played basketball for the University of Montana ... father Wayne is currently Montana's men's basketball head coach ... he also played pro ball for 10 years in Europe ... double-majoring in sociology and communication ... hobbies include going to the lake with family and friends, watching movies, dancing/music, shopping and quoting movie lines with siblings.
Tinkle's Career Statistics
Year
G-GS
MIN
AVG
FG-AT
PCT.
3P-AT
PCT
FT-AT
PCT
REB
AVG
PF-FO
A
TO
B
S
TP
AVG
09-10
34-3
463
13.6
64-145
.441
19-55
.345
8-15
.533
99
2.9
49-0
16
21
27
9
155
4.6
10-11
35-9
551
15.7
72-163
.442
24-76
.316
24-36
.667
98
2.8
39-0
49
24
10
10
192
5.5
Career
69-12
1014
14.7
136-308
.442
43-131
.328
32-51
.628
197
2.9
88-0
65
45
37
19
347
5.0
Career Highs
Pts: 14, at San Francisco (12/22/10)
Rebs: 10, at Washington State (2/14/10)
Assists: 3, 5x, last at Oregon (1/27/11)
FG: 6, at San Francisco (12/22/10)
3-Pts.: 3, at DePaul (12/16/10)
FT: 3, 2x, last vs. Washington State (2/10/11)
Steals: 2, 2x, last at DePaul (12/16/10)
Blocks: 6, at Oregon State (1/21/10)
Mins: 34, at California (3/6/10)