Joslyn Tinkle Explained

Joslyn Tinkle
Position:Assistant Coach
Team:Montana Grizzlies
Birth Date:29 December 1990
Birth Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality:American
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lbs:170
High School:Big Sky (Missoula, Montana)
College:Stanford (2009–2013)
Career Start:2013
Years1:2013
Team1:Seattle Storm
Years2:2013–2014
Team2:UNI Györ
Years3:2014–2015
Team3:Canik Belediye
Years4:2015–2016
Team4:Sydney Uni Flames
Career End:2016
Coach Start:2021
Cyears1:2021–present
Cteam1:Montana (asst. coach)
Highlights:

Joslyn Tinkle (born December 29, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for Seattle Storm of the WNBA. She is the daughter of men's head coach Wayne Tinkle of Oregon State University.

Early life

Tinkle was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and she lived in Europe for eight years.[1] Her family then moved to Montana where she attended Big Sky High School in Missoula.

Playing career

Tinkle played college basketball for Stanford University.[2]

Tinkle was a member of the USA Women's U18 team which won the gold medal at the FIBA Americas Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The event was held in July 2008, when the USA team defeated host Argentina to win the championship. Tinkle helped the team win all five games, averaging 7.2 points per game.

She signed with Seattle on August 24, 2013.

Coaching career

Tinkle was hired to be an assistant coach for the Montana Grizzlies women's basketball team in 2021, where her parents played for the Grizzlies in the 1980's.[3] [4] [5]

Personal life

Joslyn is the daughter of Wayne Tinkle, former professional basketball player in Europe and current head coach at Oregon State University. She has a sister, Elle, who played for Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, and a brother, Tres, who played for their father at Oregon State. Joslyn graduated from Stanford with a double major in Communications and Sociology.

Career statistics

College

Source[6]

YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2009–10Stanford342744.1%34.5%53.3%2.90.50.30.84.6
2010–11Stanford3519244.2%31.6%66.7%2.81.40.30.35.5
2011–12Stanford3732147.3%39.7%89.5%5.41.30.71.38.7
2012–13Stanford3642346.1%32.2%77.3%5.71.60.81.811.8
Career14296345.7%34.1%78.4%4.31.20.51.16.8

WNBA

Source[7]

Regular season

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2013| style="text-align:left;"| Seattle| 6 || 0 || 1.8 || .000 || .000 ||  - || .5 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0

Playoffs

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2013| style="text-align:left;"| Seattle| 1 || 0 || 2.0 || .000 ||  - ||  - || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Joslyn Tinkle Bio. GoStanford. 20 May 2017.
  2. Web site: Storm Offseason - Tinkle. WNBA. 28 April 2014.
  3. Web site: Joslyn Tinkle- Assistant Coach. GoGriz.com. 2022-01-27.
  4. Web site: Lisa (McLeod) Tinkle. GoGriz.com. 2022-01-27.
  5. Web site: Wayne Tinkle- Men's Basketball Head Coach. OSUBeavers.com. 2022-01-27.
  6. Web site: NCAA Statistics. web1.ncaa.org. 2017-08-28.
  7. Web site: Joslyn Tinkle. Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. 13 April 2023.