Tyheim Demetrious Monroe (born November 22, 1995) is an American

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player who last played for Rahoveci. He played

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for the

Cabrini Cavaliers Cabrini University was a private Catholic university in Radnor Township, Pennsylvania. It was founded by the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in 1957, and was named after the first American naturalized citizen saint, Mother Franc ...

and was named NABC Division III Player of the Year after his senior season.

High school career

Monroe grew up in

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and began playing basketball at the age of six. He honed his basketball skills in playground courts and starred at

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. As a junior, Monroe grew from 6'1 to 6'6. He committed to

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over

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College career

As a freshman at

, Monroe averaged 12 points per game. He averaged 18.4 points, 15.3 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game as a sophomore and improved his three-point shooting. As a junior, Monroe averaged 21.8 points and 15.8 rebounds per game. He was selected to the

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Division III All-America second team. Monroe had 28 rebounds during his senior season against

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. As a senior, he averaged 21.5 points and 14.7 rebounds per game, second in Division III. He led Division III with 427 rebounds, 25 double-doubles and two triple doubles. Monroe was named a D3hoops.com Third Team All-American and the CSAC Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. He was named NABC Division III Player of the Year as well as NABC/Hero Sports First Team. Monroe led Cabrini to a 25-4 record and the NCAA Division III tournament before losing to Springfield, 96-88, in the second round. Monroe finished his career playing in the 2018 Reese’s Division III College All-Star Game. He graduated from Cabrini with a degree in Business management with a double minor in sports management and History.

Professional career

At the conclusion of his collegiate career, Monroe signed with the Brazilian team Basquete UniFacisa in December 2018. He posted 16 points against Ranata/Rio Claro. In seven games, Monroe averaged 9.4 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game.

References

External links

Cabrini Cavaliers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Monroe, Tyheim 1995 births Living people American men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Brazil American expatriate basketball people in Kosovo Basketball players from Philadelphia Cabrini University alumni College men's basketball players in the United States Power forwards KB Rahoveci players 21st-century American sportsmen