Tynikki Crook Class: Junior Hometown: Detroit, Mich. High School: Pershing Height: 6-1 Position: F

2008 C-USA All-Tournament Team Member

2007-08 (Freshman):
Played in 30 games as a freshman, starting in 26....named to the 2008 Conference USA All-Tournament team....became the first freshman named to the team since the C-USA realignment prior to the 2005-06 season....after notching two double-doubles in regular season, recorded three in as many tournament contests....led MU with 28 blocked shots, an average of 0.93 per game, that total was ninth best in C-USA....also led Herd with 6.1 rebounds per game, a total that was 16 best in the conference....after recording double-doubles in both preseason games for MU, Crook scored nine points while grabbing six rebounds in collegiate debut at Evansville....had first double-digit scoring outing of career at North Texas, scoring 12 points, was also a perfect 4-of-4 from the charity stripe....after topping her career mark with 14 pts against Navy, recorded first career double-double in 3OT game at UT Arlington with 11 points and boards....played pivotal role in win over Big 12 foe Missouri with 11 points and nine rebounds....reset career high once again in C-USA opener vs ECU with 15 pts....from 12/4 game against North Texas through 1/10 game at Memphis, hit double digits in 6-of-8 games, averaging 10.88 PPG over that span....set a then-career high with 13 boards against SMU en route to another double-double after scoring 12 points....had season and career high 16 points in home win over Memphis....finished regular season with five blocked shots at Houston, Marshall's season high....finished season on a strong note with double-doubles in all three of MU's C-USA Tournament games, had 10 pts and 14 rebounds vs Tulane, 13 pts and 10 boards against UAB before finishing the season with ten points and 11 rebounds against eventual C-USA champion SMU....her 14 boards against Tulane marked the highest total for an MU player in the 2007-08 season.

High School:
Attended Detroit John J. Pershing HS where she played for coach Gerald Weaterspoon...rated as the No. 26 power forward in the Country by the All Star Girls Report...averaged 15 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks...led Pershing HS to the Detroit City Championship with a third place finish...earned three district titles... received team MVP her junior and senior seasons...voted city of Detroit East Region MVP by Detroit coaches...first team All-Detroit Public School honoree and was named to the All-Detroit Free Press team...played for the Motor City Suns and averaged 14 rebounds and 14 points...also recruited by Indiana, Marquette, Wisconsin and Oakland.

Personal:
Born on September 5, 1989...daughter of Taryn and Everin Crook...has two brothers, Larvance Shaw (28) and Jacob Shaw (26) and four sisters, Arkishi Davis (27), Tabitha Crook (23), Tamara Crook (23), and Whitney Crook (16)...major is undecided.