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Earl Timberlake
Bryant Bulldog basketball player Earl Timberlake.jpg
No. 0 – Bryant Bulldogs
Shooting guard
Personal information
Born (2000-11-04) November 4, 2000 (age 23)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
High school
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College
  • Miami (Florida) (2020–2021)
  • Memphis (2021–2022)
  • Bryant (2022–present)
League America East Conference
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-America East (2023)

Earl Anthony Timberlake Jr. (born November 4, 2000) is an American college basketball player for the Bryant Bulldogs of the America East Conference. He previously played for the Miami Hurricanes and the Memphis Tigers.

Early life and high school career

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Timberlake with DeMatha Catholic in 2020

Timberlake grew up in Southeast Washington, D.C. and began playing basketball in fourth grade. As a high school freshman, he played for Rock Creek Christian Academy in Rosaryville, Maryland. After averaging 8.3 points per game in his first season, he transferred to DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland. Timberlake averaged 11.3 points per game as a sophomore. In his senior season, he averaged 16.5 points and 10 rebounds per game, capturing his second Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) title. He was a two-time first-team All-WCAC selection. In 2019, Timberlake competed for Team Durant at the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League.

Recruiting

Timberlake was a consensus four-star recruit and the highest ranked player from Maryland in the 2020 class. On November 4, 2019, he committed to playing college basketball for Miami (Florida) over offers from Georgetown, Ohio State, Alabama, Maryland, Providence, Wake Forest, North Carolina, Seton Hall, South Carolina and Pittsburgh. Timberlake became the program's best recruit since Lonnie Walker in the 2017 class.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Earl Timberlake
SG		 Washington, D.C. DeMatha Catholic (MD) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Nov 4, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 32  247Sports: 36  ESPN: 37
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

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College career

As a freshman with the Miami Hurricanes, Timberlake was limited to seven games due to ankle and shoulder injuries. He averaged 9.3 points, five rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. For his sophomore season, he transferred to Memphis.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2020–21 Miami 7 3 27.4 .449 .286 .704 5.0 2.4 1.7 .6 9.3
2021–22 Memphis 29 11 17.1 .468 .000 .585 3.4 1.6 .5 .5 4.7
2022–23 Bryant 28 26 32.6 .526 .200 .643 8.4 2.7 .9 .6 13.8
Career 64 40 25.0 .503 .194 .636 5.8 2.2 .8 .6 9.1

Personal life

Timberlake is the son of Earl Timberlake Sr. and Taundaleah Nicole Stewart. He has two younger sisters, Christiana and Brooklyn.

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