"Linden has improved more than anyone on our team in the last six months. He is stronger, more confident and understands his capabilities. His experience with a successful team in the summer pro-am league helped him a great deal. He still needs to work on his scoring and rebounding, particularly as we will count on him in our interior game. He received a great deal of playing time late last season after Jim Howell was injured and that helped tremendously." -- Head Coach Dick Davey's 2004-05 preseason comments on Linden| Category | Career High |
| Points | 7 vs. Gonzaga, Mar. 7, 2004 |
| Field Goals | 3 vs. Gonzaga, Mar. 7, 2004 |
| Field Goal Att. | 6 vs. UCSC, Nov. 25, 2002 |
| 3-Pt. Field Goals | none |
| 3-Pt Field Goal Att. | none |
| Free Throws | 4 vs. San Diego, Mar. 5, 2004 |
| Free Throw Att. | 6 vs. San Diego, Mar. 5, 2004 |
| Rebounds | 6 vs. Gonzaga, Mar. 7, 2004 |
| Assists | 1 four times |
| Blocked Shots | 2 at Pacific, Nov. 22, 2002 |
| Steals | 1 vs. Gonzaga, Mar. 7, 2004 |
| Minutes | 22 vs. San Diego, Mar. 5, 2004 |
CAREER: Appeared in 34 games and averaged 1.2 points and 1.1 rebounds per game ... went 11-for-21 from the free throw line and 15-for-43 from the field in two-plus seasons ... blocked four shots ... signature moment was a dunk over Gonzaga's Tony Skinner in the 2004 WCC Tournament semifinals in the Leavey Center.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2004-2005: Scored three points in seven minutes in season-opener against Duquesne ... scored two points with a rebound against North Carolina A&T in the NABC Classic ... shot .400 on the season, going 2-for-5 from the field.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2003-2004: Played in 18 games and scored in nine ... grabbed six rebounds and scored seven points against No. 4 Gonzaga in the WCC Tournament ... recorded a season highlight dunk over Bulldog senior Tony Skinner in the game ... played 22 minutes in WCC Tournament win over San Diego ... scored six points and went 4-of-6 from the free throw line in the game ... grabbed two rebounds at San Francisco and Loyola Marymount ... played 17 minutes against Saint Mary's and attempted five free throws ... scored a basket in 12 key minutes in the win at Portland.
AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN IN 2002-2003: Appeared in three of the first six games of the season ... grabbed four rebounds in the win over Montana State at home ... appeared in both games on the trip to the Pacific Northwest ... played in each of the final two contests of the regular season at the Leavey Center.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2001-2002: Redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION: A 2001 graduate of Duncanville High School in Duncanville, Texas ... played for Phil McNeely ... averaged six points, five rebounds and two blocks per game ... recorded highs of 18 points, 12 rebounds and eight blocks ... helped his team to a 35-3 overall record and the Class 5A state title as a junior ... prep team went 68-13 in two seasons ... played behind McDonald's All-America selection Brian Boddicker as a sophomore and junior ... national merit scholar semifinalist ... member of National Honor Society and an eagle scout.
PERSONAL DATA: Born September 7, 1982 in Dallas, Texas ... son of Richard and Katherine Tibbets ... has two younger brothers, Alex and Graham ... leisure activities include basketball and video games ... both parents attended the University of Texas at Arlington ... computer engineering major ... career goals include graphic arts and special effects ... favorite athlete is Dirk Nowitski ... nickname is Texas Flash, Lone Star or Tibbs ... lists Napolean as his favorite historical figure and Toxic Avenger as his favorite superhero.
| Minutes | Total | 3-Point | F-Throws | Rebounds | |
| Year | gp-gs | min | avg | fg | fga | pct | fg | fga | pct | ft | fta | pct | off | def | tot | avg | pf | fo | ast | t/o | blk | stl | pts | avg |
| 02-03 | 11-0 | 52 | 4.7 | 3 | 15 | .200 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 5 | .400 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0.7 |
| 03-04 | 19-0 | 137 | 7.2 | 10 | 23 | .435 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 8 | 14 | .571 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 1.2 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 1.5 |
| 04-05 | 4-0 | 27 | 6.8 | 2 | 5 | .400 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.3 |
| TOTAL | 34-0 | 216 | 6.4 | 15 | 43 | .349 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 11 | 21 | .524 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 1.1 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 1.2 |
