[5] Tinsley was a first-team all-league selection in all four years of high school and was all-state in his junior and senior seasons.

[6] Tinsley originally committed to Pepperdine University but was released from his letter of intent in January 2008[7] after the head coach, Vance Walberg, unexpectedly resigned.

[13] On February 5, 2013, he signed with Saint-Vallier Basket Drôme of the French LNB Pro B for the rest of the season.

[16] On August 9, 2014, he recorded a massive 56 points in the Lightning's 150–144 triple-overtime win over the Stirling Senators in Game 3 of their quarter-final series.

[19] On July 29, 2015, he signed a one-year deal with FC Porto of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol.

He joined BV Chemnitz of the German Pro A and averaged 9.2 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game.

Junior Pallacanestro Casale of the Italian Serie A2,[21] but he returned to FC Porto soon after, joining the Portuguese side in February 2019.