2013-14 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Nelson Kirksey
- Position:
- Guard/Forward
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Pittsburgh, Pa.
- High School:
- Middle Creek HS (Raleigh, NC)
2013-14 -- Had a breakout season, ranking second on the team in scoring and third in minutes... Was named fourth-team All-WAC by College Sports Madness... Had 26 double-figure scoring games, and four games of 20+ points... His season and career-high came in a win at Seattle (1/4/14)... Finished his career with 623 points in just two seasons, tying for 30th all-time at UMKC at the end of his career.
2012-13 -- Played in 31 games, starting 17 times... Put up double-figure points 12 times, including a career-best 18 on two occasions, first against Appalachian State (12/16) on 8-of-8 shooting, and again vs. Oakland (2/16), shooting 7-of-9... He led the team with a .536 field goal percentage... He led all the teams’s newcomers with 7.4 points per game... His 28 steals ranked second on the team... Pulled down a career-high eight rebounds against Tennessee Tech (2/23) while also scoring 16 points... Closed the season on a strong note, setting eight career-highs in his last six games.
At Jacksonville College -- Played at Jacksonville College in Texas for head coach Jody Bailey... As a freshman he averaged 13.3 points and 5.2 boards per game, while shooting 54 percent from the floor... He ranked third in the conference in steals with 74... As a sophomore, he tallied 11.8 points and 4.7 rebounds per outing and shot 58 percent from the field, earning Defensive Player of the Year and honorable mention all-conference honors... He led the squad to a semifinal appearance in the Region XIV Tournament, upsetting No. 1 seeded Paris J.C. in the second round... During the tournament run, he averaged 20 points, 7.6 boards, 2.6 assists and 3.0 steals per game to earn all-tournament team accolades.
High School -- Originally from Pittsburgh, he moved to Raleigh, N.C. before his sophomore year of high school where he attended Middle Creek... He also played for the Garner Road Bulldogs AAU team, along with two other Division I players.
Personal -- Born August 18, 1989 in Pittsburgh, Pa... Son of Nelson James Kirksey III and Robin Marenco... Has four siblings, Ladonn, LaKeysha, Raven and Neely... Majoring in liberal arts.
Career Highs
Points: 25, at Seattle, 1/4/14
Rebounds: 9, vs. New Mexico St., 1/18/14
FGM: 8, vs. Youngstown State, 12/7/13
FGA: 13, three times, vs. UTPA, 1/16/14
3FGM: 3, three times, at Bakersfield, 1/25/14
3FGA: 7, vs. Utah Valley, 2/22/14
FTM: 11, at Seattle, 1/4/14
FTA: 13, at Seattle, 1/4/14
Assists: 6, at Chicago St., 2/8/14
Steals: 6, vs. South Dakota St., 12/28/13
Blocks: 1, five times, at Western Illinois, 2/28/13
Minutes: 37, vs. Youngstown State, 12/7/13
CAREER STATISTICS
| Year | GP | GS | Min | Avg. | FG | FGA | Pct. | 3FG | 3FGA | Pct. | FT | FTA | Pct. | Off | Def | Tot | Avg. | PF | FO | Ast | TO | Blk | Stl | Pts | Avg. |
| 2012-13 | 31 | 17 | 633 | 20.4 | 89 | 166 | .536 | 15 | 41 | .366 | 36 | 63 | .571 | 30 | 75 | 105 | 3.4 | 60 | 2 | 22 | 49 | 5 | 28 | 229 | 7.4 |
| 2013-14 | 30 | 28 | 881 | 29.4 | 132 | 286 | .462 | 31 | 88 | .352 | 99 | 136 | .728 | 39 | 112 | 151 | 5.0 | 104 | 4 | 67 | 85 | 2 | 40 | 394 | 13.1 |
| Total | 61 | 46 | 1514 | 24.8 | 221 | 452 | .489 | 46 | 129 | .357 | 135 | 199 | .678 | 69 | 187 | 256 | 4.2 | 164 | 6 | 89 | 134 | 7 | 68 | 623 | 10.2 |
