2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Brandon McKissic
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Ferguson, Mo.
- High School:
- St. Louis University HS
Records: Career Points / 9th / 1,178 ... Career Assists / 10th / 251 ... Career Steals / 6th / 129 ... Career FGM / 9th / 451 ... Career Starts / 8th / 86 ... Career Double-Figure Scoring Games / 9th / 55
2020-21 (Senior): Lefty Driesell Defensive All-American ... Summit League Defensive Player of the Year ... Second Team All-Summit League ... Summit League Player of the Week (Jan. 25) ... Starter in 17 of the 18 contests he appeared in ... Averaged team-high 34.0 minutes per game ... Led team with average of 17.2 points per game, sixth in the Summit and eighth-best by a senior in program history ... Field goal percentage of .508 was a tie for the second-best in the Summit and was the seventh-best by a senior in program history ... Average of 1.7 three-point makes per game was eighth-best in the Summit ... Average of 3.3 assists per game led the team and was fifth in the Summit ... Assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.1 was ninth-best in the Summit ... Average of 1.5 steals per game led the team and was second-best in the Summit ... Scored in double-digits in 17-of-18 appearances ... Scored 20-plus in five contests ... Averaged 3.7 rebounds per game ... Pulled down five-plus boards in five games ... Dished out three-plus assists in 11 contests ... Posted multiple steals in eight games ... After scoring six points in season debut versus Greenville, broke double-digit scoring in each of the next 17 games ... Scored 24 points, adding three assists in 39 minutes at Kansas State on Nov. 30 ... Dropped 21 points on 8-of-15 shooting at Toledo on Dec. 12 ... Went for 17 points and season-high eight boards in win at North Dakota on Jan. 3 ... Scored 20-plus in three-straight games from Jan. 23 through Feb. 12, including career-high 29 points in win over Omaha on Feb. 12 ... Posted 16 points, three steals and season-high eight assists in win over Denver on Feb. 20 ... Went for 13 points, five rebounds and three assists in Summit Quarterfinals versus North Dakota State
2019-20 (Junior): Started in 21-of-28 games for the Roos... Led the team in scoring average with 11.0 points per game (tied for 21st in the WAC), having a team-high point total in six contests... Also was No. 1 on the team in assists (3.0) and No. 2 in shooting percentage (.517) and minutes played (26.8)... Tied for seventh in the WAC with 3.0 assists per game... Posted multiple assists in 23 of his 28 games, including career-high eight vs No. 2-ranked Kansas in the Sprint Center (12/14/19)... Named to the WAC All-Defensive Team, for the second-straight season... Ranked 11th in the league with 1.3 steals per game... Had the best assist/turnover ratio of the regulars (1.63/1)... Tallied one of his best shooting efforts, going 9-for-11 from the field to finish with 19 points in win at South Dakota (12/22/19)... Notched 14 games with 10-or-more points, including a career-high 27 points, 23 coming in the first, in season debut against Avila (11/5/19) when he nailed a career-high five three-pointer's... Netted 20 points on 8-of-9 shooting against CSU Bakersfield (2/15/20)... Had a career-high four steals in the season-ending win at Utah Valley (3/5/20)... In last four games of the year, averaged 16.0 points, 2.0 steals and 2.0 assists.
2018-19 (Sophomore): Played in 30 games, started 28 ... Totaled 913 minutes of play time ... Averaged 10.5 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game on the season ... Named to the 2018-2019 All-WAC Defensive team, the first Roo to achieve such honor since the 2013-2014 season ... Ranked 18th in the WAC in assists with 61 on the season ... Placed fifth in the WAC in steals per game with 1.4 ... Tied for second on the team with 18 games of 10-plus points scored, including a season-high 21 points against Chicago State (1/5/19)... A natural utility player, McKissic averaged 45.3 percent from field goal range, 34.1 percent from the 3-point line, 2.0 assists a game and 3.2 rebounds a game ... Ranked second on the team in steals (43, 1.4 spg) and minutes played per game (30.4)... Ranked third on the team in scoring (10.5)... Came just shy of his career record points in a game (22) with 21 points scored against Chicago State (1/5)... Had career-high seven rebounds against Seattle U (2/21/19)...One of the defensive leaders for Kansas City, swiped at least two steals in 13 games, including season-high four against California Baptist (1/10/19).
2017-18 (Freshman): Played in 31 games, making 20 starts as a true freshman ... Averaged 23 minutes per game for a total of 713 minutes ... Averaged 7.9 points per game on a team-high 46% (86-187) field goal shooting and 41.7% (25-60) three-point shooting ... Added 2.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 0.8 steals per game for the season ... Finished second on the team with 48 assists and third on the team with 24 steals on the year ... Averaged 10.8 points per game in conference play, ranking inside the top-20 in WAC leaders ... Scored in double-digits in ten games on the season ... Recorded first double-figure scoring performance with 10 points on 4-5 field goal shooting against Central Michigan (12/19) ... Grabbed a season-high nine rebounds in a win over Seattle U (2/8) ... Recorded a season-high three steals in a win over Chicago State (2/15) ... Set a career-high with 22 points on 8-16 shooting at Chicago State (3/3).
St. Louis University High School: Four-year standout at St. Louis University High School, helping his team finish in the top three in the conference each season … Helped his team advance to the state tournament his sophomore and junior year … Named conference Player of the Year his senior season … Became the first student-athlete to earn all-state recognition for three years and was also the first sophomore to reach all-state status … Also earned all-district honors for three seasons … Played AAU basketball with the St. Louis Eagles for three years … Active member of his school’s Diversity Club in high school.
Personal: Born January 20 … Son of Gerald and Rhonda McKissic … Mother played softball in college, while father wrestled … Is still undecided on a major at UMKC.
