2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Jay Couisnard
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Yates HS
2010-11 -- Started all 29 games in which he appeared... averaged a team-high 17.7 points and 5.6 rebounds... named Second Team all-Summit League... finished with 1,072 points as a collegiate... ranks 11th in scoring at UMKC with 930 points... tied for fifth in school history with five 30-point games, eighth with 17 20-point games, 49 double figure scoring games and 253 free throws made... chosen as a preseason Second Team all-Summit League selection... shot .489 from the field, .366 from three-point range and .637 from the free throw line... dished out 47 assists, notched 18 blocks and recorded 37 steals... registered a team-high 18 points in the win over Truman State... finished with 23 points against UCA...recorded career-high four blocks against SEMO...recorded a then career-high 26 points in the win over SIU Edwardsville...named Summit League Player of the Week on 11/22... scored a career-high 32 points, including career-highs of 11 field goals made and four three-point field goals made against Southern Utah...finished with 27 points and a season-high 12 rebounds in a career-high 49 minutes against IUPUI....finished with 22 points, four assists and four rebounds in the win over Southern Utah... scored 20 points or more in five consecutive games from Jan. 29-Feb. 17, including 31 in the win at Western Illinois.
2009-10 -- Honorable Mention all-Summit League selection... also named to The Summit League all-Newcomer team... paced the team with a 14.0 point per game average and 4.5 rebounds in 31.4 minutes... the scoring average ranked 10th in The Summit League... connected on .396 (132-333) of his field goals, .338 (26-77) from long range and .718 (130-181) from the charity stripe... also had 57 assists, 30 steals and 13 blocks... the 130 free throw makes (6th) and 181 attempts (t6th) ranked among the UMKC single season records... the free throw makes (2nd-130) and attempts (3rd - 181) also ranked among the best totals by junior in the record books along with ranking sixth in field goal attempts (333), tied for sixth in starts (28) and seventh in points (420)... reached double digits in 25-of-30 games on the year, which included six 20-point contests... also posted a pair of double-doubles... grabbed five or more rebounds in 12 contests... scored in double digits in the first six games and in 13-of-the-first-15 games on the year... netted 21 points (10-13 FT) in the road win at North Dakota (11/21)... finished with 16 points and five assists while playing all 40 minutes vs. Idaho State (11/28)... scored a career-high 24 points on 6-of-10 shooting, which included making 10-of-13 free throws, in his homecoming in the win at Houston Baptist (12/12)... netted 17 points to go along with seven assists and five rebounds vs. Central Arkansas (12/19)... scored 14 points, grabbed eight boards and had five steals in the road win at SIU Edwardsville (12/28)... reached double figures in 12 straight games to close out the regular season... connected on 10-of-16 shot attempts en route to 22 points in the tight loss to IUPUI (1/23)... also grabbed eight boards against the Jaguars... scored 18 points at Southern Utah (1/3) before posting his first career double-double with 18 points and 13 boards in 40 minutes in the road win at North Dakota State (2/4)... netted 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting at South Dakota State (2/6)... notched his second straight 20-point game and tallied his second double-double, finishing with 20 points (10-13 FT) and 10 rebounds vs. IPFW (2/11)... scored 22 points on 5-of-11 shooting (11-12 FT) in the win over Centenary (2/25)... closed out the regular season with a 15-point outing vs. Oral Roberts (2/27).
2008-09 -- Sat out the season due to NCAA transfer regulations after transferring from the University of Evansville.
At University of Evansville -- Played in a total of 61 games for Evansville during his two years with the team... among the starting line-up in 34 contests in his career... started 20 games as a true freshman... averaged nearly 20 minutes per game as a sophomore, where he was second on the team in steals (22) and fourth in assists (44)... averaged 2.5 points and 1.0 rebounds during his career with the Purple Aces... shot .369 from the floor, .222 from long range and .408 from the charity stripe... had a career-high 12 points at Southeast Missouri State... finished with career-highs in assists (5) vs. Austin Peay and steals (4) vs. Wichita State.
High School -- Averaged 10.8 points and 6.5 rebounds as a senior at Yates High School... all-conference selection... selected as his team's most valuable offensive and defensive player during the 2006 AAU season... had a 36-point scoring outburst at a Las Vegas AAU Tournament... played his first two years of high school at Westbury Christian... led the team to a 62-12 overall record and two state championships... two-year letterwinner at both Yates and Westbury.
Personal -- Born on April 10, 1988... son of Prince and Sheila Couisnard... both parents are ministers... has two brothers and two sisters... his brother, P.J., is a former men's basketball student-athlete at Wichita State, while his sister, Tiffany, is a junior on the women's basketball team at Tulsa... majoring in liberal arts.
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 32 vs. Souhtern Utah, 1/8/11
Rebounds: 13 (twice)
FGM: 11 (three times)
FGA: 21 vs. IUPUI, 1/20/11
3FGM: 5 at Western Illinois, 2/17/11
3FGA: 8 vs. Oral Roberts, 2/10/11
FTM: 11 (twice)
FTA: 15 at North Dakota State, 1/29/11
Assists: 7 vs. Central Arkansas, 12/19/09
Steals: 5 at SIU Edwardsville, 12/28/09
Blocks: 4 vs. Southeast Missouri State, 11/20/10
Minutes: 49 vs. IUPUI, 1/20/11
