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Emani Bennett
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Lee's Summit North HS
- Hometown:
- Lee's Summit, Mo.
Pronunciation:
2025-26 (Junior): Summit All-League Honorable Mention … Preseason Summit All-League First Team … Finished the season tied for the 12th leading scorer in program history, reaching 1,166 points from 2024-26 … Became the 18th player in program history to reach the 1K scoring mark and did it in the fourth fewest games played at 81 … Appeared in 28 games while making 22 starts. Recorded an average of 30.2 minutes a game, one of only 13 players in the conference to eclipse the 30 MPG threshold … Posted a team-leading 14.3 points per game which ranked sixth in the Summit … Averaged 12.3 points per game in conference action, the 13th highest mark in the conference … Tallied seven games of 20-plus points with a season-best of 29 points … Registered the most field goal attempts on the team with 438, which ranks 102nd nationally and fourth in the conference … Shot a career-best 37.9% from three point territory, the third highest mark on the team … Averaged 4.0 rebounds per game, the fourth best mark on the team … Set a career-best mark of 1.3 steals per game … Scored 29 points and knocked down a career-high six three pointers against Kansas on November 5 … Put up 23 points and five rebounds in a 90-35 win over William Jewell on November 8 … Tallied back to back games of 27 points vs. Portland State on December 6 and Utah Valley on December 13 … Mustered up 25 points against Haskell, also producing 10 made field goals in one of four instances on December 20 … Recorded her first career double-double versus Missouri with 17 points a career-high 11 rebounds on December 28 … Reached over 1,000 career points against Oral Roberts on January 15, scoring a putback layup with 5:52 in the fourth quarter … Scored a game-winning in the closing seconds while tallying 17 points over Omaha on January 31.
2024-25 (Sophomore): One of two Roos to start in all 33 games… Averaged 32.7 minutes per game… Averaged 15.1 points per game… Shot 80.4% from the free throw line, second on the team… Third on the team in rebounds, averaging 4.5 per game… Kansas City’s leading scorer in 14 games… 28 double-digit performances… Nine 20-plus point performances… One 30-point game… Led team in rebounding in four games… Helped KC to a 80-77 win over Utah State in the season-opener on Nov. 4… Played 34 minutes, earned a block, three steals, 12 points and seven rebounds… Pulled down a career-high tying eight rebounds against William Jewell on Nov. 9, scoring 13 points on 6-of-12 shooting from the field… Scored 20-points against Lindenwood on Nov. 22 on 7-of-17 shooting from the field along with two blocks… Earned a career-high 27 points against A&M-Corpus Christi on Dec. 19 shooting 47.6% from the field and bringing down five rebounds and a career-high tying three blocks… Put up back-to-back 20-point games scoring 22 against Westminster (MO) on Dec. 29 and 26 against St. Thomas on Jan. 2 … Led KC from the field in the conference opener playing a full 40 minuets and shooting 11-of-17 from the field with the Roos outscoring UST 76-69… Scored 24 points against South Dakota on Jan. 30… In the next game scored a career-high 30-points at Denver on 11-of-22 shooting from the field… Scored 10 points in the win over #3 NDSU in the Summit League Quarterfinals on March 7… In the Summit League Semifinals on March 8 played 37 minutes and scored 16 points
2023-24 (Freshman): Summit League All-Freshman Team ... One of two players to appear in all 32 games, making 22 starts ... Played 24.3 minutes per game, fourth-most on the team ... Averaged 8.4 points and 3.6 rebounds per game, adding 0.8 assists and 0.6 steals ... Her 8.4 points per game ranked fourth on the team ... Scored in double-digits 13 times, including three 20-point games ... Pulled down five-plus rebounds in 12 games ... Made collegiate debut in Nov. 6 win over Bradley, scoring seven points in 16 minutes ... Made first-career start in Nov. 22 win over Chicago State, scoring 14 points, adding seven rebounds and two steals ... Scored 20 points on 7-of-14 shooting against Austin Peay on Nov. 24 ... Scored in double-digits in three-straight games from Dec. 2-10 ... Played 39 minutes in Dec. 10 win over Western Illinois, scoring 20 points to go along with six rebounds ... Played full 40 minutes at Oral Roberts on Dec. 29, going for 15 points and eight rebounds ... Went for 10 points with 2-of-3 three-point shooting at North Dakota on Jan. 13 ... Scored 26 points in win over North Dakota on Feb. 10, adding eight boards ... Went for 13 points in win at Omaha on Feb. 24 ... Posted 18 points on 8-of-10 shooting along with five rebounds in Summit League First Round against #9 Omaha on Mar. 8
High School/Club: Played at Lee's Summit North HS … Averaged 20 points per game … All-State … All-District … All-Conference … Two-time team MVP … Also participated in track and field … Played club for Lamb 3SSB 17U and Coach Tony Woods … Ranked eighth in Adidas 3SSB Organization
Personal: Born June 10, 2005 in Independence, Mo. … Parents Halisa Bradshaw and Emas Bennett … Twin sister, Emani, has also signed to play at Kansas City … Favorite movie is Ratatouille … Favorite color is yellow … Wants to live in Hawaii … Intends to major in Psychology
Why Kansas City: "Kansas City is my home town and I want the home town support."
Head Coach Candi Whitaker Full Introductory Press Conference
Monday, April 13
WATCH: Head Coach Candi Whitaker Full Introductory Press Conference
Monday, April 13
Head Coach Mark Turgeon Full Introductory Press Conference
Monday, March 09
Women's Basketball Highlights vs. #2 South Dakota State
Thursday, March 05
