University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Women’s Basketball Announces the Addition of McKinley Brooks-Sumpter
04.19.2021 | Women's Basketball
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – UNC Asheville Head Women's Basketball Coach Honey Brown announced the addition of transfer McKinley Brooks-Sumpter (Columbia, S.C.) on Monday. Brooks-Sumpter joins the Bulldogs after spending the 2020-21 season playing for USC Upstate where she garnered All-Big South Freshman Team honors.
"McKinley is a great addition to our team," said Brown. "She is a proven winner and scorer in the Big South. I am excited to have the opportunity to build on her game in the future. We had the opportunity to recruit McKinley when she was in high school and she even attended our camp. She has always been a hard worker who really loves the game. Our Bulldog family is extremely happy she is joining us!"
McKinley Brooks-Sumpter – Guard – 5-7 – Columbia, S.C. (USC Upstate/AC Flora HS)
Brooks-Sumpter is the fifth signee for the Bulldogs during this recruiting cycle that includes Nia Ivie, Mallory Bruce, Carly Fahey, Alonna Sellers.
"McKinley is a great addition to our team," said Brown. "She is a proven winner and scorer in the Big South. I am excited to have the opportunity to build on her game in the future. We had the opportunity to recruit McKinley when she was in high school and she even attended our camp. She has always been a hard worker who really loves the game. Our Bulldog family is extremely happy she is joining us!"
McKinley Brooks-Sumpter – Guard – 5-7 – Columbia, S.C. (USC Upstate/AC Flora HS)
- Last season at USC Upstate, Brooks-Sumpter appeared in 17 games with 15 starts for the Spartans and ranked second on the team in scoring average (10.6 PPG), rebounds (100), assists (39 total, 2.3 per game), and steals (17).
- Brooks-Sumpter made an impact scoring 21 points on 9-for-18 shooting from the field in her first collegiate game at Alabama last November. She also scored a season-high 24 points and added 10 rebounds vs. eventual league champion High Point in late December. Following that series, she was named the Big South Freshman of the Week.
- Lettered in basketball at AC Flora High School where she averaged 18.4 points per game, 4.1 assists per game, 6.8 rebounds per game, and 3.1 steals per game. She surpassed 1,000 career points in high school and set a school record for most points in a game (40). Brooks-Sumpter was earned All-State (once), All-Region (three times) honors along with being named the Region 5-4A Player of the Year. She was the MVP of the North-South All Star game and received the Academic Athletic Award.
- Proposed psychology major at UNC Asheville.
Brooks-Sumpter is the fifth signee for the Bulldogs during this recruiting cycle that includes Nia Ivie, Mallory Bruce, Carly Fahey, Alonna Sellers.
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