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2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 13
McKinley Brooks-Sumpter
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Columbia, S.C.
Bio
Awards & Honors
2022-23 Season (R-Junior) - Brooks-Sumpter played and started in 30 games, making 29 starts during her second season in Asheville...Led the team in both scoring average (13.1 PPG) and rebounding average (6.6 RPG) and ranked eighth and seventh respectively in the Big South in those categories...Scored a career-high 26 points against Longwood on Feb. 25, 2023, while recording a career-high 14 rebounds at Longwood on Jan. 11, 2023...Notched a career-high four steals twice this season at Longwood (Jan. 11, 2023) and against Gardner-Webb in the Big South Conference tournament quarterfinals (Mar. 2, 2023)...Named both a Big South Conference All-Conference Honorable Mention selection and a Big South Conference All-Academic Team Member.
2021-22 Season (R-Sophomore) - Red-shirted during the 2021-22 season.
Prior to UNC Asheville - During the 2020-21 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.
- 2023-24 Big South Conference All-Conference Second Team (Mar. 5, 2024)
- Big South Conference Women's Basketball Co-Player of the Week (Jan. 2, 2024)
- 2023-24 Big South Conference Preseason All-Conference First Team (Oct. 17, 2023)
- 2022-23 Big South Conference All-Academic Team (Feb. 28, 2023)
- 2023 Big South Conference All-Conference Honorable Mention (Feb. 28, 2023)
- Big South Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week (Dec. 12, 2022)
2022-23 Season (R-Junior) - Brooks-Sumpter played and started in 30 games, making 29 starts during her second season in Asheville...Led the team in both scoring average (13.1 PPG) and rebounding average (6.6 RPG) and ranked eighth and seventh respectively in the Big South in those categories...Scored a career-high 26 points against Longwood on Feb. 25, 2023, while recording a career-high 14 rebounds at Longwood on Jan. 11, 2023...Notched a career-high four steals twice this season at Longwood (Jan. 11, 2023) and against Gardner-Webb in the Big South Conference tournament quarterfinals (Mar. 2, 2023)...Named both a Big South Conference All-Conference Honorable Mention selection and a Big South Conference All-Academic Team Member.
2021-22 Season (R-Sophomore) - Red-shirted during the 2021-22 season.
Prior to UNC Asheville - During the 2020-21 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.
Highlights || Women's Basketball || #9 UNC Asheville vs #1 High Point (Big South Tournament)
Thursday, March 14
Highlights || Women's Basketball || #9 UNC Asheville vs #8 Gardner-Webb (Big South Tournament)
Thursday, March 14
Highlights || Women's Basketball || UNC Asheville vs Radford
Monday, March 04
Highlights || Women's Basketball || UNC Asheville at Gardner-Webb
Monday, February 26
