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UTEP Miners

2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster

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4 Mario McKinney Jr.

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 185
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown St. Louis, Mo.

Biography

2022-23 (JUNIOR)
  • Top reserve for the Miners who played in 20 games (two starts), ranking fourth on the squad in scoring (8.9 ppg) and tied for fifth in steals (19) after transferring in from rival NM State
  • Led all reserves with nine double-digit scoring efforts, including going off for a career-high 22 points against his former squad NM State (11/30/22)
  • Also had seven boards and a career-best seven free throws made against the Aggies
  • Put up 17 points, a season-high eight rebounds, two assists and two steals in an OT win against CSU Bakersfield (11/23/22)
  • Tallied a team-high 17 points to go along with five boards and three assists against Rice (12/31/22)
  • Contributed 14 points in just 20 minutes in addition to three steals and three boards at Rice (1/14/23)
  • Recorded 11 points in addition to seven rebounds and two thefts against No. 24 Florida Atlantic (1/21/23)
  • Posted 12 points on 4-9 shooting while dishing out four assists at DePaul (12/10/23)
  • Notched 10 points against both Northern New Mexico (12/3/22) and at LA Tech (1/7/23)
  • Chipped in eight points, including going 6-9 at the charity stripe, to help the Miners post their first road win of the year at Charlotte (1/16/23)
  • Drained a pair of 3-pointers against both Northern New Mexico (12/3/22) and at DePaul (12/10/22)
  • Used his athleticism to compile five old-fashioned 3-point plays
  • Led the Miners in rebounding twice, scoring twice and assists once
  • Recorded at least two steals in six different games, including a season-best three against both Texas A&M-CC (11/25/22) and at Rice (1/14/23)
PRIOR TO UTEP
  • Played in 31 games, including five starts, while averaging 12.3 minutes as a sophomore for NM State in 2021-22
  • Chipped in 3.8 points per game on 44.2 percent shooting while also grabbing 2.1 rebounds per contest
  • Reached double figures in scoring in four games, including tallying a season-high 12 points on 5-10 shooting against UC Irvine (11/9/21)
  • Had 10 points in 16 minutes off the bench at Loyola Marymount (12/11/21)
  • Provided a spark with 10 points in 15 minutes vs. Dixie State (2/16/22)
  • Put up 10 points to go along with four rebounds in the WAC Championship game against Abilene Christian (3/12/22)
  • Spent the 2020-21 campaign with John A. Logan College, leading the team in scoring at 18.4 ppg
  • Also contributed 4.6 rebounds per game, 4.0 assists per game and 1.7 steals per contest
  • Posted four 20+ point efforts, including a double-double (21 points, 10 boards) against Shawnee Community College (1/21/21)
  • Erupted for 52 points while going 17-23 from the field against Three Rivers Community College (1/28/21)
  • Played four games with SEC program Missouri in 2019-20, averaging 3.3 points and 1.5 rebounds in 9.3 minutes per game
  • Set season highs for minutes (14), points (seven), rebounds (three) and assists (one) against Incarnate Word (11/6/19)
  • Was a four-star recruit at Vashon High School and was rated as the top player in the state of Missouri’s class of 2019 by both ESPN and 247Sports
  • Helped lead the school to three straight Missouri state championships in 2017, 2018 and 2019
  • Averaged 25 points and 7.5 rebounds during the state semifinal and championship games as a senior
  • Put up 15 ppg in 2018-19
  • Was a 2018 All-State honoree and the Public High League Player of the Year St. Louis
  • Earned second-team St. Louis All-Metro accolades as both a junior and senior
  • Averaged 17 points, six boards and four assists in 2017-18

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