2017-18 Women's Basketball Roster
McKinney, Lulu
Jersey Number 4
Lulu McKinney
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- A&M Consolidated
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
Bio
About Lulu
2017-18 (Senior at Texas A&M)
Played in 33 games, starting against Kentucky ... Averaged 1.4 points and 0.9 rebounds ... Made all 12 free throws she attempted in a Texas A&M uniform ... Made her only Texas A&M start against Kentucky (Jan. 4), scoring five points and helping the Aggies to a 74-70 victory ... Attended the WBCA Convention in Columbus, Ohio as part of the “So You Want To Be A Coach” program
2017 Spain Tour
Averaged 4.5 points and led the team with a 5.0 assist average over two games ... Filled the stat sheet with four points, five assists, two rebounds and two steals against Club Olímpico (Aug. 18) ... Had five points and five assists against Combinado Valencia (Aug. 19)
2016-17 (Junior at UTEP)
Averaged 7.0 points and 4.9 assists, starting all 31 games at point guard ... Ranked fifth in C-USA in assists/game and sixth in assist-to-turnover ratio ... Led the Miners with 31.7 minutes played and 42 3-pointers made ... Scored 10+ points in nine games and had five games of 9+ assists ... Scored 15 points twice, at UTSA (Jan. 21) and at Middle Tennessee (Feb. 4) ... Had 12 assists against Louisiana Tech (Feb. 9) ... Had 10 points and six assists against Alabama (Dec. 20) ... Shot 82.4% from the free throw line
2015-16 (Sophomore at UTEP)
Averaged 6.3 points, 2.1 assists and 1.0 steals in 23.2 minutes off the bench, helping the Miners to a Conference USA regular season title and a trip to the WNIT quarterfinals ... hit 37-126 (29.4 percent) from three-point range to place second on the team for 3PM, 3PA and 3P% ... Led the team with a 1.30 assist-to-turnover ratio, with 68 helpers to 52 giveaways ... Poured in 18 points off the bench , including two big triples in the second OT period, in the C-USA regular-season clinching title win vs. Charlotte (2/27) ... hit double figures in seven contests ... nailed six triples, which tied as the most by any C-USA player in 2015-16, to help record a career-high 22 points in a win vs. New Mexico (12/2) ... sank two free throws in the waning seconds to help seal a 57-54 win at Southern Miss (2/18) ... scored 14 points, including a long three pointer with 48 seconds left to put UTEP up by four in eventual win at WKU (2/6) ... also dished out a season-best six assists in the game ... with two starters hurt, stepped up to score 17 points at FIU (1/23) ... pitched in seven points, including a clutch three pointer with 47 seconds remaining to break the fourth and final tie of the tilt, in UTEP’s road win at I-10 rival NM State (12/5)
2014-15 (Freshman at UTEP)
Competed in all 28 contests (12 starts) for the Miners ... Had an outstanding freshman campaign where she averaged 8.1 points per game and 28.5 minutes per game, earning a spot on the 2015 C-USA All-Freshman Team ... Voted C-USA Freshman Player of the Week three times ... Had team-leading 89 assists for the season ... Ranked second on the team with 40 steals ... Scored in double digits 10 times during the year ... Set season-highs in points (16), rebounds (five) and steals (four) in a win against North Texas (Mar. 5) ... Dished out a season-high seven assists in back-to-back games against Prairie View A&M (Dec. 20) and Alcorn State (Dec. 28) ... Came up with a game-clinching steal at Charlotte (Feb. 12)
High School Career
Played her first three years of high school basketball with Bellaire HS (Houston, Texas), earning All- District 20-5A honors each season ... was a second-team member as a freshman (2011) while securing first-team all-district status in both 2012 & 2013 ... also selected to VYPE’s All-Greater Houston Girls’ Basketball Third Team in 2013 ... transferred to College Station A&M Consolidated HS for her senior season... Was the MVP of District 14-5A while securing All-District honors ... helped guide Bellaire to a 33-4 mark during the 2012-13 season ... ranked as a three star player by Premier Basketball Report ... touted as a smart point guard who can score and assist and thrives in the role as a leader on the court ... has been mentored by former NBA player & coach John Lucas since the sixth grade
Personal
Born December 2, 1995 in Houston ... Daughter of Clarence and Jakmica McKinney ... started playing basketball at the age of four ... graduate student majoring in sport management
Up Close With Lulu
Favorite non-basketball pro athlete: Serena Williams
Favorite non-basketball pro sports team: Atlanta Falcons
If I could challenge anyone to play one-on-one: Kyrie Irving
Favorite TV show: Martin
Favorite Aggie Tradition: Aggie Ring
- Attended the WBCA Convention in Columbus, Ohio as part of the “So You Want To Be A Coach” program
- Made her only Texas A&M start against Kentucky, scoring five points and helping the Aggies to a 74-70 victory
- Averaged 7.0 points and 4.9 assists at UTEP in 2016-17, starting all 31 games at point guard for UTEP in 2016-17
2017-18 (Senior at Texas A&M)
Played in 33 games, starting against Kentucky ... Averaged 1.4 points and 0.9 rebounds ... Made all 12 free throws she attempted in a Texas A&M uniform ... Made her only Texas A&M start against Kentucky (Jan. 4), scoring five points and helping the Aggies to a 74-70 victory ... Attended the WBCA Convention in Columbus, Ohio as part of the “So You Want To Be A Coach” program
2017 Spain Tour
Averaged 4.5 points and led the team with a 5.0 assist average over two games ... Filled the stat sheet with four points, five assists, two rebounds and two steals against Club Olímpico (Aug. 18) ... Had five points and five assists against Combinado Valencia (Aug. 19)
2016-17 (Junior at UTEP)
Averaged 7.0 points and 4.9 assists, starting all 31 games at point guard ... Ranked fifth in C-USA in assists/game and sixth in assist-to-turnover ratio ... Led the Miners with 31.7 minutes played and 42 3-pointers made ... Scored 10+ points in nine games and had five games of 9+ assists ... Scored 15 points twice, at UTSA (Jan. 21) and at Middle Tennessee (Feb. 4) ... Had 12 assists against Louisiana Tech (Feb. 9) ... Had 10 points and six assists against Alabama (Dec. 20) ... Shot 82.4% from the free throw line
2015-16 (Sophomore at UTEP)
Averaged 6.3 points, 2.1 assists and 1.0 steals in 23.2 minutes off the bench, helping the Miners to a Conference USA regular season title and a trip to the WNIT quarterfinals ... hit 37-126 (29.4 percent) from three-point range to place second on the team for 3PM, 3PA and 3P% ... Led the team with a 1.30 assist-to-turnover ratio, with 68 helpers to 52 giveaways ... Poured in 18 points off the bench , including two big triples in the second OT period, in the C-USA regular-season clinching title win vs. Charlotte (2/27) ... hit double figures in seven contests ... nailed six triples, which tied as the most by any C-USA player in 2015-16, to help record a career-high 22 points in a win vs. New Mexico (12/2) ... sank two free throws in the waning seconds to help seal a 57-54 win at Southern Miss (2/18) ... scored 14 points, including a long three pointer with 48 seconds left to put UTEP up by four in eventual win at WKU (2/6) ... also dished out a season-best six assists in the game ... with two starters hurt, stepped up to score 17 points at FIU (1/23) ... pitched in seven points, including a clutch three pointer with 47 seconds remaining to break the fourth and final tie of the tilt, in UTEP’s road win at I-10 rival NM State (12/5)
2014-15 (Freshman at UTEP)
Competed in all 28 contests (12 starts) for the Miners ... Had an outstanding freshman campaign where she averaged 8.1 points per game and 28.5 minutes per game, earning a spot on the 2015 C-USA All-Freshman Team ... Voted C-USA Freshman Player of the Week three times ... Had team-leading 89 assists for the season ... Ranked second on the team with 40 steals ... Scored in double digits 10 times during the year ... Set season-highs in points (16), rebounds (five) and steals (four) in a win against North Texas (Mar. 5) ... Dished out a season-high seven assists in back-to-back games against Prairie View A&M (Dec. 20) and Alcorn State (Dec. 28) ... Came up with a game-clinching steal at Charlotte (Feb. 12)
High School Career
Played her first three years of high school basketball with Bellaire HS (Houston, Texas), earning All- District 20-5A honors each season ... was a second-team member as a freshman (2011) while securing first-team all-district status in both 2012 & 2013 ... also selected to VYPE’s All-Greater Houston Girls’ Basketball Third Team in 2013 ... transferred to College Station A&M Consolidated HS for her senior season... Was the MVP of District 14-5A while securing All-District honors ... helped guide Bellaire to a 33-4 mark during the 2012-13 season ... ranked as a three star player by Premier Basketball Report ... touted as a smart point guard who can score and assist and thrives in the role as a leader on the court ... has been mentored by former NBA player & coach John Lucas since the sixth grade
Personal
Born December 2, 1995 in Houston ... Daughter of Clarence and Jakmica McKinney ... started playing basketball at the age of four ... graduate student majoring in sport management
Up Close With Lulu
Favorite non-basketball pro athlete: Serena Williams
Favorite non-basketball pro sports team: Atlanta Falcons
If I could challenge anyone to play one-on-one: Kyrie Irving
Favorite TV show: Martin
Favorite Aggie Tradition: Aggie Ring
Tennessee Postgame: Sahara Jones, Lauren Ware, Joni Taylor
Wednesday, March 05
Arkansas Postgame: Joni Taylor
Sunday, March 02
Arkansas Postgame: Sahara Jones
Sunday, March 02
Highlights: Texas A&M vs Arkansas
Sunday, March 02
