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Jersey Number 5
Rhyle McKinney
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- Guard
- Hometown:
- Argyle, Texas
- Prev School:
- SMU
2023-24 SEASON (JUNIOR):
2022-23 (SOPHOMORE):
• Appeared in 34 games making 26 starts
• Averaged 7.8 points and made a team-best 41.4 percent of her 3-point attempts
• Hit 41 3-pointers, the second-most on the Lady Raider squad in 2022-23
• Had 12 games with 10 or more points including back-to-back 20 point games
• Opened the season shooting a perfect 5-of-5 from the floor, scoring 11 points in the opener against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Nov. 7)
• Contributed 21 points on 9-of-15 shooting in 32 minutes against Jackson State (Nov. 15)
• Had a career-high 22 points on 8-of-15 shooting from the field and 3-of-5 from 3-point range (Nov. 16)
• Scored 19 points and made 4-of-6 from 3-point range to score 19 points in the victory over Middle Tennessee (Nov. 25)
• Made all seven of her field goal attempts and all five of her shots from 3-point range, scoring 19 points in 20 minutes against Alabama State (Dec. 1)
• Had back-to-back 15 point performances in victories over Sam Houston (Dec. 6) and Oral Roberts (Dec. 14)
• Closed non-con play with a 10 point game against Mississippi Valley State (Dec. 27)
• Scored 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting at Oklahoma State (Feb. 18)
• Made the game-winning shot with less than two seconds to play in the Lady Raiders Double OT victory over West Virginia (Feb. 22)
• Had 12 points on 4-of-8 shooting in the Lady Raiders WNIT First Round victory over UTEP (Mar. 16).
2021-22 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN):
• Had nine games with at least 10 points including the first five of her Texas Tech career
• Averaged 7.8 points per game
• Named Big 12 Freshman of the Week (Nov. 22)
• Scored 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting in her debut against Southeastern Louisiana (Nov. 11)
• Erupted for a career-best 21 points and three 3-pointers against Weber St (Nov. 16)
• Had a career-best six field goals and scored 15 points against Texas State (Nov. 22)
• Scored 14 points against LSU (Dec. 21)
• Had 11 points and four boards against Kansas (Feb. 19)
• Contributed 12 points in a victory against TCU (Mar. 2).
AT SMU
• Came to Lubbock after playing her first season at SMU
• Played in six games for the Mustangs before the team opted out of the 2020-21 season
• Was third on the Mustangs' team in scoring as a freshman, averaging 8.0 points and 2.5 rebounds in her first college season
• Reached her career high of 13 points in back-to-back games against Oklahoma State and Arkansas
• In just her second collegiate game, recorded 10 points, five rebounds, two assists, two blocks and two steals against Texas State.
HIGH SCHOOL
• A 2020 graduate of Argyle High School, had a storied career as an Eagle
• Led Argyle to three state championships and advanced to the championship game in all four seasons of her prep career
• Was named Texas Class 1A-4A Player of the Year by the Texas Girls Coaches Association as a junior, averaging 23.9 points with 4.3 rebounds and 2.9 steals, and earned TABC 4A All-State recognition in 2019 and 2020
• Was rated as the No. 96 prospect overall and No. 25 guard prospect by ESPN.com coming out of high school
• In 2019, was named to the USA Today Texas Second Team, and was the UIL Texas 4A State Tournament MVP
• In March of 2021, was named one of the 100 top Texas girls basketball players of all time by the UIL.
- Started in six games and appeared in 31 on the season
- Averaged 3.5 points per game, 1.2 rebounds per game, 14.4 minutes per game and a 39.2 percent field goal percentage (38-of-97)
- Posted a season-high in scoring with 15 points against Iowa State on January 17, 2024 after recorded a career-best five 3-pointers on 5-of-6 shooting from behind the arc
- Added a season-best four rebounds against Oklahoma on January 13, 2024
- Posted a career-high six assists against Rutgers on November 24, 2023
- Totaled three double-figure scoring games and led the Lady Raiders in steals four times this season
- Also led the team in 3-point percentage after going 26-for-66 (.394) from behind the arc
- Appeared in 18 Big 12 contests, while starting in six, and averaged 3.9 points per game, 1.1 rebounds per game and 14.8 minutes per game
- Aided the Lady Raiders to a 74-60 victory against Houston in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament and a ranked win against No. 24 Iowa State on January 17
2022-23 (SOPHOMORE):
• Appeared in 34 games making 26 starts
• Averaged 7.8 points and made a team-best 41.4 percent of her 3-point attempts
• Hit 41 3-pointers, the second-most on the Lady Raider squad in 2022-23
• Had 12 games with 10 or more points including back-to-back 20 point games
• Opened the season shooting a perfect 5-of-5 from the floor, scoring 11 points in the opener against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Nov. 7)
• Contributed 21 points on 9-of-15 shooting in 32 minutes against Jackson State (Nov. 15)
• Had a career-high 22 points on 8-of-15 shooting from the field and 3-of-5 from 3-point range (Nov. 16)
• Scored 19 points and made 4-of-6 from 3-point range to score 19 points in the victory over Middle Tennessee (Nov. 25)
• Made all seven of her field goal attempts and all five of her shots from 3-point range, scoring 19 points in 20 minutes against Alabama State (Dec. 1)
• Had back-to-back 15 point performances in victories over Sam Houston (Dec. 6) and Oral Roberts (Dec. 14)
• Closed non-con play with a 10 point game against Mississippi Valley State (Dec. 27)
• Scored 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting at Oklahoma State (Feb. 18)
• Made the game-winning shot with less than two seconds to play in the Lady Raiders Double OT victory over West Virginia (Feb. 22)
• Had 12 points on 4-of-8 shooting in the Lady Raiders WNIT First Round victory over UTEP (Mar. 16).
2021-22 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN):
• Had nine games with at least 10 points including the first five of her Texas Tech career
• Averaged 7.8 points per game
• Named Big 12 Freshman of the Week (Nov. 22)
• Scored 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting in her debut against Southeastern Louisiana (Nov. 11)
• Erupted for a career-best 21 points and three 3-pointers against Weber St (Nov. 16)
• Had a career-best six field goals and scored 15 points against Texas State (Nov. 22)
• Scored 14 points against LSU (Dec. 21)
• Had 11 points and four boards against Kansas (Feb. 19)
• Contributed 12 points in a victory against TCU (Mar. 2).
AT SMU
• Came to Lubbock after playing her first season at SMU
• Played in six games for the Mustangs before the team opted out of the 2020-21 season
• Was third on the Mustangs' team in scoring as a freshman, averaging 8.0 points and 2.5 rebounds in her first college season
• Reached her career high of 13 points in back-to-back games against Oklahoma State and Arkansas
• In just her second collegiate game, recorded 10 points, five rebounds, two assists, two blocks and two steals against Texas State.
HIGH SCHOOL
• A 2020 graduate of Argyle High School, had a storied career as an Eagle
• Led Argyle to three state championships and advanced to the championship game in all four seasons of her prep career
• Was named Texas Class 1A-4A Player of the Year by the Texas Girls Coaches Association as a junior, averaging 23.9 points with 4.3 rebounds and 2.9 steals, and earned TABC 4A All-State recognition in 2019 and 2020
• Was rated as the No. 96 prospect overall and No. 25 guard prospect by ESPN.com coming out of high school
• In 2019, was named to the USA Today Texas Second Team, and was the UIL Texas 4A State Tournament MVP
• In March of 2021, was named one of the 100 top Texas girls basketball players of all time by the UIL.
Postgame Press Conference vs. NC A&T
Monday, November 03
Highlights vs. NC A&T
Monday, November 03
Snudda Collins, Coach Gerlich Media Availability
Thursday, October 30
Sidney Love Carpool Karaoke
Friday, October 24
