Yahmani McKayle

Photo by: Thom Kendall - UMass Athletics

Position:
Guard
Class:
Sophomore
Height:
5-6
High School:
South Shore
Hometown:
Queens, N.Y.

2025-26 - Sophomore: Appeared and started in all 30 games... Averaged 16.5 points, 4.9 assists and 3.0 rebounds per game... Led Minutewomen in points (495) and assists (148)... Shot 40.0/35.9/89.6 from the field... 495 total points ranked 10th all-time in single-season program history... 89.6 percent from free throw line ranked second in the MAC and best in single season program history... Scored a career-high 28 points against Kent State (1/3)... dished out career-high 11 assists against Akron (1/3)... Swiped a career-high seven steals against Buffalo (3/7)... Ranked third in the MAC in points per game... Ranked fifth in the MAC in assists per game... Named to MAC All-Conference First Team... Named UMass Student-Athlete of the Week (3/9).

2024-25 - Freshman: Played in all 32 games, started in 19 ... Averaged 13.6 points and 2.9 rebounds per game ... Led the Minutewomen in assists with 110 ... Recorded a season-high 21 points vs. George Mason (2/16) ... Tallied 10 assists vs. Stonehill (3/20) ... Made a season-high 5 3-point field goals vs. St. Bonaventure (2/5) ... Was the first freshman and third Minutewoman in program history to record a triple-double with 14 points, 10 assists, and 10 rebounds vs. Stonehill (3/20) ... Led the Minutewomen in steals with 58 ... Named A-10 Rookie of the Year ... Earned A-10 Rookie of the Week honors four times (12/9, 2/10, 2/17, 3/3) ... Earned UMass Student of the Week Honors (11/12).

Before UMass: Played at South Shore High School in Brooklyn … Named the MVP of Season 5 at NYvsNY with New Heights NYC … Tabbed the 2022 Nike Swoosh Classic MVP … Helped her team to two City Championships … Led team to an undefeated campaign in the 2021 Summer Tournaments.