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First Name is Pronounced: KNEE-gus
McKenna's season 3-point percentage of .430 (37-of-86) in 2005-06 ranks sixth on the WCU season list and ranked second in the SoCon for the season.
2005-06 (So.): Teammates labeled him "Microwave McKenna" for his ability to get hot quickly from 3-point range ... Ranked second in the SoCon for 3-point percentage (.430) ... That percentage additionally ranks sixth on the WCU single-season list ... His 3-point shooting helped WCU set school record for 3-pointers made (221), attempted (625) and made per game (7.37), as well as the team tying or setting a WCU single-game record for 3-pointers made six times ... Was the SoCon leader in 3-point percentage for several weeks, but was 1-of-7 from long range at Chattanooga in the regular-season finale to drop to second ... Best games beyond the arc came by making 7-of-9 in a win over Furman and 5-of-7 versus Elon (2/18) ... Also, had career-high 24 points in both of those games ... Started the season on fire, making 10 of his first 11 shots from the field this season as well as his first 10 from the free throw line ... Versus Radford, was 3-of-3 from the field, 2-of-2 from 3-point range and 2-of-2 at the line ... Versus Virginia Tech, was 3-of-4 from the field, including 1-of-1 from 3-point range ... Versus South Carolina, was 2-of-2 from the field and 2-of-2 at the charity stripe ... Good start shooting ended at Northern Iowa, going just 2-of-7 from the field and 1-of-4 from 3-point range ... However, got a start in his next game versus Atlanta Christian after pulling down eight rebounds versus Northern Iowa ... Added six rebounds versus Atlanta Christian ... Made 1-of-4 from 3-point range in Western's victory over The Citadel ... That may not be significant to most, but snapped a streak of six straight misses from beyond the arc, dating back five games (Toccoa Falls) ... After not playing at Georgia and Ole Miss, returned to the floor at Appalachian State and performed well ... In just 15 minutes, scored 10 points (4-of-9 from the field and 1-of-4 from 3-point range) with six rebounds, four on the offensive end, and three steals ... Good play continued in a win over Chattanooga ... Made a career-high 5-of-8 from 3-point range as WCU established a school-record by making 15 3-pointers in the game ... Finished with 15 points and five rebounds ... After WCU missed its first five 3-pointers at UNC Greensboro, McKenna made the Cats' first trey of the game and WCU would go on to make 13 of its last 17 from long range ... Was 5-of-7 from the field overall and 3-of-5 from beyond the arc versus the Spartans ... Added three steals ... Came off the bench at Wofford to score nine of WCU's first 11 points, including a pair of 3-pointers ... Finished with 12 points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals ... Scored a career-high 24 points in a win over Furman ... Made 8-of-10 shots overall and 7-of-9 from 3-point range, both career highs as well ... Added seven rebounds, which was his career best versus a SoCon opponent ... Hit three 3's in the first half during a 20-3 first-half run ... Scored 13 of his 24 points in the second half ... After his Furman game, went just 1-for-4 beyond the arc over his next three contests before tying a career high with 24 points in an overtime win over Elon (2/18) ... Made 9-of-12 from the field, including 5-of-7 from 3-point range ... Added six rebounds, played a career-high 38 minutes and had a career-high two blocked shots ... Along with Corey Muirhead, the two combined to score 20 of WCU's 29 points in regulation and overtime versus the Phoenix ... In a win over UNC Greensboro (2/21), only scored seven points (2-of-6 overall, 1-of-5 from 3-point range and 2-of-2 at the line) but pulled down a game-high eight rebounds, which also tied a career high and was his best performance versus a league opponent ... Added three assists and two steals.
2004-05 (Fr.): After averaging just 3.4 points and 1.4 rebounds through his first 26 games at Western, averaged 14 points and 4.7 rebounds over his last three regular-season games ... Started the swing by scoring 14 points in a home game versus Chattannoga ... After WCU went down 11-0 to the Mocs to start the game, came off the bench and drained a pair of 3-pointers to spur a 17-4 WCU run, giving the Cats a 17-5 lead ... Got his first career start the following game at Appalachian State, scoring seven points with four rebonds and two steals ... Closed the regular season with a third consecutive solid outing ... Scored a career-high 21 points versus UNC Greensboro, while grabbing a career-high six rebounds, including five on the offensive end ... Scored 12 first-half points versus the Spartans, including 10 straight in one spurt ... Only played one minute at Marquette in his first collegiate game, but drained his only 3-point attempt to give Western a five-point lead (38-33) at halftime ... Scored a then season-best 13 points vs. Emmanuel, making 4-of-7 from the field and 4-of-5 from the line ... Also hit a 3-pointer as halftime came to a close vs. Montreat as WCU took a four-point lead at the break ... In his most extensive action of the season, scored seven points at #28 Wisconsin ... Was 3-of-3 from the field against the Badgers, including 1-of-1 from 3-point range ... Tied career high by playing 19 minutes at East Tennessee State, dishing out a career-high four assists ... During a 17-8 WCU run versus the Bucs, trimming the Cats' deficit from 14 to just five with five minutes to play, scored four points, had a rebound and two assists.
Prior to Western: Averaged 16 points, 10 rebounds and seven steals at as a senior at Champlain St.-Lambert, a school that produced three NCAA Division I signees this past season, including McKenna, Olivier Lamoureax (UMass) and Pierre-Marie Altidor-Cespedes (Gonzaga) ... First made a name for himself with the WCU staff in the summer of 2003 during Western's summer tour of Canada ... The Cats played an All-Star team of Montreal natives, including McKenna, who scored 20 points and had nine rebounds in the contest ... As a junior, averaged 17 points per game, shooting 67 percent from the floor and 38 percent from 3-point range ... Helped Champlain St.-Lambert rank third in the final Canadian poll that season ... Additionally posted an average of 10 rebounds, 3.8 steals and two blocks to help earn him Most Improved Player honors, as well as being a second team All-Star as voted on by the Quebec coaches association ... Was listed as one of the top 25 players in Canada by basketballjones.ca and was one of 16 players in Canada to play in the East vs. West SuperPages Canadian High School All-Star Game ... Scored 22 points in the game, helping the East squad to the overtime victory ... In his first year at Champlain St.-Lambert, McKenna was named Mr. Basketball for Eastern Canada and was tabbed a first team All-Star by the coaches of Quebec.
NEGUS McKENNA'S CAREER STATS
T O T A L 3-POINTERS R E B O U N D S
YEAR GP GS MIN AVG FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG
2004-05 23 22 681 1.7 44 106 .415 19 61 .311 7 14 .500 19 28 47 2.0 9 0 21 17 7 15 114 5.0
2005-06 28 9 528 18.9 67 143 .469 37 86 .430 18 25 .720 38 70 108 3.9 39 0 30 31 10 29 189 6.8
TOTAL 51 11 796 15.6 111 249 .446 56 147 .381 25 39 .641 57 98 155 3.0 48 0 51 48 17 44 303 5.9
