Lincoln Memorial University Athletics

HONORS

• 2022-23 SAC Scholar Athlete of the Year
• 2021 South Atlantic Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll
• 2020 South Atlantic Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll

2022-23 (REDSHIRT SENIOR)

• Started all 35 games on the season
• Averaged 32.9 minutes per game
• 432 total points to average 12.3 per game
• 50.8% from the field, 42.9% from three, 79% from the line
• 207 total rebounds (5.9 per game), 249 assists (7.1 per game)
• 16 blocks and 50 steals 
• Triple-double of 10 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists against Emory & Henry (Feb. 8)
• Six double-doubles
  • 14 points, 11 assists against Valdosta State (Nov. 5)
  • 10 points, 10 assists against Tusculum (Dec. 3)
  • 19 points, 14 assists against Anderson (Jan. 14)
  • 19 points, 11 rebounds against Limestone (Feb.  15)
  • 10 points, 12 assists against UVA-Wise (Feb. 22)
  • 17 points, 10 rebounds against USC Aiken (March 14)

2021-22 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)

• Started all 31 games
• Averaged 34.1 minutes per game
• 413 total points to average 13.3 per game
• 5.9 rebounds per game, 7.2 assists per game
• 57.1% field goal percentage, 39.4% three-point percentage
• 86.6% free-throw shooter
• Five blocks, 39 steals on the year
• Triple-double of 11 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists against Erskine (Dec. 1)
• Triple double of 17 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists against UVA-Wise (Feb. 9)
• Four double-doubles
  • 15 points, 10 rebounds against Clayton State (Nov. 12)
  • 20 points, 13 assists against Mars Hill (Dec. 11)
  • 21 points, 11 assists against UVA-Wise (Dec. 15)
  • 13 points, 12 assists against Wingate (Jan. 29)

2020-21 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)

• Played in 19 games
• Averaged five minutes per contest
• Scored 30 points for an average of 1.6 per game
• Knocked down 9-19 shots from the field and made eight of his ten free throws
• Season-high seven points came against Campbellsville-Harrodsburg (Dec. 19)
• Grabbed 10 rebounds, nine of which were on the defensive end for an average of 0.5 per game
• Added in 14 assists and three steals on the season

2019-20 (SOPHOMORE)

• Utilized his redshirt season after transferring from fellow NCAA Division II member Purdue University Northwest in Hammond, Indiana

2018-19 (FRESHMAN- Purdue University Northwest)

• Played in 27 games and made one start as a true freshman
• Averaged 15.4 minutes a game, shooting 89.1 percent from the free-throw line and 50 percent from beyond the arc
• Averaged 5.6 points, 2.2 assists and 1.3 rebounds per contest
• Scored 152 total points and grabbed 35 rebounds
• Dished out the second-most assists (59) on the team
• Made 20 steals and had a block
• Scored in double figures on six occasions and made four or more assists six different times
• Scored 14 points in his collegiate debut versus Rockhurst
• Collected a career-best four rebounds at William Jewell
• Tallied a career-high 15 points on 4-for-5 shooting and went 7-for-8 at the foul line versus Urbana
• Made his first career start at home against Moody Bible, scoring 12 points and distributing a career-best nine assists after going 5-for-6 from the field and 2-for-2 from three-point land
• Notched 10 points against Davenport and against Judson, where he went a perfect 8-for-8 at the charity stripe
• Dealt five assists at Michigan Tech and had three steals versus Urbana and at Davenport

HIGH SCHOOL/AAU

• Starred at Gahanna Lincoln High School in Gahanna, Ohio
• Averaged 15.4 points, 6.2 assists, 4.6 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game
• Earned the Jared Sullinger Scholastic Play-by-Play MVP award
• Named to the All-Ohio Capital Conference (OCC) Second Team
• Received All-Central District honorable mention recognition
• A District 10 Scholar Athlete
• Named team captain and an All-OCC honorable mention selection as a junior
• Played for VCC Ohio Warriors, Buckeye Prep and All-Ohio Red in travel ball

PERSONAL

• Son of Shauna and Kenny Rankin
• Born Oct. 29, 1999
• Has three siblings, Chandler, Colby and Casey
• Father, Kenny, played football and ran track at Division I Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio
• Enjoys traveling and meeting new people
• Majoring in sports management