2020-21 Bass Fishing Roster
Biography
2020-21: Had 11 top-15 finishes, his highest at first on Vandalia Lake and the Championship title at the Carhartt Bassmaster Classic Bracket Championship... took second at Governor Bond Lake, seventh on Kinkaid Lake, 10th on Stephen Forbes Lake, 13th on Coffeen Lake, 14th on the Ohio River, ninth on Centralia Lake, fourth on Grand Lake, second with the Big Bass Catch of 3.87-lbs lunker on Vandalia Lake, and fourth at Carhartt Bassmaster National Championship... was a member of the 2020 FLW Central Division Championship team
2019-20: Led the team with nine top-10 performances in tournament competition… was eighth at the Bassmaster National Championship… was third at the McKendree Vandalia Invitational… was seventh at the Glenn Shoals Invitational… was fourth at the FLW Central Conference Regional and qualified for the FLW National Championship… won the Quantum Next Generation Tournament… was ninth at the Bass Pro Shops Aftco Open… won the Illinois Bass Nation (IBN) State Championship and qualified for the Bassmaster National Championship... was eighth at the Murray State Invitational… was ninth at the 2020 Collegiate Bass Fishing Championships and was named Bass Pro Shops School of the Year Champion
2018-19: Led the team with 14 top-20 performances in tournament competition… was second at the McKendree Vandalia Invitational… was third at the McKendree Fall Invitational… was third at the Missouri State Invitational… was 17th at the Yeti FLW Central Conference Regional… was fourth at the Cabela’s Open with the second big bass (6.52) catch of the tournament… was runner-up at the Quantum Next Generation Tournament… won the Illinois Bass Nation (IBN) State Championship and qualified for the Bassmaster National Championship… was 10th at the Yeti FLW Open and qualified for the FLW National Championship… was runner-up at the University of North Alabama Invitational… was third at the 2019 Bassmaster Collegiate Tour… won the Murray State University Invitational… was 12th at the FLW Central Conference Tournament… was runner-up at the McKendree Invitational… was fifth at the 2019 BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing National Championship and was named Bass Pro Shops School of the Year Championship title.
2017-18: Led team with six top-20 performances in tournament competition… won the McKendree Fall Invitational and the Illinois State Championship...notched a runner-up finish at the Murray State Spring Invitational and the McKendree Spring Invitational...was third at the Quantum Nextgen Open in Wisconsin...tied for 15th place at the FLW Central Conference Qualifier on Kentucky and Barkley Lakes...qualified for the Cabela's National Championship, the FLW National Championship and the Bassmaster National Championship...placed 34th overall at the Cabela's National Championship, 47th at the FLW National Championship and 90th at the Bassmaster National Championship.
2016-17: Had six top-20 performances in tournament competition… finished 13th overall at the Cabela's National Championship...won the Illinois State Championship...was second at both the Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Collegiate Invitational and the Murray State Spring Invitational...was ninth at both the Cabela's Texas Collegiate Challenge on Lake Texoma and the FLW Central Conference Qualifier at Kentucky and Barkley Lakes.
BEFORE McK: Had a stellar career at Benton High School, compiling more than 30 top-five finishes throughout his career, including more than 25 top-three efforts and 14 first-place showings. McKinney placed first at the High School Bassmaster Classic, Bassmaster Midwest Open, IBN State championship titles and finished second at the Southern Open and the Marion Invitational Tournament as a senior. McKinney was a five-time national championship qualifier in high school and one of just 12 anglers to be named as a 2016 Bassmaster All-America Bass Fisherman. McKinney placed fifth in the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) State Finals as a freshman and seventh as a senior.
PERSONAL: Is the son of Dianan and Mike McKinney.
Historical Player Information
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2020-21Redshirt Senior
6'3"