Robert McKiver

Robert McKiver

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
New Haven, Conn.

High School:
Hill House

Last College:
San Jacinto College

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 190

Position:
Guard

Birthdate:
12/24/1984

Experience:
1L

Major:
Sociology

2006-07 (As A Junior)
An All-Conference USA First-Team selection...named to C-USA All-Tournament Team after recording 60 points, 14 rebounds and five assists in three games...played in 33 games, and made 32 starts...became the first UH player since 1980-81 to record four 30-point games with a career-high of 36 points against UCF, 33 points against Prairie View A&M and Rhode Island, along with 32 points against seventh-ranked Memphis...set school records with nine three-point field goals in a game against Prairie View A&M and 116 throughout the season...set another school record with his 33 points in his Cougar debut at Rhode Island...dished out a season-high eight assists against South Alabama...handed out six assists against UTEP, East Carolina and Tulsa...recorded a career-high of six rebounds against UAB and Rice...netted 26 points and seven assists against Grambling State...scored 16 points and handed out five assists at Kentucky...named Conference USA Player of the Week on Nov. 20 and Jan. 15.

Previous College
Rated as one of the Top 29 junior college players in the nation by JucoJunction.com...listed as the top shooting guard in Texas by JucoJunction.com....named a First-Team All-Region XIV selection after leading San Jacinto to the NJCAA National Tournament....named Region XIV Tournament MVP....averaged 17.9 points per game to rank fourth among the region's scoring leaders....ranked third in free-throw percentage with 81.3 percent (91-112) and 10th in three-point percentage with 36.5 percent (91-249)....also ranked 13th among regional leaders with 3.2 assists per game...scored a season-high 33 points against Panola....transferred to San Jacinto after averaging 3.2 points and 2.2 assists per game as a freshman at Providence....recorded 15 points and seven assists against Syracuse.

High School
Attended Winchendon Prep School in 2004 and sat out most of the season with an injury...named a First-Team, All-State selection after averaging 21 points, 4.2 rebounds and 7.0 assists as a senior at New Haven's Hill House High School in 2003....chosen Player of the Year and one of the Top 100 high school recruits....scored 53 points in a game as a senior.

Personal
Major is sociology....born December 24, 1984, in New Haven, Conn....son of Felicia McKiver and Ronald Moye of New Haven....mother is a musician and his father is a coach....hobbies include playing tennis....came to Houston after being recruited by Oklahoma and Cincinnati....his godfather is former NBA forward Vin Baker.