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2011-12 Men's Basketball Roster

50 Kidani Brutus

50 Kidani Brutus

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-1 / 200
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Bronx, N.Y.
  • High School:
    Wings Academy/Carl Albert State

Summary

Biography

2010-2011: Started 25 of 31 appearances averaging 31.5 minutes per contest... averaged 9.5 points per game and led Manhattan in 3-point shooting with a 40% field goal mark from beyond the arc... converted a team-high 63 3-pointers, ranking seventh in the MAAC with 2.0 3-pointers per game... posted 13 double-digit scoring efforts, including a career-high 25 points to lead Manhattan to an overtime victory at Stony Brook (2/19)... hit a career-high seven 3-pointers against Stony Brook (2/19), coming up with two clutch treys in overtime capping a 43 minute effort... led Manhattan in scoring three times, including a team-high 16 points over a career-high 45 minutes in the MAAC Tournament against Siena (3/4)... finished third on the team shooting 75% from the free-throw line and posted a 40% field goal rate... recorded first career double-double with 14 points and a career-high 10 rebounds to lead Manhattan past Penn (11/17)... buried the game clinching 3-pointer with 29 seconds remaining to secure the victory over Penn (11/17) at Draddy Gymnasium... registered 977 minutes, which was the second highest total by a Jasper... tied for third on the team with 33 steals and was second with 57 assists... pulled down 83 rebounds and blocked five shots... led Manhattan in assists seven times and rebounds twice... dished out a career-high five assists in a win over Niagara (1/17)... finished 27th in the MAAC in scoring (9.5 ppg) and ranked 12th in conference games averaging 1.2 steals.

BEFORE MANHATTAN: Played two years at Carl Albert State College in Poteau, Okla. for head coach Mike St. John... averaged 8.7 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists over 27 appearances during the 2009-2010 campaign... shot 41.7% from the field and was second on the team with 21 3-point field goals... during the 2008-2009 season at Carl Albert State averaged 11.6 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.7 assists and nearly one steal per game... he shot 49% from the field, 42% from 3-point territory and converted 70% of free-throw attempts over 25 games in his first year with the Vikings... played high school ball locally at Wings Academy for Tony Bergeron and Billy Turnage... averaged 15.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists as a senior and collected New York Daily News All Bronx honors... named to the New York Post All PSAL Second Team as a junior.

PERSONAL: Born January 22, 1989... son of Dave McGhie and Shondella Brutus... has two brothers, Dave and Kenan, and two sisters, Malika and Zina... majoring in management.

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