Kameron Alexander McGusty (born September 9, 1997) is an American basketball player. He previously played for the Miami Hurricanes of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), and the Oklahoma Sooners.
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Born | (1997-09-09) September 9, 1997 (age 25) Houston, Texas |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
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Position | Shooting guard |
Number | 23 |
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McGusty began his high school career at Seven Lakes High School in Katy, Texas. After starting on junior varsity his freshman year, he won district MVP on varsity as a sophomore. As a junior, he averaged 22 points per game. Wanting to play against better competition, McGusty transferred for his senior season to Sunrise Christian Academy in Kansas.[1] A four-star recruit, McGusty committed to playing college basketball for Oklahoma in July 2015, choosing the Sooners over offers from Florida, Texas, Indiana, and Louisville, among others.[2]
As a freshman, McGusty averaged 10.9 points and 2.2 rebounds per game.[3] He earned honorable mention All-Big 12 honors and was named to the Big 12 All-Newcomer team.[4] McGusty's production declined to 8 points and 1.9 rebounds per game as a sophomore.[3] In April 2018, he announced he was transferring to Miami.[5]
McGusty averaged 12.5 points, 4 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game as a junior.[6] As a senior, McGusty averaged 13.3 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game.[7] Following the season, he declared for the 2021 NBA draft, but ultimately withdrew to take advantage of a fifth season of eligibility granted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] On December 8, 2021, McGusty scored a career-high 29 points in a 76–59 victory against Lipscomb.[9] On January 8, 2022, he had 14 points and hit the go-ahead layup with 20 seconds remaining in a 76–74 upset of second-ranked Duke.[10] McGusty was named to the First Team All-ACC.[11]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2016–17 | Oklahoma | 31 | 17 | 24.9 | .430 | .352 | .778 | 2.2 | .9 | .8 | .3 | 10.9 |
2017–18 | Oklahoma | 32 | 8 | 18.5 | .423 | .333 | .750 | 1.9 | .3 | .3 | .0 | 8.0 |
2018–19 | Miami | ![]() | ||||||||||
2019–20 | Miami | 28 | 21 | 29.5 | .435 | .328 | .750 | 4.0 | 1.6 | .7 | .2 | 12.5 |
2020–21 | Miami | 20 | 18 | 33.3 | .445 | .320 | .821 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 1.3 | .1 | 13.3 |
Career | 111 | 64 | 25.7 | .433 | .334 | .774 | 2.8 | 1.2 | .7 | .1 | 10.9 |
McGusty is the son of Kerol McGusty and Julie Winn. His father played basketball at Stephen F. Austin for two seasons.[12]