University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Kevin Vannatta
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Upper Arlington, Ohio
2017-18: Chosen as the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association (DI-AAA ADA) Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... For the second straight season, Vannatta was also selected to the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association (DI-AAA ADA) Scholar-Athlete Team presented by ARMS Software ... Vannatta was also selected to the 2017-18 Academic All-America® NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) ... Vannatta was also named the 2017-18 Big South Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... Vannatta represented UNC Asheville and the Big South Conference on the NCAA Division I National Student-Athlete Advisory Committee ... He was also an official candidate for the 2017-18 Senior CLASS Award ... Vannatta ended his prolific career with UNC Asheville with the most minutes played in program history (4,165) and tied for the most games played in program history (130) ... Vannatta finished his career with 1,243 points, 574 rebounds and 378 assists ... Vannatta closed out his senior season averaging 9.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game ... Vannatta ended his efforts on the year among the tops in the league in numerous categories ... He was second in minutes played (35.1), ninth in rebounding (5.3), 30th in scoring (9.7), seventh in assists per game (3.1) and fourth in assist-to-turnover ratio ... In league play, Vannatta was eighth in rebounding (5.8), eighth in assists (3.3), seventh in defensive rebounds (4.7), third in minutes played (36.1) and third in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.1) ... Vannatta scored a career-best 25 points in UNC Asheville's home win over Monmouth (11/22).
2016-17: Named to the 2016-17 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District® 3 Men’s Basketball first-team ... Also tabbed as DI-AAA ADA Scholar-Athlete ... Played in all 33 games on the season, starting 32 ... Finished junior campaign averaging 9.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and team-best and league fifth-best 3.3 assists per game ... Vannatta’s 110 assists on the year were also a career-best ... Vannatta dished out three or more assists in 17 of UNC Asheville’s 33 games ... Vannatta had a career-best nine assists in Asheville’s road win at Campbell (2/18) ... Led the Big South in assist-to-turnover ratio ... Vannatta collected his first career double-double with 11 points and a career-best 11 rebounds in UNC Asheville’s home win over Charleston Southern (2/1) ... Was third on the team and seventh in the league with 32.1 minutes played per game ... Enters his senior season with 913 career points.
2015-2016: One of two players to start all 30 games ... Tallied career-high 21 points twice vs. Furman (12/29) and at Winthrop (2/20) ... Scored in double-figures in 18 games ... The Big South leader in total minutes played (1,122), Vannatta had the second-best minutes per game average in the league (by one one-hundredth of a minute– 34.13) ... Shot 50 percent from the floor and 80 percent from the free throw line ... Asheville’s second-leading scorer, (top-20 in the league), Vannatta led the team in total assists and was 12th in the league in the category.
2014-2015: Named Big South Rookie of the Year by College Sports Madness ... Played in 29 games with 18 starts, all coming in Big South Conference play .... Averaged 7.6 points per game and tallied double-digit scoring nights in eight games ... Career-best 18 points in win over Campbell (1/31) ... Shot 48 percent from the floor and was a 71 percent shooter from the free throw stripe ... Averaged 3.6 rebounds per game and 2.5 assists per contest.
Before UNC Asheville: Led Upper Arlington to the Ohio state championship game as a senior … Averaged 18.8 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game … Connected on 80 percent of his free throws … Led school on 26-game winning streak as team finished with 28-2 overall record … Was named JJ Huddle Player of the Year … Earned first-team All-State and first-team All-District honors … Was three-year starter at Upper Arlington.
