Truman State University Athletics

Truman
2016-17: Despite injuring his knee in the preseason, Kanaskie still managed to turn in quite the season during his final campaign as a member of the Purple and White ... Kanaskie was one of five Bulldogs to play in all 32 of the team's games and was a starter in three of them ... for the program's career record books, he is first in free throw percentage (87.4 percent) and sixth in three-point field goal percentage (42.9 percent) ... as far as his numbers as a senior, he ranks second in three-point field goal percentage (50.6 percent) ... reached double-figures in scoring five times including 19 against both Drury on Jan. 26 and Quincy on Feb. 23 ... those efforts were two of three in which Kanaskie made at least four triples in a game as he was 5-of-7 against the Panthers, 5-for-6 against the Hawks and 4-of-5 against Missouri S&T on Feb. 26 in the first round of the GLVC Tournament ... made at least one triple in all but six games and had multiple triples converted in seven contests ... in that game against Drury, Kanaskie scored 16 of his 19 points in the second half and was 7-of-9 from the floor ... the 5-11 guard also had 16 of his 19 points in the second half against Quincy in the regular-season finale ... turned in quite an efficient season as he shot over 50 percent from both the floor and from three and over 80 percent from the free throw line.

2015-16: Second on the team in points per game with 12.1 behind Cole Myers' 12.6 and those two were the only ones with at least 12 points per contest ... was one of only two Bulldogs along with Cory Myers to play and start in all 30 of the team's games ... was first on the team in total points with 362 ... also averaged 3.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game ... was a serious threat from behind the arc as he made 60 of his 147 attemps from distance (40.8 percent) and all three of those numbers were second on the team behind Andrew Vander Zwaag who as the squad's top threat from range ... was the team's top free throw shooter as he made 88.1 percent of those attempts (74-of-84) and was also a 48.1 percent shooter from the field overall with 114 makes in his 237 attempts ... his high of 22 points came in two games against Cameron on Nov. 28 and Missouri S&T on Jan. 28 ... sank a season-high five triples in seven attempts vs. Wisconsin-Parkside on Feb. 11 ... at one point, he converted on at least one three-point attempt in nine-straight games from Jan. 3 to Jan. 30 ... had six assists in the first game of the season against Trevecca Nazarene on Nov. 13 and seven rebounds against Maryville on Jan. 23 ... the most field goals he made in a game were seven vs. Cameron on Nov. 28 when he was 7-for-12 from the field in 36 minutes played, 3-of-8 from behind the arc and 5-for-6 at the charity stripe ... named second-team All-GLVC.

2014-15: Played through an injury-plagued season to see the floor in 14 games, making 10 starts before going down with a lower-body injury in mid-December ... returned to action in late-Februrary and came off the bench for the final four games of the year ... avearged 21.6 minutes per game for the year and shot 61.8% from the floor overall ... was a 49% three-point shooter and a 91% marksman from the charity stripe ... averaged 6.9 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game ... scored a career-high 18 points against North Alabama on Nov. 28, hitting 6-of-7 field goals (4-for-5 three-point) and a pair of free throws ... also tallied double-figures against Kentucky Wesleyan (11), Quincy (13; Dec. 6), and Faith Baptist (13) ... garbbed a career-high six rebounds against Quincy on Dec. 6 ... finished with 22 steals and an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.1.

2013-14: Played in all 27 games as a true freshman, making 19 starts and averaging 23.8 minutes per game ... averaged 5.9 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game ... shot 43% from the field, including 36% from three-point range ... was an 89% free throw shooter on 35 attempts ... grabbed 21 offensive rebounds, the fourth-most on the squad ... recorded a team-high 2.9-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio with 58 assists to just 20 turnovers and added 17 steals ... finished in double-figures offensively six times, including a season-high 15 points against Northwest Missouri State on Nov. 30.

High School
Averaged 17.5 points per game as a senior at State College HS, shooting 56% from the field  including a 47% mark from three-point range … named first-team all-Mid Penn conference and part of a three-time AAAA District 6 championship team … shot 96% from the free throw line … a Harrisburg Patriot News Big 15 All-Star and an Altoona Mirror Classic Centre County all-star.
 
Personal
Birthday is October 11 ... is the son of Kurt & Joyce Kanaskie ... has two older siblings ... is majoring in Business Administration-Finance.