CAREER HIGHS

* Indicates most recent high

• Points: 19 // Auburn, 2/28/21
• Rebounds: 13 // Georgia, 2/21/21*
• Assists: 4 // Florida, 1/31/21
• Steals: 2 // Ole Miss, 3/5/21*
• Blocks: 4 // Vanderbilt, 1/30/20
• Field Goals: 8 // Auburn, 2/28/21
• 3-Pointers: N/A
• Free Throws: 4 //  LSU, 1/10/21*
• Minutes: 36 // Kentucky, 2/11/21

CAREER HONORS

• SEC Academic Honor Roll -- 2020-21
• SEC Academic Honor Roll -- 2019-20
• Chancellor's Honors - Extraordinary Academic Achievement Award -- 2019-20

2020-21 - SENIOR

• Played 100 career games as a Lady Vol, starting 23 and averaging 5.0 ppg. and 4.1 rpg.
• Carded career-best season averages of 6.8 ppg. and 6.0 rpg., ranking fifth and second on the team, respectively, in 2020-21.
• Scored in double figures six times and pulled down double-digit rebounds on three occasions as a senior.
• Dropped a career-high 19 points and grabbed eight boards against Auburn in her final game on The Summitt.
• Finished career with back-to-back 10-point efforts vs. Middle Tennessee and Michigan in the NCAA Tournament.
• Had 10 points and eight boards vs. MT in the first round and 10 points and five rebounds vs. UM in the second round.
• Went 10 of 16 from the field in those NCAA contests for 63-percent accuracy.
• Tied her career high and led the team in rebounding at Georgia on Feb. 21, pulling down 13 caroms. 
• Tallied 11 points and six rebounds in victories over No. 13 Arkansas and No. 12 Kentucky.
• Played well against No. 6/5 Texas A&M, grabbing 10 boards and scoring eight points vs. the Aggies. 
• Pulled down a (then) season-high 12 boards and scored eight points against Florida.
• Went 6-of-9 from the floor for 13 points with four rebounds against UNCG.
• Saw 15 minutes of action at No. 15 Indiana, pulling down eight key boards in the road win.

2019-20 - JUNIOR

• Earned a bachelor's degree in May 2020 in hotel, restaurant and tourism management with a minor in business administration.
• Averaged career season bests of 5.4 ppg. and 4.4 rpg. off the bench, seeing action in all 31 contests.
• Shot 49.2 percent from the field for the season and 50 percent in SEC action.
• Hit 58.0 percent at the charity stripe for the season, but demonstrated great improvement with 75 percent (18-24) accuracy in SEC play.
• Scored in double figures five times during the year, including a four-game stretch in the non-conference portion of the schedule.
• Produced a season-high 15 points and added six rebounds against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
• Had a strong effort in Tennessee’s win over Missouri during the SEC Tournament Second Round, scoring 13 points off 54.5-percent shooting (6-11) and pulling down seven boards against the Tigers.
• Also tallied 13 points against Air Force, duplicating her 6-of-7 shooting performance from the game before vs. UAPB.
• Went four of four from the floor against Stetson, finishing with 11 points and six rebounds.
• Put up 11 points on 5-of-9 marksmanship and grabbed seven boards against Tennessee State.
• Got her only start of the season in the opener at East Tennessee State, pulling down nine caroms and adding five points.
• Matched her season best with a team-high nine boards against Texas while scoring seven points and dishing out two assists.
• Led the team in rebounding at #1/1 Stanford, finishing with seven boards, five points and two assists. 
• Went a perfect 4-of-4 from the free throw line while grabbing a team-high eight boards at #13/13 Kentucky.
• Scored seven points on 75-percent shooting (3-4) from the field against Ole Miss.
• Finished with seven points and five rebounds in the Lady Vols’ win at Florida.
• Scored five crucial points to help UT secure a home win vs. Vanderbilt, adding two rebounds and a steal in nine minutes.
• Turned in a career-high four blocked shots at Vandy while scoring six points and grabbing six rebounds.

2018-19 - SOPHOMORE

• Appeared in 28 games as a sophomore, starting in 11 and averaging 4.8 points and 3.5 rebounds per contest. 
• Scored in double figures in six games, including four of the first five before a knee injury sidelined her for three games and set back the progress she had made.
• Recorded the second highest field goal percentage on the team during the 2018-19 season at .519.
• Led Tennessee in blocks in six different games and finished second on the team with 15 total.
• Poured in a career-high 16 points against UCLA in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
• Tallied 14 points and eight rebounds in a key home win against LSU during the regular season.
• Recorded the first double-double of her career against UAB with 13 points, 13 rebounds and two blocked shots, helping UT claim the Junkanoo Division title at the Junkanoo Jam tournament.
• She also had 11 points, six rebounds and a career-best two steals vs. Clemson in that same tourney in Bimini, Bahamas.
• Netted 13 points against FAMU while also adding two rebounds, a steal and a blocked shot.
• Made her first career start in the opener vs. Presbyterian, tallying 10 points, seven rebounds, two blocks and an assist.

2017-18 - FRESHMAN

• Saw action in 16 games during the 2017-18 season, scoring in six and grabbing a rebound in nine. 
• Averaged 7.6 minutes per contest and tallied 1.8 ppg. and 1.4 rpg. 
• Connected at a rate of .650 from the field, hitting 13 of 20 shots.
• Recorded a career-high 10 points in 15 minutes of action vs. Liberty during the NCAA First Round.
• Played 18 minutes against Troy, logging six points, five rebounds and two blocked shots.
• Netted four points at Florida.
• Scored three points and pulled down five boards in 10 minutes of action against No. 18 Georgia.
• Blocked three shots, scored four points and pulled down four rebounds during her Lady Vol debut against ETSU.

USA/AAU BASKETBALL

• Participated in 2016 USA Women’s U18 National Team Trials.
• Participated in 2016 USA Women’s U17 World Championship Team Trials.
• Participated in 2015 USA Women’s U16 National Team Trials.
• Played AAU ball for Finest Basketball Club Southeast Elite.

HIGH SCHOOL

• Ranked No. 11 overall and the No. 1 post in the 2017 Prospectsnation.com Elite 150.
• Ranked No. 57 overall and the No. 6 post in the 2017 HoopGurlz espnW Top 100.
• McDonald’s All-American (2017).
• Played in Jordan Brand Classic (2017).
• WBCA Honorable Mention All-American (2017).
• Naismith Honorable Mention All-American (2017).
• Atlanta Journal Constitution Class A All-State First Team (2015, 2016. 2017).
• Senior year stats included 12.5 ppg., 7.7 rpg. and 2.0 bpg., as St. Francis finished 26-5 and lost in the state semifinals.
• As a junior in 2015-16, she averaged 10.6 ppg. and 8.2 rpg. to help her team to a 31-2 record and a state title.
• As a sophomore in 2014-15, she averaged 11.5 ppg. and 8.6 rpg. to help her team to a 28-3 record and a state championship.
• As a freshman in 2013-14, Kushkituah averaged 11.8 ppg. and 5.6 rpg. to help her team to a 25-4 record and the state championship game.
• Played volleyball (four years) and soccer (1 1/2 years) in high school.

PERSONAL

• Full name is Kasiyahna Mercedes Kushkituah.
• Name is pronounced CASS-ee-YAW-nuh kush-KITTA-wuh.
• Prefers to be called “Kasi.”
• Born on Aug. 16, 1999, in Atlanta, Ga.
• Mother is Talandra Echols, stepdad is Otis Wilson and father is Kaisim Kushkituah.
• Has one Godsister, Daphne.
• Uncle Quennon Echols played basketball at Murray State; and God-uncle Shareef Abdur-Rahim is a retired NBA player who was a 2000 U.S. Olympic gold medalist and 2002 NBA All-Star.
• Big fan of Beyoncé and earned the nickname “Keyoncé” because of that affinity for the star and her propensity to sing while in the car.
• Wears No. 11, because that is the age when she began to love basketball, and K is the 11th letter in the alphabet.
• May 2020 graduate in hotel, restaurant and tourism management with a minor in business administration.
• Earned a master's in communication and information with a concentration in journalism and electronic media in May 2021.
• Recipient of the Doris Lewis Winners' Circle Scholarship For Centers.
• Has her own YouTube channel: KasiUniquee
• Follow @kasiuniquee on Twitter and on Instagram.