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2014-15 Men's Basketball Roster

Andy Schlichting
Andy Schlichting
Mackenzie Masson
Mackenzie Masson
Andy Schlichting
Abreham Gebreegziabher
Mackenzie Masson
Cos Lindstrom-Furutani
Andy Schlichting
Cos Lindstrom-Furutani

4 Nicholas Kay

  • Position Center
  • Ht./Wt. 6-9 / 230
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Tamworth, Australia
  • High School Newington College

Biography

  • 2015 Spring Semester Athletic Director's Honor Roll
  • 2014-15 Division II Bulletin honorable mention All-America
  • 2014-15 NABC first team all-district
  • 2014-15 Daktronics/D2 CCA second team all-South Central Region
  • 2014-15 RMAC all-tournament
  • 2014-15 first team all-RMAC
  • 2014-15 RMAC defensive player of the week (March 2)
  • 2014-15 Capital One first team Academic All-America
  • 2014-15 Capital One first team Academic All-District
  • 2014-15 first team academic all-RMAC
  • 2014-15 RMAC offensive player of the week (Nov. 17)
  • 2014-15 preseason all-RMAC
  • 2014 Division II Academic Achievement Award
  • 2014 Fall Semester Athletic Director's Honor Roll  
  • 2014 Spring Semester Athletic Director's Honor Roll
  • 2013-14 NABC first team all-district
  • 2013-14 NCAA South Central Region all-tournament
  • 2013-14 RMAC Shootout most valuable player
  • 2013-14 RMAC Summit Award winner
  • 2013-14 first team all-RMAC
  • 2013-14 Capital One second team Academic All-America
  • 2013-14 first team academic all-RMAC
  • 2013-14 RMAC defensive player of the week (Dec. 2, Dec. 23)
  • 2013-14 Al Kaly Classic all-tournament
  • 2013-14 preseason all-RMAC
  • 2013 Fall Semester Athletic Director's Honor Roll
  • 2013 Division II Academic Achievement Award
  • 2013 Spring Semester Athletic Director's Honor Roll
  • 2012-13 Elite 89 Award winner
  • 2012-13 RMAC Summit Award winner
  • 2012-13 third team all-RMAC
  • 2012-13 first team academic all-RMAC
  • 2012 Fall Semester Athletic Director's Honor Roll
  • 2012 Spring Semester Athletic Director's Honor Roll
  • 2011 Fall Semester Athletic Director's Honor Roll

At MSU Denver: Finished Roadrunners career ranked second in school history in free throws made (449), games played 114) and minutes (3,969); third in free throws attempted (578) and games started (114); fourth in rebounds (863) and field goals made (637); fifth in points (1,766); sixth in field goals attempted (1,275); ninth in blocked shots (77); 10th in steals (173); 13th in points per game (13.4) and rebounds per game (6.5) and 15th in assists (203).

2014-15: Earned Division II Bulletin honorable mention All-America, NABC first team all-district, Daktronics/D2 CCA second team all-South Central Region and first team all-RMAC ... also earned Capital One first team Academic All-America and first team academic all-RMAC ... led the Roadrunners to a share of their third consecutive RMAC regular season championship and their seventh consecutive NCAA tournament appearance ... started all 32 games at forward and averaged 20.4 points, 7.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.4 steals per game ... shot 53.0 percent (229-for-432) from the floor, 15.9 percent (7-for-44) from 3-point range and 78.0 percent (188-for-241) from the free throw line ... led the team in scoring, rebounding, steals, field goals, field goal percentage and free throws made and attempted ... scoring average ranked third in school history single-season record books and points total, free throws made and free throw attempts were fourth ... ranked 11th in NCAA Division II in points and free throws made, seventh in free throws attempted, 14th in field goals made, 15th in minutes (1158), 23rd in points per game, 29th in field goals attempted, 31st in minutes per game, 49th in rebounds, 65th in field goal percentage, 95th in rebounds per game and 97th in offensive rebounds per game (2.6) ... ranked second in the RMAC in minutes per game and rebounds; third in rebounding, free throws made, free throws attempted and offensive rebounds per game; fourth in scoring, total points and field goals made; fifth in steals; and sixth in field goal percentage ... scored in double figures in all 32 games and had seven double-doubles ... scored 20+ points 18 times ... led the team in double figures scoring and double-doubles, and tied for the team lead in games with 20+ points ... scored 28 points on 11-of-16 shooting in a season-opening win over Rogers State (Okla.) on Nov. 14 ... scored a career-high 33 points, making 8-of-9 at the line and 12-of-21 from the floor and had three steals and five rebounds in a win over Arkansas-Fort Smith on Nov. 15 ... named RMAC offensive player of the week on Nov. 17 ... recorded a double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds in a win over Armstrong State (Ga.) on Nov. 28 ... poured in 20 points at No. 6/6 Florida Southern on Nov. 29 ... shot 10-of-15 from the floor and had 26 points and seven rebounds in a win over Black Hills State on Dec. 19 ... scored 25 points in a win at Colorado Christian on Jan. 9 ... shot 9-of-11 from the floor and had 24 points in a win over Adams State on Jan. 16 ... scored 20 points and had 13 rebounds in a win over Fort Lewis on Jan. 17 ... sunk 11-of-13 free throws and scored 21 points with nine rebounds in a win at Western State on Jan. 24 ... shot 8-of-11 from the floor and 9-of-11 at the line for 25 points in a win at Chadron State on Jan. 30 ... had another double-double with 20 points and 13 rebounds in a win over No. 13/8 Colorado School of Mines on Feb. 6 ... pulled down a career-high 17 rebounds and scored 21 points in a win over CSU-Pueblo on Feb. 27 ... scored 27 points and made all seven of his free throw attempts to help MSU Denver clinch the RMAC regular season championship on Feb. 28 in a win over No. 18/20 UCCS ... named RMAC defensive player of the week on March 2 ... had 24 points and 14 rebounds, while shooting 9-of-15 from the floor in a win over Colorado Christian on March 3 in the first round of the RMAC tournament ... had 26 points and 11 rebounds in a win over CSU-Pueblo on March 6 in the RMAC tournament semifinals ... averaged 20.7 points and 10.7 rebounds in three games at the RMAC tournament ... scored 29 points and had 13 rebounds, while making 12-of-17 at the free throw line against Midwestern State in the first round of the NCAA tournament on March 14.

2013-14: Earned NABC first team all-district, first team all-RMAC and Capital One second team Academic All-America, starting all 34 games at forward to lead the Roadrunners to the RMAC regular season and tournament championships and the semifinals at the NCAA tournament ... averaged 15.9 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.0 blocked shots ... shot 48.0 percent from the floor, 38.3 percent from 3-point range and 79.5 percent at the free throw line ... totaled 540 points, 251 rebounds, 64 assists, 57 steals and 33 blocks, while shooting 197-of-410 from the floor, 18-of-47 from the outside and 128-of-161 from the line ... ranked 98th in NCAA Division II in steals per game and 139th in rebounds per game ... in RMAC games, ranked third in the conference in offensive rebounds per game (2.7), fourth in rebounds per game (7.2), fifth in field goal percentage (.512) and steals per game (1.6), eighth in minutes per game (32.5), 10th in blocked shots per game (0.8), 12th in scoring (15.6) and 15th in free throw percentage (.818) ... scored in double figures 30 times and reached double digits in rebounding eight times ... had a team-high seven double-doubles ... scored 20+ points 10 times ... named to the Al Kaly Classic all-tournament team after averaging 19.0 points and 6.0 rebounds in two games to open the season ... averaged 12.8 points and 3.8 rebounds in four exhibition games against NCAA Division I opponents, helping Metro State go 3-1 at the NIT Season Tip-Off ... scored 11 points against Rhode Island on Nov. 18, had nine against Fairleigh Dickinson (Nov. 19) and 10 at Elon (Nov. 25) ... poured in 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting against Canisius on Nov. 26 ... recorded a double-double with 17 points and 14 rebounds and had three blocks and three steals at No. 7 Western Washington on Nov. 30 ... named RMAC defensive player of the week on Dec. 2 ... averaged 3.5 steals and 1.0 blocks Dec. 20-21 to earn RMAC defensive player of the week again on Dec. 23 ... scored 21 points and had 10 rebounds, hitting 2-of-2 from the outside and 7-of-8 at the line at Adams State on Jan. 17 ... pulled down 12 rebounds and had 11 points at Fort Lewis on Jan. 18 ... scored 20 points on Jan. 31 against Chadron State, on Feb. 7 at No. 11 Colorado Mines and on Feb. 15 against Regis ... also had 11 rebounds and four assists against Regis ... shot 9-of-10 from the floor and scored 23 points against Adams State on Jan. 22 ... helped Metro State finish the regular season as the third team in RMAC history to go undefeated with 19 points, 10 rebounds and six assists at Colorado State-Pueblo on Feb. 28 and 24 points and 10 rebounds at UC-Colorado Springs on March 1 ... named RMAC Shootout most valuable player after averaging 21.0 points and 7.3 rebounds, while shooting 54.8 percent in three games ... passed 1,000 points for his career and scored 21 against Colorado Mesa in the first round of the RMAC Shootout on March 4 ... scored 22 points and had nine rebounds in the championship game against UC-Colorado Springs on March 8 ... recorded a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds in the Elite Eight at the NCAA tournament against Tuskegee (Ala.) on March 26 ... forced five steals and had 17 points and seven rebounds in the national semifinals against No. 20 Central Missouri on March 27 ... averaged 12.8 points and 8.4 rebounds in five games at the NCAA tournament.

2012-13: Named third team all-RMAC after leading Metro State to the national title game and the RMAC regular season and tournament championships ... earned the Elite 89 award (top grade point average at NCAA championship event), the Summit Award (top GPA at RMAC championship event) and was named first team academic all-RMAC ... started 33 of 34 games and averaged 10.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.4 steals ... shot 49.4 percent from the floor, 37.0 percent from 3-point range and 77.2 percent at the free throw line ... in conference games, ranked fourth in the RMAC in field goal percentage (.533) and 12th in offensive rebounds per game (2.0) ... scored 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting against Bemidji State (Minn.) on Nov. 17 ... hit 7-of-11 from the floor and had 17 points at Colorado State-Pueblo on Dec. 8 ... buried 4-of-4 3-point field goals and scored 18 points with seven rebounds at Colorado Mines on Jan. 12 ... recorded a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds against No. 23 Fort Lewis on Jan. 19 ... shot 7-of-9 from the floor for 16 points against Colorado Mines on Feb. 8 ... scored 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting to lead the team to a win at Adams State on Feb. 23 following the first loss of the season the night before ... recorded 17 points, 12 rebounds and shot 7-of-10 against UC-Colorado Springs on March 2 ... scored 19 points and had eight rebounds in the first round of the NCAA tournament against Tarleton State (Texas) on March 16 ... scored 19 points in the regional championship game against St. Mary's (Texas) on March 19 and added 19 points and 13 rebounds in the quarterfinals on March 28 against Franklin Pierce (N.H.) ... shot 8-of-9 from the floor and had 17 points and nine rebounds in a semifinal win over No. 1 West Liberty (W.Va.) ... scored 10 points and had seven rebounds in the national championship game against No. 7 Drury (Mo.) ... averaged 14.7 points and 7.5 rebounds, while shooting 49.2 percent from the floor in six NCAA tournament games.

2011-12: Played in all 32 games with 15 starts as a forward to help Metro State advance to the Elite Eight at the NCAA tournament ... fifth on the team in scoring with 208 points (6.5 per game) and third in rebounding with 178 (5.6 per game) ... also had 31 assists, 26 steals and eight blocked shots ... shot 47.6 percent (81-for-170) from the floor and 72.6 percent (45-for-62) from the free throw line ... scored in double figures seven times and had two double-doubles ... became the first Metro State freshman to record a double-double in his first career game since 1995 with 14 points and 13 rebounds in a start against Bemidji State (Minn.) on Nov. 11 ... shot 4-of-5 from the floor and had 11 points on Nov. 18 against South Dakota Mines ... scored 10 against Colorado College on Nov. 22 ... hit all six free throw attempts and finished with 12 points, eight rebounds and three steals against New Mexico Highlands on Dec. 2 ... made his third start of the season at Colorado Christian on Jan. 7 and had a season-high 24 points on 11-of-13 shooting and 11 rebounds ... shot 5-of-8 from the floor for 12 points at Colorado Mesa on Jan. 28 ... matched a season high with 13 rebounds and had eight points against Colorado Christian on Feb. 4 ... scored 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting and 5-of-6 free throws against No. 5 Colorado Mines on Feb. 6 ... hit his first career 3-pointer on Feb. 18 and scored seven points at New Mexico Highlands ... averaged 5.3 rebound and 3.0 points in four NCAA Tournament games.

High School: 2010 graduate of Newington College ... coached by Rex Nottage ... member of the Australia U-19 team ... toured with the Australian Institute of Sport to America and China ... named to the New South Wales state team ... led his school team to finish second in Australia's all-schools tournament and won the New South Wales all-school tournament ... averaged 13 points and 14 rebounds for Newington.

Personal: Born Aug. 3, 1992 ... son of Paul and Terrie Kay ... has a younger brother, Mitchell, and a younger sister, Alexandra ... majoring in biology.



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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2011-12Freshman

    Center
    6'8" 225 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2012-13Sophomore

    Center
    6'8" 220 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2013-14Junior

    Center
    6'9" 230 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2014-15Senior

    Center
    6'9" 230 lbs
    4