Keyton Kinley

Photo by: Ty Russell

Photo by: Ty Russell

Photo by: Timothy Hurst/For the University

Photo by: Ty Russell

Position:
Defensive Specialist
Height:
5-5
Class:
Senior
High School:
Lafayette
Hometown:
Lexington, Ky.

2019 (Junior)
All-Southwest Region First Team…Big 12 Libero of the Year…Unanimous All-Big 12 First Team…Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 30)…Played in 103 sets over 27 matches…Led the Big 12 with 506 digs and 4.91 digs per set…Also paced the league in conference matches with 288 digs and 4.72 digs per set…Reached 500 digs in a season for just the third time in program history in the 25-point rally scoring era (2008-present)…Reached double-digits in 25 of 27 matches including 12 performances with at least 20…Set a career-high with 32 digs against Oregon State (Sept. 5)…Added 111 assists and 14 aces.

2018 (Sophomore)

AVCA All-America Honorable Mention ... AVCA All-Southwest Region First Team … Big 12 Libero of the Year … All-Big 12 First Team …Three-time Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (10/15, 10/22, 11/19), setting an OU record for most defensive weekly honors in a career … Played in all 108 of Oklahoma’s sets, starting all 28 matches … Led the Big 12 with 541 digs and 5.01 digs per set … 5.01 digs/set ranked 51^st nationally and fifth-most among student-athletes in Power Five conferences during the regular season … Also paced the league in conference matches with 348 digs and 5.61 digs per set … Became just the second Sooner in the 25-point rally scoring era (2008-present) to reach 500 digs in a single season … Reached double-digit digs in 26 of OU’s 28 matches, including 16 performances with at least 20 … OU Nike Invitational All-Tournament Team … Set a career high with 29 digs against Texas (10/13) … Matched a program record for digs in a three-set match with 25 at West Virginia (11/17).

Before OU

Totaled 49 sets in 19 matches played as a freshman at Tennessee... picked up 68 digs, averaging 1.39 per set, including a season-high 22 vs. LSU (11/24) in the final match of the year... contributed seven assists and four service aces.

High School

Four-year letterwinner at Lafayette High School... earned All-State, All-City and All-District MVP as a sophomore, junior and senior from 2014-16... twice named team MVP... recognized by Prep Volleyball as an All-American and Senior Ace and two-tim member of the Defensive Dandies list.

Club

Spent 10 years playing for the Lexington United... Four-time club All-American.

Personal

Keyton Kinley... Parents: Kelly and Bob Kinley... Singlings: Chandler and Jaymeson... Major: Undecided. Older sister, Chandler plays at Northern Illinois and younger sister, Jaymeson committed to Austin Peay.