Outlook

Kyler Mann is a long, athletic forward ... Has a high basketball IQ ... Hustles and competes on the glass … … Is one of two returning sophomores from JCCC’s 2022-23 roster.

Sophomore Year 2023-24

Helped lead the Cavaliers to a 28-7 record, a district championship, and a berth to the NJCAA Division II National Tournament … Selected All-Region 6/Plains District and Al-Kansas Jayhawk Conference Division II first-team … Was voted the KJCCC D-II Player of the Week three times over the season … Played and started in all 35 games … Was the team’s second leading scorer at 13.7 per game and top rebounder at 8.7 per game … Tied for the team lead in games with 10+ points with 25 and led JCCC with 12 multi-rebound games, which ties for 14^th for a season at JCCC …. Also led the team with 11 double-doubles, which ranks 11^th on JCCC’s season chart …  His 8.7 rebound average ranked third in the conference and his 304 total rebounds were the most recorded in 2023-24 … That total also ranks him 17^th on JCCC season chart … Ranked ninth in the conference in scoring average and third in total points with 481 … Established a new career high in his first game of the season, pouring in 21 and tied his career high in rebounds with 13 to lead JCCC to a 91-82 win over North Arkansas (11-4-23) … Followed with another double-double of 21 points and 10 boards in a 77-59 win over North Central Missouri (11-4-23) … Was selected the KJCCC D-II Player of the Week for week 1 following those performances … Tallied a third straight double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds in a 74-58 win over Metropolitan (11-7-23) … Averaged 12.7 points, 8.7 points and 4.3 assists to lead the Cavaliers to blowout wins over Southeast (11-14-23), OnPoint Academy (11-17-23) and Arkansas State Mid-South (11-18-23) to earn the KJCCC D-II Player of the Week for week 3 … Powered JCCC to a 98-64 win over Saint Mary with a double-double of 17 points and a career-high 15 rebounds, along with four assists and four steals (11-21-23) … That effort was worthy of the KJCCC D-II Player of the Week honor for week 4 … Knocked down 9-of-12 shots and went 6-for-6 at the free throw line to tally a career-high 24 points in an 85-70 win over Iowa Western (11-29-23) … Also grabbed 10 rebounds to post his fifth double-double on the season … Made a career-high 13-of-17 free throws and went 5-for-6 from the field to post 23 points in an 87-77 win over Link Year Prep (1-4-24) … Opened conference play with 18 points, six rebounds, three assists and career-high seven steals in a 69-65 loss to Highland (1-13-24) … His seven steals tie the 10^th-best performance in team history … Went for 17 points and eight boards in an 87-83 win at Allen (1-20-24) and followed with 18 points and eight rebounds in a 70-58 win over Fort Scott (1-24-24) … Picked up a double-double of 13 points and 10 boards in a 66-63 loss at Highland (2-3-24) … Had 10 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high seven assists in a 102-78 drubbing of Allen (2-14-24) … Had back-to-doubles in wins over Labette and at Hesston, going for 13 and 10 against Cardinals (2-21-24) and 12 and 13 against the Larks (2-24-24) … Recorded 12 points and 12 rebounds in a 66-55 win over Highland in the Region 6/Plains District Tournament semifinals (3-8-24) … Recorded 12 points, eight boards and three steals in an 83-70 win over Fort Scott in the championships game, helping to punch JCCC’s ticket to the NJCAA D-II National Tournament (3-9-24) … Averaged a double-double of 13.0 points and 10.0 rebounds in the national tournament … Also had five assists and four steals … Opened the tournament with a double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds along with two assists and three steals in a 74-68 loss to National Park (3-18-24) … Posted another double-double with 11 points and 10 boards in a 88-77 loss to Macomb in the first round of the consolation bracket (3-20-24) … His two 10-rebound efforts tie for the 11^th-best game in tournament play by a JCCC player, and his 20 total rebounds tie for 14^th … His 10.0 rebound average ranks second all-time in team history in national tournament play … His three steals against National Park tie the sixth-best game.

Freshman Year 2022-23

Earned NJCAA All-Academic second-team with a GPA of between 3.80.3.99 ... Played 37 games, 18 as a starter … Averaged 5.8 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.6 steals … Connected on 46.5 percent of his field goal attempts (87-for-187) … Ranked second on the team and fourth in the conference in total rebounds (212) and third on the team in rebound average … Scored in double figures three times and topped 10+ rebounds twice … Led the team in rebounds in 13 games, most on the roster … Also was the game leader in assists five times and in steals seven … Had a solid line of eight points, six rebounds, three steals and two assists in a 127-50 win over Bethany JV (11-8-22) … Finished with eight points and seven boards in a 90-63 win over Southwestern (11-12-22) … Grabbed a game high 12 rebounds and scored nine points in a 90-79 setback at Southeast (11-16-22) … Reached double digits scoring for the first time with 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting in a 108-29 win over On Point Academy (11-18-22) … Led JCCC with nine rebounds and added six points in a 79-62 win over Metropolitan (1-5-23) … Grabbed 10 boards, five assists, four points and three steals in an 86-66 win over Baker JV (1-10-23) … Recoded his first double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds in an 86-76 win over Fort Scott (1-18-23) … Also had four steals … Posted his second double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds in a 70-60 victory over Kansas City Kansas (2-8-23) … Finished 11 rebounds, eight points and five assists in a 90-48 win over Neosho County (2-25-23) … Had eight points and six eight points and five steals in a 92-84 win over Neosho County in the first round of the Region VI/Plains District Tournament (3-6-23) … Grabbed eight boards and scored two points in an 82-64 win over Fort Scott in the semifinals (11-10-23) … Tallied eight points, nine rebounds, five assists, three blocks and two steals in an 80-56 win over Allen to claim the title and advance to the NJCAA D-II National Tournament (3-11-23) … Grabbed 19 total rebounds for an average of 4.8 per game in the national tournament … Tallied six boards in all three JCCC tournament victories … His 19 total boards tie 15^th-most recorded by a JCCC player in tournament history.

High School

Was a three-year starter for coach Brian Montonati at Owasso High School, Owasso, Okla. … Graduated 2021 … Rated the 67^th best recruit in the state of Oklahoma by MaxPreps.com as a senior … Named Large East All-State first-team by the Oklahoma Coaches Association his senior year … Was also a first-team Region 7 All-District selection … Was a finalist for the Tulsa World Player of the Year his senior season … Named the Tournament MVP after the Rams won 73-49 against Bishop Kelly in the championship game of the Port City Classic his senior year … Selected to play in the Oklahoma Coaches Association All-Star Game as a senior … Averaged 14 points and 10 rebounds as a junior and upped his totals to 15 points and 11 boards his senior season … Helped the Rams qualify for the Oklahoma 6A State Tournament his senior year … Played two seasons of club basketball for Oklahoma PWP coached by Adrian Arthur … National Honor Society member.

Personal

Born Kyler Alan Mann on May 5, 2003, in Tulsa, Okla. … Nickname is K Mann … Son of Wendell Mann and Katrece Scott … Has four brothers: Kortland, Kayden, Wendell and Brandon … Majoring in engineering … Also recruited by the University of Oklahoma, East Carolina University, University of Saint Mary, McPherson College and Fort Scott Community College … Favorite foods are steak and pancakes … Favorite fast food restaurant is Braum’s … Favorite restaurant is Texas Road House … Favorite TV show and cartoon character is Sponge Bob Square Pants … Favorite movie is The Avengers … Favorite sports movie is The Sandlot … Favorite actor is Adam Sandler … Enjoys reading the Michael Vey series … Favorite music entertainers is NBA YoungBoy … Favorite athlete is Derrick Rose … Favorite sports team is the Oklahoma City Thunder … Greatest sport moment was going to the State Tournament … Notable alumni from his school are NBA guard Shake Milton, MLB pitcher Dylan Bundy and NFL players Aaron Colvin and Keon Hatcher.