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2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster

Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer

22 Markhi Strickland

22 Markhi Strickland

  • Position:
    Guard/Forward
  • Height:
    6-8
  • Weight:
    210
  • Class:
    Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown:
    Miami, Fla.
  • High School:
    IMG Academy

Summary

Biography

2024-25 Stats: 11.3 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 41 assists, 38 steals, 8 blocks - 32 games played, 32 starts / 958 minutes
Academic All-MAC ... NABC Honors Court … Was the lone Bronco to start all 32 games … Was second on the team in minutes at 29.9 per contest … Shot 47.9 percent (152-of-317) from the floor, the 15th-best mark in the MAC … Finished third on the team in scoring at 11.3 points per contest … Scored in double-figures 21 times, second-most on the team … Poured in a career-high 20 points against South Dakota … Netted 20 points again in the win at Buffalo … Tied for 13th with an average of 2.0 offensive rebounds per game in league play … Grabbed five or more rebounds 11 times … Had 10 points and a career-high 10 rebounds for first career double-double on Senior Night against Kent State … Finished third on Western Michigan with 38 steals … Picked up multiple steals 10 times, including a career-high tying four in wins at Youngstown State and against NIU … Was also third on the team in assists with 41 … Handed out a career-high four assists in the Home Opener against Davenport … Recorded a pair of blocks against Central Michigan.

2023-24 Stats: 3.4 ppg, 1.8 rpg - 5 games played, 2 starts / 63 minutes
NABC Honors Court ... Appeared in five games and earned two starts before suffering a season-ending injury … Averaged 12.6 minutes per game … Connected on 60.0 percent (6-of-10) from the field and 62.5 percent (5-of-8) from the free throw line … Started, went 3-of-4 from the field and 3-for-3 at the free throw line to net nine points in his WMU debut on Opening Night against North Dakota State … Secured a season-high seven rebounds against Georgia State.

2022-23 (Victoria College): Started all 28 games he played in for the Pirates ... Totaled 14.6 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.5 steals in 33.8 minutes per game ... His 6.8 rebounds led the team ... Shot 45.3 percent (163-of-360) from the field ... Scored in double-figures 20 times and had 20 or more points in five contests ... Hit 12-of-20 from the field to score 28 points at Grayson College ... Recorded double-digit rebounds five times and posted four double-doubles ... Reeled in 14 rebounds against Prairie View A&M JV.

2021-22 (Saint Louis): Saw action in 14 games for the Billikens, starting one ... Averaged 2.6 points in 5.9 minutes per contest ... Shot 46.9 percent (15-of-32) from the floor for the season ... Scored seven points in each of the first two games of the season against Central Arkansas and Harris-Stowe ... Made first collegiate start in the A-10 opener against Richmond ... Saw 18 minutes of action and scored five points against Northern Iowa in the NIT.

2020-21 (Saint Louis): Appeared in seven games for SLU ... Averaged 2.6 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.0 steals in 7.3 minutes per game ... Made 50.0 percent (7-of-14) from the field for the season ... Notched three points and grabbed four rebounds in 15 minutes of action in collegiate debut against SIUE ... Had five points and registered a career-high four steals against Arkansas Pine Bluff. 

High School: Graduated from IMG Academy ... Also attended Victory Rock Prep in Bradenton, Fla. ... Played on the Nike EYBL circuit with E1T1.

Personal: Son of Tomi Rose and Mark Strickland ... Father, Mark, played nine seasons in the NBA ... Graduated from WMU in April of 2025 with a degree in University Studies.
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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2023-24Junior

    Guard/Forward
    6'6" 210 lbs
    15
  • 22

    2024-25Redshirt Junior

    Guard/Forward
    6'8" 210 lbs
    22