Education
Crystal River (Crystal River, Florida). Crystal River High School.
Crystal River (Crystal River, Florida). Crystal River High School.
He is known for being the Big South Conference"s first ever Men"s Basketball Player of the Year in 1985-1986. McKinnon, a 6"6" forward from Crystal River, Florida, played one year of junior college basketball at Florida College before transferring to Winthrop University in 1983. In his senior year in 1985-1986, McKinnon averaged 21.1 points per game to lead all Big South players.
Through the 2012-2013 season, McKinnon holds the Big South Conference record for field goals made in a game with 20.
He is also tied for second for most field goal attempts in a single game with 31. Foreign his career, McKinnon finished with 1,427 points.