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Jersey Number 5
Melakih Cunningham
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 196
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Gary, Ind.
Honors
Averaged 11.8 minutes per game as a true freshman while recording 3.1 points and 2.0 rebounds per outing ... Was 3-3 as a starter of the last six games of the season ... Tallied double figures in scoring twice and led club in rebounding twice ... Scored season-high 13 points on 5-of-10 FG and 2-of-6 threes with 4 rebounds vs. LA Tech (3/13/26) in CUSA Semifinals ... Earned his first career start at Sam Houston (2/28/26) and finished with 5 points, 3 rebounds and a steal in 22 minutes ... Had a dunk and 5 points with 2 rebounds and 2 assists in start vs. WKU (3/5/26) at home ... Had a breakout game vs. Kennesaw State (2/18/26) with 11 points, 5 rebounds, a pair of 3-pointers and a dunk in just 14 minutes ... Posted 6 points and season-high 7 rebounds in CUSA Tourney win over FIU (3/10/26) with 2 steals and a 3-pointer in starting role ... Shed the redshirt and made his first appearance in non-conference tilt at Tulsa (12/6/25) and played 23 minutes with 6 points, 4 rebounds 2 assists and a 3-pointer ... Scored 7 points in 13-minute appearance vs. Lindenwood (12/23/25) on 3-of-5 FG with a 3-pointer, block and 4 rebounds ... Had a gigantic impact in game at first-place Liberty (2/7/26), scoring 6 points with 2 rebounds, an assist, a block and a steal in 12 minutes on the court ... Snagged 3 rebounds at Xavier (12/12/25) on TruTV with 2 points ... Snagged 3 rebounds in home win over FIU (1/10/26) with 2 points ... Snagged a pair of rebounds with an assist vs. Delaware (2/14/26) ... Had a rebound, assist and steal in an 8-minute stint off the pine at FIU (2/21/26) ... Dished out 2 assists and snagged 2 steals in two-point loss at LA Tech (2/26/26) in a 10-minute assignment ... Named to Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll for 2025-26 ... Also earned spot on MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2025 and Spring 2026.
High School
Played his final prep season at Moravian Prep National in Hudson, N.C., where he helped coach Jeremy Ellis’ Lions to an 11-1 national schedule in the Elite League … Was on the YNG Dreamerz squad … Spent the spring of 2024 at Crispus Attucks High School in Indianapolis before his move to Moravian … As a junior (2023-24), he averaged 14.9 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.2 steals and 1.9 assists per game at Decatur Central High in Indianapolis while shooting 31 percent from three … Rated No. 20 on the Prep Hoops list of North Carolina prep players and No. 3 among small forwards … Played AAU for Wildcat Select 3SSB club team … Chose Missouri State over Ball State, Toledo and Miami (Ohio).
Personal
Melakih Cunningham was born 4/6/07 in Gary, Ind. … Son of Robert Cunningham and Melissa Hill of Gary … Has four brothers, Melvon, Raekwon, Robert and Rhylin, and three sisters, McKaylin, McKaila and McKiah … Majoring in Sociology.
- Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll: 2025-26
- MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Fall 2025, Spring 2026
Averaged 11.8 minutes per game as a true freshman while recording 3.1 points and 2.0 rebounds per outing ... Was 3-3 as a starter of the last six games of the season ... Tallied double figures in scoring twice and led club in rebounding twice ... Scored season-high 13 points on 5-of-10 FG and 2-of-6 threes with 4 rebounds vs. LA Tech (3/13/26) in CUSA Semifinals ... Earned his first career start at Sam Houston (2/28/26) and finished with 5 points, 3 rebounds and a steal in 22 minutes ... Had a dunk and 5 points with 2 rebounds and 2 assists in start vs. WKU (3/5/26) at home ... Had a breakout game vs. Kennesaw State (2/18/26) with 11 points, 5 rebounds, a pair of 3-pointers and a dunk in just 14 minutes ... Posted 6 points and season-high 7 rebounds in CUSA Tourney win over FIU (3/10/26) with 2 steals and a 3-pointer in starting role ... Shed the redshirt and made his first appearance in non-conference tilt at Tulsa (12/6/25) and played 23 minutes with 6 points, 4 rebounds 2 assists and a 3-pointer ... Scored 7 points in 13-minute appearance vs. Lindenwood (12/23/25) on 3-of-5 FG with a 3-pointer, block and 4 rebounds ... Had a gigantic impact in game at first-place Liberty (2/7/26), scoring 6 points with 2 rebounds, an assist, a block and a steal in 12 minutes on the court ... Snagged 3 rebounds at Xavier (12/12/25) on TruTV with 2 points ... Snagged 3 rebounds in home win over FIU (1/10/26) with 2 points ... Snagged a pair of rebounds with an assist vs. Delaware (2/14/26) ... Had a rebound, assist and steal in an 8-minute stint off the pine at FIU (2/21/26) ... Dished out 2 assists and snagged 2 steals in two-point loss at LA Tech (2/26/26) in a 10-minute assignment ... Named to Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll for 2025-26 ... Also earned spot on MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2025 and Spring 2026.
High School
Played his final prep season at Moravian Prep National in Hudson, N.C., where he helped coach Jeremy Ellis’ Lions to an 11-1 national schedule in the Elite League … Was on the YNG Dreamerz squad … Spent the spring of 2024 at Crispus Attucks High School in Indianapolis before his move to Moravian … As a junior (2023-24), he averaged 14.9 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.2 steals and 1.9 assists per game at Decatur Central High in Indianapolis while shooting 31 percent from three … Rated No. 20 on the Prep Hoops list of North Carolina prep players and No. 3 among small forwards … Played AAU for Wildcat Select 3SSB club team … Chose Missouri State over Ball State, Toledo and Miami (Ohio).
Personal
Melakih Cunningham was born 4/6/07 in Gary, Ind. … Son of Robert Cunningham and Melissa Hill of Gary … Has four brothers, Melvon, Raekwon, Robert and Rhylin, and three sisters, McKaylin, McKaila and McKiah … Majoring in Sociology.
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