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| Position | Small forward | |||||||||||
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| Born | October 10, 2005 Richardson, Texas, U.S. | |||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | |||||||||||
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | |||||||||||
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Liam McNeeley (born October 10, 2005) is an American basketball player who currently attends Montverde Academy.
McNeeley grew up in Richardson, Texas and initially attended J. J. Pearce High School. He transferred to John Paul II High School in Plano, Texas after his freshman year. [1] McNeeley averaged 17 points, nine rebounds, five assists, two steals and two blocks per game as a sophomore. [2] After the season, McNeeley transferred a second time to Montverde Academy in Montverde, Florida. [3] He averaged 13.7 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.2 steals in National Interscholastic Basketball Conference (NIBC) competition in his first season at Montverde. [4] McNeeley was selected to play in the 2024 McDonald's All-American Boys Game during his senior year. [5]
McNeeley is a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2024 class, according to major recruiting services. [6] He committed to play college basketball at Indiana after considering offers from Kansas and Texas. [7] [8] McNeeley signed a National Letter of Intent (NLI) to play for the Hoosiers on November 8, 2023, during the early signing period. [9] However, he requested a release from his NLI on March 7, 2024, shortly after Indiana announced that they would retain head coach Mike Woodson. [10]
McNeeley played for the United States national under-16 team at the 2021 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship. [11] He averaged 5.7 points and 5.0 rebounds per game as the United States won the gold medal. [12]
McNeeley's great-grandfather, grandfather, mother, and two of his uncles played college basketball. [13]
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