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Jersey Number 2
Ja’Borri McGhee
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- McComb, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Winfield HS - Ala./UAB
HONORS & AWARDS
2024-25 American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team • UAB
2023-24 All-National Junior College Athletic Association Region V First Team • South Plains CC
2023-24 All-Western Junior College Athletic Conference First Team • South Plains CC
2022-23 All-Jayhawk Conference Honorable Mention • Garden City CC
CAREER
McGhee has played in 127 games between his stops at Garden City Community College (2022-23), South Plains Community College (2023-24), UAB (2024-25) and State (2025-26) … Registered 679 of his 1,687 points (40.2 percent), 166 of his 429 assists (38.7 percent), 168 of his 407 rebounds (41.3 percent) and 58 of his 137 steals (42.3 percent) over his last two seasons at the NCAA Division I level … Hit on 48.2 percent from the floor (605-of-1254), 36.8 percent from beyond the three-point line (134-of-364) and 69.8 percent from the foul line (340-of-487) … Piled up 79 outings in double figures sparked by 27 efforts of 20+ points … State and UAB went a combined 21-11 when McGhee reached double figures.
2025-26 • SENIOR
McGhee secured 8.4 points, 2.1 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 0.6 steals per game … Was 1 of 5 players to see action in all of State’s 32 games … Made 11 starts which included 6 of State’s first 8 games of the season (Nov. 5-Dec. 3) … Hit on 43.0 percent from the field (96-of-23), 40.5 percent of his three’s (34-of-84) and 67.7 percent at the free throw line (42-of-62) … Provided double figures on 11 occasions which was 3rd on the team behind Josh Hubbard and Jayden Epps … Notched 8 of his 11 games of 10+ points coming off the bench … Canned at least one three-pointer in 22 of 32 games highlighted by 11 of his last 12 outings (Jan. 28-March 11) … Dished out multiple assists in 15 games, sank multiple three-pointers on 8 occasions and collected multiple steals in 5 games.
BEST GAMES • STATE • 2025-26
McGhee provided 14 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals versus North Alabama (Nov. 5) off the bench in State’s season opener … Registered 16 points and 5 assists against New Orleans (Nov. 24) … Fired in 17 points aided by a trio of three-pointers versus SMU • Southern Methodist (Nov. 28) … Reached 1,500 career points during the San Francisco game (Dec. 7) … Amassed 19 of his career-high 29 points in the 2nd half of a comeback win over Utah (Dec. 13) … The 29 points tied Josh Hubbard versus Northwestern (11/19/2023) and Tony Watts against Ole Miss (01/24/1990) for the most points by a State player off the bench going back to at least 1989-90 … Added 11 points and 4 assists at LSU (Jan. 28) … Posted 10.8 points and 2.2 assists per game (Feb. 21-March 7) over his final 5 regular season games (Feb. 21-March 7) … Tacked on 12 points, a career-high tying 7 assists and 2 steals at South Carolina (Feb. 21) … Poured in SEC season’s best 20 points on 8-of-13 shooting versus Georgia (March 7).
BEFORE STATE
2024-25: McGhee posted 11.1 points, 2.8 assists, 2.7 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game as a starter for all 37 games of his junior season … Played for Andy Kennedy at UAB in the American Athletic Conference … Was 1 of 5 players to secure AAC All-Tournament Team honors … Team went 24-13 and made the NIT Quarterfinals … Connected on 51.7 percent from the field (155-of-300), 40.8 percent on his three-pointers (29-of-71) and 68.6 percent of his foul shots (72-of-105) … Garnered 21 games in double figures headed by 5 efforts of 20+ points … Notched multiple steals 13 times followed by 6 outings of 5+ assists.
2023-24: McGhee dialed up 18.7 points, 4.2 assists, 3.6 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game while starting all 29 of his appearances during his sophomore season … Coached by Hayden Sowers at South Plains College located in Levelland, Texas … Captured All-WJCAC and All-NJCAA Region V First-Team accolades … Ranked as the nation’s top guard and the No. 3 overall JUCO player … Team posted a 32-3 mark en route to a NJCAA Elite 8 appearance … Sank 50.3 percent of his field goal attempts (184-of-366), 35.2 percent from three-point territory (32-of-91) and 74.5 percent at the free throw line (143-of-192) … Collected double-digit points in 28 of 29 outings sparked by 12 performances of 20+ points … Tacked on 12 efforts of 5+ assists and 11 outings with multiple steals.
2022-23: McGhee came away with 16.0 points, 4.9 assists, 4.6 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game over his 29 appearances as a freshman … Coached by Rusty Elmore at Garden City Community College located in Garden City, Kansas … Earned All-Jayhawk Conference Honorable Mention as his team registered a 21-9 record and made a Region VI Tournament trip … Drained 46.6 percent from the floor (170-of-365), 35.6 percent from three-point range (42-of-118) and 64.8 percent at the foul line (83-of-128) … Compiled 19 games in double figures fueled by 8 performances of 20+ points … Came away with 14 efforts of 5+ assists and 13 outings with multiple steals.
BEST GAMES
2024-25: McGhee came away with a non-conference season’s best 25 points and distributed 6 assists versus Auburn • Montgomery (Nov. 18) … Added 11 points and a season-high 7 assists against ULL • Louisiana-Lafayette (Nov. 25) … Posted 4 of his 5 efforts of 20+ points were against AAC opponents starting with a 20-point effort versus USF • South Florida (Feb. 16) … Nearly compiled a triple-double with 13 points, 10 rebounds and equaling a season’s best 7 assists against Temple (Feb. 23) … Upped his averages to 16.0 points and 3.1 assists per game over his 9 outings during March (March 2-26) … Racked up 3 consecutive efforts of 20+ points: 22 points versus No. 18 Memphis (March 2), a season’s best 27 points against FAU • Florida Atlantic (March 6) and 25 points at Tulane (March 9) on a combined 27-of-43 shooting clip highlighted by 9 treys … Stuffed the stats sheet with 16 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists versus North Texas (March 15) in AAC Semifinals … Tucked away double figures in all three NIT outings (March 19-26) headed by 12 points apiece at Santa Clara (March 23) and at UC Irvine (March 26).
2023-24: McGhee ripped off 24 points against Victoria College (Nov. 1) in his South Plains CC debut … Exploded for a season’s best 38 points against Ranger College (Nov. 20) … Added 20 points and 12 rebounds versus Otero College (Nov. 24) for his only double-double … Pumped home 23-point efforts against Hinds CC (Nov. 17), Temple College (Dec. 9) and Clarendon College (March 16).
2022-23: McGhee’s top scoring performances at Garden City CC were 30 points at Coffeyville CC (Nov. 19), 26 points versus Colby CC (Feb. 1), 25 points at Barton CC (Jan. 18) and 25 points against Frank Phillips College (Nov. 3) … Notched his lone double-double with 17 points and 10 assists versus Dodge City CC (Dec. 3).
HIGH SCHOOL
McGhee played basketball and football at Winfield High School in Alabama … Amassed 28.4 points, 8.1 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game as a senior … Earned 2021 Alabama Sports Writers Association (ASWA) All-State Honorable Mention as a wide receiver during his junior season … Selected the 2021-22 Alabama Male Athlete of the Year by ITG due to his success in both sports.
PERSONAL
Born on January 1 … Majoring in university studies and is on-track to graduate with his degree in Summer 2026 … His cousin, Charvarius Ward, plays cornerback for the Indianapolis Colts in the NFL … Another cousin, Alijah Martin, was a guard on Florida’s 2024-25 NCAA Championship squad and plays for the Toronto Raptors in the NBA.
2024-25 American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team • UAB
2023-24 All-National Junior College Athletic Association Region V First Team • South Plains CC
2023-24 All-Western Junior College Athletic Conference First Team • South Plains CC
2022-23 All-Jayhawk Conference Honorable Mention • Garden City CC
CAREER
McGhee has played in 127 games between his stops at Garden City Community College (2022-23), South Plains Community College (2023-24), UAB (2024-25) and State (2025-26) … Registered 679 of his 1,687 points (40.2 percent), 166 of his 429 assists (38.7 percent), 168 of his 407 rebounds (41.3 percent) and 58 of his 137 steals (42.3 percent) over his last two seasons at the NCAA Division I level … Hit on 48.2 percent from the floor (605-of-1254), 36.8 percent from beyond the three-point line (134-of-364) and 69.8 percent from the foul line (340-of-487) … Piled up 79 outings in double figures sparked by 27 efforts of 20+ points … State and UAB went a combined 21-11 when McGhee reached double figures.
2025-26 • SENIOR
McGhee secured 8.4 points, 2.1 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 0.6 steals per game … Was 1 of 5 players to see action in all of State’s 32 games … Made 11 starts which included 6 of State’s first 8 games of the season (Nov. 5-Dec. 3) … Hit on 43.0 percent from the field (96-of-23), 40.5 percent of his three’s (34-of-84) and 67.7 percent at the free throw line (42-of-62) … Provided double figures on 11 occasions which was 3rd on the team behind Josh Hubbard and Jayden Epps … Notched 8 of his 11 games of 10+ points coming off the bench … Canned at least one three-pointer in 22 of 32 games highlighted by 11 of his last 12 outings (Jan. 28-March 11) … Dished out multiple assists in 15 games, sank multiple three-pointers on 8 occasions and collected multiple steals in 5 games.
BEST GAMES • STATE • 2025-26
McGhee provided 14 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals versus North Alabama (Nov. 5) off the bench in State’s season opener … Registered 16 points and 5 assists against New Orleans (Nov. 24) … Fired in 17 points aided by a trio of three-pointers versus SMU • Southern Methodist (Nov. 28) … Reached 1,500 career points during the San Francisco game (Dec. 7) … Amassed 19 of his career-high 29 points in the 2nd half of a comeback win over Utah (Dec. 13) … The 29 points tied Josh Hubbard versus Northwestern (11/19/2023) and Tony Watts against Ole Miss (01/24/1990) for the most points by a State player off the bench going back to at least 1989-90 … Added 11 points and 4 assists at LSU (Jan. 28) … Posted 10.8 points and 2.2 assists per game (Feb. 21-March 7) over his final 5 regular season games (Feb. 21-March 7) … Tacked on 12 points, a career-high tying 7 assists and 2 steals at South Carolina (Feb. 21) … Poured in SEC season’s best 20 points on 8-of-13 shooting versus Georgia (March 7).
BEFORE STATE
2024-25: McGhee posted 11.1 points, 2.8 assists, 2.7 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game as a starter for all 37 games of his junior season … Played for Andy Kennedy at UAB in the American Athletic Conference … Was 1 of 5 players to secure AAC All-Tournament Team honors … Team went 24-13 and made the NIT Quarterfinals … Connected on 51.7 percent from the field (155-of-300), 40.8 percent on his three-pointers (29-of-71) and 68.6 percent of his foul shots (72-of-105) … Garnered 21 games in double figures headed by 5 efforts of 20+ points … Notched multiple steals 13 times followed by 6 outings of 5+ assists.
2023-24: McGhee dialed up 18.7 points, 4.2 assists, 3.6 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game while starting all 29 of his appearances during his sophomore season … Coached by Hayden Sowers at South Plains College located in Levelland, Texas … Captured All-WJCAC and All-NJCAA Region V First-Team accolades … Ranked as the nation’s top guard and the No. 3 overall JUCO player … Team posted a 32-3 mark en route to a NJCAA Elite 8 appearance … Sank 50.3 percent of his field goal attempts (184-of-366), 35.2 percent from three-point territory (32-of-91) and 74.5 percent at the free throw line (143-of-192) … Collected double-digit points in 28 of 29 outings sparked by 12 performances of 20+ points … Tacked on 12 efforts of 5+ assists and 11 outings with multiple steals.
2022-23: McGhee came away with 16.0 points, 4.9 assists, 4.6 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game over his 29 appearances as a freshman … Coached by Rusty Elmore at Garden City Community College located in Garden City, Kansas … Earned All-Jayhawk Conference Honorable Mention as his team registered a 21-9 record and made a Region VI Tournament trip … Drained 46.6 percent from the floor (170-of-365), 35.6 percent from three-point range (42-of-118) and 64.8 percent at the foul line (83-of-128) … Compiled 19 games in double figures fueled by 8 performances of 20+ points … Came away with 14 efforts of 5+ assists and 13 outings with multiple steals.
BEST GAMES
2024-25: McGhee came away with a non-conference season’s best 25 points and distributed 6 assists versus Auburn • Montgomery (Nov. 18) … Added 11 points and a season-high 7 assists against ULL • Louisiana-Lafayette (Nov. 25) … Posted 4 of his 5 efforts of 20+ points were against AAC opponents starting with a 20-point effort versus USF • South Florida (Feb. 16) … Nearly compiled a triple-double with 13 points, 10 rebounds and equaling a season’s best 7 assists against Temple (Feb. 23) … Upped his averages to 16.0 points and 3.1 assists per game over his 9 outings during March (March 2-26) … Racked up 3 consecutive efforts of 20+ points: 22 points versus No. 18 Memphis (March 2), a season’s best 27 points against FAU • Florida Atlantic (March 6) and 25 points at Tulane (March 9) on a combined 27-of-43 shooting clip highlighted by 9 treys … Stuffed the stats sheet with 16 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists versus North Texas (March 15) in AAC Semifinals … Tucked away double figures in all three NIT outings (March 19-26) headed by 12 points apiece at Santa Clara (March 23) and at UC Irvine (March 26).
2023-24: McGhee ripped off 24 points against Victoria College (Nov. 1) in his South Plains CC debut … Exploded for a season’s best 38 points against Ranger College (Nov. 20) … Added 20 points and 12 rebounds versus Otero College (Nov. 24) for his only double-double … Pumped home 23-point efforts against Hinds CC (Nov. 17), Temple College (Dec. 9) and Clarendon College (March 16).
2022-23: McGhee’s top scoring performances at Garden City CC were 30 points at Coffeyville CC (Nov. 19), 26 points versus Colby CC (Feb. 1), 25 points at Barton CC (Jan. 18) and 25 points against Frank Phillips College (Nov. 3) … Notched his lone double-double with 17 points and 10 assists versus Dodge City CC (Dec. 3).
HIGH SCHOOL
McGhee played basketball and football at Winfield High School in Alabama … Amassed 28.4 points, 8.1 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game as a senior … Earned 2021 Alabama Sports Writers Association (ASWA) All-State Honorable Mention as a wide receiver during his junior season … Selected the 2021-22 Alabama Male Athlete of the Year by ITG due to his success in both sports.
PERSONAL
Born on January 1 … Majoring in university studies and is on-track to graduate with his degree in Summer 2026 … His cousin, Charvarius Ward, plays cornerback for the Indianapolis Colts in the NFL … Another cousin, Alijah Martin, was a guard on Florida’s 2024-25 NCAA Championship squad and plays for the Toronto Raptors in the NBA.
MEN'S BASKETBALL | Chris Jans & Players SEC Tournament Postgame vs. Auburn - 3/11/26
Thursday, March 12
MEN'S BASKETBALL | Chris Jans Media Session - 3/9/26
Monday, March 09
MEN'S BASKETBALL | Josh Hubbard & Ja'Borri McGhee Postgame Press Conference vs. Georgia - 3/7/26
Sunday, March 08
MEN'S BASKETBALL | Chris Jans Postgame Press Conference vs. Georgia - 3/7/26
Saturday, March 07
