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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
Bio
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 95 games between his stops at Garden City Community College (2022-23), South Plains Community College (2023-24) and UAB (2024-25) … Registered 1,419 points, 367 assists, 340 rebounds and 118 steals … Hit on 49.4 percent from the floor (509-1031), 36.8 percent from beyond the three-point line (103-of-280) and 70.1 percent from the foul line (298-of-425) … Piled up 68 outings in double figures sparked by 25 efforts of 20+ points.
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 … One of five 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 five efforts of 20+ points … Notched multiple steals 13 times followed by six 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 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 eight 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 six assists versus Auburn • Montgomery (Nov. 18) … Added 11 points and a season-high seven assists against ULL • Louisiana-Lafayette (Nov. 25) … Four of his five 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 seven assists against Temple (Feb. 23) … Upped his averages to 16.0 points and 3.1 assists per game over his nine March outings (March 2-26) … Racked up three 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 nine treys … Stuffed the stats sheet with 16 points, six rebounds and four 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 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 interdisciplinary studies.
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 95 games between his stops at Garden City Community College (2022-23), South Plains Community College (2023-24) and UAB (2024-25) … Registered 1,419 points, 367 assists, 340 rebounds and 118 steals … Hit on 49.4 percent from the floor (509-1031), 36.8 percent from beyond the three-point line (103-of-280) and 70.1 percent from the foul line (298-of-425) … Piled up 68 outings in double figures sparked by 25 efforts of 20+ points.
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 … One of five 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 five efforts of 20+ points … Notched multiple steals 13 times followed by six 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 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 eight 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 six assists versus Auburn • Montgomery (Nov. 18) … Added 11 points and a season-high seven assists against ULL • Louisiana-Lafayette (Nov. 25) … Four of his five 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 seven assists against Temple (Feb. 23) … Upped his averages to 16.0 points and 3.1 assists per game over his nine March outings (March 2-26) … Racked up three 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 nine treys … Stuffed the stats sheet with 16 points, six rebounds and four 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 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 interdisciplinary studies.
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