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Jersey Number 13
Will McNair Jr.
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-11
- Weight:
- 265
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Philadelphia, Pa.
- High School/Previous School:
- Martin Luther King HS/New Mexico State
Bio
2022-23 • REDSHIRT SENIOR
McNair Jr. posted 3.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, 0.5 blocks and 0.4 assists per game … Hit on 45.2 percent from the field (47-of-104) and 57.7 percent at the free throw line (15-of-26) … One of six players to appear in all 34 games with one start versus Omaha (Nov. 28) … Secured 10+ points three times and 5+ rebounds on 10 occasions … His top three scoring efforts came against SEC opponents … Six of his 10 outings with 5+ rebounds also came against SEC foes … Notched multiple blocks and multiple steals twice ... Transferred to Providence following the 2022-23 season.
2022-23 • BEST GAMES
McNair Jr. scored his first career point at State on a free throw with 3:03 remaining in the first half against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Nov. 7) … Provided five points and a season-high seven rebounds versus Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 13) … Tucked away six points, five rebounds and two steals against South Dakota (Nov. 17) … Came away with eight points and six rebounds versus Mississippi Valley State (Dec. 3) … Averaged 6.7 points per game over his first six SEC home games (Dec. 28-Feb. 8) … Reached double figures for first time at State with 10 points and season-high tying seven rebounds against No. 8 Alabama (Dec. 28) in SEC opener … Fired in season’s best with 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting and hauled down another seven rebounds versus Ole Miss (Jan. 7) … Amassed 10 points, six rebounds and two assists against Florida (Jan. 21) … Picked up seven points versus LSU (Feb. 8) … Collected six points and four rebounds in road win over Arkansas (Feb. 11) … Chipped in four points and four rebounds against Florida (March 9) at SEC Tournament.
BEFORE MISSISSIPPI STATE • NEW MEXICO STATE
McNair Jr. played for the 2019-20 and 2021-22 WAC Championship teams at New Mexico State under Chris Jans … Improved his stat averages in every major category each season headlined by 6.6 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 0.7 blocks per game in 2021-22 … Connected on 55.8 percent of his field goals (149-of-267) and 54.1 percent at the free throw line (33-of-61) … Emerged as a key frontcourt contributor with 27 of his 28 starts and started both NCAA Tournament games in 2021-22 … Registered nine of his 11 games with 10-plus points, six of his eight outings with at least eight rebounds, eight of his 11 games with multiple blocks and both of his career double-doubles during 2021-22 season.
BEST GAMES • NEW MEXICO STATE
2021-22: McNair Jr. came away with 10 points, eight rebounds and two blocks against UC Irvine (Nov. 9) in season opener … Collected his first career double-double with 12 points coupled with career-bests of 15 rebounds and five assists versus Indiana State (Nov. 21) at Myrtle Beach Invitational … Filled the stats sheet with 14 points, eight rebounds and a career-high three blocks against New Mexico (Nov. 30) … Pumped home a season’s best and career-high 18 points on 9-of-12 from the floor at UTEP (Dec. 3) during Battle for I-10 matchup … Dialed up a pair of 10-point efforts at Washington State (Dec. 15) and versus New Mexico Highlands (Nov. 24) … Ripped off 17 points and six rebounds at Texas-Rio Grande Valley (Jan. 8) … Fired in 14 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and matched a career-best with three blocks at Seattle U (Feb. 21) … Chipped in 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting against Stephen F. Austin (March 2) … Started in New Mexico State’s first NCAA Tournament win since 1993 during a 70-63 win over No. 21 ranked and fifth-seeded Connecticut (March 17) … Added six points and seven rebounds against No. 15 ranked and fourth-seeded Arkansas in NCAA Tournament Second Round.
2020-21: McNair Jr. made 19 of his 20 appearances off the bench … Compiled eight points on 4-of-7 shooting versus Benedictine Mesa (Dec. 1) … Started his first career game at Cal State Northridge (Dec. 28) … Posted a season-high 12 points on 5-of-6 from the field (Feb. 6) … Hauled down a season’s best eight rebounds against Western New Mexico (Jan. 25) and at Seattle U (Feb. 13).
2019-20: McNair Jr. garnered all 28 of his appearances from the bench after he redshirted the 2018-19 season … Career debut featured 11 points and seven rebounds against Western New Mexico (Nov. 5) … Notched two blocks versus UTEP (Dec. 3), at Washington State (Dec. 7) and against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Dec. 18).
HIGH SCHOOL
McNair Jr. split his high school career between Martin Luther King High School and Parkway Center City Prep School in Philadelphia … Teams averaged 19.5 wins during his junior and senior seasons at MLKHS … Teams appeared in PIAA Tournament in all four seasons.
PERSONAL
Born on May 25, 2000 … Graduated with a degree in individualized studies from New Mexico State in Summer 2022.
McNair Jr. posted 3.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, 0.5 blocks and 0.4 assists per game … Hit on 45.2 percent from the field (47-of-104) and 57.7 percent at the free throw line (15-of-26) … One of six players to appear in all 34 games with one start versus Omaha (Nov. 28) … Secured 10+ points three times and 5+ rebounds on 10 occasions … His top three scoring efforts came against SEC opponents … Six of his 10 outings with 5+ rebounds also came against SEC foes … Notched multiple blocks and multiple steals twice ... Transferred to Providence following the 2022-23 season.
2022-23 • BEST GAMES
McNair Jr. scored his first career point at State on a free throw with 3:03 remaining in the first half against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Nov. 7) … Provided five points and a season-high seven rebounds versus Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 13) … Tucked away six points, five rebounds and two steals against South Dakota (Nov. 17) … Came away with eight points and six rebounds versus Mississippi Valley State (Dec. 3) … Averaged 6.7 points per game over his first six SEC home games (Dec. 28-Feb. 8) … Reached double figures for first time at State with 10 points and season-high tying seven rebounds against No. 8 Alabama (Dec. 28) in SEC opener … Fired in season’s best with 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting and hauled down another seven rebounds versus Ole Miss (Jan. 7) … Amassed 10 points, six rebounds and two assists against Florida (Jan. 21) … Picked up seven points versus LSU (Feb. 8) … Collected six points and four rebounds in road win over Arkansas (Feb. 11) … Chipped in four points and four rebounds against Florida (March 9) at SEC Tournament.
BEFORE MISSISSIPPI STATE • NEW MEXICO STATE
McNair Jr. played for the 2019-20 and 2021-22 WAC Championship teams at New Mexico State under Chris Jans … Improved his stat averages in every major category each season headlined by 6.6 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 0.7 blocks per game in 2021-22 … Connected on 55.8 percent of his field goals (149-of-267) and 54.1 percent at the free throw line (33-of-61) … Emerged as a key frontcourt contributor with 27 of his 28 starts and started both NCAA Tournament games in 2021-22 … Registered nine of his 11 games with 10-plus points, six of his eight outings with at least eight rebounds, eight of his 11 games with multiple blocks and both of his career double-doubles during 2021-22 season.
BEST GAMES • NEW MEXICO STATE
2021-22: McNair Jr. came away with 10 points, eight rebounds and two blocks against UC Irvine (Nov. 9) in season opener … Collected his first career double-double with 12 points coupled with career-bests of 15 rebounds and five assists versus Indiana State (Nov. 21) at Myrtle Beach Invitational … Filled the stats sheet with 14 points, eight rebounds and a career-high three blocks against New Mexico (Nov. 30) … Pumped home a season’s best and career-high 18 points on 9-of-12 from the floor at UTEP (Dec. 3) during Battle for I-10 matchup … Dialed up a pair of 10-point efforts at Washington State (Dec. 15) and versus New Mexico Highlands (Nov. 24) … Ripped off 17 points and six rebounds at Texas-Rio Grande Valley (Jan. 8) … Fired in 14 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and matched a career-best with three blocks at Seattle U (Feb. 21) … Chipped in 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting against Stephen F. Austin (March 2) … Started in New Mexico State’s first NCAA Tournament win since 1993 during a 70-63 win over No. 21 ranked and fifth-seeded Connecticut (March 17) … Added six points and seven rebounds against No. 15 ranked and fourth-seeded Arkansas in NCAA Tournament Second Round.
2020-21: McNair Jr. made 19 of his 20 appearances off the bench … Compiled eight points on 4-of-7 shooting versus Benedictine Mesa (Dec. 1) … Started his first career game at Cal State Northridge (Dec. 28) … Posted a season-high 12 points on 5-of-6 from the field (Feb. 6) … Hauled down a season’s best eight rebounds against Western New Mexico (Jan. 25) and at Seattle U (Feb. 13).
2019-20: McNair Jr. garnered all 28 of his appearances from the bench after he redshirted the 2018-19 season … Career debut featured 11 points and seven rebounds against Western New Mexico (Nov. 5) … Notched two blocks versus UTEP (Dec. 3), at Washington State (Dec. 7) and against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Dec. 18).
HIGH SCHOOL
McNair Jr. split his high school career between Martin Luther King High School and Parkway Center City Prep School in Philadelphia … Teams averaged 19.5 wins during his junior and senior seasons at MLKHS … Teams appeared in PIAA Tournament in all four seasons.
PERSONAL
Born on May 25, 2000 … Graduated with a degree in individualized studies from New Mexico State in Summer 2022.
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