2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
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Nov 17 (Mon)
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MBB Postgame Presser: Players (UNCG)
Wednesday, November 12
Coach Wade Postgame Presser (UNCG)
Wednesday, November 12
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Saturday, November 08
MBB Postgame Presser: Players (UAB)
Saturday, November 08
Jersey Number 2
Paul McNeil, Jr.
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Rockingham, N.C.
- High School:
- Richmond Senior
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 190
2024-25 Freshman Season: Member of All-ACC Academic Men's Basketball Team ... Appeared in 24 games, making three starts … Averaged 4.2 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game … Shot 35.6 percent (16-of-45) from three-point range … Made multiple three-pointers in five games, all five games occurred in the last month of the season … Scored in double figures in 4 games … Led team in scoring once, in assists twice and steals twice … Scored in double figures in four of the last eight games of the season … Scored season-high 24 points on 8-of-13 shooting, including 4-of-7 from three-point range in win over Wake Forest on Feb. 22 … Tied season-highs in rebounds (4) and assists (3) in win over Demon Deacons … 24 points tied for the most by an NC State player in the 2024-25 season.
High School: Consensus four-star recruit in Class of 2024 … No. 45 overall recruit by ESPN, No. 49 overall by Rivals, No. 66 overall by On3 and No. 77 overall by 247Sports … Played high school basketball at Richmond Senior High School in Rockingham, N.C. … Finished high school career with 2,448 points … Is Richmond Senior’s all-time leading scorer and graduated 14th on the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) all-time scoring list … Was named Sandhills Athletic Conference Player of the Year and NCBCA District 4 Player of the Year his last three years of high school … As a senior led Richmond to 25-6 record as the team advanced to the NCHSAA East regional final … Averaged 31.7 points, 9.5 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 2.6 steals and 1.2 blocks per game … Shot 54 percent from the field … Made 110 three-pointers as a senior … Scored a total of 952 points in his senior season, third-most all-time in NCHSAA history … Scored 20 or more points 25 times, 30 or more points 17 times and 40 or more points six times in senior season … Set NCHSAA single-game scoring record on Jan. 16, 2024, scoring 71 points as Richmond Senior beat Lee County, 118-52 … Previous record of 67 points had stood since 1950 (Clayton’s Bob Poole) … Shot 28-of-49 in game, setting another single-game record for most field goals in a single game … Previous record of 25 was done twice, most recently in 1982 … Named SAC Player of the Year, NCBCA District 4 Player of the Year and was member of HighSchool OT All-State team … As a junior led Richmond to a 28-3 record and 4A East Regional champions … Led team to first state championship appearance since 1997 … 28 wins were most in a single season in program history … Averaged 24.0 points, 8.7 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 2.2 steals per game … Shot 53 percent from the field and made 78 three-pointers … Tied then career-high with 41 points in win over Union Pines on Jan. 6, 2023 … Named SAC Player of the Year and All-SAC Team … Selected as NCBCA District 4 Player of the Year … As a sophomore led Richmond to 26-2 record … Averaged 24.5 points, 9.7 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.8 blocks and 1.7 steals per game … Named Gatorade North Carolina Player of the Year, SAC Player of the Year, NCBCA District 4 Player of the Year and was member of HighSchoolOT All-State team, All-SAC team and NCBCA All-State team … Averaged 18.1 points and 8.2 rebounds per game as a freshman … Led SAC in scoring and ranked fourth in rebounding … Named to All-SAC team … Played AAU basketball for Garner Road.
High School: Consensus four-star recruit in Class of 2024 … No. 45 overall recruit by ESPN, No. 49 overall by Rivals, No. 66 overall by On3 and No. 77 overall by 247Sports … Played high school basketball at Richmond Senior High School in Rockingham, N.C. … Finished high school career with 2,448 points … Is Richmond Senior’s all-time leading scorer and graduated 14th on the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) all-time scoring list … Was named Sandhills Athletic Conference Player of the Year and NCBCA District 4 Player of the Year his last three years of high school … As a senior led Richmond to 25-6 record as the team advanced to the NCHSAA East regional final … Averaged 31.7 points, 9.5 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 2.6 steals and 1.2 blocks per game … Shot 54 percent from the field … Made 110 three-pointers as a senior … Scored a total of 952 points in his senior season, third-most all-time in NCHSAA history … Scored 20 or more points 25 times, 30 or more points 17 times and 40 or more points six times in senior season … Set NCHSAA single-game scoring record on Jan. 16, 2024, scoring 71 points as Richmond Senior beat Lee County, 118-52 … Previous record of 67 points had stood since 1950 (Clayton’s Bob Poole) … Shot 28-of-49 in game, setting another single-game record for most field goals in a single game … Previous record of 25 was done twice, most recently in 1982 … Named SAC Player of the Year, NCBCA District 4 Player of the Year and was member of HighSchool OT All-State team … As a junior led Richmond to a 28-3 record and 4A East Regional champions … Led team to first state championship appearance since 1997 … 28 wins were most in a single season in program history … Averaged 24.0 points, 8.7 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 2.2 steals per game … Shot 53 percent from the field and made 78 three-pointers … Tied then career-high with 41 points in win over Union Pines on Jan. 6, 2023 … Named SAC Player of the Year and All-SAC Team … Selected as NCBCA District 4 Player of the Year … As a sophomore led Richmond to 26-2 record … Averaged 24.5 points, 9.7 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.8 blocks and 1.7 steals per game … Named Gatorade North Carolina Player of the Year, SAC Player of the Year, NCBCA District 4 Player of the Year and was member of HighSchoolOT All-State team, All-SAC team and NCBCA All-State team … Averaged 18.1 points and 8.2 rebounds per game as a freshman … Led SAC in scoring and ranked fourth in rebounding … Named to All-SAC team … Played AAU basketball for Garner Road.