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Jersey Number 1
Darius McNeill
- Position:
- G
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Westfield HS
- Prev School:
- UTSA
Fifth Year (2022-23)
• Started in eight of 26 games played for 509 minutes
• One of three players with 10-plus games with 3-plus assists – ended the season with 10, including four games with four for a season-high
• Season-high in points came against Marshall on Feb. 18 when he scored 18 points on 9-of-11 shooting – most field goals converted by a Trojan in 2022-23
• Ended 2021-22 with four double-figure scoring performances (17 – Mercer, 10 – at Georgia State, 18 – at Marshall, 14 – Coastal Carolina)
• Ranked third in free throw percentage on 33 attempts, with 25 made for a 75.8 percent
• Shot a career-high 45.6 percent from the field
• Seized his 1,000th point on a nine-point performance against Tennessee Tech
UTSA (2021-22)
• Tallied 6.4 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists and one steal in 23.9 minutes
• Participated in 29 games with 22 starts
• Ranked second for UTSA in steals with 29 total
• Logged six double-digit games with a season-high coming against UTEP with 20 points
SMU (2020-2021)
• Spent one season with SMU, where he averaged 7.3 points and 2.6 rebounds while averaging the best 3-point percentage in the American Athletic Conference during league play at 45 percent
• Scored a season-high 17 points against Temple
Cal (2017-2019)
• Started 58-of-63 games played
• Averaged 11 points and 1.4 steals in sophomore season with 16 games in double-figures and five with 3+ steals
• Netted 23 points with a career-high seven steals against UCLA
• Set Cal freshman 3-point record with 67 in 2017-18
• Led the Bears in scoring four times and in assists 10 times in 2017-18
• First collegiate start came against Wofford, where he scored 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting
• Posted a career-high 30 points, six rebounds, six assists and five steals against Cal State Fullerton in freshman season
High School
• Four-star recruit out of Westfield HS according to ESPN.com
• Rated No. 21 overall player in Texas
• Selected to the all-district team twice at Westfield
• Received District Most Valuable Player in junior season for averaging 14.4 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.2 assists en route to a bi-district championship
Personal
• Born on Oct. 29, 1998, in Houston, Texas
• Parents are Renez Neutton and Deal McNeill
• Has one older sister named Khadija
• Owns and markets a clothing brand called Forever Neill
• Majoring in human resources
• Started in eight of 26 games played for 509 minutes
• One of three players with 10-plus games with 3-plus assists – ended the season with 10, including four games with four for a season-high
• Season-high in points came against Marshall on Feb. 18 when he scored 18 points on 9-of-11 shooting – most field goals converted by a Trojan in 2022-23
• Ended 2021-22 with four double-figure scoring performances (17 – Mercer, 10 – at Georgia State, 18 – at Marshall, 14 – Coastal Carolina)
• Ranked third in free throw percentage on 33 attempts, with 25 made for a 75.8 percent
• Shot a career-high 45.6 percent from the field
• Seized his 1,000th point on a nine-point performance against Tennessee Tech
UTSA (2021-22)
• Tallied 6.4 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists and one steal in 23.9 minutes
• Participated in 29 games with 22 starts
• Ranked second for UTSA in steals with 29 total
• Logged six double-digit games with a season-high coming against UTEP with 20 points
SMU (2020-2021)
• Spent one season with SMU, where he averaged 7.3 points and 2.6 rebounds while averaging the best 3-point percentage in the American Athletic Conference during league play at 45 percent
• Scored a season-high 17 points against Temple
Cal (2017-2019)
• Started 58-of-63 games played
• Averaged 11 points and 1.4 steals in sophomore season with 16 games in double-figures and five with 3+ steals
• Netted 23 points with a career-high seven steals against UCLA
• Set Cal freshman 3-point record with 67 in 2017-18
• Led the Bears in scoring four times and in assists 10 times in 2017-18
• First collegiate start came against Wofford, where he scored 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting
• Posted a career-high 30 points, six rebounds, six assists and five steals against Cal State Fullerton in freshman season
High School
• Four-star recruit out of Westfield HS according to ESPN.com
• Rated No. 21 overall player in Texas
• Selected to the all-district team twice at Westfield
• Received District Most Valuable Player in junior season for averaging 14.4 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.2 assists en route to a bi-district championship
Personal
• Born on Oct. 29, 1998, in Houston, Texas
• Parents are Renez Neutton and Deal McNeill
• Has one older sister named Khadija
• Owns and markets a clothing brand called Forever Neill
• Majoring in human resources
Troy vs. UAB (Full Highlights)
Sunday, December 14
Players Postgame Press Conference (UAB)
Sunday, December 14
Scott Cross Postgame Press Conference (UAB)
Sunday, December 14
Troy vs. Oakwood (Full Highlights)
Wednesday, December 10
