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2022-23 Basketball (M) Roster
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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
Bio
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
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