Kenyon Tarrell McNeail (born March 22, 1991) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for
Kangoeroes Willebroek of the
Belgian Basketball League
The Pro Basketball League (PBL), was the highest tier level professional basketball league in Belgium for clubs. In 2021, the league was succeeded by the Belgian-Dutch BNXT League.
Through 2014, for sponsorship reasons, the league was previousl ...
. He played college basketball for
Louisiana Tech University
Louisiana Tech University (Louisiana Tech, La. Tech, or simply Tech) is a public research university in Ruston, Louisiana. It is part of the University of Louisiana System and classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activ ...
.
High school career
McNeail attended
Conway High School in
Conway, Arkansas
Conway is a city in the U.S. state of Arkansas and the county seat of Faulkner County, located in the state's most populous Metropolitan Statistical Area, Central Arkansas. Although considered a suburb of Little Rock, Conway is unusual in that ...
where he was deemed a three-star recruit. As a senior in 2009–10, he averaged 15.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.3 assists while leading Conway to a state title.
College career
As a freshman at
Louisiana Tech in 2010–11, McNeail played in 32 games and had 30 starting assignments. He averaged 8.7 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 29.4 minutes per game, while shooting 35.5 percent from the field and 34.4 percent from three-point range, the second best ever by a Tech freshman.
As a sophomore in 2011–12, McNeail played in all 34 games and had 25 starting assignments. He averaged 6.8 points, 2.2 assists, 2.1 rebounds and 1.0 steals in 21.8 minutes per game. On January 14, 2012, he scored a season-high 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting including 5-for-6 from three-point range against
Utah State
Utah State University (USU or Utah State) is a public land-grant research university in Logan, Utah. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. With nearly 20,000 students living on or near campus, USU is Utah's ...
. His three-point performance against the Aggies tied him for the fourth best mark in a game in program history.
As a junior in 2012–13, McNeail played in 33 games but made just one start. He totaled 232 points for an average of 7.0 points per game, registered 10 double-digit scoring games, and was the team's leading scorer in two games. He also ranked 10th in the
WAC in three-point percentage with 35.7 percent.
On January 12, 2013, he scored a career-high 34 points against
UTSA.
As a senior in 2013–14, McNeail came off the bench in all 37 games, but still managed to total 406 points to average 11.0 points per game. He was subsequently named the
Conference USA
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Sixth Man of the Year.
On January 25, 2014, he scored a season-high 22 points against
Marshall.
Professional career
On September 16, 2014, McNeail signed with
U.D. Oliveirense
União Desportiva Oliveirense (UDO), commonly known as Oliveirense, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Oliveira de Azeméis, in Aveiro District. The club was founded on 25 October 1922. The main football team currently plays at the Est ...
for the
2014–15 LPB season
The 2014–15 LPB season was the 82nd season of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB), the highest professional basketball league in Portugal. Three-time defending champions Benfica secured their 26th title after beating Vitória de Guimarães ...
. In 25 games for Oliveirense, he averaged 19.4 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.2 steals per game.
On July 30, 2015, McNeail signed with the
Adelaide 36ers for the
2015–16 NBL season
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. After injuring his shoulder competing in the NBL Pre-season Blitz dunk contest, McNeail managed just 13 minutes of game time over the first two regular season games for the 36ers. On October 16, McNeail scored 10 points off the bench in 20 minutes as the 36ers lost 84–75 to
Melbourne United. Three days later, he was released by the 36ers after it became apparent that his injured shoulder was not responding to treatment. In three games for the 36ers, he scored a total of 12 points.
In September 2016, McNeail signed with Macedonian club
Kožuv for the 2016–17 season.
References
External links
Kenyon McNeailat adelaide36ers.com
Kenyon McNeailat washingtonpost.com
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1991 births
Living people
Adelaide 36ers players
American expatriate basketball people in Australia
American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
American expatriate basketball people in Portugal
American expatriate basketball people in North Macedonia
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Memphis, Tennessee
Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen players
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball players
Point guards