Isaac McKneely

Isaac Lee McKneely (born November 10, 2003) is an American basketball player. He previously played college basketball for the Virginia Cavaliers and Louisville Cardinals.

Early life and high school career McKneely grew up in Poca, West Virginia and attended Poca High School. He was named the Kanawha Valley Player of the Year as a sophomore after averaging 22 points per game. He repeated as the Gatorade Player of the Year and Bill Evans Award winner as a senior after averaging 22 points, six rebounds, four assists per game. McKneely lead the Poca Dots to defeat the Bluefield Beavers in the WVSSAC AA State Championship game 65–48. He recorded 22 points, seven rebounds, and four assists in this game.

Recruiting McKneely was a consensus four-star recruit in the 2022 class according to major recruiting services. On January 30, 2021, he committed to playing college basketball for Virginia over offers from Purdue, Illinois, West Virginia and Louisville.

College career McKneely entered his freshman season at Virginia as a reserve shooting guard. He averaged 6.7 points and 2.2 rebounds per game while leading the Cavaliers with a 39.2% three-point field goal percentage. McNeely was also named to the Atlantic Coast Conference's All-Academic team. As a sophomore, he averaged 12.3 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 0.6 steals per game. McKneely averaged 14.4 points, 2.9 assists and 2.7 rebounds per game, while also shooting 43.9 percent from the field as a junior. He transferred to Louisville following his junior year. McKneeley averaged 10.9 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game for the Cardinals.

Professional career On June 25, 2026, McKneely signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Atlanta Hawks, where he would participate with the team for the 2026 NBA Summer League.

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