Paul McNeil Jr.

Paul McNeil Jr. (born April 19, 2006) is an American college basketball player for the NC State Wolfpack of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Early life and high school McNeil grew up in Rockingham, North Carolina and attended Richmond Senior High School. He was named the North Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year as a sophomore after averaging 24.5 points, 9.7 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.8 blocks, and 1.7 steals per game. During his senior season, McNeil set a North Carolina single-game record when he scored 71 points against Lee County High School. He finished his high school career as Richmond's all-time leading scorer with 2,448 points. McNeil was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college basketball at NC State over offers from Clemson, Indiana, Tennessee, Illinois, Alabama, Miami, and LSU.

College career McNeil averaged 4.2 points and 1.3 rebounds over 24 games played during his freshman season.