UConn men’s basketball lands 5-star recruit McNeeley

STORRS, CT (WFSB) – A high 10 recruit and McDonald’s All-American signed a nationwide letter of intent to play for the College of Connecticut men’s basketball workforce.

UConn introduced the choice of five-star participant Liam McNeeley on Tuesday.

McNeely will be part of the workforce as a freshman for the 2024-2025 season.

“Liam is without doubt one of the greatest gamers in highschool basketball, and we’re tremendously excited so as to add him to our UConn household,” mentioned UConn coach Dan Hurley. “He’s blessed with elite ability and positional dimension, together with the championship pedigree that we so worth at Connecticut. Liam has the potential to be a star right here.”

McNeeley was a 2024 McDonald’s All-American and ranked ninth in ESPN’s high 100 faculty recruit rankings, the best since Andre Drummond in 2011.

McNeeley is a 6′7″ wing from Richardson, TX. He spent two years at Pearce Excessive College in Richardson and John Paul II in Plano. As a sophomore, he helped John Paul II to a state title and earned Texas all-state honors.

For his junior season McNeeley, transferred to nationwide energy Montverde Academy in Montverde, FL and led the workforce in scoring in 2022-23. As a senior final season, he helped the workforce to a primary place end at 2024 Chipotle Nationals and an undefeated marketing campaign.

On the 2024 Jordan Model Traditional, he was named MVP of Staff Air. He scored 25 factors and knocked down 5 3-pointers.

McNeeley additionally has nationwide workforce expertise. UConn mentioned he performed with the U16 United States nationwide workforce on the 2021 FIBA Americas U16 Championship and helped USA to a gold medal. On the AAU circuit, McNeeley performed with Drive Nation. He led the 2022 U16 Nike EYBL circuit with over 24 factors per recreation.

McNeeley was the fourth introduced member of UConn’s 2024-25 incoming class. He joined fellow freshmen Ahmad Nowell and Isaiah Abraham together with Michigan switch junior Tarris Reed Jr.