This summer of â21 is a season Isaac McKneely never will forget.
Oh, sure, the Poca High School basketball phenom will enjoy other wonderful summers, but this one will be special. Why this one? Itâs because this is the summer the national college basketball culture discovered the 6-foot-4 combo guard.
It began in Akron, Ohio, moved on to Hoover, Alabama, and eventually finished in Council Bluffs, Iowa, as McKneely starred for the Wildcat Select teams and turned heads wherever he played.
But, first, Akron.
Thatâs where the rising senior actually stole the show from LeBron James. Itâs true. The NBA star was in attendance to watch his son, Bronny, play for Strive For Greatness in Lebron James Arena at Akron.
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‘Ice’, ready to bring the fire: McKneely dishes on prep season, getting ready for ACC
Published Monday, May. 17, 2021, 12:28 pm
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A middle-school coach dubbed Virginia recruit Isaac McKneely “Ice,” and the nickname stuck.
“I guess I’ve kind of lived up to that name. I want the ball in my hands at the end of the game. That’s kind of my time,” said McKneely, the 2021 winner of the Bill Evans Award, which goes to the West Virginia high school basketball player of the year.