Tuesday, October 15, 2019

21 Days Until WCU Basketball Tip-off (at Georgia)


Welcome to the 2019 WCU basketball tip-off countdown.

We will count down the remaining days until WCU basketball tips off at the University of Georgia in Athens, GA on November 5th. In this season's countdown, we will meet the coaches and team members as we countdown. We will highlight the Seniors first, then Juniors, Sophomores, and Freshmen in that order.

21 Days until Tip-off

#3 Jason McMillan





Position: Guard
Height/Weight: 5'11"  160 lbs
Class: Senior
Hometown: Cherokee, NC
High School: Cherokee HS





2018-19 (Junior): Saw action in 13 games off the bench...Averaged 0.5 points and 0.3 rebounds per game...Scored three points in a career-high 15 minutes at Bowling Green (12/21).

2017-18 (Sophomore): Played in 13 games...Averaged 0.7 points and 0.2 rebounds per game...Scored a season-high six points at North Carolina...Grabbed three rebounds against Southern Wesleyan in a season-best 10 minutes...Appeared on the 2017-18 Southern Conference Honor Roll.

2016-17 (Freshman): Competed in 18 of WCU's 32 games on the season while making one start ... Made collegiate debut in the season opener at Miami (11/11) ... Scored career-high nine points in nine minutes at Miami (11/11) ... Drained three 3-pointers in the loss at Miami (11/11) ... Made first career start at VMI (01/12) ... Scored six points at Mercer (01/30) on a pair of 3-pointers in the final two minutes of the game ... Collected seven rebounds including a season-high of two versus Hiwassee (11/13) and at Marshall (11/19) ... Dished out three assists throughout the year ... Had two steals against Hiwassee (11/13).

Prior to Western Carolina: Spent the final three years of his prep career at Cherokee High School where he was a three-sport athlete ... Completed his prep career with 1,064 points as he averaged 14.8 points per game over just three seasons at Cherokee ... Spent freshman year at Choctaw Central High School in Choctaw, Miss. ... As a senior, was named to the North Carolina Basketball Coaches Association All-District Second Team ... Named the Most Valuable Player at the Coaches versus Cancer Shootout ... Was a two-time all-conference honoree ... Named All-Western North Carolina as a senior ... Earned Honorable Mention All-Conference as a junior ... Was a two-time Honorable Mention All-Western North Carolina ... Earned all-conference accolades in both football and baseball throughout his three-year career ... Led Cherokee to the 2013-14 and 2015-16 Big Smoky Mountain Conference Championships ... The team also advanced to the second round of the State Championships his sophomore season, the third round his junior year and eventually the fourth round as a senior.

Courtesy WCU Athletics Media Relations


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