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Darius McGhee (born June 2, 1999) is an American college basketball player for the Liberty Flames of the ASUN Conference.

Darius McGhee
No. 2 – Liberty Flames
PositionPoint guard
LeagueASUN Conference
Personal information
Born (1999-06-02) June 2, 1999 (age 23)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeLiberty (2018–present)
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× ASUN Player of the Year (2021, 2022)
  • 2× First-team All-ASUN (2021, 2022)
  • ASUN tournament MVP (2021)

High school career


McGhee attended Roxboro Community School in Roxboro, North Carolina for three years. His sophomore season was cut short after he broke his arm.[1] As a junior, McGhee emerged as one of the top scorers in the nation. He averaged 36.4 per game, leading the state in scoring, and became the first player in state history to score at least 1,000 points in a single season. McGhee transferred to Blue Ridge School in Saint George, Virginia and helped his team win the VISAA Division II state title.[2]


College career


As a freshman at Liberty, McGhee averaged 7.8 points per game. He averaged 9.5 points and four rebounds per game as a sophomore.[3] On February 27, 2021, McGhee scored a season-high 34 points in a 94–78 win over Bellarmine, matching the program record of eight three-pointers, to claim the ASUN regular season title.[4] He was named ASUN Player of the Year and was a unanimous First Team All-ASUN selection.[5] On March 7, McGhee posted 21 points and eight rebounds in a 79–75 victory over North Alabama at the ASUN tournament final. He was named tournament MVP.[6] As a junior, McGhee averaged 15.5 points, 2.1 assists and 4.4 rebounds per game.[7] On January 15, 2022, he scored a school-record 48 points, including 37 in the second half, in a 78-75 win against Florida Gulf Coast.[8] On February 26, McGhee scored 47 points in a 100-93 overtime win against Kennesaw State.[9] At the close of the 2021–22 season, McGhee was again named ASUN Player of the Year.[10]His 142 three pointers in 2021 is 12th most ever in a single season for Division I basketball.[11]


Career statistics


Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College


Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19 Liberty 36021.3.384.319.9092.71.1.9.37.8
2019–20 Liberty 343433.0.437.386.8304.01.7.9.19.5
2020–21 Liberty 292930.2.452.408.8544.42.1.8.415.5
2021–22 Liberty 333333.7.456.390.8814.53.61.2.224.6
Career 1329629.4.439.380.8693.82.11.0.214.1

See also



References


  1. Blake, J. Mike (February 22, 2016). "Roxboro Community's Darius McGhee enters playoffs with 1,000-point season in sight". The News & Observer. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  2. O'Brien, Patrick (January 31, 2021). "Phenom Alum: Darius McGhee leading the way at Liberty". Phenom Hoop Report. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  3. Jeter, Fred (March 18, 2021). "NCAA: Going to the Big Dance: Liberty University Flames player Darius McGhee rises to occasion". Richmond Free Press. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  4. "McGhee scores 34, Liberty tops Bellarmine to win A-Sun". ESPN. Associated Press. February 27, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  5. Walls, Dave (March 3, 2021). "LU's McKay named ASUN Coach of the Year; McGhee named Player of the Year". WSET-TV. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  6. Smits, Garry (March 7, 2021). "Liberty's Darius McGhee delivers big shots to quell North Alabama rally in ASUN title game". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  7. Welser, Joel (August 4, 2021). "#98 LIBERTY MEN'S BASKETBALL 2021-2022 PREVIEW". College Sports Madness. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  8. "McGhee scores Division I-best 48 as Liberty edges FGCU". ESPN. Associated Press. January 15, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  9. "McGhee scores 47, leads Liberty past Kennesaw 100-93 in OT". ESPN. February 26, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  10. "Liberty's McGhee Repeats as Player of the Year; @ASUN_MBB Postseason Awards Announced" (Press release). ASUN Conference. March 1, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  11. "3-Point Field Goals Single Season Leaders and Records". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-07-15.




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