OTTUMWA --- Jameel McKay is the first Indian Hills Community College basketball player to be named a first-team All-American two times. McKay was selected to the National Junior College Athletic Association’s All-American squad for 2012-13, duplicating the honor he received as a freshman.
McKay, a Milwaukee, Wis. native, led the Warriors in both scoring and rebounding the past two years, increasing his averages to 18.2 points and 11.0 rebounds last season after averaging 14.6 points and 7.7 rebounds as a freshman.
In his sophomore season, McKay shot 57 percent from the floor, averaged two blocks a game and went over the 1,000-point mark, finishing his stellar career at IHCC with 1,022 points.
He scored in double figures in 59 of the 63 games he played at Indian Hills, including 27 of 28 games with 10 or more points last season.
McKay played a key role on Warriors teams that were 59-8 in two years. As a freshman he helped lead IHCC to the national tournament, where he was named to the all-tournament team after posting double-doubles in all four games at the tourney. He totaled 61 points and 50 rebounds as the Warriors recovered from an opening-game loss to win their next three games.
One of Barret Peery’s first recruits when he took over as head coach in 2011, McKay was also a first-team all-region choice the last two years.
“I’m so proud of Jameel and the honors he has been given,” Peery said. “He has been a tremendous worker for us and was all about winning. Our basketball family couldn’t be happier for him. He has had great teammates and coaches around him that have all been a part of his success.”
McKay, an all-city pick coming out of high school in Milwaukee, will be going back home to continue his education and basketball career, having signed last fall to attend Marquette University.
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