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11 - Vinnie McGhee
| Born: | 10/08/1989 |
| Height: | 5-10 |
| Weight: | 165 |
| Year: | RS Junior |
| Hometown: | Oakland, Calif. |
| High School: | McClymonds HS |
| College: | Sacramento State |
| Position: | Guard |
| EXP: | 2V |
2010-11 Season (Junior)
Voted the Pete Cassidy's Coach's Award ... Scored a season--high
20 points (6-for-8 from the floor, 3-for-5 from behind the arc)
along with three assists and three steals against Cal Poly
(1/22/11) ... Tallied 16 points (4-for-8 from 3-point territory)
against Santa Clara (12/22/10) and another 16 points vs Cal State
Fullerton (3/10/11) ... Scored 15 points (three 3-pointers) vs
Tulsa (11/28/10) at the 76 Classic and against Cal State Fullerton
(1/15/11) ... The team leader in three-pointers with 51 (1.58 pg)
... Tallied at least one three-pointer in 25 of the 32 games ...
Scored at least three 3-pointers in ten games ... Had a career-high
eight assists vs UC Davis (12/30/10) ... Played in 32 games,
second-best for a single season in school history.
2009-10 Season (Sophomore)
Winner of the Newt Meyers Sportsmanship Award ... A double-digit
scorer in 12 games ... That included a 22-point effort (9-of-10
free throws) against Seattle (1/11/10) ... Hit a team-leading 53
three-pointers (1.7 per game), ninth-best in the Big West
Conference ... Played in 32 games, second-best for a single season
in school history.
2008-09 Season
Due to NCAA rules and regulations, redshirted the 2008-09 season
at Cal State Northridge after transferring from Sacramento
State.
Sacramento State (2007-08 Season, Freshman)
Captured Big Sky Conference Freshman of the Year honors in
addition to being an honorable mention all-league choice ...
Started 27 of 28 games ... Averaged 12.1 points (#2 on the Hornets)
and 5.1 assists per game (142) ... Also among the team leaders in
steals (38) and three-point goals (50) ... Set a freshman school
record with 30 points against Montana State ... Set a varsity
school record with 14 assists against William Jewell ... Earned a
spot on the All-Freshman Mid-Major team by College Basketball
Insider.
McClymonds High School
A two-time first team All-Oakland Athletic League selection ...
During his senior season, led his team to a 28-4 overall record, a
league title, the northern California Division I championship, and
the school's first appearance in the state championship ...
Finished his senior season with averages of 15.8 points, five
assists and 3.5 steals per game ... In addition, was named team MVP
... Also nominated as the CIF Player of the Year ... As a junior,
averaged 13.5 points per game while leading McClymonds to an 18-14
record ... Had the highest or shared the highest grade point
average on the team all three of his years on the varsity squad ...
Received the team's academic achievement award twice.
Matador Memo
Born October 8, 1989 in Oakland, Calif. ... Parents are Vincent
McGhee, Sr., and Jacquelyn Willis-McGhee ... Chose Cal State
Northridge because of the coaching staff and the environment ...
Lists his favorite actor as Denzel Washington, and Halle Berry as
his favorite actress ... Vinnie says that if a movie were made of
him, Denzel Washington would be the lead actor ... When he is
relaxing, Vinnie says he listens to music (his favorite solo artist
is Jay-Z), watches ESPN, and finds time to watch his favorite
movies (Paid in Full/Through The Fire) ... He also enjoys the music
of State Property ... Vinnie says he would like to switch places
for a day with Jay-Z ... His favorite food is pizza, and his least
favorite food is meat loaf ... If he could have dinner with any two
people, they would be singer Alicia Keys and the late singer
Aaliyah ... If stranded on a desert island, it would be with his
family and friends ... His greatest hero is Jesus Christ because of
the sacrifice he made for his people ... The person in history he
would most like to meet is the late Martin Luther King, Jr ...
Vinnie says that the person who always makes him smile is his
nephew ... Vinnie says that if he had a million dollars, he would
buy a lot of things, but also give a lot of money to West Oakland
... McGhee says if he could change one thing about the world today,
it would be to end poverty ... Vinnie says no one knows how much "I
love my family" ... Few people know that Vinnie likes to go to the
zoo ... The title of his autobiography would be "The Life of Vinnie
McBlast" ... Vinnie says years from now, he'll still laugh about
all the time he spent with his friends growing up ... He says his
greatest moment in sports was when he won the game for his team and
everybody rushed the court ... His most embarrassing moment was
when he checked into a game, took off his warmup top, and didn't
have his jersey on ... His best friend from another college team is
his cousin, Frank Otis, who plays basketball at SMU ... The
toughest player he has played against is Antonio Kellogg (former
USF and UConn guard) ... Vinnie picked uniform #31 because he
couldn't get #3 or #11 ... He says he can't imagine going a week
without playing basketball ... Is an avid fan of the New Orleans
Hornets and guard Chris Paul ... His best advice to young people is
"If you have a dream, shoot for it" ... The best advice he ever
received was "Never give up!" ... Played for the Oakland Soldiers
since the sixth grade, the same AAU team that produced current NBA
All-Star LeBron James ... During the summer of 2007, Vinnie was
selected to play in Europe with an all-star team consisting of
northern California high school players ... Also played in the
Sacramento vs Bay Area Showdown which featured the finest high
school basketball players in northern California ... Communication
major.
Vinnie McGhee - Career Highs
Points - 22 vs Seattle (1/11/10)
Field Goals - 7 vs Cal State Bakersfield (11/30/09)
3-Point Field Goals - 5 vs Long Beach State (1/28/10)
Free Throws - 9 vs Seattle (1/11/10)
Rebounds - 6 (2 games)
Assists - 8 vs UC Davis (12/30/10)
Blocks - 1 vs Drake (2/20/10)
Steals - 4 at Seattle (1/19/11)

















