Steve McNees

Height:
6-2
Weight:
170
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
New Castle, Pa.
High School:
Shenango HS

Spent time at both the point guard and two guard position during his collegiate career ... 3-point specialist ... 221 of his 303 career field goals made have come from beyond the 3-point arc ... played in 14 MAC Tournament games (including four title contests), two National Invitation Tournament games, two NCAA Tournament games and one College Basketball Invitational game during his career ... son of a former high school basketball coach .. played in a program-best 141 career games and finished his career in seventh place on the all-time assists list (318).

as a Senior (2010-11): Named the league's best leader by the Sporting News in their 2010-11 season preview ... appeared and started in all 36 games as a senior, setting the program mark for career games played with 141 ... one of four players to have played in a school-record 36 games in a season on two occasions (2008-09 and 2010-11) ... made 63-consecutive starts to end his career with 78 total starts ... set career season marks for points scored (308), scoring average (8.6 ppg), rebounds (93), rebounds per game (2.6), assists (102) and steals (27) ... posted career-best single game performances in four categories, including rebounds (7), assists (7, twice), blocked shots (2) and minutes (43) ... broke the career mark for games played (137) against Miami (Ohio) on March 10 ... recorded the 26th 100-assist season in school history (18th player) ... first on the team in assist-to-turnover ration (2.4) and second in assists (102) ... sealed Akron's second MAC Title in three seasons with a last-second block in the league championship game against Kent State (March 12) ... recorded a season-high 16 points on two occasions (vs. Stetson, Dec. 22; vs. Ball State, Feb. 12) ... posted a career-high seven dimes against Western Michigan twice, including Feb. 9 at Rhodes Arena and March 11 in the MAC Semifinal contest ... added a personal-best seven rebounds in the MAC Semifinal game against Western Michigan (March 11) ... had three or more assists in 21 games, including nine of the final 15 games ... earned MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week honors on Feb. 7 after averaging 14.0 points, 5.5 assists and 4.5 rebounds per game the week before.

as a Junior (2009-10): Played in all 35 games, making 28 starts ... closed out the season with 27-consecutive appearances in the starting line-up ... led all UA players in minutes played (966) and minutes/game (27.6) ... drained the third-most 3-point buckets of any junior in program history (69) ... 69 of his 89 made field goals where from behind the 3-point arc ... his 185 3-point attempts is second-most in program history for a junior ... finished second on the team with 86 assists ... led the Zips in scoring six times, including a season-best 18 points against Eastern Michigan in the MAC Quarterfinals (March 11) ... drained a 3-pointer with less than a second to go to force a second overtime against EMU in the MAC Quarterfinals (March 11) ... set career-highs in nearly every statistical category ... tallied a career-high four rebounds on four occasions ... dished out a personal-best six assists on three occasions ... was third on the team in postseason scoring, averaging 11.0 points in four contests ... was held without a 3-point bucket on just five occasions ... recorded a perfect shooting day at Central Michigan (Feb. 9), draining all four attempts from the field (4-of-4 from 3-point range) and going 4-of-4 from the charity stripe for a team-high 16 points ... (held a team-best 2.1 assist/turnover ratio (86 assists/41 turnovers) ... connected on 11-of-22 3-point buckets in the postseason while posting a 6.0 assist/turnover ratio (12 assists, two turnovers).

as a Sophomore (2008-09): Named to the MAC All-Tournament Team ... Played in all 36 games and got the starting nod 12 times ... was in the starting unit during the first three and last three games of the season as well as a stretch of six-consecutive outings from Dec. 17-Jan. 13 ... 36 games played tied six other players for most in a season in program history and also tied for the most by an Akron sophomore ... relieved injured starting point guard Anthony "Humpty" Hitchens in the MAC Tournament quarterfinal versus Miami (Ohio) (March 12), striking with a season-high 17 points (6-of-9 field goal shooting and 5-of-7 3-point field goal shooting) ... 46 of 64 field goals made were 3-pointers ... 133 3-pointers attempted ranked as third most in program history by a sophomore ... connected on 11-of-18 3-pointers in four MAC tourney contests ... tallied three-consecutive double-figure scoring games - 10 points at VCU (Dec. 17), 12 points versus St. Francis (N.Y.) (Dec. 28) and 12 points at UNC Greensboro (Dec. 31) ... played a career-best 34 minutes in the UNC Greensboro game ... career-high five assists in the MAC Tournament championship victory over Buffalo (March 14) ... closed the season ranked second on the squad in assists (68/1.9 apg) ... led Akron in assists nine times, in steals on five occasions and in scoring once.

as a Redshirt-Freshman (2007-08): Named to the MAC All-Freshman Team ... played in 34 of a possible 35 games and was in the starting lineup twice ... games played number ranked tied for sixth most in a season in school history (Quade Milum also did so in 2007-08) and is the second most by a freshman in program history ... two starts were against Tennessee State (Nov. 18) in the BP Top of the World Classic in Fairbanks, Alaska, and at Western Michigan (Feb. 6) ... finished the season with a 35.8 shooting percentage from 3-point range, which was the best by a MAC rookie ... 39 of his 56 field goals made were 3-pointers ... 109 3-pointers attempted was fourth most by a freshman in school history (tied David Tillis in 1995-96 and Dru Joyce in 2003-04) ... scored a career-high 20 points in a 69-54 win over Miami (Ohio) (Jan. 5) ... connected on 6-of-6 3-pointers (6-of-8 field goals) in that game, which tied the school record for most 3-pointers attempted and made without missing (Anthony Buford, 6-of-6, vs. Middle Tennessee on Jan. 7, 1989; David Falknor, 6-of-6, at Northern Illinois on Feb. 5, 2001) ... that performance also made him only the fourth player in school history to finish with a perfect 3-point percentage when making five or more from beyond the arc (Nick Dials, 5-of-5, at Toledo on Feb. 10, 2007) ... also scored in double figures (16 points) versus Toledo (Jan. 30) ... went 6-of-9 from the field, including hitting 4-of-5 3-pointers in that game versus the Rockets ... had a career-best four assists on three occasions (versus Toledo, at top-25 ranked Dayton on Jan. 2 and versus Wyoming on Dec. 1) ... logged a season-high 29 minutes in the Dayton game ... made a career-high four steals in UA's 65-60 overtime win at Florida State (March 18) in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament ... led the Zips in scoring twice, in assists twice and steals twice ... 1.8 assists-per-game ranked third on the team ... Dean's List and Scholar-Baller honoree.

as a Freshman (2006-07): Utilized his redshirt season.

at Shenango High School: Averaged 28.4 points-per-game, eight assists-per-game and seven rebounds-per-game as a senior ... as a senior was named to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Terrific 10 and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette All-WPIAL Class AA First Team as well as being one of the paper's Fab 5 selections ... picked to The Associated Press All-State Second Team in his final season as a prep player as well ... a four-year starter, he finished his career tied for 15th in WPIAL history with 2,192 points, and with school records for points, assists (824) and steals (233) ... member of Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD).

Personal: Born Aug. 31, 1987 ... parents are Bill and Kathy McNees ... father is the former boy's coach at Shenango High and also played basketball at Slippery Rock ... earned a bachelor's degree in August 2010 and is currently enrolled in graduate school.