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2025-26 Men's Basketball

1 Justus McNair

  • Pos G
  • Ht 6-3
  • Wt 195
  • Yr Sophomore
  • Hometown Joliet, Ill.
  • High School Joliet West

Biography

2024-25: Averaged 4.5 points per game and 1.3 rebounds per game… Appeared in 34 games for the Beacons… Scored in double figures six times… Made his collegiate debut and scored three points in the Nov. 4 season opener vs. Liberty in Xenia, Ohio... Tallied double figures for the first time in his collegiate career with 10 on Nov. 8 vs. Concordia Ann Arbor... Poured in 16 points and made four 3s on Nov. 24 vs. Eastern Illinois... Named the MVC Freshman of the Week on Nov. 25 for his play in wins over Lindenwood and Eastern Illinois... Chipped in six points in six minutes on Dec. 14 vs. Central Michigan... Hit a game winner from nearly halfcourt at the buzzer to lift Valpo over Western Michigan 76-73 on Dec. 20, completing an epic 22-point comeback. He finished the game with 13 points, his second-highest output of the season, and pulled down a season-high four rebounds. The game-winner was No. 1 on SportsCenter's Top 10 plays that evening... Had more points in his seventh conference game than he did in his first six combined with a season-high 19 points while becoming the first Valpo player this season to drain five 3s on Jan. 14 at Belmont. He also swiped a personal-best three steals in that one... Had his fifth double-figure scoring output of the season with 10 points on Jan. 22 at Drake... Scored 14 points, all in the final 8:53, to help Valpo rally to an 83-79 win at Southern Illinois on Feb. 22.

Prep: 2023-24 Class 4A Honorable Mention All-State... 2023-24 Herald-News Boys Basketball Player of the Year... Averaged 21 points, seven rebounds and four assists per game as a senior in 2023-24 while shooting 47 percent from the floor... Led his team to a regional championship... Scored 26 points in the sectional semifinals as part of a two-point overtime loss to eventual state champion Homewood-Flossmoor... Earned all-conference honors three times and was named conference Player of the Year following his senior campaign... 2023-24 Illinois Hoops Report All-Senior Second Team... Scored his 1,000th collegiate point on Jan. 27, 2024, a 53-47 win over Joliet Central... Averaged approximately 17 points per game on the AAU circuit and 11 points, five rebounds and three assists over his first two varsity seasons (as a sophomore and junior) on a loaded Joliet West team... Helped his team to a sectional championship appearance as a junior including a late-season, 14-game winning streak and a 29-6 record.

Personal: Went to the same high school as Valpo head coach Roger Powell Jr... Lists going to state in eighth grade as his favorite basketball memory... Enjoys bowling and going to church with his friends... Describes himself as a funny, kind and calm person who is willing to be anyone’s friend.

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Historical Player Information

  • 1

    2024-25Freshman

    G
    6'3" 195 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2025-26Sophomore

    G
    6'3" 195 lbs
    1