2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
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McClendon, Will
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Jersey Number 4
Will McClendon
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Las Vegas, Nev.
- High School:
- Bishop Gorman HS
Bio
Career
Has played in 60 career games (four starts) โฆ has averaged 2.7 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game โฆ has averaged 15.8 minutes in 60 career games โฆ enrolled at UCLA in 2021 and redshirted the 2021-22 season โฆ has two seasons of eligibility remaining.
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2023-24
Played in all 33 games, making four starts โฆ averaged 4.1 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game as a redshirt sophomore โฆ shot 33.9 percent from the field and 35.4 percent from 3-point territory โฆ tied for third on the team (with Sebastian Mack) for most made 3-pointers (28-for-79) โฆ shot 71.4 percent from the free throw line (20-for-28) โฆ scored in double figures in three games โฆ scored a career-high 13 points in a road win against Stanford (Feb. 7), making 4 of 8 shots and 3 of 6 attempts from 3-point range โฆ also scored 11 points in a home victory against UC Riverside (Nov. 30) and 10 points in a road win over Oregon State (Dec. 28) โฆ made a season-high three 3-pointers in four games โฆ finished the season with 35 assists and 17 turnovers, compiling an assist-turnover ratio of 2.1 โฆ totaled 20 steals, the fifth-highest total on the team โฆ recorded a career-high steals against USC (Feb. 24) in Pauley Pavilion โฆ also had three steals in a loss at Arizona (Jan. 20).
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2022-23
Played in 27 games โฆ averaged 1.0 points and 1.1 rebounds in 9.4 minutes per game off the bench as a redshirt freshman โฆ totaled 28 points, 31 rebounds, 22 assists and nine steals in 27 contests โฆ scored a season-high four points in three games, including against UNC Asheville (March 16) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament โฆ was 2-for-2 from the field and totaled three rebounds in two assists in the win over UNC Asheville โฆ recorded a season-high four rebounds in two games โ against California (Feb. 18) and versus Colorado (March 9) in the Pac-12 Tournament in Las Vegas โฆ played at least 19 minutes in two games โ at Washington State (Dec. 30) and against UNC Asheville (March 16) โฆ had two points and the game-saving assist to Adem Bona in the final minute of action in UCLAโs comeback win at Washington State (Dec. 30) โฆ did not play in UCLAโs first eight games of the season, as he continued to recover from a left knee injury that held him out of the 2021-22 season (had surgery in Oct. 2021).
2021-22
Did not play โฆ sustained a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee on Sept. 17, 2021, forcing him to miss the season.
High School
Was a four-year varsity basketball letterwinner at Bishop Gorman High School (Las Vegas), playing for head coach Grant Rice โฆ was ranked as the No. 41 prospect in the country, in his high school class, by Rivals.com โฆ also had been rated the No. 55 player by 247Sports.com and No. 65, by ESPN.com โฆ was ranked the No. 3 prospect in the state of Nevada, in his high school class, by 247Sports.com โฆ was unable to play for Bishop Gorman during his senior year (2020-21), as the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association (NIAA) canceled the high school season due to the COVID-19 pandemic โฆ Bishop Gorman had been ranked No. 6, nationally, in the Preseason MaxPreps Top 25 rankings (Nov. 2020), prior to the Nevada high school season being canceled โฆ as a junior at Bishop Gorman (2019-20), secured first-team All-Southern Nevada acclaim, averaging 16.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.0 steals per game โฆ also was named a MaxPreps Junior All-American in 2019-20 โฆ led his high school program to its ninth consecutive championship in the 2020 Nevada Class 4A state title game at Lawlor Events Center (Reno, Nev.) โฆ scored a team-leading 14 points in the championship victory, a 65-37 victory over Desert Pines โฆ led the 2019-20 Bishop Gorman squad to a 29-3 record โฆ as a sophomore in 2018-19, helped lead Bishop Gorman to its eighth consecutive Nevada Class 4A state championship โฆ Bishop Gorman finished the 2018-19 campaign with a 28-5 record and defeated Clark High School, 68-60, in the state title game โฆ Bishop Gorman was one of eight high school programs invited to compete in the GEICO Nationals, losing to La Lumiere School (Indiana), 74-69, in double overtime โฆ scored a team-high 22 points in the double overtime loss to La Lumiere โฆ as a sophomore, helped his high school program to signature wins against Rancho Christian (Calif.) and Gonzaga Prep (the Washington Class 4A Champions).
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Personal
Full name: William Anthony McClendon โฆ born in Sacramento, Calif. โฆ is the younger of Sean McClendon and Angela Slaughterโs two sons โฆ has one older brother, Marcus โฆ pre-sociology major.
Has played in 60 career games (four starts) โฆ has averaged 2.7 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game โฆ has averaged 15.8 minutes in 60 career games โฆ enrolled at UCLA in 2021 and redshirted the 2021-22 season โฆ has two seasons of eligibility remaining.
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2023-24
Played in all 33 games, making four starts โฆ averaged 4.1 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game as a redshirt sophomore โฆ shot 33.9 percent from the field and 35.4 percent from 3-point territory โฆ tied for third on the team (with Sebastian Mack) for most made 3-pointers (28-for-79) โฆ shot 71.4 percent from the free throw line (20-for-28) โฆ scored in double figures in three games โฆ scored a career-high 13 points in a road win against Stanford (Feb. 7), making 4 of 8 shots and 3 of 6 attempts from 3-point range โฆ also scored 11 points in a home victory against UC Riverside (Nov. 30) and 10 points in a road win over Oregon State (Dec. 28) โฆ made a season-high three 3-pointers in four games โฆ finished the season with 35 assists and 17 turnovers, compiling an assist-turnover ratio of 2.1 โฆ totaled 20 steals, the fifth-highest total on the team โฆ recorded a career-high steals against USC (Feb. 24) in Pauley Pavilion โฆ also had three steals in a loss at Arizona (Jan. 20).
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2022-23
Played in 27 games โฆ averaged 1.0 points and 1.1 rebounds in 9.4 minutes per game off the bench as a redshirt freshman โฆ totaled 28 points, 31 rebounds, 22 assists and nine steals in 27 contests โฆ scored a season-high four points in three games, including against UNC Asheville (March 16) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament โฆ was 2-for-2 from the field and totaled three rebounds in two assists in the win over UNC Asheville โฆ recorded a season-high four rebounds in two games โ against California (Feb. 18) and versus Colorado (March 9) in the Pac-12 Tournament in Las Vegas โฆ played at least 19 minutes in two games โ at Washington State (Dec. 30) and against UNC Asheville (March 16) โฆ had two points and the game-saving assist to Adem Bona in the final minute of action in UCLAโs comeback win at Washington State (Dec. 30) โฆ did not play in UCLAโs first eight games of the season, as he continued to recover from a left knee injury that held him out of the 2021-22 season (had surgery in Oct. 2021).
2021-22
Did not play โฆ sustained a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee on Sept. 17, 2021, forcing him to miss the season.
High School
Was a four-year varsity basketball letterwinner at Bishop Gorman High School (Las Vegas), playing for head coach Grant Rice โฆ was ranked as the No. 41 prospect in the country, in his high school class, by Rivals.com โฆ also had been rated the No. 55 player by 247Sports.com and No. 65, by ESPN.com โฆ was ranked the No. 3 prospect in the state of Nevada, in his high school class, by 247Sports.com โฆ was unable to play for Bishop Gorman during his senior year (2020-21), as the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association (NIAA) canceled the high school season due to the COVID-19 pandemic โฆ Bishop Gorman had been ranked No. 6, nationally, in the Preseason MaxPreps Top 25 rankings (Nov. 2020), prior to the Nevada high school season being canceled โฆ as a junior at Bishop Gorman (2019-20), secured first-team All-Southern Nevada acclaim, averaging 16.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.0 steals per game โฆ also was named a MaxPreps Junior All-American in 2019-20 โฆ led his high school program to its ninth consecutive championship in the 2020 Nevada Class 4A state title game at Lawlor Events Center (Reno, Nev.) โฆ scored a team-leading 14 points in the championship victory, a 65-37 victory over Desert Pines โฆ led the 2019-20 Bishop Gorman squad to a 29-3 record โฆ as a sophomore in 2018-19, helped lead Bishop Gorman to its eighth consecutive Nevada Class 4A state championship โฆ Bishop Gorman finished the 2018-19 campaign with a 28-5 record and defeated Clark High School, 68-60, in the state title game โฆ Bishop Gorman was one of eight high school programs invited to compete in the GEICO Nationals, losing to La Lumiere School (Indiana), 74-69, in double overtime โฆ scored a team-high 22 points in the double overtime loss to La Lumiere โฆ as a sophomore, helped his high school program to signature wins against Rancho Christian (Calif.) and Gonzaga Prep (the Washington Class 4A Champions).
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Personal
Full name: William Anthony McClendon โฆ born in Sacramento, Calif. โฆ is the younger of Sean McClendon and Angela Slaughterโs two sons โฆ has one older brother, Marcus โฆ pre-sociology major.
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