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Jersey Number 5
Akida McLain
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Penn Hills/Pittsburgh, PA
AS A SOPHOMORE
- Played in 29 games, including all 16 ACC contests.
- Averaged 4.2 points and 2.7 rebounds per game; averaged 3.7 points and 2.9 rebounds per game in conference action.
- Led or tied for the team lead in rebounding once, in steals twice and in blocked shots four times.
- Scored in double figures in three games; grabbed double-digit rebounds once.
- Registered one point-rebound double-double; totaled 17 points and 10 rebounds - both career highs - at Duquesne (12/27); shot 7-for-11 from the field and 3-for-3 from the foul line in the contest.
- Scored 11 points in a home win over Texas Southern (12/18).
- Notched 10 points and a career-high four steals in a career-high 23 minutes of action at Massachusetts (1/3).
- Contributed four points, five rebounds and two assists in 22 minutes in the team's win at North Carolina (1/25).
- Recorded eight points, eight rebounds and a career-high three assists against Duke (2/1).
- Totaled eight points in the team's one-point win at Virginia Tech (2/4).
- Tallied nine points - on 9-for-14 shooting from the foul line - and six rebounds in a win at Wake Forest (2/8).
- Sat out the season's first seven games, before contributing four points and four rebounds in 12 minutes of action in his season debut - at Maryland (12/11).
AS A FRESHMAN
- Played in nine games, including one Big East contest; made one start.
- Averaged 3.9 points and 2.6 rebounds per game; 17 of his 23 rebounds on the season came on the offensive end.
- Made his first collegiate start in the team's season-opening win over Maine (11/19); scored six points, including the Eagles' first four points of the season; also grabbed three rebounds.
- Recorded nine points and a six rebounds (all on the offensive end) in a home win over Duquesne (12/22); made two field goals and five free throws in a career-high 20 minutes of action.
- Registered six points and six rebounds in a home win over New Hampshire (11/23).
- Tallied eight points and five rebounds in a home victory over Long Island (11/30).
- Recorded a career-high two blocked shots in a double-overtime win against Yale (12/19).
HIGH SCHOOL
- Averaged 16.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 5.0 blocked shots per game as a senior at Penn Hills High School.
- Earned Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Player of the Year honors in 2003-04; the award takes into consideration all players in the WPIAL and City League.
- Gained 2003-04 All-State honors; was a two-time All-Conference selection
- Led the 2003-04 Indians to a 24-6 record and the PIAA Class AAAA title; he recorded 18 points and 14 rebounds in the title game against Parkland.
- Played for head coach Jim Rocco; served as team captain as a senior.
- Scored a game-high 26 points to lead the Pennsylvania All-Stars to a victory over the USA & World All-Stars in the sixth annual Pittsburgh Hoops World Classic on April 17.
PERSONAL
- Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences
- Akida and his older brother Omari are the sons of Eve and Lester McLain.
- Born on March 18, 1986.
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 17 at Duquesne (12-27-05)
Rebounds: 10 at Duquesne (12-27-05)
Assists: 3 vs. Duke (2-1-06)
Blocks: 2 vs. Yale (12-19-04)
Steals: 4 vs. Massachusetts (1-3-06)
FGM: 7 at Duquesne (12-27-05)
FTM: 5 vs. Duquesne (12-22-04)
Minutes: 23 at Massachusetts (1-3-06)
McLAIN'S CAREER STATISTICS
| Overall | YR | GP-ST | MIN | FGM-FGA | PCT | 3FG-FGA | PCT | FTM-FTA | PCT | REB-AV | PF-D | PTS | AVG | A | TO | B | S |
| 04-05 | FR | 9/1 | 76 | 15-29 | .517 | 0-0 | .000 | 5-10 | .500 | 23-2.6 | 8-0 | 35 | 3.9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 05-06 | SO | 29-0 | 352 | 45-91 | .495 | 0-5 | .000 | 31-43 | .721 | 79-2.7 | 55-1 | 121 | 4.2 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 13 |
| CAREER | 38/1 | 428 | 60-120 | .500 | 0-5 | .000 | 36-53 | .679 | 102-2.7 | 63-1 | 156 | 4.1 | 10 | 19 | 15 | 14 |
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