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The BJ McKie File
Height: 6-2 Weight: 195
Born: 4/7/77 Position: Guard
M^jon Sports Administration
McKIE'S CAREER SI
YEAR GP-GS ME
1995-96 31-27 1'
1996-97 32-29 1<
1997-98 31-31 1"
1998-99 29-29
TOTALS 123-116 4C
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Thanks for the memories, BJ.
. Irmo High School
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Nike All-American
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|j^ McDonald's All-American
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O National AAU All-American
p?3 Street & Smith's All^
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Gatorade Regional Player of
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(JJQ Beach Ball Classic MVP
?3 Freshman (1995-96)
W Freshman All-SEC Team
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V/AV FGM-FGA FG% 3FG-FG
000/32 147-315 467 43-1
021/32 164-355 462 62-1
035/33 160-365 .438 59-1
965/33 145-353 .411 51-4;
121/33 616-1388 .444 215-5!
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laction. The crowd that night was J
loudest I remember ever hear- Jj
ink McGuire Arena,
ent on to lose the game, but i|
ilea a anve to compete ana uni- yg
nside all of his followers. What *1
n the next year, was beyond our
s. No one anywhere in the world
SEC season and a No. 2 seed in the
McKie created so many memories the
get the spinning layup he made to del
national champion, in Carolina Colisu
te team's SEC record to 10-0.
i the NCAA first round loss to Coppin
> sophomore year overshadowed that,
the same.
the Gamecocks to another NCAA Tbun
dtered to Richmond in another first-roi
; finger pointing started. Things starte<
was McKie's. The savior of USC has
However, in a year of turmoil, when n
I fell apart around McKie. Watching Mi
ing the first 15 minutes of "Saving Pri
i the massacre, but everyone did. Whi
:ord was set in stone, McKie had brokei
g USC's first 2,000-point scorer. Howev
)f the season, and the rumors of McKi
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iing your team to eight wins helps no <
wasn't drafted in this years draft. Dei
ack of a true position and everything <
e can certainly play at the next leve
med NBA champion San Antonio Spvu
STBA teams before he found a home in
rs might not have been the team to be;
uture might be his toughest test yet. C
i foxhole but this might be more of bear
r wears the ring to prove it. And with al
Cie does make it to the top, at least he'
lot as well as the support of an entire i
Sophomore (1996-97)
Associated Press Honorable
Mention All-America
First-team All-SEC by the
QJ Associated Press and Coaches
pp Basketball Times District 3
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? Two-time Cheverolet/CBS
O Player of the Game
Preseason All-SEC team
SEC Player of the Week
^ led USC to two wins over
the University of Kentucky
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in scoring
hit game-winning shot at
Florida
A FG% FTM-FTA FT% 1
23 350 141-185 .762
34 .403 166-219 .758
42 .415 205-262 .782
55 .378 160-207 .773
>4 .388 672-873 -770
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Junior (1997-98)
Basketball Weekly Third
team All-American
Associated Press Honorable
Mention All-American
First-Team All-SEC by
^4 Associated Press and Coaches
O I SEC All-Tournament Team
? Three-time Cheverolet/CBS
g Player of the Game
Preseason SEC Player of the
Year
Preseason All-SEC First
Team
Preseason First Team AllAmerican
by Street & Smith's,
Playboy and Preview Sports
Publishing
OFF DEF REB/AVG AST STL
26 69 95/3.1 88 38
28 97 125/ 3.9 86 41
34 76 110/3.5 93 39
19 81 100/3-4 115 47
107 323 430/3.5 382 165
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Player of the Year Candidate
Preseason John R. Wooden
National Player of the year
Candidate
, Preseason First Team All^
American by Adidas/Blue
^4 Ribbon Yearbook
{U Preseason First Team AllAmerican
by Dick Vitale's
in College Yearbook
Playboy All-America Team
H First Tpsm AssrYriatp Prf?ss
All-SEC
Coaches Second Team AllSEC
Honorable Mention
Associated Press All-American
BLK TO PF-FO PTS/AVG
2 93 66-0 478/15.4
0 73 74-2 556/17.4
2 90 67-0 584/18.8
6 96 57-0 501/17.3
10 352 264-2 2119/17.2