Austin Peay State University Athletics

Awards and Honors

• AD Honor Roll: Fall 2018
• OVC Newcomer of the Week: Jan. 14, 2019

As a graduate transfer in 2018-19: Well-traveled talent emerged as valued asset in final collegiate season... got the start and shook off a season’s worth of rust with eight points and five boards against Oakland City in his APSU debut... first double-digit scoring night of his Austin Peay career came in a 10-point effort at Alabama A&M... scored 20 points in 22 minutes as a reserve against Purdue Fort Wayne... reached double figures again with 10 points against Campbell at the St. Pete Shootout... scored 10 points and added six rebounds in the Govs visit to Arkansas, blocking a career-high two shots and equaling his career-best as va Gov with two steals... as part of a career-high 25 minute outing against Morehead State, posted his first double-double as a Gov with 14 points and a career-high 13 rebounds... posted his second double-double in four OVC games with 14 points and 10 boards at UT Martin, dishing out a career-high four assists in the process; he also scored eight of Austin Peay’s final 13 first-half points... earned his first OVC Newcomer of the Week honor after averaging 11.5 points and 8.5 rebounds against Southeast Missouri and UT Martin... averaged 10.6 points and 6.8 rebounds on 67.3 percent shooting over eight games from Dec. 15-Jan. 12... 16 points, eight boards at Eastern Illinois... game-changing three-point play with less than 25 seconds to play was part of 13-point performance at Jacksonville State... scored 15 points on 7-of-8 shooting to help the Govs avenge an early-season loss to Eastern Illinois... pieced together a 10-point, 10-rebound effort against Murray State... averaged 11.8 points on 61.4 percent (27-of-44) shooting from the floor, with 6.4 boards to go with it from Jan. 31-Feb. 14 (five games)... scored 18 points and added 19 rebounds--most by a Gov since 2016--for his fourth career double-double in the Southeast Missouri rematch... earned first start since November in the regular season finale and produced 12 points and 10 boards at Murray State, in a career-high 33 minutes... returned to reserve role to start OVC Tournament stay against Morehead State, but that didn’t diminish production; finished with 14 points and 16 rebounds against the Eagles, hitting 8-of-10 at the free-throw line.

Prior to Austin Peay: Last at Western Kentucky, where he appeared in 21 games as a redshirt sophomore in 2016-17 after becoming eligible in December following a transfer… averaged 13.0 minutes and 4.7 points during his brief tenure with the Hilltoppers before sitting out last season on a medical exemption… prior to his time in Bowling Green, spent a season-plus in orange at Tennessee, playing 14 games total over parts of three semesters in Knoxville, averaging 4.1 points, 3.5 rebounds and hitting 62.2 percent from the floor in 12.0 minutes per contest… prepped at Monroe High School in Albany, tallying more than 1,200 career points and earning all-state honors from the Atlanta Journal Constitution, the Georgia Athletics Coaches Association and the Georgia Sportswriters Association as a senior… took a prep school season at Hargrave Military Academy, where he averaged nearly 24 points and 15 rebounds to pace the squad to a 32-8 mark.

Personal: Son of Derek McGhee and Janet Johnson… born July 10.