Gatorade 2018 - 2019: Player of the Year

Boys Basketball - Arkansas

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BOYS BASKETBALL

Issac McBride

Guard
BAPTIST PREP
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-1
Press Release

Peak Performance

28.9

Points per game

4.5

Rebounds per game

4.100

Assists per game

47.5

3-point percentage
“Issac McBride is the real deal. He can shoot off the dribble or the catch and he has great range. He has great handles and he’s also very unselfish. He gets his teammates involved, but he knows when to take over.”
Devin Jones
Head Coach Head coach at Glen Rose High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-1, 175-pound senior guard led the Eagles to a 30-4 record and the Class 3A quarterfinals this past season. McBride averaged 28.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game, while converting 47.5 percent of his 3-point attempts. An All-State honoree, he was selected to the All Arkansas Preps First Team and the USA TODAY’s ALL-USA Arkansas First Team as a junior. McBride has also been chosen to play in the Big Baller Brand All-American Game.

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Academic Achievement

McBride has maintained a 3.34 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball on scholarship at the University of Kansas this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A devoted member of his church community, McBride has volunteered locally on behalf of a homeless shelter, Vacation Bible School and youth basketball camps.