{{short description|American basketball player}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Rickey McGill | image = Rickey McGill.jpg | image_size = | caption = McGill in 2018 | position = Point guard | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lbs = 185 | league = SBL | team = Patrioti Levice | number = 0 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|6|19}} | birth_place = | nationality = American | high_school = Spring Valley<br>(Spring Valley, New York) | college = Iona (2015–2019) | draft_year = 2019 | career_start = 2019 | years1 = 2019–2020 | team1 = Panionios | years2 = 2020–2021 | team2 = Plymouth Raiders | years3 = 2021 | team3 = Rapla KK | years4 = 2021–2022 | team4 = Soproni KC | years5 = 2023 | team5 = Franklin Bulls | years6 = 2023–2024 | team6 = Newcastle Eagles | years7 = 2024–2025 | team7 = Dziki Warszawa | years8 = 2025 | team8 = Sheffield Sharks | years9 = 2025–present | team9 = Patrioti Levice | highlights = *SLB Cup Winner (2025) *First-team All-MAAC (2019) *Second-team All-MAAC (2018) *MAAC tournament MVP (2019) *BBL All-Star-British Basketball League (2024) *MVP-European North Basketball League (2024) }} '''Rickey Isaiah Justin McGill.''' (born June 19, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Patrioti Levice of Slovak Extraliga (basketball) (SLB). He played college basketball for the Iona Gaels.
==High school career== McGill attended Spring Valley High School. He helped lead Spring Valley to a 23-2 record during his senior season and an appearance in the state final four, earning Section 1's Mr. Basketball honors.<ref name="greece"/> McGill averaged 23.3 points per game.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rockland All-County: Rickey McGill takes reigns as Spring Valley, Section 1's best |url=https://usatodayhss.com/2015/rockland-allcounty-rickey-mcgill-takes-reigns-as-spring-valley-section-1s-best |accessdate=September 6, 2020 |work=USA Today |date=April 19, 2015}}</ref> In the Class A regional final against Saugerties High School, McGill hit the game-winning buzzer-beating three-pointer and finished with 21 points and four assists.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Thomson |first1=Josh |title=Rickey McGill shot sends Spring Valley to Glens Falls |url=https://www.lohud.com/story/sports/high-school/basketball/2015/03/14/rickey-mcgill-buzzer-beater-sends-spring-valley-glens-falls/24787717/ |accessdate=September 6, 2020 |work=The Journal News |date=March 15, 2015}}</ref> He finished second on Rockland County's all-time scoring list with 1,463 points.<ref name="greece"/>
==College career== McGill averaged 2.8 points per game as a freshman at Iona and remained with the program even though coach Tim Cluess advised him to transfer. McGill entered the starting lineup in his following season.<ref name="botte">{{cite web |last1=Botte |first1=Peter |title=The Tim Cluess challenge that saved Iona senior's career |url=https://nypost.com/2019/03/19/the-tim-cluess-challenge-that-saved-iona-seniors-career/ |website=New York Post |accessdate=August 31, 2020 |date=March 19, 2019}}</ref> On February 25, 2018, he scored a career-high 40 points in a 110–101 loss to Rider.<ref>{{cite web |title=Iona MBB Comeback Attempt Falls Short At Rider 110-101 |url=https://icgaels.com/news/2018/2/25/mens-basketball-iona-mbb-comeback-attempt-falls-short-at-rider-110-101.aspx |publisher=Iona College Athletics |accessdate=August 31, 2020 |date=February 25, 2018}}</ref> As a junior, McGill averaged 13.4 points, 5.6 assists and four rebounds per game, earning Second Team All-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) honors.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cordova |first1=David |title=Rickey McGill: The Takeover |url=https://davesjoint.net/2019/03/02/rickey-mcgill-the-takeover/ |website=Dave's Joint |accessdate=August 31, 2020 |date=March 2, 2019}}</ref> In his senior season, after leading Iona to the 2019 MAAC tournament title and winning most valuable player accolades, he became the first player in conference history to appear in the NCAA tournament for four straight years.<ref name=botte/> McGill averaged 15.8 points, 4.8 assists and 4.5 rebounds per game and was named to the First Team All-MAAC.<ref name="greece">{{cite web |last1=Szkolar |first1=Adrian |title=Rickey McGill, Iona basketball star and Spring Valley native, signs with Greek team |url=https://www.lohud.com/story/sports/2019/08/22/rickey-mcgill-iona-basketball-signs-panionios/2086536001/ |website=The Journal News |accessdate=August 31, 2020 |date=August 22, 2019}}</ref>
==Professional career== On August 22, 2019, McGill signed his first professional contract with Panionios of the Greek Basket League.<ref name=greece/> He averaged 7.6 points, 2.7 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game and parted ways with the club after the league was suspended indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lupo |first1=Nicola |title=Rickey McGill, Panionios part ways |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/rickey-mcgill-panionios-part-ways/ |newspaper=Sportando |accessdate=August 31, 2020 |date=March 17, 2020}}</ref>
On August 27, 2020, McGill signed with the Plymouth Raiders of the British Basketball League.<ref>{{cite web |title=Greece Lightning as Rickey McGill joins Raiders |url=https://www.plymouthraiders.com/news/article/Greece%20Lightning%20as%20Rickey%20McGill%20joins%20Raiders |publisher=Plymouth Raiders |accessdate=August 31, 2020 |date=August 27, 2020}}</ref>
McGill began the 2021–22 season in Estonia with Rapla KK, playing five games before joining Soproni KC of the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A in November 2021.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gabor |first1=Winter |title=Sopron KC adds McGill to their roster, ex Rapla |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Estonia/news/714537/Sopron-KC-adds-McGill-to-their-roster,-ex-Rapla |website=Eurobasket |access-date=November 20, 2021 |date=November 8, 2021}}</ref> He played his last game for Soproni on January 22, 2022,<ref>{{cite web |title=Rickey McGill |url=https://basketball.australiabasket.com/player/Rickey-McGill/381069 |website=australiabasket.com |access-date=March 25, 2023}}</ref> due to injury.<ref name=elan-bearnais>{{cite web |title=Mobilisation exceptionnelle des partenaires : Rickey Mcgill arrive à l'Elan ! |url=https://www.elan-bearnais.fr/actualite/vert-blanc/mobilisation-exceptionnelle-des-partenaires-rickey-mcgill-arrive-a-l-elan |website=elan-bearnais.fr |access-date=March 25, 2023 |date=January 9, 2023 |language=French}}</ref>
McGill had a trial with French team Élan Béarnais in January 2023 but was not signed.<ref name="elan-bearnais" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Communiqué officiel |url=https://www.elan-bearnais.fr/actualite/vert-blanc/communique-mcgill |website=elan-bearnais.fr |access-date=March 25, 2023 |date=January 20, 2023 |language=French}}</ref>
On March 25, 2023, McGill signed with the Franklin Bulls for the 2023 New Zealand NBL season.<ref>{{cite web |title=McGill ready to go! |url=https://www.bullsbasketball.nz/post/mcgill-ready-to-go |website=bullsbasketball.nz |access-date=March 25, 2023 |date=March 25, 2023}}</ref>
In July 2023, McGill signed with the Newcastle Eagles of the British Basketball League (BBL). McGill was the ENBL regular season MVP, leading the ENBL in steals and sets a record of 8 steals in one game.Helping his Eagles team make it to the playoffs but came up short in the Quarter Finals.Averaging 18 points per game, 6 assist per game,Earning him a spot on the BBL All Star team helping the Eagles get all the way to the Final Four in the BBL Playoffs. <ref>{{cite web |title=BULLS STAR SIGNS FOR EAGLES |url=https://newcastle-eagles.com/news/bulls-star-signs-for-eagles/ |website=newcastle-eagles.com |access-date=October 22, 2023 |date=July 20, 2023}}</ref>
On June 26, 2024, he signed with Dziki Warszawa of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://plk.pl/aktualnosci/24722/mcgill-rozgrywajacym-dzikow|title=McGill rozgrywającym Dzików|last=|first=|date=June 1, 2024|website=plk.pl|publisher=|language=pl|access-date=June 28, 2024}}</ref>
On July 1, 2025, he signed with Patrioti Levice of Slovak Extraliga (basketball) (SLB).<ref>{{Cite Instagram |user=patriotilevice |postid=DLkdWe-sNxy |title=Welcome Rickey! |date=July 1, 2025}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://icgaels.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/rickey-mcgill/4903 Iona Gaels bio]
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