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2023-2024 Men's Basketball Roster

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3 JoVon McClanahan

3 JoVon McClanahan

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    175
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Vallejo, Calif.
  • Prev School:
    Sheridan (Wyo.) College

Summary

Biography

2023-24 (Senior) 

  • Team tri-captain.
  • Played in 30 games with 19 starts.
  • Led the team in assists for the third straight season (3.3 apg).
  • Ranked fourth in the Big West in assist to turnover ratio (1.94).
  • Averaged 8.4 ppg on the season while scoring in double figures in 11 contests.
  • Recorded 19 points and a season-high eight assists in the Diamond Head Classic semifinals versus Georgia Tech.
  • Poured in a season-high 23 points while also notching a career-high five steals at CSUN.
  • Dished out seven assists in UH’s Big West Championship quarterfinal win over CSUN.
  • Finished career sixth all-time at UH in assists (366).
2022-23 (Junior)
  • Selected to the All-Big West second team.
  • One of four players to start all 33 games.
  • Team’s top scorer in league play (13.5 ppg).
  • Scored in double-digits in each of the first eight games of Big West play and in 10 of the first 11 league contests.
  • Led the team in assists per game (3.5) and free throws made (114).
  • Recorded five or more assists in nine games, including a season-high seven assists versus UC Irvine (March 4).
  • Ranked third in the Big West in assist to turnover ratio (1.87).
  • Shot 42 percent from the field and 80 percent from the line while finishing the season averaging 11.3 ppg. 
  • Named the Most Outstanding Player of the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic.
  • Hit the game-winning three-pointer versus SMU to help UH capture the tournament for the first time in program history.
  • Also name the Big West Player of the Week for his tournament performance.
  • During a four-game span in December, eclipsed his career-best scoring mark three times, capped by a 23-point performance in the Big West opener vs. UC Davis (Dec. 29).
  • Scored all 23 of his points in the second half in the win over UC Davis.  
  • Set a new career high with 27 points in a come-from-behind win over UC Irvine.
  • Selected for the team’s Art Woolaway Most Outstanding Player Award as well as the the team’s Most Improved Player Award.

2021-22 (Sophomore)
  • Appeared in all 28 games with 14 starts.
  • Averaged 6.2 points, 2.5 rebounds, and a team-high 3.6 assists per game. 
  • Tied for the team lead in steals (15)
  • Led the Big West in assist/turnover ratio (2.3) in league games.
  • Registered double-digit points in eight games including three straight games on two separate occasions.  
  • Registered five or more  assists in eight contests.
  • Scored 12 points and dished out a career-high nine assists at Santa Clara.
  • Scored a season-high 13 points in games vs. Cal Poly and at UC Santa Barbara.
  • Drained a career-best four three-pointers in UH’s home win over UC Irvine.
  • Earned the team’s Bob Nash Hustle Award.
  • Named academic all-Big West.

2020-21 
  • Played in all 21 games with six starts.
  • Averaged 18.3 minutes per game.
  • Second on the team in assists (50) and fourth in steals (13).
  • Team’s top assist man in nine contests.
  • Had seven assists – all in the first half – in a win over Cal Poly.
  • The seven assists were the most by a UH player on the season
  • Scored in 16 of 21 games, including a season-high 13 points to help spark a comeback win over Long Beach State.
  • Also had four points, five assists and a steal off the bench in a road win at Cal State Fullerton.

Prior to UH:
  • Played one season for Sheridan College in Wyoming.
  • An all-Region IX second-team selection. 
  • Averaged 23.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 6.3 assists.
  • Shot 47.8 percent from the floor, 44.5 percent behind the arc and 87.8 percent on free throws.
  • Buried 61 three-pointers and was a frequent visitor to the free throw line, where he sank 245 of 279 attempts.
  • Had six games of 30 or more points, including a 50-point explosion at Casper College and 40-performance vs. Gillette College.
  • Named Sheridan’s Student Athlete of the Year.

Prep:
  • A 2019 graduate of Salesian College Prep in Richmond, Calif.
  • Led the Pride to an 114-12 record during his career, including an 88-8 record in his three seasons as a starter.
  • As a senior, helped Salesian to as high as a No. 5 national ranking.
  • Part of squad that captured the 2018 Chick-fil-A Classic, one of the nation’s premier prep tournaments. 
  • Was named to the San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro first team after averaging a team-high 3.7 assists to go with 10.8 points per game.
  • The Pride captured the CIF North Coast Division 3 title and at one point were the only undefeated Open Division team in California (31-0).
  • Played club basketball for Nike Phamily and West Coast Elite.
  • An honor roll student.

Personal:
  • Born in Vallejo, Calif.
  • Nickname is “Kingvon.”
  • Graduated with a degree in entrepreneurship.
  • Has five brothers.
  • Twin brother Jaden plays for Utah Valley University.
  • Parents are Thomas McClanahan and LaTisha Murray of Vallejo, Calif.
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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2020-2021Sophomore

    Guard
    5'11" 170 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2021-2022Sophomore

    Guard
    5'10" 175 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2022-2023Junior

    Guard
    5'10" 170 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2023-2024Senior

    Guard
    5'10" 175 lbs
    3