The transfer of Virginie Isaac McKneely heads to Louisville

Pat Kelsey Played against Virginia Sharpnshooter Isaac McKnely Twice during his first season at the University of Louisville.

Now McKneely will play for Kelsey and the cardinals.

The 6 -feet 4 -inch goalkeeper went to Louisville and Tennessee earlier this week and signed up in Kelsey and the Cardinals. It is the third commitment of the transfer portal for cardinals, joining Kennesaw State Guard Adrian Wooley and Xavier Guard Ryan Conwell.

247Sports classified McKneely as prospect No. 14 in the transfer portal and shooting goalkeeper n ° 3.

McKneely led Virginia by scoring at 14.4 points per game, and ranked first in the ACC in percentage of three points (42.1%), second in three points per game (3.2), eighth in minutes (34.4 MPG) and 20th in a score (14.4 ppg). In conference, McKneely ranked second in three points per game (3.2), fourth in percentage of three points (39.8%), 12th in minutes (34.6 MI / GAL), 13th in percentage of goals on the ground (43.6%) and 18th in a score (15.4 ppg).

It was an honorable mention All-ECC and was appointed to the second team of the NABC Division I East All-District.

McKneely has managed eight 20 points games and equaled a summit of the season with 27 points in the defeat of the end of the UVA season against Georgia Tech in the ACC tournament. The native of Virginia-Western marked his 1,000 career points at UVA road game in North Carolina.

During the first match against Louisville on January 4, McKneely had 5 out of 10 on the field and collected 13 points, four rebounds and three assists while the cardinals won 70-50. On January 18 during the victory of Louisville 81-67, McKneely collected 10 points and four assists on 4 out of 9 on the field.

Adam Finkelstein, director of scouting at 247Sports, provided a detailed screening report on the highly sought -after transfer objective.

“A three -point prolific shooter, McNeely logged in to 42% of his attempts during his career. Last year, he maintained this number while making an average of 7.5 attempts per match and being the focal point of opposition to screening reports. He is a movement shooter who can get out of screens, but also has versatility on the others. Yields).