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Jersey Number 15
Kevin McCullar
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Position:
- Guard
- Hometown:
- San Antonio, Texas
- Prev School:
- Wagner HS
AWARDS
โข All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (2022)
โข Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Semifinalist (2022)
โข Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2022)
โข All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (2021)
โข Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2021)
โข Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2020)
JUNIOR SEASON (2021-22)
McCullar averaged 10.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and led Tech with 3.1 assists and 1.4 steals per gameโฆ He finished his third season playing for the Red Raiders by scoring 17 points against Duke in the Sweet 16 after going for 14 points in the win over Notre Dame in the NCAA Tournament Second Round and 10 in the first round against Montana Stateโฆ McCullar scored in double figures in 16 of 29 game played during the season, including scoring a career-high 24 points in a win over Grambling on November 12 and dropping 21 points on Arkansas State on December 14โฆ He recorded one double-double, going for 14 points and 10 rebounds against Gonzaga at the Jerry Colangelo Classic on December 18 in Arizonaโฆ McCullar finished the year shooting 100-for-249 (40.2 percent) from the field and making 28 3-pointersโฆ He had 89 assists which was second on the team and came with him having 18 games with three or more assists, including a career-high seven assists against Alabama State in non-conference play and then a five-assist game against Kansas in the Big 12 Championship finalโฆ McCullar had a steal in 19 of 24 games with a season-high three coming in games against Prairie View A&M, Alabama State, Baylor, Iowa State and TCUโฆ Through three seasons and 78 games played at Tech, McCullar has now scored 676 points and has 351 rebounds, 151 assists and 110 steals.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2020-21)
McCullar earned All-Big 12 Honorable Mention in his second season playing for the Red Raiders where he averaged 10.4 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists per gameโฆ He scored a season-high 16 points in the road win at Texas by going 6-for-7 from the field with two 3-pointers and also had two double-doubles with 15 points/11 rebounds at Iowa State and then 10 points/10 rebounds at home against Baylorโฆ He led the Red Raiders with 34 steals for the season, averaging 1.7 steals per game with a season-high six steals in the Big 12 Championship quarterfinals against Texas where he also had 11 reboundsโฆ McCullar finished his season by going for 15 points, 8 rebounds and two steals in the NCAA Tournament second round loss against Arkansasโฆ He helped lead Tech to the second round by having 10 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists in the NCAA Tournament first round win over Utah Stateโฆ McCullar averaged 6.5 rebounds in Big 12 play which ranked eighth in the conferenceโฆ He had two or more steals in 10 of 20 games played and scored in double figures in 14 gamesโฆ He missed the first nine games of the season due to an injury suffered in the preseason but would play in the final 20 with 19 straight starts to end the yearโฆ McCullar has recorded 383 points, 218 rebounds, 62 assists and 69 steals through 49 games of his careerโฆ Along with his success on the court, he was named to the Academic All-Big 12 Team for the second straight season.ย
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2019-20)
McCullar started the final six games of the season and played in 29 during his redshirt freshman year where he averaged 6.0 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.2 steals per gameโฆ He finished the season scoring in double figures in eight games, leading the team in scoring three times and topping the team in rebounding in six gamesโฆ McCullar scored a career-high 15 points at Oklahoma State after going 6-for-8 from the field and 3 of 3 at the free-throw line in 29 minutes as a reserveโฆ He started the remaining six games, beginning by scoring nine points and having six rebounds in a home win over Kansas Stateโฆ McCullar had a career-high 11 rebounds and added six points in a road victory at Iowa State before scoring 13 at Oklahoma and Baylorโฆ He led the Red Raiders with eight rebounds and also had seven points in the regular-season finale against Kansas with four of the rebounds coming on the offensive endโฆ McCullar had his first double-figure scoring performance of his career with 10 points against Long Island and also dropped 10 against UTRGV in non-conference play before scoring in double figures for the first time in conference play at Kansas Stateโฆ He finished the season with eight games of having five or more rebounds and was third on the team with 35 steals for the season with a career-high four steals against Kansas State and Oklahoma Stateโฆ McCullar averaged 7.6 points and 4.1 rebounds in conference play and with 10.2 points and 5.8 rebounds in the final five games of the yearโฆ Along with his success on the court, he was named to the Academic All-Big 12 Team.
2018-19: Redshirt season.ย
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH: McCullar helped lead Converse Wagner to the Class 6A title game as a sophomore before averaging 16.8 points and 6.6 rebounds per game last year.ย ESPN listed him as a top-30 national player and rivals.com lists him as a 4-Star prospect.
PERSONAL: Son of Kevin McCullar Sr. and Hether. Has one sibling, Katelyn. His father played football at Texas Tech and then with the Green Bay Packers in the NFL. Chose Texas Tech over Louisville, Kansas State and Houstonโฆ Signed with Texas Tech on Nov. 14, 2018.
โข All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (2022)
โข Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Semifinalist (2022)
โข Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2022)
โข All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (2021)
โข Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2021)
โข Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2020)
JUNIOR SEASON (2021-22)
McCullar averaged 10.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and led Tech with 3.1 assists and 1.4 steals per gameโฆ He finished his third season playing for the Red Raiders by scoring 17 points against Duke in the Sweet 16 after going for 14 points in the win over Notre Dame in the NCAA Tournament Second Round and 10 in the first round against Montana Stateโฆ McCullar scored in double figures in 16 of 29 game played during the season, including scoring a career-high 24 points in a win over Grambling on November 12 and dropping 21 points on Arkansas State on December 14โฆ He recorded one double-double, going for 14 points and 10 rebounds against Gonzaga at the Jerry Colangelo Classic on December 18 in Arizonaโฆ McCullar finished the year shooting 100-for-249 (40.2 percent) from the field and making 28 3-pointersโฆ He had 89 assists which was second on the team and came with him having 18 games with three or more assists, including a career-high seven assists against Alabama State in non-conference play and then a five-assist game against Kansas in the Big 12 Championship finalโฆ McCullar had a steal in 19 of 24 games with a season-high three coming in games against Prairie View A&M, Alabama State, Baylor, Iowa State and TCUโฆ Through three seasons and 78 games played at Tech, McCullar has now scored 676 points and has 351 rebounds, 151 assists and 110 steals.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2020-21)
McCullar earned All-Big 12 Honorable Mention in his second season playing for the Red Raiders where he averaged 10.4 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists per gameโฆ He scored a season-high 16 points in the road win at Texas by going 6-for-7 from the field with two 3-pointers and also had two double-doubles with 15 points/11 rebounds at Iowa State and then 10 points/10 rebounds at home against Baylorโฆ He led the Red Raiders with 34 steals for the season, averaging 1.7 steals per game with a season-high six steals in the Big 12 Championship quarterfinals against Texas where he also had 11 reboundsโฆ McCullar finished his season by going for 15 points, 8 rebounds and two steals in the NCAA Tournament second round loss against Arkansasโฆ He helped lead Tech to the second round by having 10 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists in the NCAA Tournament first round win over Utah Stateโฆ McCullar averaged 6.5 rebounds in Big 12 play which ranked eighth in the conferenceโฆ He had two or more steals in 10 of 20 games played and scored in double figures in 14 gamesโฆ He missed the first nine games of the season due to an injury suffered in the preseason but would play in the final 20 with 19 straight starts to end the yearโฆ McCullar has recorded 383 points, 218 rebounds, 62 assists and 69 steals through 49 games of his careerโฆ Along with his success on the court, he was named to the Academic All-Big 12 Team for the second straight season.ย
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2019-20)
McCullar started the final six games of the season and played in 29 during his redshirt freshman year where he averaged 6.0 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.2 steals per gameโฆ He finished the season scoring in double figures in eight games, leading the team in scoring three times and topping the team in rebounding in six gamesโฆ McCullar scored a career-high 15 points at Oklahoma State after going 6-for-8 from the field and 3 of 3 at the free-throw line in 29 minutes as a reserveโฆ He started the remaining six games, beginning by scoring nine points and having six rebounds in a home win over Kansas Stateโฆ McCullar had a career-high 11 rebounds and added six points in a road victory at Iowa State before scoring 13 at Oklahoma and Baylorโฆ He led the Red Raiders with eight rebounds and also had seven points in the regular-season finale against Kansas with four of the rebounds coming on the offensive endโฆ McCullar had his first double-figure scoring performance of his career with 10 points against Long Island and also dropped 10 against UTRGV in non-conference play before scoring in double figures for the first time in conference play at Kansas Stateโฆ He finished the season with eight games of having five or more rebounds and was third on the team with 35 steals for the season with a career-high four steals against Kansas State and Oklahoma Stateโฆ McCullar averaged 7.6 points and 4.1 rebounds in conference play and with 10.2 points and 5.8 rebounds in the final five games of the yearโฆ Along with his success on the court, he was named to the Academic All-Big 12 Team.
2018-19: Redshirt season.ย
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH: McCullar helped lead Converse Wagner to the Class 6A title game as a sophomore before averaging 16.8 points and 6.6 rebounds per game last year.ย ESPN listed him as a top-30 national player and rivals.com lists him as a 4-Star prospect.
PERSONAL: Son of Kevin McCullar Sr. and Hether. Has one sibling, Katelyn. His father played football at Texas Tech and then with the Green Bay Packers in the NFL. Chose Texas Tech over Louisville, Kansas State and Houstonโฆ Signed with Texas Tech on Nov. 14, 2018.
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