Gilbert McGregor

Height:
6-4
Weight:
210
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
New Orleans, La.
High School:
Lusher Charter School

OF NOTE
· Non-scholarship player who joined the team in October 2014 following tryouts
· Transferred to Wake Forest from Newberry College prior to the 2014-15 season
· Played in nine games for Newberry in 2012-13 before suffering a season-ending injury
· Son of former Wake Forest basketball standout and former NBA broadcaster Gil McGregor

2014-15 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
· Joined the Demon Deacon squad through walk-on tryouts, but did not appear in a game

2012-13 SEASON (Freshman @ NEWBERRY COLLEGE)
· Played in nine games with one start during the 2012-13 season at Division II Newberry College (S.C.)
· Suffered a season-ending injury early in the year
· Averaged 1.6 points and 1.6 rebounds in 7.0 minutes per game
· Scored 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting in an exhibition game at Purdue

HIGH SCHOOL
· Earned four varsity letters at Lusher Charter School
· Also played one postgraduate year at Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire for the 2011-12 season
· Averaged 21.2 points and 11.2 rebounds per game in his senior year at Lusher after averaging 18.3 points and 10.5 rebounds per game his junior season
· All-District 10-AA in 2010 and 2011
· 2011 District 10-AA MVP
· 2011 New Orleans Times-Picayune All-Metro Selection for Small Schools
· 2011 Louisiana Sports Writers Association Class AA All-State selection
· 2012 National Prep School Champion at Brewster Academy
· Teammate of a host of Division I players at Brewster including Mitch McGary (Michigan), T.J. Warren (NC State), Semaj Christon and Jalen Reynolds (Xavier), JaKarr Sampson (St. John's), Aaron Thomas (Florida State) and Deonte Burton (Marquette)
· Played AAU ball for the New Orleans Blazers

PERSONAL
· Full name is Gilbert Odell McGregor
· Born May 2, 1994 in Charlotte, North Carolina
· Son of Gil and Frieda McGregor
· Has two older sisters, Kellie and Jennifer
· Father Gil played basketball at Wake Forest from 1967-71 and was drafted by the Cincinnati Royals in the sixth round of the 1971 NBA Draft
· His father played in 42 games for the Royals and played professionally in Belgium, Italy and France
· Father was longtime broadcaster for the Charlotte/New Orleans Hornets franchise