JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) — Starting guard Cainan McClelland is making a major impact on the Jackson State men’s basketball team this season.
The graduate transfer from Texas Southern is averaging 3.9 points per game, shooting 42 percent in the paint.
McClelland said he came to Jackson State for a fresh start after a coaching change at Texas Southern.
And it was grandfather who, in part, made that decision easier.
“Every summer, I came [to Jackson] to visit my granddaddy, me and little brother,” McClelland said. “We went fishing and all of that. Jackson is just, I love Jackson. It’s like my second home honestly.”
“I felt like I owed it to him to play here and for him to see my play in his final years.”
The graduate transfer from Texas Southern is averaging 3.9 points per game, shooting 42 percent in the paint.
McClelland said he came to Jackson State for a fresh start after a coaching change at Texas Southern.
And it was grandfather who, in part, made that decision easier.
“Every summer, I came [to Jackson] to visit my granddaddy, me and little brother,” McClelland said. “We went fishing and all of that. Jackson is just, I love Jackson. It’s like my second home honestly.”
“I felt like I owed it to him to play here and for him to see my play in his final years.”
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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) — Starting guard Cainan McClelland is making a major impact on the Jackson State men’s basketball team this season. The graduate transfer from Texas Southern is av…
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