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32 Malachi McClain
Malachi McClain
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    175
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Hometown:
    Lansing, Mich.
  • High School:
    Holt
  • Position:
    G
  • Major:
    Business Administration
  • gp
    19
  • pts/g
    2.5
  • fg %
    34.0
  • 3pt %
    22.7
  • ft %
    81.8
  • reb/g
    0.6
  • a/g
    0.5

Bio

Freshman (2018-19): Played in 19 games and 161 minutes of action ... Shot 34.0 percent (17-of-50) from the field ... Knocked down five three-pointers (5-of-22) for a 22.7 percent mark ... Shot 9-of-11 (81.8%) from the free throw line ... Reeled in 11 rebounds and picked up nine steals ... Recorded 10 assists. 

Prep: Two-year letter winner while at Holt High School.

Personal: Son of Jakaria McClain and Randy Roland ... Majoring in business administration. 

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Jan 31 Anderson (Ind.) W, 77-60
Feb 2 Mt. St. Joseph L, 98-75
Feb 6 at Bluffton L, 55-50
Feb 9 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 87-67
Feb 13 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 68-67
Feb 16 Hanover (Ind.) L, 72-58
  Total Conference
Games 19 13
Games started 0 -
Minutes 161 103
Minutes per game 8.5 7.9
FG 17-50 9-30
FG Pct 34.0 30.0
3PT 5-22 2-10
3PT Pct 22.7 20.0
FT 9-11 5-5
FT Pct 81.8 100.0
Off rebounds 4 2
Def rebounds 7 5
Total rebounds 11 7
Rebounds per game 0.6 0.5
Personal fouls 12 7
Disqualifications 0 -
Assists 10 6
Turnovers 4 2
Assist to turnover ratio 2.5 3.0
Steals 9 3
Blocks 0 0
Points 48 25
Points per game 2.5 1.9
Points per 40 min 11.9 9.7

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 10 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 94-82 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Ohio Northern L, 99-61 0 17 6-10 60.0 2-5 40.0 2-2 100.0 16
Nov 16 at Westminster (Pa.) L, 67-60 - 12 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Nov 17 vs. Thiel L, 66-48 - 17 0-5 0.0 0-4 0.0 0-2 0.0 0
Nov 19 at Oakland L, 91-47 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 1 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 76-66 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 5 Manchester (Ind.) L, 76-70 - 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 8 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 77-57 - 7 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 15 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 77-72 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 17 at Spalding W, 73-72 - 4 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Dec 28 Geneva W, 67-66 - 6 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 2
Dec 29 Penn St.-Behrend L, 77-70 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 2 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 87-80 - 8 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 5 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 86-76 - 7 0-3 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 9 Bluffton L, 85-77 - 11 2-4 50.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 6
Jan 12 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 80-74 - 19 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 16 Earlham (Ind.) L, 86-82 - 10 1-3 33.3 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 3
Jan 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 84-48 - 6 2-2 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 5
Jan 23 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 90-67 - 6 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 26 Franklin (Ind.) L, 87-75 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 31 Anderson (Ind.) W, 77-60 - 5 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 3
Feb 2 Mt. St. Joseph L, 98-75 - 18 2-6 33.3 0-3 0.0 2-2 100.0 6
Feb 6 at Bluffton L, 55-50 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 87-67 - 4 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 13 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 68-67 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 16 Hanover (Ind.) L, 72-58 - 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 10 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 94-82 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Ohio Northern L, 99-61 0 17 0 1 1 1 0 1 0
Nov 16 at Westminster (Pa.) L, 67-60 - 12 0 0 0 2 1 3 0
Nov 17 vs. Thiel L, 66-48 - 17 1 1 2 0 1 1 0
Nov 19 at Oakland L, 91-47 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 1 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 76-66 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 5 Manchester (Ind.) L, 76-70 - 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Dec 8 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 77-57 - 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Dec 15 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 77-72 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 17 at Spalding W, 73-72 - 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Dec 28 Geneva W, 67-66 - 6 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
Dec 29 Penn St.-Behrend L, 77-70 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 2 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 87-80 - 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Jan 5 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 86-76 - 7 1 0 1 1 1 0 0
Jan 9 Bluffton L, 85-77 - 11 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
Jan 12 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 80-74 - 19 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Jan 16 Earlham (Ind.) L, 86-82 - 10 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Jan 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 84-48 - 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 23 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 90-67 - 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Jan 26 Franklin (Ind.) L, 87-75 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 31 Anderson (Ind.) W, 77-60 - 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 2 Mt. St. Joseph L, 98-75 - 18 0 1 1 3 0 1 0
Feb 6 at Bluffton L, 55-50 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 87-67 - 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 13 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 68-67 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 16 Hanover (Ind.) L, 72-58 - 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Game Log - BC extended

Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 10 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 94-82 - - - -
Nov 13 at Ohio Northern L, 99-61 0 1 0 -
Nov 16 at Westminster (Pa.) L, 67-60 - 3 0 2.0
Nov 17 vs. Thiel L, 66-48 - 1 - 0.0
Nov 19 at Oakland L, 91-47 - - - -
Dec 1 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 76-66 - - - -
Dec 5 Manchester (Ind.) L, 76-70 - 0 - -
Dec 8 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 77-57 - 0 - -
Dec 15 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 77-72 - - - -
Dec 17 at Spalding W, 73-72 - 0 - -
Dec 28 Geneva W, 67-66 - 0 - -
Dec 29 Penn St.-Behrend L, 77-70 - 0 - -
Jan 2 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 87-80 - 1 - -
Jan 5 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 86-76 - 1 - 1.0
Jan 9 Bluffton L, 85-77 - 0 - -
Jan 12 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 80-74 - 2 - -
Jan 16 Earlham (Ind.) L, 86-82 - 1 - 0.0
Jan 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 84-48 - 0 - -
Jan 23 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 90-67 - 1 - -
Jan 26 Franklin (Ind.) L, 87-75 - - - -
Jan 31 Anderson (Ind.) W, 77-60 - 1 - -
Feb 2 Mt. St. Joseph L, 98-75 - 0 - -
Feb 6 at Bluffton L, 55-50 - - - -
Feb 9 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 87-67 - 0 - -
Feb 13 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 68-67 - - - -
Feb 16 Hanover (Ind.) L, 72-58 - 0 - -

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2018-19 19 8.5 0.9-2.6 0.3-1.2 0.5-0.6 2.5
Total 19 8.5 0.9-2.6 0.3-1.2 0.5-0.6 2.5

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2018-19 19 0 161 17-50 34.0 5-22 22.7 9-11 81.8 48
Total 19 0 161 17-50 34.0 5-22 22.7 9-11 81.8 48

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2018-19 19 161 8.5 4.2-12.4 1.2-5.5 22.7 2.2-2.7 11.9
Total 19 161 8.5 4.2-12.4 1.2-5.5 22.7 2.2-2.7 11.9

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2018-19 19 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.0
Total 19 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.0

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2018-19 19 0 4 7 11 10 4 9 0
Total 19 0 4 7 11 10 4 9 0

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2018-19 19 1.0 1.7 2.7 2.5 1.0 2.2 0.0
Total 19 1.0 1.7 2.7 2.5 1.0 2.2 0.0

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 19 8.5 0.9-2.6 0.3-1.2 0.5-0.6 2.5
Conference 13 7.9 0.7-2.3 0.2-0.8 0.4-0.4 1.9
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 9 6.8 0.7-2.2 0.1-0.8 0.8-0.8 2.2
Away 9 9.2 1.2-2.8 0.4-1.2 0.2-0.2 3.1
Neutral 1 17.0 0.0-5.0 0.0-4.0 0.0-2.0 0.0
Result            
Wins 3 5.0 0.7-1.7 0.0-0.3 1.0-1.0 2.3
Losses 16 9.1 0.9-2.8 0.3-1.3 0.4-0.5 2.6
Month            
November 3 15.3 2.3-6.0 1.0-3.7 0.7-1.3 6.3
December 5 4.0 0.2-1.0 0.0-0.6 0.4-0.4 0.8
January 8 9.0 0.9-2.4 0.2-0.6 0.4-0.4 2.4
February 3 7.7 0.7-2.7 0.0-1.0 0.7-0.7 2.0

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 19 0 161 17-50 34.0 5-22 22.7 9-11 81.8 48
Conference 13 - 103 9-30 30.0 2-10 20.0 5-5 100.0 25
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 9 - 61 6-20 30.0 1-7 14.3 7-7 100.0 20
Away 9 0 83 11-25 44.0 4-11 36.4 2-2 100.0 28
Neutral 1 - 17 0-5 0.0 0-4 0.0 0-2 0.0 0
Result                    
Wins 3 - 15 2-5 40.0 0-1 0.0 3-3 100.0 7
Losses 16 0 146 15-45 33.3 5-21 23.8 6-8 75.0 41
Month                    
November 3 0 46 7-18 38.9 3-11 27.3 2-4 50.0 19
December 5 - 20 1-5 20.0 0-3 0.0 2-2 100.0 4
January 8 - 72 7-19 36.8 2-5 40.0 3-3 100.0 19
February 3 - 23 2-8 25.0 0-3 0.0 2-2 100.0 6

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 19 161 8.5 4.2-12.4 1.2-5.5 22.7 2.2-2.7 11.9
Conference 13 103 7.9 3.5-11.7 0.8-3.9 20.0 1.9-1.9 9.7
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 9 61 6.8 3.9-13.1 0.7-4.6 14.3 4.6-4.6 13.1
Away 9 83 9.2 5.3-12.0 1.9-5.3 36.4 1.0-1.0 13.5
Neutral 1 17 17.0 0.0-11.8 0.0-9.4 0.0 0.0-4.7 0.0
Result                
Wins 3 15 5.0 5.3-13.3 0.0-2.7 0.0 8.0-8.0 18.7
Losses 16 146 9.1 4.1-12.3 1.4-5.8 23.8 1.6-2.2 11.2
Month                
November 3 46 15.3 6.1-15.7 2.6-9.6 27.3 1.7-3.5 16.5
December 5 20 4.0 2.0-10.0 0.0-6.0 0.0 4.0-4.0 8.0
January 8 72 9.0 3.9-10.6 1.1-2.8 40.0 1.7-1.7 10.6
February 3 23 7.7 3.5-13.9 0.0-5.2 0.0 3.5-3.5 10.4

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 19 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.0
Conference 13 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 9 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.0
Away 9 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.7 0.0
Neutral 1 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0
Result                
Wins 3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0
Losses 16 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.0
Month                
November 3 0.3 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.7 1.7 0.0
December 5 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.0
January 8 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.0
February 3 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 19 0 4 7 11 10 4 9 0
Conference 13 - 2 5 7 6 2 3 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 9 - 2 4 6 6 2 2 0
Away 9 0 1 2 3 4 1 6 0
Neutral 1 - 1 1 2 0 1 1 0
Result                  
Wins 3 - 1 0 1 1 0 1 0
Losses 16 0 3 7 10 9 4 8 0
Month                  
November 3 0 1 2 3 3 2 5 0
December 5 - 1 1 2 2 0 1 0
January 8 - 2 3 5 1 2 2 0
February 3 - 0 1 1 4 0 1 0

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 19 1.0 1.7 2.7 2.5 1.0 2.2 0.0
Conference 13 0.8 1.9 2.7 2.3 0.8 1.2 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 9 1.3 2.6 3.9 3.9 1.3 1.3 0.0
Away 9 0.5 1.0 1.4 1.9 0.5 2.9 0.0
Neutral 1 2.4 2.4 4.7 0.0 2.4 2.4 0.0
Result                
Wins 3 2.7 0.0 2.7 2.7 0.0 2.7 0.0
Losses 16 0.8 1.9 2.7 2.5 1.1 2.2 0.0
Month                
November 3 0.9 1.7 2.6 2.6 1.7 4.3 0.0
December 5 2.0 2.0 4.0 4.0 0.0 2.0 0.0
January 8 1.1 1.7 2.8 0.6 1.1 1.1 0.0
February 3 0.0 1.7 1.7 7.0 0.0 1.7 0.0

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