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Here's a little about McFarlane taken from Taylor Eldridge's article. He was ranked a Top 10 Juco player prior to this season and is a Sophomore eligibility wise.
In McFarlane, WSU believes it has found a shot-blocking, rebound-grabbing center who can hold his own against the big bodies found across the American Athletic Conference. That potential was why Brandon Goble, who runs the twitter account @JUCOadvocate with more than 28,000 followers, picked McFarlane as one of his 10 best junior college players before this season.
McFarlane was a two-year starter at Colby, where he averaged 10.7 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 2.1 blocks in 26.7 minutes per game this past season. He shot 53.7% from the field and 64.4% from the foul line. In the 2019-20 season, McFarlane averaged 11.2 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.0 steals and 1.8 blocks in 20.7 minutes per game with shooting percentages of 50.9% from the field and 70.9% from the line.
WSU beat out the likes of Loyola-Chicago, South Carolina, St. John’s and Colorado for McFarlane, as his recruiting was beginning to take off this spring. WSU assistant coach Lou Gudino was the lead recruiter on McFarlane.
The rim protection and defensive rebounding that McFarlane could potentially provide would intrigue WSU the most after a season where the Shockers were a below-average team doing both of those things in conference play. McFarlane’s length and athleticism allow him to rise above crowds to secure rebounds, to recover on defense to swipe shots away from behind, and leave his man to block guards driving to the rim. Just last week, McFarlane blocked seven shots in a game against Garden City.
In McFarlane, WSU believes it has found a shot-blocking, rebound-grabbing center who can hold his own against the big bodies found across the American Athletic Conference. That potential was why Brandon Goble, who runs the twitter account @JUCOadvocate with more than 28,000 followers, picked McFarlane as one of his 10 best junior college players before this season.
McFarlane was a two-year starter at Colby, where he averaged 10.7 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 2.1 blocks in 26.7 minutes per game this past season. He shot 53.7% from the field and 64.4% from the foul line. In the 2019-20 season, McFarlane averaged 11.2 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.0 steals and 1.8 blocks in 20.7 minutes per game with shooting percentages of 50.9% from the field and 70.9% from the line.
WSU beat out the likes of Loyola-Chicago, South Carolina, St. John’s and Colorado for McFarlane, as his recruiting was beginning to take off this spring. WSU assistant coach Lou Gudino was the lead recruiter on McFarlane.
The rim protection and defensive rebounding that McFarlane could potentially provide would intrigue WSU the most after a season where the Shockers were a below-average team doing both of those things in conference play. McFarlane’s length and athleticism allow him to rise above crowds to secure rebounds, to recover on defense to swipe shots away from behind, and leave his man to block guards driving to the rim. Just last week, McFarlane blocked seven shots in a game against Garden City.
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