Here's an article on Gio the summer after he graduated from HS in 2010. It said he had to attend prep school which would have taken a year, and that means he has messed with juco for 3 years, but may have redshirted a year in there.
Anyway, the article says some nice things about his game especially on offense. Here are some excerpts:
McLean, 19, is one of the best young players on the New York City streetball circuit, playing against men more than a decade older than him. Brown, the Dyckman Youth Enterprises programs supervisor. “That’s why I think out of the many guys that we have playing in our tournament, he has the most upside at the guard position. He’s only 19 years old and he’s already establishing himself amongst the men. He can play basketball.”
His offensive game is electric, with nifty ball handling and consistent spot-up shooting. His relentless hustle earned him the nickname “Batteries Not Included.” But his best attribute is his upside....... “Meeting the right people turned me into an offensive machine.”
This past winter at Bronx Regional, McLean was dominant. The 5-foot-10 guard averaged 21.8 points and 5.6 assists per game. His shooting touch was also on full display. He made 25 3-pointers in eight regular-season games and shot an incredible 31-of-33 from the free-throw line.
Gio playing streetball
This is an in-depth interview with Gio. He evidently hurt his knee his freshman year at Moberly juco and sat out a year rehabbing it before transferring to Westchester last year.
Gio 2011 interview
Here's another article on his recruitment. No doubt he has "been around". His Westchester team lost in the 1st round of the national juco tourney in Hutchinson KS but he scored 34 in that 101-99 2 OT loss and that put him on the recruiting radar. In that game, he played 48.5 of the 50 minutes and was 13-20 from the floor, 3-7 from deep, 5-9 on free throws, had 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, and 2 TO's.
Gio recruitment
