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#14 Jackson McVey

Jackson McVey - Men's Basketball - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Experience TR
Height 7-1
Weight 250
Hometown Ellijay, Ga.
High School Overtime Elite
Last School Georgia
Major Business Administration
Year RS Freshman
Jackson McVey - Men's Basketball - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

2025-26 (freshman at Georgia)

Redshirted his true freshman season … Played the final 2:57 of an 81-65 exhibition victory over Troy prior to the season.

High School

Attended Overtime Elite (OTE) as a senior, playing for Coach Corey Frazier with RWE (Real World Energy) … Tabbed a four-star recruit by ESPN.com … Three-star recruit by 247Sports.com, On3.com and Rivals.com … Featured among the nation’s top 30 center prospects by ESPN.com (No. 26), 247Sports.com (No. 27) and On3.com (No. 30) … Averaged 9.7 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.8 blocks in 19.7 minutes of action in 18 regular-season games for RWE, which finished 14.6 and third in the OTE standings … In three playoff contests with RWE, contributed 10.0 points, 6.0 boards and 1.3 blocks in 17.8 minutes per game … Finished the season with 11 double-figure scoring outings, including a season-high 19 points against the Diamond Doves … Ranked No. 4 in blocks and No. 14 in rebounding … Attended Gilmer County High School and played for coach Jordan Hice his freshman, sophomore and junior seasons, helping the Bobcats reach three consecutive state tournaments for the first time in school history … Named first-team all-state for Class 3A by the Atlanta Journal Constitution as a junior … Tabbed Region Player of the Year in 2023 and also an all-region honoree as a sophomore … In 76 career games at Gilmer, scored 1,404 points (18.5 ppg) and compiled school-record tallies of 864 rebounds (12.7 rpg) and 158 blocks (2.2 bpg) … Shot 59.9 percent from the field (592-for-929) at Gilmer … As a junior, averaged a double-double of 26.2 points and 15.7 rebounds per game while leading Gilmer County to a 19-9 finish and round of 16 in the Georgia Class 3A state tourney … Grabbed school record 407 rebounds … Named Most Valuable Player of the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association’s (GACA) Junior All-Star game after posting 18 points, eight rebounds and two assists … Became fifth 1,000-point scorer in school history on Dec. 16, 2023 and finished No. 3 among Gilmer County’s career leaders with 1,404 points (his father, Patrick, is No. 2 at 1,448 points) … As a sophomore, contributed 19.8 points, 12.5 rebounds and 2.7 blocks – swatting a school-record 77 shots … As a freshman, averaged 7.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game.

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