A relatively unknown player going into his senior season, opponents got rude wakeup calls when they prepared for the Hornets but didn’t account for McLendon. He devastated offenses with his unrelenting ball-pressure; and even against the best teams, he – at the very least – made sure they had an off-night. Scoring out of necessity in the halfcourt, the turnovers that forced generated the bulk of his offensive output. Otherwise, McLendon’s competitive drive was the only fuel he needed.

A relatively unknown player going into his senior season, opponents got rude wakeup calls when they prepared for the Hornets but didn’t account for McLendon. He devastated offenses with his unrelenting ball-pressure; and even against the best teams, he – at the very least – made sure they had an off-night. Scoring out of necessity in the halfcourt, the turnovers that forced generated the bulk of his offensive output. Otherwise, McLendon’s competitive drive was the only fuel he needed.