NC State Sophomore Paul McNeil Jr. was Lights Out From Three this Summer

Joseph Anderson, NC State’s Director of Player Development, recently tweeted that Wolfpack Sophomore Guard Paul McNeil Jr. torched the net this summer in a 3-point shooting assessment drill.

Over the summer we did a shooting assessment drill with Paul McNeil Jr.. 100 attempts all from the 3.

Here are the results:
– 86
– 70
– 87
– 87
– 83

Kid has a chance to be SPECIAL.

— Joseph Anderson (@Jojo_TheShow) August 15, 2025

According to Anderson, McNeil Jr. did 5 rounds of 100 three-point shots, making an average of 82.6 per round.

I’m assuming no one was guarding McNeil Jr. during the drill, but making 83% from three unguarded on 100 straight shots is mind blowing.

As a Freshman last season, he made 16 of his 45 three-point attempts (35.6%).

In his Senior season at Richmond Senior High School (Rockingham, NC), McNeil Jr. made 40% from three on 277 attempts.

With all of the high profile transfers on NC State’s 2025-26 Men’s Basketball roster, McNeil Jr. is being lost in the shuffle, when he might just be the best perimeter shooter on the team.