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McCoy was born on November 13, 2007 and grew up in [[Oakland, California]], before moving to [[Los Angeles]] as a [[freshman]] in high school.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbadraft.net/players/brandon-mccoy/|website=NBADraft.net|title=Brandon McCoy Jr.}}][{{Cite web|url=https://covers.slamonline.com/mamba-league-invitational|website=[[Slam (magazine)|Slam]]|title=Westside Story: Christian Collins, Brandon McCoy Jr., Cydnee Bryant|author=Ebanks, Jared|date=2025}}] He attended [[St. John Bosco High School]] and played [[basketball]] there as a [[Guard (basketball)|guard]].[{{Cite web|url=https://www.si.com/high-school/national/america-s-top-guard-brandon-mccoy-jr-transfers-to-sierra-canyon-for-senior-season-01jzpd6z9qt6|website=[[Sports Illustrated]]|title=America's top guard Brandon McCoy Jr. transfers to Sierra Canyon for senior season|date=August 28, 2025|author=Fattal, Tarek}}] He averaged 8.6 point and 4.5 rebounds per game as a [[freshman]] while serving as the team's [[sixth man]], helping them to an appearance in the [[CIF-SS]] Open Division championship.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.presstelegram.com/2025/08/28/brandon-mccoy-jr-leaving-st-john-bosco-basketball-team-for-sierra-canyon/|newspaper=[[Press-Telegram]]|via=[[archive.today]]|title=Brandon McCoy Jr. leaving St. John Bosco basketball team for Sierra Canyon |date=August 28, 2025|author=Davis, John W. |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251014001710/https://www.presstelegram.com/2025/08/28/brandon-mccoy-jr-leaving-st-john-bosco-basketball-team-for-sierra-canyon/ |archive-date=2025-10-14}}] As a [[sophomore]] in 2023–24, he averaged 18.6 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.4 steals per game, being honored as the [[MaxPreps]] National Sophomore of the Year.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2025/sep/09/visit-impresses-mccoy-father/|newspaper=[[Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette]]|title=Visit impresses McCoy, father|date=September 9, 2025|author=Davenport, Richard}}] McCoy was also selected as the ''[[Press-Telegram]]'' Player of the Year.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.presstelegram.com/2024/06/17/press-telegram-boys-basketball-dream-team-st-john-boscos-brandon-mccoy-jr-is-the-player-of-the-year/amp/|newspaper=[[Press-Telegram]]|via=[[archive.today]]|title=Press-Telegram Boys Basketball Dream Team: St. John Bosco's Brandon McCoy Jr. is the player of the year|date=June 17, 2024|author=Davis, John|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250626211731/https://www.presstelegram.com/2024/06/17/press-telegram-boys-basketball-dream-team-st-john-boscos-brandon-mccoy-jr-is-the-player-of-the-year/amp/|archive-date=2025-06-26}}] McCoy missed a portion of the 2024–25 season due to injury, but was still named honorable mention [[All-American]] by MaxPreps and averaged 16.5 points and 5.9 rebounds per game.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.presstelegram.com/2025/01/20/brandon-mccoy-jr-s-return-from-injury-and-lifts-st-john-bosco-basketball-to-big-win-over-jserra/amp/|newspaper=[[Press-Telegram]]|via=[[archive.today]]|title=Brandon McCoy Jr. returns from injury and lifts St. John Bosco basketball to big win over JSerra|date=January 21, 2025|author=Davis, John|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250626211552/https://www.presstelegram.com/2025/01/20/brandon-mccoy-jr-s-return-from-injury-and-lifts-st-john-bosco-basketball-to-big-win-over-jserra/amp/|archive-date=2025-06-26}}][{{Cite web|url=https://www.maxpreps.com/news/LYWa2FBFQkGb3cA4xSJijQ/high-school-basketball-five-star-prospect-brandon-mccoy-announces-transfer-to-sierra-canyon-for-senior-season.htm|publisher=[[MaxPreps]]|title=High school basketball: Five-star prospect Brandon McCoy announces transfer to Sierra Canyon for senior season |author=Divens, Jordan|date=August 28, 2025}}] In August 2025, he transferred to [[Sierra Canyon School]] for his [[Senior (education)|senior]] season.[{{Cite web |title=Brandon McCoy Jr. puts on show in Sierra Canyon debut at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion |url=https://www.si.com/high-school/california/brandon-mccoy-jr-puts-on-show-in-sierra-canyon-debut-at-ucla-s-pauley-pavilion-01kapvjpqrzd |website=[[Sports Illustrated]] |publisher=[[Sports Illustrated]] |date=2025-11-22 |access-date=2025-12-05}}] |
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McCoy was born on November 13, 2007 and grew up in [[Oakland, California]], before moving to [[Los Angeles]] as a [[freshman]] in high school.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbadraft.net/players/brandon-mccoy/|website=NBADraft.net|title=Brandon McCoy Jr.}}][{{Cite web|url=https://covers.slamonline.com/mamba-league-invitational|website=[[Slam (magazine)|Slam]]|title=Westside Story: Christian Collins, Brandon McCoy Jr., Cydnee Bryant|author=Ebanks, Jared|date=2025}}] He attended [[St. John Bosco High School]] and played [[basketball]] there as a [[Guard (basketball)|guard]].[{{Cite web|url=https://www.si.com/high-school/national/america-s-top-guard-brandon-mccoy-jr-transfers-to-sierra-canyon-for-senior-season-01jzpd6z9qt6|website=[[Sports Illustrated]]|title=America's top guard Brandon McCoy Jr. transfers to Sierra Canyon for senior season|date=August 28, 2025|author=Fattal, Tarek}}] He averaged 8.6 point and 4.5 rebounds per game as a [[freshman]] while serving as the team's [[sixth man]], helping them to an appearance in the [[CIF-SS]] Open Division championship.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.presstelegram.com/2025/08/28/brandon-mccoy-jr-leaving-st-john-bosco-basketball-team-for-sierra-canyon/|newspaper=[[Press-Telegram]]|via=[[archive.today]]|title=Brandon McCoy Jr. leaving St. John Bosco basketball team for Sierra Canyon |date=August 28, 2025|author=Davis, John W. |archive-url=https://archive.today/20251014001710/https://www.presstelegram.com/2025/08/28/brandon-mccoy-jr-leaving-st-john-bosco-basketball-team-for-sierra-canyon/ |archive-date=2025-10-14}}] As a [[sophomore]] in 2023–24, he averaged 18.6 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.4 steals per game, being honored as the [[MaxPreps]] National Sophomore of the Year.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2025/sep/09/visit-impresses-mccoy-father/|newspaper=[[Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette]]|title=Visit impresses McCoy, father|date=September 9, 2025|author=Davenport, Richard}}] McCoy was also selected as the ''[[Press-Telegram]]'' Player of the Year.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.presstelegram.com/2024/06/17/press-telegram-boys-basketball-dream-team-st-john-boscos-brandon-mccoy-jr-is-the-player-of-the-year/amp/|newspaper=[[Press-Telegram]]|via=[[archive.today]]|title=Press-Telegram Boys Basketball Dream Team: St. John Bosco's Brandon McCoy Jr. is the player of the year|date=June 17, 2024|author=Davis, John|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250626211731/https://www.presstelegram.com/2024/06/17/press-telegram-boys-basketball-dream-team-st-john-boscos-brandon-mccoy-jr-is-the-player-of-the-year/amp/|archive-date=2025-06-26}}] McCoy missed a portion of the 2024–25 season due to injury, but was still named honorable mention [[All-American]] by MaxPreps and averaged 16.5 points and 5.9 rebounds per game.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.presstelegram.com/2025/01/20/brandon-mccoy-jr-s-return-from-injury-and-lifts-st-john-bosco-basketball-to-big-win-over-jserra/amp/|newspaper=[[Press-Telegram]]|via=[[archive.today]]|title=Brandon McCoy Jr. returns from injury and lifts St. John Bosco basketball to big win over JSerra|date=January 21, 2025|author=Davis, John|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250626211552/https://www.presstelegram.com/2025/01/20/brandon-mccoy-jr-s-return-from-injury-and-lifts-st-john-bosco-basketball-to-big-win-over-jserra/amp/|archive-date=2025-06-26}}][{{Cite web|url=https://www.maxpreps.com/news/LYWa2FBFQkGb3cA4xSJijQ/high-school-basketball-five-star-prospect-brandon-mccoy-announces-transfer-to-sierra-canyon-for-senior-season.htm|publisher=[[MaxPreps]]|title=High school basketball: Five-star prospect Brandon McCoy announces transfer to Sierra Canyon for senior season |author=Divens, Jordan|date=August 28, 2025}}] In August 2025, he transferred to [[Sierra Canyon School]] for his [[Senior (education)|senior]] season.[{{Cite web |title=Brandon McCoy Jr. puts on show in Sierra Canyon debut at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion |url=https://www.si.com/high-school/california/brandon-mccoy-jr-puts-on-show-in-sierra-canyon-debut-at-ucla-s-pauley-pavilion-01kapvjpqrzd |website=[[Sports Illustrated]] |publisher=[[Sports Illustrated]] |date=2025-11-22 |access-date=2025-12-05}}] |
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A consensus five-star recruit, McCoy is one of the top recruits in the class of 2026.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2025/sep/05/26-5-star-pg-brandon-mccoy-visiting-arkansas-basketball/|newspaper=[[Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette]]|title='26 5-star PG Brandon McCoy visiting Arkansas basketball|author=Davenport, Richard|date=September 5, 2025}}] At one time he was ranked by [[On3.com|On3]] as the second-best player in the nation and also ranked in the top-10 by [[247Sports]] and [[ESPN.com|ESPN]].[{{Cite web|url=https://www.on3.com/high-school/news/5-star-cg-brandon-mccoy-transferring-to-sierra-canyon-calif/|website=[[On3.com]]|title=Five-Star Plus+ guard Brandon McCoy transferring to Sierra Canyon (Calif.)|author=Shelton, Hunter|date=August 28, 2025}}][{{Cite web|url=https://www.si.com/college/kansas/basketball/kansas-recruiting-emerging-as-real-contender-for-2026-5-star-brandon-mccoy|website=[[Sports Illustrated]]|title=Kansas Emerging as Real Contender for 2026 5-Star Brandon McCoy|author=Schulman, Joshua|date=July 14, 2025}}] In the March 31, [[ |
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A consensus five-star recruit, McCoy is one of the top recruits in the class of 2026.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2025/sep/05/26-5-star-pg-brandon-mccoy-visiting-arkansas-basketball/|newspaper=[[Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette]]|title='26 5-star PG Brandon McCoy visiting Arkansas basketball|author=Davenport, Richard|date=September 5, 2025}}] At one time he was ranked by [[On3.com|On3]] as the second-best player in the nation and also ranked in the top-10 by [[247Sports]] and [[ESPN.com|ESPN]].[{{Cite web|url=https://www.on3.com/high-school/news/5-star-cg-brandon-mccoy-transferring-to-sierra-canyon-calif/|website=[[On3.com]]|title=Five-Star Plus+ guard Brandon McCoy transferring to Sierra Canyon (Calif.)|author=Shelton, Hunter|date=August 28, 2025}}][{{Cite web|url=https://www.si.com/college/kansas/basketball/kansas-recruiting-emerging-as-real-contender-for-2026-5-star-brandon-mccoy|website=[[Sports Illustrated]]|title=Kansas Emerging as Real Contender for 2026 5-Star Brandon McCoy|author=Schulman, Joshua|date=July 14, 2025}}] In the March 31, [[2026 McDonald's All-American Boys Game]], McCoy had a game-high 5 assists (tied with [[Jason Crowe Jr.]]).[{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/mcdonalds-all-american-game-2026-live-score-highlights-stats/45f5b7313e22a9659e60ac66|title=McDonald's All-American Game 2026 box score, results: West wins while Arizona, Missouri commits shine|accessdate=April 23, 2026|date=March 31, 2026|work=[[The Sporting News]]|author=Gitto, Andrew}}] On April 4, 2026, McCoy committed to play [[college basketball]] for head coach [[Dusty May]] and the [[Michigan Wolverines men's basketball|Michigan Wolverines]]. He announced his commitment at halftime during the Final Four game between Michigan and Arizona, as the Wolverines went on to win the [[2026 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game|national championship]] in 2026.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/48400557/five-star-pg-brandon-mccoy-jr-commits-michigan-26-class|publisher=[[ESPN]]|title=Five-star PG Brandon McCoy Jr. commits to Michigan for '26 class|author=Biancardi, Paul; Borzello, Jeff|date=April 4, 2026}}] At the [[Nike Hoops Summit]], McCoy posted 11 points (including 2 game-tying free throws with 0.6 seconds remaining in regulation), 5 assists, 4 steals and 3 blocks.[{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nike-hoop-summit-box-score-013200227.html|title=Nike Hoop Summit Box Score: Full Stats From 2026 USA vs. World Games|accessdate=April 23, 2026|date=April 11, 2026|publisher=[[Yahoo! Sports]]|author=Mozarsky, Jake}}] In the April 17, [[Jordan Brand Classic]] game, he had 20 points and 6 rebounds.[{{cite web|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/highschool/jordan_classic/stats|title=Jordan Classic Stats|accessdate=April 23, 2026|website=realgm.com}}] |
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2026 McDonald's All-American Boys Game]], McCoy had a game-high 5 assists (tied with [[Jason Crowe Jr.]]).[{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/mcdonalds-all-american-game-2026-live-score-highlights-stats/45f5b7313e22a9659e60ac66|title=McDonald's All-American Game 2026 box score, results: West wins while Arizona, Missouri commits shine|accessdate=April 23, 2026|date=March 31, 2026|work=[[The Sporting News]]|author=Gitto, Andrew}}] On April 4, 2026, McCoy committed to play [[college basketball]] for head coach [[Dusty May]] and the [[Michigan Wolverines men's basketball|Michigan Wolverines]]. He announced his commitment at halftime during the Final Four game between Michigan and Arizona, as the Wolverines went on to win the [[2026 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game|national championship]] in 2026.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/48400557/five-star-pg-brandon-mccoy-jr-commits-michigan-26-class|publisher=[[ESPN]]|title=Five-star PG Brandon McCoy Jr. commits to Michigan for '26 class|author=Biancardi, Paul; Borzello, Jeff|date=April 4, 2026}}] In the April 17, [[Jordan Brand Classic]] game, he had 20 points and 6 rebounds.[{{cite web|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/highschool/jordan_classic/stats|title=Jordan Classic Stats|accessdate=April 23, 2026|website=realgm.com}}] |
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