Josh McCoy Class: Sophomore Hometown: St. Peters, MO High School: Fort Zumwalt South Height / Weight: 6-4 / 175 Position: G

Josh McCoy is on the cusp of breaking into the Viking rotation. A reserve at shooting guard, his long-range shooting ability and improved defense have opened the door for more playing time, giving Gary Waters a big shooting guard that was missing from the lineup last season. A proven scorer from the perimeter -- he made 184 treys during his high school career -- he will help to loosen up the lane area by bringing the defense to guard him on the perimeter while adding strong rebounding skills at both ends of the court.

2008-09 Season
• Reserve at off-guard and small forward, seeing action in 24 games.
• Averaged 0.9 points and 1.0 rebounds in 5.0 minutes a game.
• Scored one point and made a steal in six minutes vs. Arizona (3/22/09).
• Came off the bench to make all three three-point attempts vs. UIC, finishing with a career high nine points in a career-high 15 minutes (1/10/09).
• Grabbed four rebounds in six minutes vs. Loyola (1/8/09).
• Scored six points vs. Notre Dame College (12/27/08), going two-for-two from the field including one trey.
• Scored two points with a rebound and an assist in the win over Toledo (11/25/08).
• Grabbed a career-high six rebounds in 14 minutes in season opener vs. Oakland (11/15/08), scoring four points.

High School
• A two-time first team all-state choice at Fort Zumwalt South High, playing for coach Bill Freidal.
• Averaged 19.4 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 3.5 steals as a senior, shooting .456 from the field, .408 from three-point and .783 from the line to help team to a 27-4 record.
• Started on teams that compiled a 52-9 record and finished third in the state as both a junior and senior, being selected to the all-state first team by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association.
• Named to the Missouri All-Class Big Six as a senior.
• A four-year starter, he finished his career scoring 1,579 points (15.4 ppg), adding 469 rebounds, 276 assists and 214 steals. He shot .453 from the field (502-1107), .398 from three-point (184-462) and .772 from the line (391-506) in 102 career games.
• Three-time all-league selection, being tabbed the conference's player of the year as a senior.
• Two-time first team All-Metro by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
• Standout in football as well, earning first team all-league recognition while playing defensive back as a junior and starting at quarterback as a sophomore.

Personal
Born Feb. 27, 1990 in San Diego, Calif. . . . son of Kevin McCoy and Tammi Kelley. . . is one of seven children, having three brothers and three sisters. . . active in the Future Business Leaders of America in high school. . . business administration major.