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Skyforce drafts McNealy

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Chris McNealy, the lone senior on the 2013-14 UC Irvine men’s basketball team, was chosen in the sixth round by the Sioux Falls (S.D.) Skyforce in Saturday’s NBA Development League Draft.

The 6-foot-4 McNealy was a first-team All-Big West Conference honoree and the UCI’s Most Valuable Player last season, when he averaged 11 points, 4.3 rebounds and had 75 assists and 28 steals. His leadership helped the Anteaters earn the their first conference regular-season title in 12 years.

McNealy, who owns the UCI record for career games (135), ranks eighth in Anteater career annals in steals (103), 11th in three-point field goals (131), 13th in assists (277), 18th in points (1,207) and 21st in rebounds (518).

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The Skyforce, whose NBA affiliate is the Miami Heat, begins training camp in Sioux Falls on Monday.

The current UCI team opens its 2014-15 schedule Saturday with an exhibition game against Simon Fraser University at the Bren Events Center.

— From staff reports

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