McNeal was born in Chicago, Illinois to parents Edward and Meryln McNeal. He has 2 siblings (January and Jeremy). He attended Hillcrest High School along with point guard Maurice Acker, an eventual college teammate. McNeal was a third-team Parade All-American in 2005.\n', '

McNeal won the Big East\'s Defensive Player of the Year award as a sophomore in the 2006–07 season and was the only guard on the Big East\'s All-First Team in 2008–09. McNeal was an Associated Press second team All-American in 2008–09 as well.\n', '

On February 10, 2009, in a 102-84 loss at Villanova, McNeal broke George Thompson\'s 41-year-old school record of 1,773 points. As of 2017, McNeal remains Marquette\'s all-time leader in points scored, and is also the school\'s all-time leader in steals, field goals made, and field goal attempts. He is third all-time in games played and seventh in assists.\n', '

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