2008 Woodie Awards
McKay's reunion with Goodwin powers 'Hawks
Tyler Blankenship
Issue date: 2/20/08 Section: Sports
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"In middle school I was bigger than Myles." Goodwin said. "Myles has grown since then and it seems like I haven't. Myles has added a variety of offensive weapons to his game over the years. His jump shot, dribble and awareness have developed him to become one heck of a player."
Originally from Menomonee Falls, McKay has become a strong contributor to the UW-Whitewater men's basketball team. Averaging 12.3 points per game, McKay leads the team with 30 steals and 72 defensive rebounds.
While attending Menomonee Falls High School, McKay was an All-Greater Metro Conference honoree. McKay averaged 12.4 points per game as a senior and led his team's offensive attack 10 times during his senior season in '04, the same year he was named the team's Most Valuable Player.
Not only was McKay on the honor roll throughout high school, he also devoted more than 100 hours of volunteer time to some of the 70,000 boys and girls that attended the Police Athletic League, an organization where volunteers devote their time interacting with children academically, athletically and socially.
McKay graduated high school in 2004 and enrolled at UW-Milwaukee. During his freshman season he was redshirted, participating mostly as a member of the Panthers scout team.
The following year McKay debuted in his first Division I collegiate game and would appear in 14 games in the next two seasons.
"Watching from the sidelines you learn a lot," McKay said. "You learn how to control yourself and you learn what to do and what not to do in certain situations."
Following his junior year, McKay decided to make the transition into becoming a marketing major at UW-Whitewater.
"It's very convenient," McKay said. "It's a great school for marketing and I think it's the best business school in the state. I have a son in Milwaukee and it's nice to be able to go see him and hang out with him, and since [Whitewater] is so close it's easy to come back. I like coach [Pat] Miller, I like the players and it's been great here so far."
Although he said he fits in well here, McKay still values his time spent at UW-Milwaukee.
"The only difference [between UW-Whitewater and UW-Milwaukee] is the scholarships, but at the end of the day it's all basketball," McKay said. "The coaches here have been great and it's been going really smooth for me."
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