McDonald to be a Maverick

BJ McDonald will play college basketball at Northern Oklahoma College.

Guthrie senior BJ McDonald will continue playing basketball beyond his high school days.

McDonald confirmed that he will lace his high tops up when he plays for Northern Oklahoma College in Tonkawa, Oklahoma.

NOC was 9-21 a season ago and plays in the Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference.

The head coach is Brett Weiberg, who has been at Northern Oklahoma College since 2005.  He was an assistant coach at Northern from 2002-2005.  In 2008-2009, the Mavericks posted a record of 19 wins vs 11 losses and was considered to be the most difficult overall schedule in Region II.  In 2008-2009, all four Maverick sophomores signed full scholarships at he university level (two Division I, one Division II, and one Division I NAIA).  More importantly, all four graduated from Northern with an Associates degree.  The Mavericks have graduated 100 percent of their sophomores in the three years that Coach Weiberg has been the head coach. 

The 6’3 McDonald was a honoarable mention selection for the Suburban Conference in his senior campaign. He helped lead the Jays to back-to-back state championships in 2008 and 2009 and won a regional championship in his last three seasons as a BlueJay.

McDonald played in the USA Junior Nationals Basketball team and earned 2nd team All American honors for his play last summer.

McDonald’s older brother and former football and basketball stand-out, Kent McDonald, is a wide receiver for Northwestern Oklahoma State in Alva.

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