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After year away from basketball, Sean McNeil showed major colleges he could play

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Looking back now on his journey, there are parts to Sean McNeil’s story even he finds difficult to believe.

Certainly there are parts in which he wished he would’ve reacted differently.

All of it composes an unconventional recruiting story for the 6-foot-4 guard who signed to play at West Virginia on Wednesday after earning All-American honors at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio.

“More than anything else, I’m really grateful for the opportunity that West Virginia is giving me,” said McNeil, who has three years of eligibility remaining. “Going through some of the things I’ve been through, it makes you appreciate the game more than I ever have before and now getting an opportunity to go to West Virginia is a blessing for me.