2021-22

Played in 32 games during the season with eight starts ... Averaged 17.3 minutes per game, while scoring 4.5 points per game ... Had 30 blocked shots on the season - second most on the team - while dishing out 14 assists and pulling down 100 rebounds ... Made 49-of-116 (42.2%) of his shots from the field, 15-of-49 (30.6%) from long range, and 81.6% (31-of-38) from the free throw line ... His 0.9 blocked shots per game ended the season as the seventh-highest total in the MVC during the season ... Scored in double-figures six times during the season, including a season-high 19 points on January 29 at UNI ... Added 16 points at home against Valparaiso on February 9, and 13 against UNI on March 4 in the MVC Tournament's second round ... Pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds against Valparaiso for his lone career double-double ... Blocked four shots in his Redbird debut against UNCW on November 9.

PRIOR TO ILLINOIS STATE (Utah State)

The Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada, native spent two seasons at Utah State, the first as a redshirt freshman, and he played in three games in 2020-21 before suffering a season-ending leg injury ... A three-star recruit out of high school by 247 Sports, he was the top high school college prospect in Canada as a senior, the 31st best power forward in his class, and 178th best overall prospect in his high school class.

HIGH SCHOOL

He played for Charles Hays Secondary School and averaged 35 points and eight assists during his senior season ... He helped the squad to the provincial championship, earning MVP honors along the way ... In the championship game McChesney scored 25 points with 13 rebounds and four blocked shots ... A year earlier he averaged 30 points, 14 rebounds, and five assists ... Before his junior season he competed with the British Columbia squad in the 2017 Canada Games, helping BC to a fourth-place finish in the 12-team field ... The then-15-year old had eight blocked shots over his five games, while scoring 38 points on 14-of-24 shooting from the field ... He was a member of the 2017 Canadian U17 National Team and was a member of the pool for the same team a year earlier after his sophomore year in high school.