Joshua McClary is a senior from Charlotte, North Carolina, double-majoring in Marketing and Business Administration. He plays for the men’s basketball team as a point guard and wears jersey #04. McClary contributes to the team off the court as well when he helps with game operations out of season. He is also a part of Maroon Ambassadors. His plan for after graduation is to return for the MBA program and possibly help out with the team as much as he can.
When it came to why he chose Roanoke College, McClary said “I planned to be on the team here and when I visited the campus really stood out to me. The environment
of everything, it was pretty cool and felt familiar in a way. Like I felt comfortable enough to come here and felt like everybody had my back. That feeling has definitely continued through my time here, and the connections I’ve made here have been really nice.”
“On my May Term last May, we went to a Salem Red Sox game which was pretty cool. I think it was my first time going so that’s awesome.”
“I started playing basketball around second grade so for my whole life basically. I kind of tried every sport when I was really young, and once it was like fourth grade I stopped playing every sport except basketball. One of my main reasons for choosing basketball was its being inside and the air conditioning was nice. I wasn’t a big outside sports person in the first place, so I think that’s probably why I picked basketball.”
“I collect vinyls. I really like music so that’s my way of showing that. I have three of J. Cole, two of Giveon, and a wide range of others. It’s nothing crazy right now because I just started about a year ago so I’m gonna try to expand more as time goes by.”
“Adjusting to college basketball was the biggest challenge for me. It’s hard to adjust to anything, especially coming to college in general, so just trying to get myself out of my shell a little bit more was the biggest adjustment I had to make. On the team, everybody contributes equally. There are some people on our team who are seen more as leaders, just because we have more experience underneath our belt. But I think the thing that makes us special is we don’t look at one person for everything. We can all go to each other, and it really helps us along the way.”
“My third favorite scent is probably mahogany teakwood because my mom uses it a lot for hand soaps.”
“My dream job as a kid, a bit cliché, was probably to be an NBA player. Also, I think everybody goes through the astronaut phase a little bit.”
“I think I’m just somebody that anybody can come talk to. I want to be known as a person who’s open to conversation with anybody, and somebody you could always feel safe around. Like, if you need a friend, I’ll always be there.”
“I want to thank my parents, sister – she always helps me find the light in everything, every teammate that I’ve had – especially the ones that I came in with like Joshua Morse and Zachary Rosenthal, Professor Hagadorn – she’s been a big fan of everything we do, and Kenny Belton – he’s an old basketball player here and he always texts me and helps me with things.”
Juniper Rogers
Section Editor
