Need to know

Jack MacAulay

Who – A 20-year-old Charlottetown resident who will play basketball for the UPEI Panthers next season.

Size, position – A six-foot-two guard.

Studying – Business.

Did you know? MacAulay was part of the Atlantic University Sport allrookie team in 2015-16 as a member of the Cape Breton Capers. The squad included Panthers point guard Amin Suleman.

Familiar face – MacAulay gets a chance to reunite with a familiar face on the Panthers. He and Logan MacDonald were key parts of the Charlottetown Rural Raiders teams that won three straight high school championships. They were also key members of Team P.E.I. at the 2013 Canada Games in Sherbrooke, Que., and had been teammates since they became teenagers until they started university.

Key stat – The Panthers ranked second last in the conference in threepoint shooting percentage last season at 29.7. MacAulay connected on 36.9 and 36.7 per cent of his shots from beyond the arc in his first two seasons in the conference.

Stats

Season GP Pts./G Reb./G Assists/G 2015-16 18 8 1.7 1.1

2016-17 20 10.2 2.8 2

MacAulay said: “I’m excited to officially join the Panther family. . . We have a lot of work to do, and I can’t wait to get going.”