Khalid McCaskill Class: Freshman Hometown: Harlem, NY High School: Brewster Academy Height / Weight: 6-5 / 185 Position: Guard Birthdate: 02/04/1992 Experience: HS

High School
Khalid McCaskill earned one varsity letter in basketball for the Bobcats at Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.) under Coach Jason Smith in 2011 ... he also earned three varsity letters in basketball for the Big Blues of Phillips Academy (Andover, Mass.) under Coach Leon Modeste from 2008 to 2010 ... he also earned one varsity letter in volleyball while at Phillips Academy ... averaged 6.0 points per game at Brewster in 2011 and earned the Coach's Award as the Bobcats recorded an overall record of 33-3 and 8-2 in the NEPSAC Freelance League ... Brewster was ranked No. 2 in the state ... at Phillips in 2010 as team captain, he averaged 16.8 points, 6.0 assists and 5.0 rebounds per game while earning third-team All-NEPSAC Class B accolades ... there are 33 teams in the NEPSAC Freelance league ... he averaged 13.3 points, 4.0 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game in 2009 as a sophomore at PA and 10.1 points and 4.0 rebounds per game his first year at Phillips Academy.

Personal
Full name: Khalid Marcellus McCaskill ... born in New York, N.Y., on Feb. 4, 1992 ... parents are Carl McCaskill and Betty Dubuisson ... he does not have any siblings ... chose to walk-on at UCLA because of the, "great weather, great basketball and great academics" ... lists beating his rival, Phillips Exeter Academy in 2010, as his biggest athletic thrill in his career ... lists the Atlanta Hawks' star Jamal Crawford as the athlete he most admires ... played club basketball (AAU) for the Boston Warriors ... is majoring in economics.