Eastern Washington University Athletics

Hayford on McKay: “Geremy had to sit out last season, but we expect him to have a standout career. He is a relentless rebounder and tough-nosed defender. He makes winning plays and is a great teammate. Geremy represented his country with great pride in 2015 and it was a great honor to be selected to the national team.”
 
2015-16: Redshirted because of NCAA transfer rules. He played for the Australia Under-19 National Team in the summer of 2015, including at the Under-19 World Championships in Greece on June 27-July 5. The 12-man “Emus” squad was selected following training camps in May. He averaged 10 minutes, 1.8 points and 1.8 rebounds per game in helping Australia finish seventh in the tournament with a 3-4 record.
                   
Albany: He played in one game against NJIT on Nov. 19, 2014, before redshirting.
 
High School: Graduated from Caulfield Grammar School in 2014. He was a three-year forward under Chris Anstey at Caulfield Grammar, which won 81 of 86 games while he was there. He served as team captain from 2011-13, helping Caulfield to back-to-back Associated Public Schools Championships in 2012 and 2013. The school went on to win McDonald’s Cup state championships both seasons. McKay was an All-Associated Public Schools selection in 2012 and 2013. He was a member of the Under-18 Australian National Championship squad in 2013 while playing for Victoria Metro. The team captain averaged 11 points, eight rebounds, three assists and 1 1/2 blocked shots per game. A year later, he helped Victoria Metro win the 2014 Under-20 National Championship. He averaged 18 points and six rebounds per game while making 76 percent of his shots from the field. In addition, he was captain and silver medalist for the Australia Green squad at the Australia Youth Olympic Festival. He was a member of the 2013 Australian under 19 National Team and captain at the Pacific Basketball Championships where he earned recognition on the All-Star 5 squad. 
 
Personal: Interdisciplinary studies/liberal arts major at Eastern, and currently has a 3.54 grade point average at EWU. Born March 9, 1996. Full name is Gerasimos Thomas McKay. He is the son of Son of Theo Poulakis and Leah McKay, and has one brother, Alex. Fellow Australians playing for the Eagles include Felix Von Hofe, Jesse Hunt, Michael Wearne and Mason Peatling, as well as former Eagle and EWU all-time leading scorer Venky Jois.