CAEL MCGEE FINISHED HIS FRESHMAN SEASON FOR THE DES MOINES AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE BEARS IN BOONE, IOWA IN THE ICCAC IN NJCAA IN JUCO BASKETBALL COACHED BY BLAKE SANDQUIST. IN THE 2022-23 CAMPAIGN FOR THE BEARS, CAEL AVERAGED 14 POINTS, 3.3 REBOUNDS, 1.5 ASSISTS, 0.6 STEALS, 0.3 BLOCKS AND 0.8 THREES WHILE SHOOTING 53.7% FROM THE FIELD, 37.3% FROM DEEP AND 71.4% FROM THE FREE THROW LINE PER GAME.HE SCORED 420 POINTS, GRABBED 100 REBOUNDS, DISHED OUT 44 ASSISTS, HAD 17 STEALS, BLOCKED 10 SHOTS AND MADE 25 THREES. HIS GAME HIGH IN POINTS WAS 30, HIS GAME HIGH IN REBOUNDS WAS 7, HIS GAME HIGH IN ASSISTS WAS 4, HIS GAME HIGH IN STEALS WAS 2, HIS GAME HIGH IN BLOCKS WAS 1 AND HIS GAME HIGH IN MADE THREES WAS 4.