William McNair Jr. (ex Jena) is a newcomer at AS Vikos Ioanninon

AS Vikos Ioanninon (Elite League) strengthened their roster with the addition of 26-year-old American forward William McNair Jr. (211cm-120kg-2000, college: Kansas State, agency: Octagon Europe) for the 2026-27 season. He most recently played at Science City Jena in the German BBL league, where in 21 games he recorded 6.3ppg and 3.5rpg last season. McNair also played for Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana (Liga OTP banka) in the Slovenian league and 5 games in the ABA League, averaging 6.0ppg and 3.4rpg. He also briefly played for Semt77 Yalova Belediye Spor (TBL) in the Turkish league.
He has also played professionally in Slovenia and Turkey (Ormanspor).
Between 2022 and 2025, McNair's college team won the WAC Tournament. McNair was voted to the Eurobasket.com All-Turkish TBL Honorable Mention in 2025.
He graduated from Kansas State in 2024 and it will be his third season as a professional player. McNair played for other colleges such as Mississippi State University and New Mexico State University.