He attended Hillcrest High School along with point guard Maurice Acker, an eventual college teammate.

On February 10, 2009, in a 102–84 loss at Villanova, McNeal broke George Thompson's 41-year-old school record of 1,773 points.

[1] After going undrafted in the 2009 NBA draft, McNeal joined the Sacramento Kings for the 2009 Las Vegas Summer League.

[16] On January 13, 2015, he was reacquired by the Bakersfield Jam once again[17] and was later named the NBA D-League Impact Player of the Year.

[19] The following day, he made his NBA debut, scoring two points in a 107–106 loss to the Golden State Warriors.

[22] Despite this, McNeal continued to play for the Suns at the 2015 Las Vegas Summer League, where he averaged 2.1 points and 1.3 rebounds in seven games.

[28] On September 30, 2017, McNeal signed a one-year deal with the Israeli team Hapoel Tel Aviv.

[29] On March 10, 2018, McNeal recorded a season-high 25 points along with eight rebounds, four assists and four steals in a 90–87 win over Maccabi Rishon LeZion.

McNeal helped Hapoel reach the 2018 Israeli League Final Four, where they eventually lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Semifinals.

[32] McNeal helped Hapoel reach the 2019 Israeli League Playoffs, where they eventually were eliminated by Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Quarterfinals.

On September 6, 2019, McNeal signed a one-year deal with Ironi Nahariya, joining his former head coach Danny Franco and teammate Tony Gaffney.

[33] On October 28, 2019, McNeal recorded a season-high 27 points, shooting 9-of-13 from the field, along with eight rebounds and two assists in an 86–84 win over his former team Hapoel Tel Aviv.