 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - McDyess akaberekerwa muQuitman, Mississippi uye akapinda University of Alabama. Somugadziri, McDyess akanga ari mumwe wavatambi 30 vokutanga munyika yose, uye akaita Magic Johnson Roundball Classic. McDyess akatamba basketball yekoreji paUniversity of Alabama. Somunhu sophomore, akatungamirira Crimson Tide muna scoring 13.6 uye rebounding 10.0, uye aionekwa SEC yakanakisisa guru murume. Akasarudza kurega makore ake maviri okupedzisira ekoreji kuti apinde mu1995 NBA draft. 