GREEN BAY – Alfonzo McKinnie is one step closer to his dream of playing in the NBA.

The former University of Wisconsin-Green Bay forward signed a two-year, partially guaranteed contract with the Toronto Raptors on Sunday.

McKinnie, 24, will take part in the Raptors’ training camp. If he does not make the roster out of camp and the team wants to retain him, it will have to trade for his G-League rights that belong to the Windy City Bulls. The G-League, formally known as the D-League, is the NBA’s development league.

“Getting an NBA contract is the greatest blessing I’ve received thus far,” McKinnie said in a statement released by UWGB. “This is something I’ve always dreamed about and now that it’s happened, I’m very grateful for the opportunity and I can’t wait to get to Toronto.”

The 6-foot-8 McKinnie averaged 14.9 points and 9.2 rebounds in 30.5 minutes per game for the Windy City Bulls last season and made the league’s All-Star game.

He is playing this month for the Raptors’ Summer League team in Las Vegas and is averaging 8.7 points and 7.7 rebounds in 24 minutes in his first three games.

McKinnie arrived at UWGB before his junior season after playing his first two years at Eastern Illinois.

He was limited to just nine games his first season with the Phoenix because of knee problems, but still helped the team go 24-7 and win a Horizon League regular-season championship for the first time in almost two decades.

McKinnie was healthier as a senior, averaging 8 points and 5.3 rebounds while shooting 45.3 percent and starting 20 games.

It helped earn him his first professional contract with the East Side Pirates in Luxembourg.

UWGB fans might never have gotten to see McKinnie’s full potential as he worked back from injuries, but he was respected for the meticulous way he went about his rehab.

“From the time A-Mac stepped on campus you could feel his energy and presence,” said former UWGB associate head coach Brian Barone, who recently was hired as an assistant at SIU-Edwardsville. “His first year of eligibility at Green Bay, he couldn’t really get into a groove until the end of the season because of injury. But he sacrificed each day and was ready when he was called upon. He was a huge part of putting us over the top in winning our first championship in 18 years.

“He is humble and willing to give himself for the team. Every day he got better at Green Bay and each day his positive energy was felt. He embodies the “find a way” attitude needed to make the NBA.”