Erik McCree
 McCree in 2017 | |
| Free agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward / power forward |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 20, 1993 Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 228 lb (103 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | West Orange (Winter Garden, Florida) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2017: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2017–present |
| Career history | |
| 2017 | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
| 2017–2018 | Utah Jazz |
| 2017–2018 | → Salt Lake City Stars |
| 2018–2019 | VL Pesaro |
| 2019–2020 | BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque |
| 2020 | Bakken Bears |
| 2020–2021 | BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque |
| 2021–2022 | Peristeri |
| 2022 | Gaziantep Basketbol |
| 2023 | Magnolia Hotshots |
| 2023–2024 | Taipei Mars |
| 2024 | Soles de Mexicali |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Erik McCree (born December 20, 1993) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Murray State and Louisiana Tech.
College career
[edit]McCree had previously been a part of Murray State University under his freshman year of college before transferring to Louisiana Tech University in 2013. In his junior year of college, he made it to the All-Conference USA Second Team, while he would improve to the All-Conference USA First Team in his senior year.
Professional career
[edit]Sioux Falls Skyforce (2017)
[edit]After finishing his last four years of college from 2014 to 2017, he would end up being undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft. McCree would end up being a part of the Houston Rockets's Summer League squad for the 2017 NBA Summer League, eventually signing with the Miami Heat for their training camp squad. He would ultimately be waived from the Heat before the regular season began but would be assigned to the Sioux Falls Skyforce afterward. He would continue playing for them until December 21, 2017, one day after his 24th birthday.
Utah Jazz (2017–2018)
[edit]On December 21, 2017, McCree signed a two-way contract with the Utah Jazz, replacing Eric Griffin's spot on the team.[1] Throughout the rest of the season, McCree would end up splitting his playing time between the Jazz and their NBA G League affiliate, the Salt Lake City Stars. McCree would make his official NBA debut on February 5, 2018, playing at around 2 minutes in a 133–109 blowout win over the New Orleans Pelicans.
VL Pesaro (2018–2019)
[edit]On August 1, 2018, McCree signed a deal with the Italian club VL Pesaro.[2]
BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque (2019–2020)
[edit]On July 26, 2019, he has signed with BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the French LNB Pro A.[3]
Bakkan Bears (2020)
[edit]On October 6, 2020, he signed with Bakken Bears of Basketligaen.[4]
BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque (2020–2021)
[edit]On October 28, 2020, McCree returned to BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque after playing in two games with the Bakken Bears, signing with the team for the rest of the 2020–2021 season.[5] He averaged 13.8 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.0 steal per game.[6]
Peristeri (2021–2022)
[edit]On July 28, 2021, McCree signed with Peristeri of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League.[6] He averaged 10.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game.[7]
Gaziantep Basketbol (2022)
[edit]On January 14, 2022, McCree signed with Gaziantep Basketbol of the Basketbol Süper Ligi.[7]
On June 17, 2022, McCree signed with Shiga Lakestars of the B.League.[8] However, he never played for the team.
Magnolia Hotshots (2023)
[edit]In December 2022, he signed with the Magnolia Hotshots of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) as the team's import for the 2023 PBA Governors' Cup.[9] After playing three games, he was replaced by Antonio Hester.[10]
Taipei Mars (2023–2024)
[edit]On September 14, 2023, McCree joined the Taipei Taishin Mars of the T1 League.[11] On February 6, 2024, the Taipei Mars terminated the contract relationship with McCree.[12]
NBA career statistics
[edit]| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | Utah | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | .000 | – | .3 | .0 | .3 | .0 | .0 |
| Career | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | .000 | – | .3 | .0 | .3 | .0 | .0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ @UtahJazzPR (December 21, 2017). "Jazz Sign Erik McCree to Two-way Contract; Waive Griffin" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "VL Pesaro signs Erik McCree". Sportando.basketball. August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Maggi, Alessandro (July 26, 2019). "Gravelines-Dunkerque signs Erik McCree". Sportando. Archived from the original on July 26, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ Carchia, Emiliano (October 6, 2020). "Bakken Bears sign Glenn Cosey and Erick McCree". Sportando. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
- ^ Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (October 28, 2020). "McCree comes back to Gravelines, ex Bakken". Eurobasket. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ a b "Peristeri tabs Erik McCree, ex Gravelines". Eurobasket. July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ a b Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (January 14, 2022). "Gaziantep lands Erik McCree, ex Peristeri". Eurobasket. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (June 17, 2022). "Shiga Lakestars sign Erik McCree". Sportando. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (December 28, 2022). "Euro veteran Erik McCree is Magnolia import for Governors' Cup". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ Bacnis, Justine (February 7, 2023). "Hester arrives to join Magnolia". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
- ^ "林秉聖披台新戰神球衣亮相 「我們台北」喊話奪冠". ETtoday. September 14, 2023. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
- ^ "「約旦Kobe」的哥哥來了！ 台北戰神新洋將赫里斯-傑佛森報到". ETtoday. February 6, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
External links
[edit]
- Murray State Racers bio
- Louisiana Tech Bulldogs bio Archived December 23, 2017, at the Wayback Machine