Adika Peter-McNeilly

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Adika Peter-McNeilly
Adika Peter-McNeilly.jpg
Peter-McNeilly in 2020.
No. 6–Edmonton Stingers
Position Guard
League CEBL
Personal information
Born (1993-04-17) April 17, 1993 (age 31)
Toronto, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
High school St. Mother Teresa Catholic Academy
(Scarborough, Ontario)
College
NBA draft 2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2018 Riesen Ludwigsburg
2018–2019 Mitteldeutscher BC
2020 Edmonton Stingers
2020–2021 Lille
2021–2023Edmonton Stingers
2021 ABC Athletic Constanța
2023–2024 Río Ourense Termal
2024–presentEdmonton Stingers
Career highlights and awards
  • 2 CEBL champion (2020, 2021)
  • CIS All-Canada First Team (2017)
  • All-OUA First Team (2016, 2017)

Adika Peter-McNeilly (born April 17, 1993) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Edmonton Stingers of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL).

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Playing career

College / University

Graduating from St. Mother Teresa Catholic Academy in Scarborough, Ontario, Peter-McNeilly took his game to the United States, where he spent the 2012–13 season at Clarendon College in the state of Texas. [1]

In 2013, he transferred to Ryerson University [2] and became a key contributor for the Rams and coach Roy Rana right away. After 73 career games played for Ryerson, the guard posted career game averages of 14.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.6 steals. In four years, Peter-McNeilly shot 40.8 percent from three-point-land (150-of-368). [3] He earned numerous honours at Ryerson, including 2017 All-Canada First Team accolades, CIS Tournament All-Star distinction in 2015, 2016 and 2017, All-OUA First Team recognition in 2016 and 2017 and the R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award in 2014–15. [4] In 2015–16, he was a finalist for the D.H. Craighead Outstanding Contribution to Interuniversity Sport, Campus and Community Life award. [3]

Professional career

Peter-McNeilly signed a deal with the MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg organization of the German top-flight Bundesliga in July 2017 to get his professional career underway. [5] In July 2018, he was signed by fellow Bundesliga side Mitteldeutscher BC. [6]

He played for the Edmonton Stingers in the 2020 CEBL season, winning the championship. Peter-McNeilly rejoined the team for the 2021 season. On December 27, 2021, he signed with ABC Athletic Constanța of the Romanian Liga Națională. [7] He returned to Edmonton soon to join the team for their maiden campaign in the 2021–22 BCL Americas. [8]

On June 27, 2023, Peter-McNeilly signed with Río Ourense Termal of the LEB Oro. [9]

International career

He competed for Canada at the 2015 World University Games in Gwangju. [10]

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  2. ↑ "Rana adds four to Ryerson men's basketball". RyersonRams.CA. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
  3. 1 2 "Ryerson Basketball (M) BIO: Adika Peter-McNeilly". ryersonrams.ca. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
  4. ↑ "U Sports Hoops - Men; Adika Peter-McNeilly". usportshoops.ca. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
  5. ↑ "Former Rams captain Adika Peter-McNeilly agrees to first pro-contract in Germany | The Eyeopener". The Eyeopener. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
  6. ↑ "Ludwigsburg: Basketballer Jones kommt für Peter-McNeilly". Archived from the original on 2018-07-13. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  7. ↑ Beres, Arnold (December 27, 2021). "Constanta inks Adika Peter-McNeilly, ex Edmonton". Eurobasket. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Stingers: Roster". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "Adika Peter-McNeilly primera pieza del Club Ourense Baloncesto 2023/24". FEB.es (in Spanish). June 27, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Six OUA all-stars named to FISU Team Canada roster for Gwangju - Ontario University Athletics (OUA)". oua.ca. Retrieved 2017-09-18.

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