Erica McCall

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Erica McCall
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Position Forward
Personal information
Born (1995-08-21) August 21, 1995 (age 28)
Bakersfield, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight184 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school Ridgeview (Bakersfield, California)
College Stanford (2013–2017)
WNBA draft 2017: 2nd round, 17th overall pick
Selected by the Indiana Fever
Playing career2017–present
Career history
20172020 Indiana Fever
2020 Atlanta Dream
2020 Minnesota Lynx
2021 Washington Mystics
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
FIBA Americas U16 Championship for Women
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 U16 Merida, Mexico Team Competition
FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 U17 Amsterdam Team Competition
FIBA 3x3 U-18 World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Alcobendas, Spain Team Competition
2015 Summer Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg Gwangju, South Korea Team Competition

Erica McCall (born August 21, 1995) is an American professional basketball player. She played college basketball at Stanford University and completed her high school education at Ridgeview High School in Bakersfield, California.

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Early life

Erica was born on August 21, 1995, to Gregory and Sonya McCall. She has two siblings, brother Justin McCall, and sister DeWanna Bonner, who plays basketball for the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA. [1]

USA Basketball

McCall was named to the USA Basketball U16 team, which competed in the Second FIBA Americas U16 Championship in 2011, held in Merida, Mexico. The team won all five contests, with an average margin of victory of 43 points per game. The win secured the gold medal for the competition, as well as an automatic bid to the Second FIBA U17 World Championship For Women - 2012 held in Amsterdam. McCall played in four of the five games, averaging three points per game. [2]

McCall continued with the team as the U16 team became the U17 team and competed in the world championship event held in Amsterdam. The USA team won all eight contests to win the world championship and the gold-medal for the event. McCall played in all eight contests and averaged 3.8 points per game. [3]

McCall was named to the 3x3 U18 team for the USA, along with teammates Kaela Davis, Diamond DeShields, and Brianna Turner. The event, formally known as the 3x3 Youth World Championship, was renamed to be the FIBA 3x3 U18 World Championship For Women. The 2012 championship was held in Alcobendas, Spain. The team started by winning their first four contest easily. In the fifth game they were matched against China. Both Davis and DeShields fouled out in regulation, leaving McCall and Turner to take on the three players for China. Despite the imbalance they took the game to overtime. In the overtime. The contest continued with two players against three, but McCall and Turner were unable to outscore their opponents in China won the game 13–12. The team went on to win the remaining games including the metal rounds to end up with a 7–1 record and the gold-medal representing the championship. [4]

McCall has been named to the USA team scheduled to play at the World University games scheduled to be held July 4–13 in Gwangju, South Korea. [5] She played a key role in the success of the team, averaging 15 points per game and leading all players at the tournament and field-goal percentage, hitting 59.7% of her field-goal attempts. She had a double double in the opening game against Italy with 22 points and 18 rebounds. In the semifinal game against Japan she had a noble another double double with 19 points and 11 rebounds in a game that went to double overtime, with USA winning 102–98. In the gold-medal game against Canada the team had only a three-point lead starting the fourth quarter but score 34 points in the final quarter to win the gold-medal for the event. [6]

Stanford University Career

Freshman Year

Sophomore Year

Stanford University Statistics

Source [7]

Legend
  GPGames 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
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2013-14Stanford3611843.9%0.0%54.5%3.20.30.10.63.3
2014-15Stanford3620351.7%0.0%51.1%5.40.20.21.45.6
2015-16Stanford3450850.9%39.3%68.6%9.40.60.91.914.9
2016-17Stanford3854744.6%26.4%68.8%9.00.60.61.714.4
Career144137647.9%30.0%64.8%6.80.40.51.49.6

WNBA

McCall was selected as the fifth pick of the second round (17th overall) of the 2017 WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever. [8] On April 22, 2020, McCall was released by the Fever. [9] On July 12, 2020, McCall signed with the Atlanta Dream. [10] She was released from the Dream on July 29, 2020, to clear a roster spot for Glory Johnson, who was cleared to play after previously testing positive for the coronavirus [11] One day later, McCall signed with the Minnesota Lynx to replace the injured Karima Christmas-Kelly. [12] On February 5, 2021, McCall was traded to the Washington Mystics for a 2022 third-round draft pick. [13]

WNBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold Career best°League leader

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2017 Indiana 30110.7.406.333.6822.30.20.10.30.73.3
2018 Indiana 34212.3.385.125.6842.70.40.40.50.42.9
2019 Indiana 1506.9.136.0001.0001.80.40.10.40.20.9
2020 Atlanta 100.0.000.000.0002.00.01.00.00.00.0
2020 Minnesota 1909.4.356.250.8182.50.20.30.40.52.7
2021 Washington 23615.5.500.000.6254.30.60.30.40.94.1
Career5 years, 4 teams122911.3.396.188.7182.80.30.30.40.52.9

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2020 Minnesota 305.3.667.0001.0002.00.00.00.30.02.3
Career1 year, 1 team305.3.667.0001.0002.00.00.00.30.02.3

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