Erik McCree

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Erik McCree
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McCree in 2017
Free agent
Position Small forward / power forward
Personal information
Born (1993-12-20) December 20, 1993 (age 30)
Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school West Orange
(Winter Garden, Florida)
College
NBA draft 2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017 Sioux Falls Skyforce
2017–2018 Utah Jazz
2017–2018Salt Lake City Stars
2018–2019 VL Pesaro
2019–2020 BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque
2020 Bakken Bears
2020–2021BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque
2021–2022 Peristeri
2022 Gaziantep Basketbol
2023 Magnolia Hotshots
2023–2024 Taipei Mars
2024 Soles de Mexicali
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Conference USA (2017)
  • Second-team All-Conference USA (2016)
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Erik McCree (born December 20, 1993) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Murray State and Louisiana Tech.

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College career

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

Sioux Falls Skyforce (2017)

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)

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)

On August 1, 2018, McCree signed a deal with the Italian club VL Pesaro. [2]

BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque (2019–2020)

On July 26, 2019, he has signed with BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the French LNB Pro A. [3]

Bakkan Bears (2020)

On October 6, 2020, he signed with Bakken Bears of Basketligaen. [4]

BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque (2020–2021)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017–18 Utah 402.0.000.000.3.0.3.0.0
Career402.0.000.000.3.0.3.0.0

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