Immanuel McElroy

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Immanuel McElroy
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McElroy (#23)
Personal information
Born (1980-03-25) March 25, 1980 (age 44)
Galveston, Texas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Lincoln (Port Arthur, Texas)
College
NBA draft 2002: undrafted
Playing career2002–2020
Position Point guard / shooting guard
Career history
2002–2003 Grand Rapids Hoops
2003 Dodge City Legend
2003–2004 Gary Steelheads
2004Dodge City Legend
2004–2008 RheinEnergie Cologne
2008–2011 ALBA Berlin
2011–2015 Phantoms / Löwen Braunschweig
2015–2020 Science City Jena
Career highlights and awards

Immanuel Jarod McElroy (born March 25, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player. He played as a point guard-shooting guard and small forward.

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College career

McElroy played college basketball at Tyler Junior College from 1998-00 and at the University of Cincinnati from 2000 to 2002. [1]

Professional career

In his professional career, McElroy has played with: the Grand Rapids Hoops, Dodge City Legend, Gary Steelheads, RheinEnergie Cologne, ALBA Berlin.

McElroy began his career in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) and was named the CBA Rookie of the Year with the Grand Rapids Hoops in 2003. He moved to the Gary Steelheads of the CBA the following season and was selected to the CBA All-Defensive Team in 2004. [2]

While playing for ALBA Berlin McElroy won the Best Defensive Player award of the German League 5 times in a row, from 2007 till 2011. In July 2011 he signed a two-year contract with New Yorker Phantoms, later the Löwen Braunschweig. [3]

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References

  1. Immanuel McElroy College Profile @ ESPN.com
  2. "Immanuel McElroy minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  3. New Yorker tab Immanuel McElroy