JaQuori McLaughlin

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JaQuori McLaughlin
JaQuori McLaughlin.jpg
McLaughlin with UC Santa Barbara in 2019
No. 55–Pelita Jaya
Position Point guard
League Basketball Champions League Asia
Personal information
Born (1998-01-29) January 29, 1998 (age 26)
Port Angeles, Washington, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school Peninsula
(Gig Harbor, Washington)
College
NBA draft 2021: undrafted
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021–2022 Dallas Mavericks
2021–2022→Texas Legends
2022–2023 Santa Cruz Warriors
2023 Otago Nuggets
2024–present Pelita Jaya
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

JaQuori McLaughlin (born January 29, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Pelita Jaya Bakrie. He played college basketball for the Oregon State Beavers and the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos.

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High school career

McLaughlin attended Peninsula High School in Gig Harbor, Washington. He averaged 19.3 points, 9.1 assists and 5.5 steals per game as a senior and was named Washington Mr. Basketball. McLaughlin left as the school's all-time leader in points, assists and three-pointers. [1] He had originally committed to playing college basketball for Oregon State before switching his commitment to Washington. He later recommitted to Oregon State over offers from Utah and Wisconsin. [2]

College career

As a freshman at Oregon State, McLaughlin averaged 10.5 points and 3.3 assists per game. He set a program freshman record with 58 three-pointers. [3] Before his second year, McLaughlin began suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder after witnessing a terrorist attack during his team's summer trip to Spain. Six games into the season, he left the team. [4] McLaughlin was granted a redshirt and transferred to UC Santa Barbara. [5] He averaged 10.3 points and 3.2 assists per game as a sophomore. [4] In his junior season, he averaged 13.4 points and 4.1 assists per game. McLaughlin was named to the All-Big West Honorable Mention. [6] As a senior, he averaged 16 points, 5.2 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game, helping UC Santa Barbara win the Big West regular season and tournament title. McLaughlin was named Big West Player of the Year as well as Big West tournament MVP. Following the season, McLaughlin declared for the 2021 NBA draft forgoing his extra season of eligibility. [7]

Professional career

Dallas Mavericks (2021–2022)

After going undrafted in the 2021 NBA draft, McLaughlin played for the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Summer League. [8] On September 4, 2021, he signed a two-way contract with the Dallas Mavericks. Under the terms of the deal, he split time between the Mavs and their NBA G League affiliate, the Texas Legends. [9] He was waived by the Mavericks on January 10, 2022, after appearing in four NBA games. [8] [10]

Santa Cruz Warriors (2022–2023)

On January 14, 2022, McLaughlin was acquired in a trade by the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA G League. [11] [12] However, he was waived on February 26, [13] after suffering a season-ending quad injury. [14]

In October 2022, McLaughlin re-joined the Santa Cruz Warriors for the 2022–23 season. [15]

Otago Nuggets (2023)

On March 31, 2023, McLaughlin signed with the Otago Nuggets for the 2023 New Zealand NBL season. [16] He played his last game for the Nuggets on May 18 due to a knee injury. [17] [18]

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

NBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2021–22 Dallas 402.8.000.000.000.0.5.0.0.0
Career402.8.000.000.000.0.5.0.0.0

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2016–17 Oregon State 323033.8.383.367.7432.23.3.8.310.5
2017–18 Oregon State 6526.0.238.0001.0002.73.71.5.52.7
2018–19 UC Santa Barbara 323232.3.360.343.7632.83.2.8.210.3
2019–20 UC Santa Barbara 303034.2.444.407.7993.34.11.0.213.4
2020–21 UC Santa Barbara 262632.3.488.408.8323.55.21.5.216.0
Career12612332.8.415.370.7942.93.91.0.211.9

Personal life

As of 2021, McLaughlin's father, Jason, serves as an assistant basketball coach at Tacoma Community College, where his younger brother, Elijah, plays the point guard position. [19]

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References

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  2. ↑ Nemec, Andrew (September 25, 2015). "JaQuori McLaughlin, 4-star PG, commits to Oregon State Beavers over Utah, Wisconsin". The Oregonian . Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  3. ↑ Sowa, Jesse (December 1, 2017). "OSU men's basketball: McLaughlin leaves program". Corvallis Gazette-Times . Retrieved February 19, 2021.
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