Jason Calliste

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Jason Calliste
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Calliste playing for Oregon
No. 2–Moncton Magic
Position Point guard
League Basketball Super League
Personal information
Born (1990-01-27) January 27, 1990 (age 34)
Scarborough, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school Quality Education Academy
(Winston-Salem, North Carolina)
College
NBA draft 2014: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2015 Maine Red Claws
2015–2016 BK Barons
2016–2017 Maine Red Claws
2017 KW Titans
2017 Palencia Baloncesto
2018–present Moncton Magic

Jason Calliste (born January 27, 1990) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Moncton Magic of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC).

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Early life

Calliste is from Toronto and his father Jude runs an appliance-repair business in Ontario. Calliste moved to North Carolina to attend prep school. [1]

College career

Calliste played basketball at Detroit for four years and earned a communications degree. [1] In his last season with the Titans, Calliste averaged 14.4 points, 3.3 assists, and 3.1 rebounds per game. He took advantage of the graduate transfer rule and moved to Oregon for his final season of eligibility. [2] He came off the bench to help the Ducks to an NCAA tournament appearance. [1] Calliste averaged 12.4 points and 2.0 rebounds per game in his only season in Eugene. [3] His best game was a 31-point performance on December 22, 2013, in a 100–96 overtime win over BYU. [4]

Professional career

Calliste played his first professional season with the Maine Red Claws of the NBA Development League. In the 2015–16 season he played for BK Barons of Riga. In 2016, he rejoined the Red Claws. [5] Later in the season, he returned to Canada to play for the KW Titans. In September he joined the Spanish team Palencia Baloncesto. [6] In January 2018, Calliste joined the Moncton Magic and averaged 9.3 points and 2.7 rebounds per game in 34 games. [7] In the 2018–19 season, Calliste averaged 9.4 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game. He was named to the All-Canadian Third Team. [8] During the 2019–20 season, Calliste averaged 11.9 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game, earning All-Canadian First Team honors. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Canzano, John (March 21, 2014). "Oregon basketball's mystery is sitting on a folding chair in the locker room". Oregonlive. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  2. ↑ Prehm, Matt (August 25, 2013). "Report: Oregon lands transfer". 247sports. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  3. ↑ "CANADIANS MAKING AN IMPACT IN THE NCAA" (PDF). Basketball.ca. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Jason Calliste scores 31, Oregon remains unbeaten after OT win". ESPN . Associated Press. December 22, 2013. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  5. ↑ Jordan, Glenn (November 1, 2016). "A new cast of characters gathers for Red Claws". Portland Press-Herald . Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Jason Calliste completa la plantilla del Chocolates Trapa". LEB Oro (in Spanish). September 21, 2017. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Jason Calliste Player Profile". Moncton Magic . Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  8. ↑ "NBLC Awards". NBL Canada . Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  9. ↑ "NBLC Announces 2019-20 All Team Selections". National Basketball League of Canada . June 27, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
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