Kevin McClain

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Kevin McClain
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No. 2–Skyliners Frankfurt
Position Point guard
League ProA
Personal information
Born (1996-10-21) October 21, 1996 (age 27)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school Hamilton County
(Jennings, Florida)
College Belmont (2015–2019)
NBA draft 2019: undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2020 EWE Baskets Oldenburg
2020–2023 Fos Provence Basket
2023–present Skyliners Frankfurt
Career highlights and awards

Kevin Michael McClain (born October 21, 1996) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Belmont Bruins.

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High school career

McClain attended Hamilton County High School, where he was coached by Patrick Murphy. McClain signed with Belmont on April 15, 2015. He chose the Bruins over offers from St. Bonaventure University and the University of North Carolina at Asheville. [1]

College career

As a freshman, McClain averaged 5.4 points and 1.3 rebounds per game. As a sophomore, McClain posted 4.6 points, 1.3 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game. [2] McClain averaged 12.6 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game as a junior, his first season as a starter. [3] As a senior, McClain averaged 16.8 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game and was named to the All-OVC First Team. He scored 27 points at Southeast Missouri State on March 2, 2019, to lead Belmont to an Ohio Valley Conference regular season title. In the NCAA Tournament, McClain posted 29 points against Temple, leading Belmont to an 81–70 victory. [4] He finished 11th on Belmont's NCAA Division I era career scoring list with 1,279 points. [5]

Professional career

After going undrafted in 2019, McClain signed with the Golden State Warriors for the Summer League. On July 3, 2019, he signed with EWE Baskets Oldenburg of the German Basketball Bundesliga. McClain has ties to Germany, as his mother was born there and his grandmother lives in the country. [6] On August 11, 2020, he signed with Fos Provence Basket of the LNB Pro A. [7]

On October 30, 2023, McClain joined the Rip City Remix of the NBA G League, [8] but was waived on November 7. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Taylor, Joyce Marie (April 16, 2015). "From Trojan to Bruin-HCHS senior basketball player Kevin McClain signs with Belmont". Suwannee Democrat. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Kevin McClain (Belmont) to Participate in 2019 Professional Basketball Combine". Professional Basketball Combine. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Belmont Picked As 2018-19 OVC Men's Basketball Favorites; Bruins' Windler Tabbed Preseason Player of the Year". Ohio Valley Conference . March 23, 2018. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  4. ↑ "McClain signs to play in Germany". Union Recorder . July 3, 2019. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  5. ↑ "McClain to play in NBA Summer League". Valdosta Daily Times . June 24, 2019. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  6. ↑ Boclair, David (July 8, 2019). "Belmont's McClain signs deal to play pro basketball". Nashville Post . Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Ex-Bruin signs pro contract in France". Nashville Post . August 11, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  8. ↑ Holdahl, Casey [@CHold] (October 30, 2023). "The @ripcityremix begin training camp for their inagural [sic] season today at the @trailblazers practice facility. Here's who they're taking into camp..." (Tweet). Retrieved November 12, 2023– via Twitter.
  9. ↑ "2023-2024 Rip City Remix Transactions History". RealGM.com. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
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