Erik McCree

Erik McCree
McCree in 2017
No. 4 – Al Nassr
PositionSmall forward / power forward
LeagueSaudi Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1993-12-20) December 20, 1993 (age 31)
Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High schoolWest Orange
(Winter Garden, Florida)
College
NBA draft2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017Sioux Falls Skyforce
2017–2018Utah Jazz
2017–2018→ Salt Lake City Stars
2018–2019VL Pesaro
2019–2020BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque
2020Bakken Bears
2020–2021BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque
2021–2022Peristeri
2022Gaziantep Basketbol
2023Magnolia Hotshots
2023Broncos de Caracas
2023–2024Taipei Mars
2024Soles de Mexicali
2024–presentAl Nassr
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 for Al Nassr of the Saudi Basketball League. He played college basketball for Murray State and Louisiana Tech.

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] On January 5, 2022, McCree left the team.[8][9]

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.[10] On September 3, his contract was terminated due to poor condition.[11]

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.[12] After playing three games, he was replaced by Antonio Hester.[13]

Taipei Mars (2023–2024)

On September 14, 2023, McCree joined the Taipei Taishin Mars of the T1 League.[14] On February 6, 2024, his contract was terminated.[15]

Al Nassr (2024–present)

On November 21, 2024, McCree joined the Al Nassr of the Saudi Basketball League.[16]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games 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

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Utah 4 0 2.0 .000 .000 – .3 .0 .3 .0 .0
Career 4 0 2.0 .000 .000 – .3 .0 .3 .0 .0

References

  1. ^ @UtahJazzPR (December 21, 2017). "Jazz Sign Erik McCree to Two-way Contract; Waive Griffin" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "VL Pesaro signs Erik McCree". Sportando.basketball. August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ Maggi, Alessandro (July 26, 2019). "Gravelines-Dunkerque signs Erik McCree". Sportando. Archived from the original on July 26, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  4. ^ Carchia, Emiliano (October 6, 2020). "Bakken Bears sign Glenn Cosey and Erick McCree". Sportando. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  5. ^ Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (October 28, 2020). "McCree comes back to Gravelines, ex Bakken". Eurobasket. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Peristeri tabs Erik McCree, ex Gravelines". Eurobasket. July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  7. ^ a b Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (January 14, 2022). "Gaziantep lands Erik McCree, ex Peristeri". Eurobasket. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  8. ^ "Περιστέρι: Έφυγε ο ΜακΡι (videos)". Eurohoops. January 5, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  9. ^ "Περιστέρι: Τελειώνει ο ΜακΚρί, ψάχνουν αντικαταστάτη". Gazzetta. January 5, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  10. ^ "エリック・マクリー選手 2022-23シーズン選手契約のご報告". 滋賀レイクス. June 17, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  11. ^ "エリック・マクリー選手 契約解除のご報告". 滋賀レイクス. September 3, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  12. ^ Ramos, Gerry (December 28, 2022). "Euro veteran Erik McCree is Magnolia import for Governors' Cup". Spin.ph. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  13. ^ Bacnis, Justine (February 7, 2023). "Hester arrives to join Magnolia". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  14. ^ "林秉聖披台新戰神球衣亮相 「我們台北」喊話奪冠". ETtoday. September 14, 2023. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  15. ^ "「約旦Kobe」的哥哥來了！ 台北戰神新洋將赫里斯-傑佛森報到". ETtoday. February 6, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  16. ^ "Al Nassr adds McCree to their roster, ex Soles". Eurobasket.com. November 21, 2024. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
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