Eric McClellan

Eric McClellan
Free agent
Position Point Guard, Shooting Guard
Personal information
Born (1993-04-06) April 6, 1993
Austin, Texas
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 195.2 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school Stephen F. Austin (Austin, Texas)
College
NBA draft 2016 / Undrafted
Playing career 2016–present
Career history
2016 Limburg United
2016–2017 Tigers Tübingen
2017 Koroivos Amaliadas
Career highlights and awards
  • WCC Defensive Player of the Year (2016)

Eric McClellan (born April 6, 1993) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Koroivos Amaliadas of the Greek Basket League. A 6'4 Shooting guard, McClellan played college basketball for Tulsa, Vanderbilt and Gonzaga. McClellan entered the 2016 NBA draft but was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

High school career

McClellan played high school basketball at Stephen F. Austin. As a junior at Stephen F. Austin, he led his team to a 29-4 record and the District 15-5A championship his senior season, where he averaged 18.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game.

College career

McClellan chose Tulsa in order to start his college career. As a freshman, he managed to gain a lot of playing time to his team, averaging 8.5 points and 2.5 rebounds in 21.3 minutes per game. After his amazing performances with Tulsa, McClellan was transferred at Vanderbilt, where he became the starting guard of the team during the 2013-14 season.[1] As a sophomore, his numbers were amazing. He averaged 14.2 points and 4.4 rebounds per game, being the best scorer of the team. On January 10, 2014, McClellan was suspended for the rest of the season after violating academic policy and was dismissed from Vanderbilt.[2]

The next season, he was transferred at Gonzaga, where as a junior, he was a role player for Mark Few.[3] As a senior, he gained more playable time after the departure of Kevin Pangos from the team. At the end of the season, he averaged 10.7 points, 2 assists and 3.2 rebounds in 26.9 minutes per game.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, McClellan joined Limburg United of the Belgian League.[4] After averaging 14.2 points and 3 rebounds per game in 5 league games, he left Limburg and joined Tigers Tübingen of the Basketball Bundesliga.[5] On February 21, 2017, he left Tigers Tübingen and joined Koroivos Amaliadas of the Greek Basket League, replacing D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera on the team's squad.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "After turbulent high school, transfer McClellan looks to lead Vandy hoops squad". nashvillecitypaper.com. August 8, 2013. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Eric McClellan kicked off team". espn.com. January 10, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Dismissed Vandy Point Guard Eric McClellan Transfers to Gonzaga". anchorofgold.com. June 30, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Limburg United signs Eric McClellan". eurobasket.com. July 8, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Eric McClellan to Walter Tigers Tuebingen in Germany". guboards.spokesmanreview.com. December 24, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Eric McClellan leaves Tubingen Walter-Tigers to sign in Greece". sportando.com. February 20, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Eric McClellan inks with Koroivos BC". sportando.com. February 21, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
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