Eric McClellan
Free agent | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
Personal information | |
Born | Austin, Texas | April 6, 1993
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 195.2 lb (89 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Stephen F. Austin (Austin, Texas) |
College |
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NBA draft | 2016: undrafted |
Playing career | 2016–present |
Career history | |
2016 | Limburg United |
2016–2017 | Tigers Tübingen |
2017 | Koroivos Amaliadas |
2017–2018 | Mineros de Zacatecas |
2018 | Pieno žvaigždės |
2019–2021 | Kapfenberg Bulls |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Eric McClellan (born April 6, 1993) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Kapfenberg Bulls. A 6 foot 4 inch (1.93 meter) 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 to start his college career. As a freshman, he averaged 8.5 points and 2.5 rebounds in 21.3 minutes per game. After one year at Tulsa, he transferred to Vanderbilt, where he became the starting guard of the team during the 2013-14 season.[1] As a sophomore at Vanderbilt, he averaged 14.2 points and 4.4 rebounds per game, and led the team in scoring. 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 transferred to Gonzaga, where as a junior, he was a role player for Mark Few.[3] As a senior, he gained more playing 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]
On November 19, 2020, he joined Kapfenberg Bulls of the Austrian Basketball Bundesliga.[8] With Bulls, he managed to win the Austrian League in 2019 and the Austrian Cup twice, in 2019 and 2020. On November 30, 2020, he terminated his contract with the club.[9]
References
- ^ "After turbulent high school, transfer McClellan looks to lead Vandy hoops squad". nashvillecitypaper.com. August 8, 2013. Archived from the original on February 18, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
- ^ "Eric McClellan kicked off team". espn.com. January 10, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
- ^ "Dismissed Vandy Point Guard Eric McClellan Transfers to Gonzaga". anchorofgold.com. June 30, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
- ^ "Limburg United signs Eric McClellan". eurobasket.com. July 8, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
- ^ "Eric McClellan to Walter Tigers Tuebingen in Germany". guboards.spokesmanreview.com. December 24, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
- ^ "Eric McClellan leaves Tubingen Walter-Tigers to sign in Greece". sportando.com. February 20, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
- ^ "Eric McClellan inks with Koroivos BC". sportando.com. February 21, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
- ^ "Former Gonzaga guard Eric McClellan joining Jeremy Jones on Austrian pro team". spokesman.com. November 19, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ^ "McClellan leaves Kapfenberg". eurobasket.com. November 30, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
External links
- Eric McClellan at gozags.com
- 1993 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
- American expatriate basketball people in Germany
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- Basketball players from Mississippi
- Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball players
- Koroivos B.C. players
- Limburg United players
- Shooting guards
- Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball players
- Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball players
- Tigers Tübingen players
- American men's basketball players