Chris McCullough

Chris McCullough

McCullough in 2014
No. 1 – Long Island Nets
Position Power forward
League NBA Development League
Personal information
Born (1995-02-05) February 5, 1995
The Bronx, New York
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school Salisbury School
(Salisbury, Connecticut)
Brewster Academy
(Wolfeboro, New Hampshire)
IMG Academy
(Bradenton, Florida)
College Syracuse (2014–2015)
NBA draft 2015 / Round: 1 / Pick: 29th overall
Selected by the Brooklyn Nets
Playing career 2015–present
Career history
2015–present Brooklyn Nets
2016–present →Long Island Nets
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Christopher A. McCullough (born February 5, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Long Island Nets of the NBA Development League, on assignment from the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Prior to attending Syracuse University, McCullough went to Salisbury School, Brewster Academy, and IMG Academy.

High school career

McCullough attended Salisbury School for his freshman and sophomore years. During his sophomore season, he led the Salisbury varsity basketball team to its first ever NEPSAC Class A championship. In the championship game, McCullough scored 26 points, while also adding eight rebounds and two blocked shots.[1] At Salisbury, McCullough was coached by Jeff Ruskin. Following his sophomore year at Salisbury, McCullough transferred to Brewster Academy and then, later on, to IMG Academy.

College career

As a freshman at Syracuse in 2014–15, McCullough started in the team's first 16 games of the season before a knee injury suffered against Florida State on January 11 required surgery and ended his campaign.[2] In those 16 games, he averaged 9.3 points, 6.9 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 1.7 steals and 2.1 blocks in 28.1 minutes per game.[3][4]

Professional career

Brooklyn Nets (2015–present)

In April 2015, McCullough declared for the 2015 NBA draft, while still recovering from an ACL injury.[5][6] Despite that, on June 25, he was selected with the 29th overall pick by the Brooklyn Nets.[7] On July 1, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Nets.[8] He missed the first half of the 2015–16 season with the ACL injury he sustained as a freshman at Syracuse.[9] On February 5, 2016, he was activated for the first time, but did not play for the Nets against the Sacramento Kings.[10] Four days later, he made his NBA debut, recording 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block in just under 11 minutes off the bench in the Nets' 105–104 win over the Denver Nuggets.[11]

On April 6, 2016, McCullough scored 10 points against the Washington Wizards, reaching double-digits for the first time in his career. He was subsequently elevated to the starting line-up the following game, scoring 12 points on April 8 against the Charlotte Hornets.[12] In his third straight start for the Nets on April 11, he had another 12-point game in a loss to the Wizards.[13]

During his second season, McCullough has had multiple assignments with the Long Island Nets of the NBA Development League.[14]

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
2015–16 Brooklyn 24 4 15.1 .404 .382 .478 2.8 .4 1.2 .5 4.7
Career 24 4 15.1 .404 .382 .478 2.8 .4 1.2 .5 4.7

References

  1. ↑ "Salisbury School Claims First New England Class A Basketball Championship". NEPSAC.org. March 6, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  2. ↑ Eisenberg, Jeff (January 11, 2015). "Chris McCullough's knee injury mars Syracuse's win". Yahoo.com. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Syracuse University Athletics – Chris McCullough". Cuse.com. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Chris McCullough Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  5. ↑ Vecenie, Sam (April 2, 2015). "Syracuse forward Chris McCullough to declare for NBA Draft". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Syracuse University Athletics – Chris McCullough". Cuse.com. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Nets Acquire Four New Players on Draft Night". NBA.com. June 26, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Nets Sign Chris McCullough". NBA.com. July 1, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  9. ↑ Lewis, Brian (January 1, 2016). "Chris McCullough, one of last reasons to watch Nets, takes big step". NYPost.com. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Johnson, Nets have season-best night in beating Kings". NBA.com. February 5, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Johnson hits 3-pointer at buzzer, Nets beat Nuggets 105-104". NBA.com. February 8, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Chris McCullough 2015-16 Game Log". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Wizards score first 20, pull away late to beat Nets 120-111". NBA.com. April 11, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  14. ↑ "2016-17 NBA Assignments". NBA.com. Retrieved November 1, 2016.

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