Tahjere McCall

Tahjere McCall (born August 17, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Lakeland Magic of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for Niagara and Tennessee State. McCall was named Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year and earned All-OVC honors during his final two seasons at Tennessee State.

Tahjere McCall
McCall with the College Park Skyhawks in 2020
No. 22 – Lakeland Magic
PositionShooting guard
LeagueNBA G League
Personal information
Born (1994-08-17) August 17, 1994
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolCarver
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College
NBA draft2017 / Undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2019Long Island Nets
2019Brooklyn Nets
2019–2020College Park Skyhawks
2021–presentLakeland Magic
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-OVC (2016, 2017)
  • 2× OVC Defensive Player of the Year (2016, 2017)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Professional career

After going undrafted in 2017 NBA draft, McCall joined the Brooklyn Nets for the 2017 NBA Summer League and would join them for training camp. McCall played two seasons with the Nets G League affiliate in Long Island. On February 26, 2019, he signed a 10-day contract with the Brooklyn Nets.[1] McCall re-joined the Long Island Nets after the conclusion of his 10-day contract with the Brooklyn Nets.[2]

On September 20, 2019, McCall signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Atlanta Hawks.[3] On October 18, 2019, the Hawks waived McCall.[4] He was then added to the roster of the Hawks’ G League affiliate, the College Park Skyhawks.[5] On December 27, 2019, McCall had 28 points, six rebounds, five assists, three steals and one block in a win against the Delaware Blue Coats.[6] McCall had two triple-doubles. He averaged 12.7 points on 46 percent shooting, 4.7 assists, 1.9 steals, and 6.1 rebounds per game.[7]

On January 11, 2021, McCall was selected by the Lakeland Magic as the 5th overall pick of the month's 2021 NBA G League draft.[8]

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
2018–19 Brooklyn 108.0.667.000.0001.00.00.00.04.0

References
  1. ""BROOKLYN NETS SIGN TAHJERE MCCALL TO 10-DAY CONTRACT"". NBA.com. NBA. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  2. "Tahjere McCall Rejoins Long Island Nets". NBA.com. March 8, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  3. "Atlanta Hawks Sign Tahjere McCall". NBA.com. September 20, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  4. https://www.nba.com/hawks/atlanta-hawks-request-waivers-brooks-derrickson-mccall-and-sibert
  5. "College Park Skyhawks Announce Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. October 29, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  6. "Tahjere McCall: Leads scoring charge off bench". CBS Sports. December 28, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  7. Duffy, Dallin (June 10, 2020). "Reviewing the College Park Skyhawks Debut Season". Soaring Down South. FanSided. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  8. "NBA G League 2020-21 Draft Results". NBA G League. January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
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