Darius McGhee (born June 2, 1999) is an American professional

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...

player for

JL Bourg Jeunesse Laïque de Bourg-en-Bresse, commonly known as JL Bourg or simply Bourg, is a basketball club based in Bourg-en-Bresse, France that plays in the LNB Élite, the national top division. Their home arena is Ekinox, which has a capacity of 3, ...

of the

LNB Pro A LNB may refer to: Sport * Liga Nacional de Baloncesto, a professional basketball league in the Dominican Republic * Liga Nacional de Básquetbol, an Argentine basketball league * Liga Nacional de Básquetbol (Paraguay), Liga Nacional de Básquetb ...

. He played

college basketball College basketball is basketball that is played by teams of Student athlete, student-athletes at universities and colleges. In the Higher education in the United States, United States, colleges and universities are governed by collegiate athle ...

for the

Liberty Flames The Liberty Flames and Lady Flames are the athletics teams of Liberty University, in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. They are a member of the NCAA Division I level in 20 sports. As of July 1, 2023, LU is a member of Conference USA (CUSA) fo ...

where he won the ASUN Conference Player of the Year Award three times.

High school career

McGhee attended Roxboro Community School in

Roxboro, North Carolina Roxboro is a city in and the county seat of Person County, North Carolina, Person County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 8,134 at the United States Census, 2020, 2020 census. The city is north of Durham, North Carolina, D ...

for three years. His sophomore season was cut short after he broke his arm. As a junior, McGhee emerged as one of the top scorers in the nation. He averaged 36.4 per game, leading the state in scoring, and became the first player in state history to score at least 1,000 points in a single season. McGhee transferred to

Blue Ridge School Blue Ridge School (formerly The Blue Ridge Industrial School) is an independent, all-male boarding school for students grades 9-12 located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Saint George, Virginia, United States. Approximately 185 ...

Saint George, Virginia Saint George is an unincorporated community in Greene County, Virginia, United States. Saint George is home to the Blue Ridge School Blue Ridge School (formerly The Blue Ridge Industrial School) is an independent, all-male boarding school f ...

and helped his team win the VISAA Division II state title.

College career

As a freshman at Liberty, McGhee averaged 7.8 points per game. He averaged 9.5 points and four rebounds per game as a sophomore. On February 27, 2021, McGhee scored a season-high 34 points in a 94–78 win over Bellarmine, matching the program record of eight three-pointers, to claim the

ASUN The Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) is a collegiate athletic conference operating mostly in the Southeastern United States. The league participates at the NCAA Division I level, and began sponsoring football at the Division I FCS level in 2022. O ...

regular season title. He was named ASUN Player of the Year and was a unanimous First Team All-ASUN selection. On March 7, McGhee posted 21 points and eight rebounds in a 79–75 victory over

North Alabama North Alabama is a region of the U.S. state of Alabama. Several geographic definitions for the area exist, with all descriptions including the nine counties of Alabama's Tennessee Valley region. The North Alabama Industrial Development Associ ...

at the ASUN tournament final. He was named tournament MVP. As a junior, McGhee averaged 15.5 points, 2.1 assists and 4.4 rebounds per game. On January 15, 2022, he scored a school-record 48 points, including 37 in the second half, in a 78–75 win against Florida Gulf Coast. On February 26, McGhee scored 47 points in a 100–93 overtime win against Kennesaw State. At the close of the 2021–22 season, McGhee was again named ASUN Player of the Year. His 142 three pointers in 2021 is 12th most ever in a single season for Division I basketball. During his final season of eligibility, McGhee reached several major statistical milestones. First, on November 26, 2022, he passed the 2,000-point milestone for his career. Then, on February 4, 2023, he became the Flames' all-time leading scorer, surpassing Karl Hess, who had played for the Flames from 1976 to 1980 when Liberty was an NAIA member. On February 22, he became the ASUN's all-time scoring leader, surpassing Willie Jackson, who played for

Centenary A centennial, or centenary in British English, is a 100th anniversary or otherwise relates to a century. Notable events Notable centennial events at a national or world-level include: * Centennial Exhibition, 1876, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...

from 1980 to 1984 when the ASUN was known as the Trans America Athletic Conference. In the same game, he also became the fourth Division I men's player to score 500 three-pointers in his career. On February 27, 2023, McGhee was named the ASUN Player of the Year for the third consecutive season, joining Centenary's Jackson as the only players in league history to earn the award that many times. He was also named to a third consecutive all-conference first team selection. He ended the season with 162 three-pointers, tying

Stephen Curry Wardell Stephen Curry II ( ; born March 14, 1988) is an American professional basketball player and point guard for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Chef Curry", he is widely regarded as the ...

's NCAA single-season record set in 2008.

Professional career

Indiana Mad Ants

After going undrafted in the

2023 NBA draft The 2023 NBA draft, the 77th edition of the National Basketball Association's annual NBA draft, draft, was held on June 22, 2023, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The draft consisted of 58 picks instead of the typical 60 for the second ...

, McGhee joined the

Indiana Pacers The Indiana Pacers are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis. The Pacers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), Ea ...

for the

2023 NBA Summer League The 2023 NBA Summer League (branded as ''NBA 2K, NBA 2K24'' Summer League 2023 for sponsorship reasons) was an off-season competition held by the National Basketball Association (NBA) primarily at the Thomas and Mack Center and Cox Pavilion in Las ...

and on October 17, 2023, he signed with them. However, he was waived the next day. On October 28, 2023, he joined the

Indiana Mad Ants The Noblesville Boom are an American professional basketball team based in Noblesville, Indiana that competes in the NBA G League. The Boom are the affiliate team of the NBA's Indiana Pacers and, since 2025, they have played their home games at ...

Telekom Baskets Bonn

On June 10, 2024, McGhee signed with

Telekom Baskets Bonn Telekom Baskets Bonn is a German professional basketball club that is based in Bonn, Germany. The club plays in the Basketball Bundesliga, which is German basketball league system, the highest level pro basketball league in Germany. The club's s ...

of the German

Basketball Bundesliga The Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) (English language: ''Federal Basketball League''), for sponsorship reasons named easyCredit BBL, is the German basketball league system, highest level Sports league, league of professional club basketball in German ...

(BBL).

JL Bourg

On June 14, 2025, he signed with

of the

Career statistics

College

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;",

Liberty Liberty is the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views. The concept of liberty can vary depending on perspective and context. In the Constitutional ...

, 36 , , 0 , , 21.3 , , .384 , , .319 , , .909 , , 2.7 , , 1.1 , , .9 , , .3 , , 7.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , style="text-align:left;",

, 34 , , 34 , , 33.0 , , .437 , , .386 , , .830 , , 4.0 , , 1.7 , , .9 , , .1 , , 9.5 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2020–21 The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen ...

, style="text-align:left;",

, 29 , , 29 , , 30.2 , , .452 , , .408 , , .854 , , 4.4 , , 2.1 , , .8 , , .4 , , 15.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , style="text-align:left;",

, 33 , , 33 , , 33.7 , , .456 , , .390 , , .881 , , 4.5 , , 3.6 , , 1.2 , , .2 , , 24.6 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2022–23 The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen ...

, style="text-align:left;",

, 36 , , 36 , , 31.9 , , .439 , , .394 , , .867 , , 3.3 , , 3.0 , , 1.6 , , .2 , , 22.8 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 168 , , 132 , , 29.9 , , .439 , , .384 , , .868 , , 3.7 , , 2.3 , , 1.1 , , .2 , , 16.0

Nba G League

Footnotes

References

External links

Liberty Flames bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:McGhee, Darius 1999 births Living people 21st-century American sportsmen American expatriate basketball people in Germany American men's basketball players Basketball players from North Carolina Blue Ridge School alumni Indiana Mad Ants players Liberty Flames basketball players People from Roxboro, North Carolina Point guards Telekom Baskets Bonn players