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Demetri McCamey Jr. (born February 21, 1989) is an American former professional
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player who played for the
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of the
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. His prior professional experience includes time with the
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's Erie BayHawks, Rio Grande Valley Vipers and
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, as well as time abroad with Hapoel Jerusalem, Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi, Oita Heat Devils and
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. He played college basketball for the
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where he completed his senior season in 2010–11 and was the 2009–10 Big Ten assists champion (7.06) and the 2009–10 NCAA runner-up. He played high school basketball with
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on the St. Joseph High School (in Westchester) basketball team. He was a first-team All-state selection according to numerous publications. As a sophomore, he led the 2008–09 team in scoring average, and he was chosen as a third team 2008–09 All-Big Ten Conference player by both the coaches and the media. During his junior season, he led the big ten in assists per game. He holds the Illinois single-season assist/game (7.06) and single-game assists (16) records. Following the 2009–10 All-Big Ten Conference regular season, he was named a first-team All-conference selection by both the coaches and the media. He became the first Fighting Illini to average over seven assists per game over the course of a season during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. As a senior, he was a third team All-Big Ten selection for the 2010–11 Big Ten season. As a senior his assist numbers fell, but his shooting percentages rose.


High school career

He was part of a 2005
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sophomore class that was considered to be the best in the history of the state of Illinois. It included Derrick Rose and his St. Joseph's teammate Turner.
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is St. Joseph's most famous basketball alum, but McCamey was at the time mentioned as the potential next great St. Joseph's product. The class of 2007 was compared to the Chicago area class of 1979 that included Thomas, Terry Cummings, and Darrell Walker as well as the class of 1998 that included Quentin Richardson,
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, Frank Williams, Bobby Simmons, Michael Wright. McCamey was considered the second best area prospect after Rose. As a junior, he and Turner attended 2005 Midnight Madness with the
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team. At the beginning of his junior season, ''
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'' named him to its annual top
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basketball players list, and it ranked St. Joseph number three in the area. The team went to the state sectional final before its season ended with a 75–72 sectional final loss to Proviso East High School. After his junior season, he was considered one of the top 25 prospects in the country in his class according to one
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, and he was given special mention by the ''Chicago Tribune'' and honorable mention by the
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for all-state honors. During his senior season, his team was listed second to Rose's
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in the preseason Tribune Chicago area high school basketball team rankings. That season, he was named to the second-team
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2006–07 Class AA all-state team, a day before Rose's Simeon eliminated Turner's St. Joseph in the Illinois Class AA supersectional. McCamey and Turner finished sixth and third to Rose in the Illinois Mr. Basketball voting, and the ''Chicago Tribune'' chose both of them as first team All-state selections along with Rose. He was also a first team selection by ''
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'', '' Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette'' and Illinois Basketball Coaches Association. McCamey was ranked as the #10, #11 and #10
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in the nation as a high school senior by
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, Rivals.com, and Scout.com respectively.


College career


Freshman season

When McCamey posted 31 points on February 7, 2008, against
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, it was the season high for the 2007-08 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team and the most by an Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball freshman in fourteen years. During the 2008 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament he made six
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s in six attempts against
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, which set a Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament single-game record and tied the Illinois school single-game record for three point field goal percentage (most made with no misses).


Sophomore season

He was chosen as a third team 2008–09 All-Big Ten Conference player by both the Big Ten coaches and the Big Ten media. McCamey was also a
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(NABC) Division I District 7 All‐District second team choice. Since the
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was its own district, this is equivalent to being named second team All-Big Ten by the NABC. He led the 2008–09 Illinois Fighting Illini team in scoring average and was second in assists. On February 12, 2009, he scored the game-winning bank shot with 2.9 seconds remaining against Northwestern. Although he only ranked fourth in the conference in assists, he had the highest assist average in conference games.


Junior season

McCamey was named co-Big Ten Conference Player of the Week for February 8, 2010. On February 20, he recorded 16 assists, which is the fourth highest single-game total in Big Ten history. This total set an Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball single-game record. McCamey led the Big Ten in assists (7.06). He was also tenth in scoring and eighth in steals. His 254 assists in 36 games resulting in a 7.06 assist per game average eclipsed
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' 264 in 39 games (6.77 average) posted during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Thus, McCamey took over the Fighting Illini single-season assist per game record. His total of 254 was the fourth highest in Big Ten history and only 20 shy of Mateen Cleaves' Big Ten single-season record of 274. Williams' 264 is the Fighting Illini record. McCamey's total of 525 after his junior season left him 291 short of Cleaves' career record of 816. Bruce Douglas holds the Fighting Illini record with a total of 765. At the end of the regular season, he was a first-team All-Big Ten selection by both the coaches and the media. McCamey was selected by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association to the ten-man All-District V team covering college basketball players in the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. McCamey was selected to the 2010 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament team. He was recognized as an All-District first-team selection by the
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, making him eligible for the State Farm Division I All‐America teams. McCamey had entered his name for the
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, but did not hire an agent and withdrew his name prior to the May 8, 2010, deadline.


Senior season

He was a preseason first team all-conference selection by the Big Ten media for the 2010–11 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season. He was a preseason top 50 candidate for the Wooden Award. McCamey scored 30 points for the first time since his freshman season on December 8, 2010, against the
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. On January 3, 2011, he was named co-Big Ten Player of the Week. On January 15, 2011, against
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, he made a career-high 17 free throws. In December he was named to the 67-man
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watchlist, and he was named as one of 20 finalists in January. McCamey was selected to the Naismith Award Midseason Top 30 List. Following the 2010–11 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, he was a third team All-Big Ten selection by the coaches and the media. McCamey was selected by the United States Basketball Writers Association to its 2010–11 Men's All-District Team. He was among the final ten candidates for the
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. As a senior, his assist average fell from 7.1 to 6.1 per game, but his three-point shot and free throw percentages rose from his prior years. He shot 45.1% versus 34.1% in three point shots the prior year, which had been a career best. Both his junior and senior seasons he took 164 attempts, but he made 74 as a senior versus just 56 as a junior. His free throw percentage also recovered a bit in his senior season moving to 72.4% from 70.7% but still below his sophomore effort of 76.4%. He finished second in the Big Ten in assists to Darius Morris, but also finished third in three point shooting percentage.


Professional career


Europe

On July 14, 2011, McCamey signed with Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi of the
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. On December 8, 2011, he parted ways with Mersin after appearing in just seven games. On December 16, 2011, he signed with Hapoel Jerusalem. In January 2012, he left Hapoel after appearing in just four games.


National Basketball Association

In July 2012, McCamey joined the
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for the 2012
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. On September 25, 2012, he signed with the
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. However, he was later waived by the Rockets on October 12, 2012. In November 2012, he was acquired by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the
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as an affiliate player of the Rockets. He played in games for the Vipers until December 21. On December 25, 2012, he was waived by the Vipers. Two days later, he was acquired by the Erie BayHawks and debuted with the team on December 28. On March 12, 2013, he was waived by the BayHawks. Later that month, he was acquired by the
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. In July 2013, McCamey joined the
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for the 2013 NBA Summer League.


Australia

On August 27, 2013, McCamey signed a one-year deal with
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. In 28 games for the Taipans, he averaged 11.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game.


Japan

In August 2014, McCamey signed with the Oita Heat Devils of the Japanese
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. In 50 games for the Heat Devils, he averaged 12.9 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game.


Return to D-League

On October 31, 2015, McCamey was selected by the
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in the second round of the 2015 NBA Development League Draft. He made the opening night roster and averaged 9.4 points in 55 games during the 2015–16 season. On October 29, 2016, McCamey was reacquired by the Spurs.


Italy

On June 17, 2017, McCamey signed with
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of the
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.


Return to Austin

On December 15, 2018, the Austin Spurs announced that they had re-signed McCamey.


Personal

McCamey is the son of Demetri McCamey Sr. and Sabrina Watson. He has three brothers and one sister. He was a member of the Jessie White Tumbling Team as a youngster.


References


External links


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