Errick "E" Lane McCollum II (born January 22, 1988) is an American professional

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player for Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish

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(BSL) and the

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. He played

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for Goshen. At a height of , he plays at both the

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and

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positions.

High school

McCollum attended

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, in

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, from 2002 to 2006, where he played with former

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and Ohio State Buckeye

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. In 2006, McCollum was joined on the team's varsity squad by his younger brother, then a freshman,

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College career

McCollum played

Goshen College Goshen College is a Private college, private Mennonite Church USA, Mennonite Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Goshen, Indiana. It was founded in 1894 as the Elkhart Institute of Science, Industry and the Arts, a ...

from 2006 to 2010. He graduated as the school's all-time leading scorer with 2,789 points. He was named an NAIA DII All-American in all 4 years at Goshen College. He was also named a First Team NAIA Division II All-American in his senior season.

Professional career

Israel

McCollum started his pro career in 2010, with the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl (, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is a professional basketball league in Israel and the highest level of basketball in the country. The league's name is abbreviated as either BSL ...

club Elitzur Netanya. He spent the 2011–12 season with the Israel 2nd Division club

Hapoel Kfar Saba Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. (, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Kfar Saba'') is an Israeli football club based in Kfar Saba. The club competes in the Liga Leumit and plays home matches at Levita Stadium. History The club was established in 1928. In 1951– ...

, for whom he averaged 23.8 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game.

Greece

McCollum played with the Greek League club

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, during the 2012–13 season. He joined the Greek club

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis''), ...

, for the 2013–14 season. During the 2013–14 season, he led both the Greek League and the 2nd tier European competition, the EuroCup, in scoring.

China

In July 2014, McCollum joined the

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' summer league squad, for the

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. In the summer of 2014, McCollum signed a one-year deal with the

Zhejiang Golden Bulls The Zhejiang Golden Bulls are a Chinese professional basketball team based in Yiwu, Zhejiang, China. It competes in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), in the Southern Division. Its corporate sponsor is Zhejiang Chouzhou Commercial Bank. ...

of the

Chinese Basketball Association The Chinese Basketball Association (), often abbreviated as the CBA, is the first-tier men's professional basketball league in China. The league is commonly known by fans as the CBA, and this acronym is even used in Chinese on a regular basis ...

(CBA). On January 30, 2015, he set the new single game scoring record in the Chinese Basketball Association, with 82 points scored in one game. McCollum also added 10 rebounds and 4 assists in the same game, but his team, the Zhejiang Golden Bulls, lost the game to the

Guangdong Southern Tigers Guangdong Hongyuan Southern Tigers () or Guangdong Southern Tigers, also known as Guangdong Dongguan Bank () for sponsorship reasons, are a Chinese professional basketball team owned by the Guangdong Winnerway (Hongyuan) Group. The team is one of ...

, by a score of 129–119.

Turkey

On September 5, 2015, McCollum signed a one-year deal to play in Turkey, with the Turkish club

Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Galatasaray and familiarly as Cimbom, is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul including basketball, wheelchair ...

, of the European-wide 2nd-tier level EuroCup. In the 2015–16 EuroCup season, he was named to the

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, and selected the EuroCup MVP. McCollum's team, Galatasaray, eventually won the season's EuroCup championship.

Return to China

On August 1, 2016, McCollum signed with the

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of the

(CBA). He led the CBA league in scoring, for the second time.

Return to Turkey

On March 8, 2017, McCollum returned to Turkey for a second stint, signing with

for the remainder of the

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's 2016–17 season. On July 14, 2017, McCollum signed with the Turkish club

Anadolu Efes Anadolu Efes Spor Kulübü, commonly referred to as Anadolu Efes or simply Efes, is a Turkish professional basketball team based in Istanbul. Founded in 1976, the club was formerly known as Efes Pilsen until 2011. Efes is the 2021–22 EuroLeagu ...

, of the European-wide top-tier level, the

, for the 2017–18 season. On November 14, 2017, McCollum recorded 31 points, shooting 8-of-11 from 3-point range, along with four rebounds and three assists in a 92–72 win over

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. He was subsequently named EuroLeague Round 7 MVP. On June 28, 2018, McCollum and Efes officially parted ways.

Russia

On September 21, 2018, McCollum signed with the Russian team

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for the 2018–19 season. He averaged 19.9 points per game in the VTB league. On July 19, 2020, McCollum parted ways with the team. On September 7, 2020, he signed with

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of the

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. McCollum averaged 14.1 points per game in VTB league play. On August 17, 2021, he signed with

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of the VTB United League.

Return to Turkey for third time

On June 22, 2022, he signed with

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of the

. On January 10, 2025, he signed with Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish

(BSL). On May 25, 2025, he helped Fenerbahçe to their second EuroLeague championship in

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The Basketball Tournament

McCollum has competed with

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(TBT). He was a

on the 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 teams that all won the championship game of the winner-take-all tournament. In 2017, McCollum averaged 13.7 PPG during the tournament. In TBT 2018, McCollum played six games. He averaged 13.2 PPG, 2.8 assists per game and 2.7 rebounds per game. Overseas Elite reached the championship game and played

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, winning 70–58 for their fourth consecutive TBT title. McCollum was also named to the TBT 2018 All-Tournament Team. McCollum did not play in TBT 2019, due to getting married.

Personal life

McCollum's younger brother,

, is a professional basketball player for the

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of the

College awards

*All- Mid-Central College Conference Newcomer of the Year: (2006–07) *4× All- Mid-Central College Conference Team: (2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10) **All- Mid-Central College Conference 2nd Team: (2006–07) **3× All- Mid-Central College Conference 1st Team: (2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10) *All- Mid-Central College Conference Player of the Year: (2009–10) *4× NAIA Division II All-American: (2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10) * NAIA Division II All-American First Team: (2009–10)

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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, 29 , , 16 , , 26.5 , , .429 , , .400 , , .775 , , 2.4 , , 2.3 , , .8 , , .4 , , 14.6 , , 11.0 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, style="text-align:left;", Khimki Moscow , 28 , , 3 , , 21.6 , , .440 , , .344 , , .848 , , 2.4 , , 2.3 , , .9 , , .3 , , 11.6 , , 11.3 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;", 2024–25† , style="text-align:left;", Fenerbahçe Beko , 18 , , 5 , , 18.3 , , .583 , , .394 , , .842 , , 2.1 , , 1.8 , , .6 , , .3 , , 11.1 , , 11.3

Basketball Champions League

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

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, 8 , , ? , , 30.6 , , .383 , , .340 , , .774 , , 3.5 , , 6.6 , , .8 , , .4 , , 18.8 , , 17.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , style="text-align:left;",

, 14 , , ? , , 25.8 , , .406 , , .308 , , .863 , , 2.5 , , 4.3 , , 1.1 , , .4 , , 15.4 , , 14.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2024–25 , style="text-align:left;",

, 6 , , ? , , 28.2 , , .463 , , .381 , , .889 , , 3.7 , , 3.0 , , 1.7 , , .2 , , 22.0 , , 20.5

EuroCup

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , style="text-align:left;",

, 16 , , 12 , , 29.3 , , .441 , , .309 , , .813 , , 3.2 , , 3.1 , , 1.4 , , .6 , , style="background:#cfecec;", 20.2* , , 16.9 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;", 2015–16† , style="text-align:left;",

, 20 , , 10 , , 28.9 , , .449 , , .351 , , .865 , , 4.4 , , 3.6 , , 1.0 , , .5 , , 18.1 , , style="background:#cfecec;", 17.4* , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;",

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, 20 , , 2 , , 21.5 , , .438 , , .353 , , .835 , , 2.8 , , 1.8 , , .7 , , .3 , , 13.2 , , 11.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , style="text-align:left;",

, 16 , , 14 , , 28.1 , , .430 , , .360 , , .838 , , 3.1 , , 4.0 , , 1.1 , , .4 , , 17.1 , , 16.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , style="text-align:left;",

, 12 , , 9 , , 29.9 , , .458 , , .414 , , .881 , , 3.0 , , 4.3 , , 1.2 , , .4 , , 22.3 , , 20.5

FIBA Europe Cup

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, style="text-align:left;", Elitzur Netanya , 11 , , ? , , 10.1 , , .412 , , .353 , , .600 , , 1.3 , , .3 , , .2 , , .0 , , 4.2 , , 3.2

Domestic leagues

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, , style="text-align:left;", Elitzur Netanya , , style="text-align:center;", IBPL , , 15 , , 6.1 , , .324 , , .294 , , .824 , , .6 , , .5 , , .2 , , .1 , , 2.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", IBLL , , 19 , , 35.4 , , .495 , , .326 , , .773 , , 7.6 , , 3.4 , , 2.3 , , .7 , , 23.8 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, , style="text-align:center;", GBL , , 26 , , 26.1 , , .426 , , .297 , , .777 , , 2.8 , , 2.5 , , 1.6 , , .5 , , 15.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", GBL , , 26 , , 27.7 , , .429 , , .417 , , .790 , , 2.7 , , 2.8 , , 1.2 , , .3 , , style="background:#cfecec;", 17.9* , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", CBA , , 38 , , 40.7 , , .457 , , .340 , , .849 , , 7.4 , , 5.5 , , 2.1 , , .4 , , style="background:#cfecec;", 39.6* , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", TBSL , , 27 , , 27.6 , , .412 , , .330 , , .840 , , 3.3 , , 3.5 , , .6 , , .3 , , 15.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , , style="text-align:left;",

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, , style="text-align:center;", CBA , , 35 , , 38.6 , , .484 , , .385 , , .827 , , 6.3 , , 3.7 , , 2.3 , , .6 , , style="background:#cfecec;", 37.7* , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", TBSL , , 9 , , 21.4 , , .366 , , .250 , , .789 , , 2.6 , , 2.3 , , .8 , , .9 , , 14.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", TBSL , , 28 , , 30.1 , , .451 , , .343 , , .774 , , 2.9 , , 3.9 , , 1.3 , , .5 , , 17.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , , style="text-align:left;",

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

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, , 18 , , 27.9 , , .460 , , .340 , , .784 , , 2.9 , , 3.6 , , 1.2 , , .4 , , 19.9 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, , 17 , , 22.6 , , .440 , , .333 , , .818 , , 2.1 , , 2.2 , , 1.0 , , .3 , , 14.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , , style="text-align:left;",

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

, , 19 , , 26.1 , , .462 , , .329 , , .892 , , 2.6 , , 5.2 , , 1.4 , , .2 , , style="background:#cfecec;", 19.4* , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, , style="text-align:center;", TBSL , , 27 , , 24.5 , , .529 , , .451 , , .862 , , 2.6 , , 5.7 , , 1.3 , , .2 , , 19.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2024–25 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", TBSL , , 12 , , 26.9 , , .464 , , .434 , , .981 , , 2.2 , , 5.2 , , .8 , , .5 , , 16.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2024–25 , , style="text-align:left;", Fenerbahçe , , style="text-align:center;", TBSL , , ''2'' , , ''25.5'' , , ''.412'' , , ''.375'' , , ''.917'' , , ''2.0'' , , ''2.5'' , , ''1.0'' , , ''.0'' , , ''14.0'' Current season information is written in ''italics''.

References

External links

Errick McCollum
at Fenerbahce.org
Errick McCollum
at

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Errick McCollum
at esake.gr
Errick McCollum
at tblstat.net {{DEFAULTSORT:McCollum, Errick 1988 births Living people 20th-century African-American sportsmen 21st-century African-American sportsmen American expatriate basketball people in China American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Russia American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Anadolu Efes S.K. players Apollon Patras B.C. players Basketball players from Canton, Ohio BC UNICS players Beijing Royal Fighters players Elitzur Netanya B.C. players Fenerbahçe men's basketball players Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players Goshen Maple Leafs men's basketball players Hapoel Kfar Saba B.C. players Karşıyaka basketball players Panionios B.C. players Point guards PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban players Shooting guards Zhejiang Golden Bulls players

High school

College career

Professional career

Israel

Greece

China

Turkey

Return to China

Return to Turkey

Russia

Return to Turkey for third time

The Basketball Tournament

Personal life

College awards

Career statistics

EuroLeague

Basketball Champions League

EuroCup

FIBA Europe Cup

Domestic leagues

References

Further reading

External links