Ray Michael McCallum Jr. (born June 12, 1991) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

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. In the

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, he was named the Horizon League Player of the Year after leading the

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in scoring at 18.7 points per game and guiding the

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to a berth in the

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. McCallum also averaged 4.5 assists, 5.1 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game. On June 27, 2013, he was selected in the second round (36th overall) by the

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in the 2013 NBA draft.

High school career

The first two years of McCallum's high school career were spent at

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. He then attended

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for his final two years. In McCallum's senior season in 2009–10, he led Detroit Country Day to a state championship; in the final against Lansing Sexton, they won 71–47 behind McCallum's 32 points, eight rebounds and seven steals. For the season he averaged 22.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game. McCallum placed third in voting for the Michigan's Mr. Basketball award, was named to the All-State Dream Teams produced by the ''

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'' and ''

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'', and was a consensus Top 50 player coming out of high school. ''

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'' magazine named him to their All-American team, as did

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. McCallum played in the 2010 McDonald's All-American Game and recorded four points, two rebounds and one steal. Considered a four-star recruit by

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, McCallum was listed as the No. 5 point guard and the No. 17 player in the nation in 2010.

College career

McCallum chose to play at the

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for his father, Titans head coach

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. He was "one of the most highly-recruited players in school history" and passed on scholarship offers from schools such as

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, Oklahoma and

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. In

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, he became the first player from the University of Detroit to make an all-Horizon League Team as a

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, where he earned second team honors. McCallum led his team in scoring (13.5) assists (4.9 apg) and total steals (54). CollegeInsider.com named him to their Freshman All-America squad, and his 157 assists during the regular season was second in the

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among freshmen. On February 16, he recorded a near

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against

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with 14 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists. McCallum followed up his strong freshman campaign with a strong

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year effort. He averaged 15.4 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.6 steals per game en route to first team all-conference honors. Detroit finished with a 22–14 overall record, making it to the first round of the NCAA Tournament. McCallum was named a

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Final 20 honoree. In

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, his junior year, McCallum became the first player since 2000–01 to be named the preseason Horizon League Player of the Year and to earn that honor during the postseason as well (Detroit's

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had previously been named both). Even though he led the conference in scoring at 18.7 points per game, Detroit finished in second place in the regular season, did not win the conference tournament championship, and were thus relegated to a

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(NIT) berth. They finished the year with a 20–13 overall record.

Professional career

Sacramento Kings (2013–2015)

On April 27, 2013, McCallum announced that he was leaving Detroit after his junior season and that he was officially declaring himself eligible for the 2013 NBA draft. He was subsequently selected with the 36th overall pick by the

. On July 18, 2013, he signed with the Kings after averaging 12.6 points in the

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. On November 21, 2013, he was assigned to the

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of the

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. He was recalled by the Kings on November 27, reassigned on January 13, and recalled again on January 21. On April 2, 2014, he scored a career-high 27 points in a 107–102 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. In July 2014, McCallum re-joined the Kings for the

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, going on to earn Championship Game MVP honors after helping the Kings win the title. On February 27, 2015, he scored a season-high 20 points in a loss to the San Antonio Spurs.

San Antonio Spurs (2015–2016)

On July 9, 2015, McCallum was traded to the

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in exchange for a 2016 second-round pick. He made his debut for the Spurs on October 30, recording 2 points and 2 steals in a 102–75 win over the

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. During the 2015–16 season, he received multiple assignments to the

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, San Antonio's

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affiliate. On February 29, 2016, he was waived by the Spurs.

Memphis Grizzlies (2016)

On March 12, 2016, McCallum signed a 10-day contract with the

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to help the team deal with numerous injuries. Memphis had to use an NBA hardship exemption in order to sign him as he made their roster stand at 17, two over the allowed limited of 15. That night, he made his debut for the Grizzlies in a 95–83 loss to the

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, recording 13 points, four rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block in 27 minutes off the bench. On March 22, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Grizzlies. On April 1, the Grizzlies decided not to sign him for the remainder of the season.

Grand Rapids Drive (2016–2017)

On July 26, 2016, McCallum signed with the

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, but was waived on October 24 after appearing in three preseason games. Six days later, he was acquired by the

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of the

as an affiliate of the Pistons. On February 3, 2017, McCallum signed a 10-day contract with the

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. He signed a second 10-day contract on February 13. After the second 10-day contract expired, he returned to Grand Rapids.

Unicaja (2017–2018)

On August 1, 2017, McCallum signed with the Spanish club

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for the 2017–18 season. In 67 games played during the 2017–18 season (both in the EuroLeague and all Spanish competitions), McCallum averaged 8.2 points, 2.6 assists and 2.1 rebounds per game.

Darüşşafaka (2018–2019)

On July 6, 2018, McCallum signed a one-year deal with the Turkish team Darüşşafaka.

Agua Caliente Clippers (2019)

On February 8, 2019, McCallum signed with the

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of the

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Breogán (2019)

On March 26, 2019, McCallum was introduced by

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Shanghai Sharks (2019–2020)

On November 21, 2019, McCallum was reported to have signed with

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Greensboro Swarm (2021)

For the 2020–21 season, McCallum joined the

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of the G League.

Hapoel Jerusalem (2021)

On March 22, 2021, McCallum signed with

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of the Israeli Winner League

Hamburg Towers (2021–2022)

On October 25, 2021, McCallum signed with

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of the

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He averaged 5.8 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game.

Fuenlabrada (2022)

On February 6, 2022, McCallum signed with

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of the Spanish Liga ACB.

BCM Gravelines (2022)

On February 26, 2022, he has signed with

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of the

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Legia Warszawa (2022–present)

On August 14, 2022, he has signed with

of the

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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EuroLeague

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References

External links

Detroit Titans bio

EuroLeague profile
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