Anquell McCollum
| Fayetteville State Broncos | |
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| Position | Associate head coach |
| League | Fayetteville State (assistant) |
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Anquell McCollum (born 1973)[1] is an American college basketball associate head coach for Fayetteville State University. McCollum previously coached college and high school basketball, and as a professional player he competed in numerous countries during a four-year career between 1996 and 2000. His collegiate career at Western Carolina University was also successful, as he was named the Southern Conference Player of the Year in 1996.
Early life
A native of Fayetteville, North Carolina, McCollum attended his hometown's E. E. Smith High School.[2] In a game played on March 5, 1992, he set a then-state record with 24 three-point field goal attempts, which was later broken in 2004.[2] Of the 24 attempts, McCollum made 11, which was also a state record at the time.[2]
College and professional careers
McCollum played for the
Following his collegiate career, McCollum did not get selected in the 1996 NBA draft. He instead played professionally overseas, spending time in five different countries in four years before returning home to play in the United States Basketball League – his final stop before retiring.[1][4] McCollum played in France (1996–97), Venezuela (1997–99), Colombia (1998), Hong Kong (1998), and the Dominican Republic (2000) during his tenure.[4]
Coaching career
After returning to the United States in 2000, he returned to Western Carolina University to finish attaining his degree in Computer Information Systems.[4] Between 2000 and 2004, and aside from obtaining his degree, McCollum worked as a middle school computer skills teacher and then as an assistant director of admissions for Western Carolina.[4] In 2004–05 he became an official assistant coach for the men's basketball team at his alma mater, a position he held for 14 seasons.[4] In 2018–19 he spent one season as the head coach for Freedom Christian Academy in Fayetteville, North Carolina.[6] The next year, he accepted an assistant coaching position at Fayetteville State University.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Anquell McCollum basketball player profile". LatinBasket.com. EuroBasket, Inc. 2012. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
- ^ a b c "NCHSAA Boys' Basketball Record Book". North Carolina High School Athletic Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2012. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Legends of the Game: Honoring the Greats of the Game" (PDF). GazelleGroup.com. Retrieved June 18, 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Anquell McCollum coaching profile". CatamountSports.com. Western Carolina University. 2013. Archived from the original on December 25, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
- ^ "Bro. Anquell McCollum 3-UO-10". Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. 2010. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
- ^ "Freedom Christian Academy Basketball Coach History". MaxPreps.com. CBS Sports Digital. 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
- ^ "Assistant Coach Anquell McCollum". FSUBroncos.com. Learfield. 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2019.