Conrad McRae
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| Born | January 11, 1971 New York City, New York | ||||||||||||||
| Died | July 10, 2000 (aged 29) PAOK | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Fenerbahçe | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Telit Trieste | ||||||||||||||
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
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Conrad Bastien McRae (January 11, 1971 – July 10, 2000) was an American professional
Washington Bullets, in the second round (38th pick overall) of the 1993 NBA draft
.
High school
McRae attended
McDonald's All-American Team
, and participated in the Junior Olympics.
College career
McRae accepted a scholarship to
Washington Bullets. While he was at Syracuse, McRae became a member of Phi Beta Sigma
fraternity (Theta Xi Chapter).
Professional career
McRae moved on to play in Europe, eventually starring on several European clubs in Turkey, France, Italy and Greece. He helped
NBA, he did play on home soil for the Fort Wayne Fury of the CBA, in 1994. In eight games played with the Fury, McRae averaged 8.6 points and 7.5 points per game.[1]
In 1999, McRae signed a 10-day contract with the Denver Nuggets, but it was terminated after he fainted before a game.
Death
In the summer of 2000, McRae collapsed and died while running wind sprints during an
arrythmia
.
Syracuse Assistant Coach Bernie Fine, who had remained on good terms with him since his college days, stated in an interview two days after his death, he had spoken to him on the phone a few weeks earlier and Conrad told him he should have married on August 5th, just 26 days after his death.[3]
See also
References
- ^ 1994–95 Official CBA Guide and Register, page 319
- ^ "BASKETBALL; Former Syracuse Star Dies (Published 2000)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2019-10-23.
- ^ [No Reason Found for McRae's Death LA Times, July 12, 2000