Jordan McRae
Canton Charge | |
2017–2018 | Baskonia |
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2018–2020 | Washington Wizards |
2018–2019 | → Capital City Go-Go |
2020 | Denver Nuggets |
2020 | Detroit Pistons |
2020–2021 | Beijing Ducks |
2021–2022 | Metropolitans 92 |
2022–2023 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
2023–present | AEK Athens |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Jordan Tyler McRae (born March 28, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League. He played college basketball for the Tennessee Volunteers, and was drafted 58th overall in the 2014 NBA draft, by the San Antonio Spurs. He is a 1.96 m (6'5") tall shooting guard-small forward.[1] McRae won a championship with the Cavaliers in 2016. McRae set the NBA G League former single-game scoring record (61). After spending time in the G League and overseas, McRae signed with the Wizards in 2018. In March 2020 McRae signed with the Pistons, his most recent NBA team to date.
High school career
McRae attended
McRae also played with the highly regarded Atlanta Celtics in the Amateur Athletic Union, who had previously been led by Josh Smith and Jordan Adams.[2]
Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, McRae was listed as the No. 10 shooting guard and the No. 38 player in the nation in 2010.[3]
College career
After appearing in just 10 games as a freshman, McRae played in all 34 games as a sophomore in 2011–12 while earning 15 starting assignments. He also boosted his points per game average from 1.8 as a freshman to 8.6 as a sophomore as he was one of the SEC's top sixth men in 2011–12, coming off the bench to score in double figures in six of UT's last 14 games.[2]
As a junior in the 2012–13 season, McRae appeared in all 33 games with 22 starts as he finished the season as Tennessee's team leader in scoring (15.7 ppg), minutes played (33.6 mpg), three-pointers made (60) and attempted (169), and three-point percentage (.355). He also ranked second in assists (2.0 apg), blocks (0.9 bpg) and steals (0.8 spg) while earning first-team All-SEC and first-team USBWA All-District IV honors.[2]
As a senior in the 2013–14 season, McRae started all 37 games while averaging 18.7 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.0 steals per game as he earned first-team All-SEC and second-team NABC Division I All-District 21 honors. During Tennessee's four NCAA Tournament games, he led the team in scoring (19.8 ppg) and blocks (1.5 bpg) while also averaging 3.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.[2]
In his four-year career at Tennessee, McRae played 114 games (74 starts) while averaging 13.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 27.1 minutes per game while shooting 41.7 percent from the floor.[2][4]
Professional career
Melbourne United (2014–2015)
On June 26, 2014, McRae was selected with the 58th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the San Antonio Spurs. He was later traded to the Philadelphia 76ers on draft night[5] and went on to join the team for the 2014 NBA Summer League.[6] In four summer league games, he averaged 21.0 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.8 steals per game.[7]
On August 29, 2014, McRae signed with Melbourne United for the 2014–15 NBL season.[8] On December 24, 2014, he was named Player of the Week for Round 11 after scoring 30 points twice in wins over Wollongong and Sydney.[9] He went on to earn Player of the Month honors for December.[10] On the season, he averaged 19.9 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.0 steals in 27 games,[11] and finished third in scoring, 11th in steals, 12th in blocks and 13th in assists in the entire league.[12]
Delaware 87ers (2015–2016)
On March 5, 2015, McRae was acquired by the
In July 2015, McRae re-joined the Philadelphia 76ers for the
Phoenix Suns (2016)
On January 29, 2016, McRae signed a 10-day contract with the
Cleveland Cavaliers (2016–2017)
On February 28, McRae signed a 10-day contract with the
On June 28, 2016, the Cavaliers exercised their 2016–17 team option on McRae's contract.[40] He later joined the Cavaliers for the 2016 NBA Summer League, where after averaging 24.3 points per game, he was named to the All-Summer League First Team.[41] On December 31, 2016, McRae made his first start of the season in place of the injured Kyrie Irving and scored a season-high 20 points in a 121–109 win over the Charlotte Hornets.[42] On March 1, 2017, McRae was waived by the Cavaliers.[43]
Baskonia (2017)
On August 20, 2017, McRae signed a one-year deal with Baskonia.[44] On January 6, 2018, McRae parted ways with Baskonia. He underwent surgery on his left shoulder in Vitoria-Gasteiz and was expected to be sidelined for five more months, missing the remainder of the season. He was first injured on September 15 and was only able to play four games. He took part in three EuroLeague games, averaging five points and three fouls drawn.[45]
Washington Wizards (2018–2020)
On September 20, 2018, the
Denver Nuggets (2020)
On February 6, 2020, McRae was traded to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Shabazz Napier.[50] On March 1, 2020, McRae was waived by the Nuggets after a contract buyout agreement was reached.
Detroit Pistons (2020)
On March 4, 2020, the Detroit Pistons claimed McRae off waivers.[51]
Beijing Ducks (2020–2021)
On December 27, 2020, McRae signed a contract with the Beijing Ducks worth $1.5M for 25 games.[52][53] He played seven games, in which he averaged 11.3 points per game.[48]
Metropolitans 92 (2021–2022)
On August 22, 2021, McRae signed with
Hapoel Tel Aviv (2022–2023)
On September 23, 2022, he signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[55]
AEK Athens (2023–present)
On July 14, 2023, he signed a one-year contract with GBL club AEK Athens.[56]
Career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
† | Won an NBA championship |
NBA
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015–16 | Phoenix | 7 | 0 | 11.7 | .423 | .273 | .800 | 1.1 | 1.4 | .4 | .0 | 5.3 |
2015–16† | Cleveland | 15 | 1 | 7.5 | .442 | .636 | .692 | .8 | 1.0 | .0 | .1 | 4.1 |
2016–17 | Cleveland | 37 | 4 | 10.4 | .387 | .353 | .794 | 1.1 | .5 | .2 | .2 | 4.4 |
2018–19 | Washington | 27 | 0 | 12.3 | .469 | .286 | .784 | 1.5 | 1.1 | .5 | .3 | 5.9 |
2019–20 | Washington | 29 | 4 | 22.6 | .420 | .377 | .771 | 3.6 | 2.8 | .7 | .5 | 12.8 |
2019–20 | Denver | 4 | 0 | 8.0 | .333 | .500 | .750 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .5 | .3 | 2.3 |
2019–20 | Detroit | 4 | 0 | 24.5 | .326 | .188 | .727 | 3.8 | 1.8 | .0 | .0 | 11.8 |
Career | 123 | 9 | 13.8 | .417 | .355 | .772 | 1.8 | 1.4 | .4 | .2 | 6.9 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016† | Cleveland | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | — | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 4.5 |
Career | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | — | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 4.5 |
College
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010–11 | Tennessee | 10 | 0 | 5.3 | .316 | .111 | .455 | .8 | .0 | .2 | .4 | 1.8 |
2011–12 | Tennessee | 34 | 15 | 21.7 | .377 | .328 | .759 | 2.9 | 1.5 | .6 | .8 | 8.6 |
2012–13 | Tennessee | 33 | 22 | 33.5 | .423 | .355 | .771 | 4.1 | 2.0 | .8 | .9 | 15.7 |
2013–14 | Tennessee | 37 | 37 | 32.2 | .436 | .351 | .788 | 3.5 | 2.5 | .7 | 1.0 | 18.7 |
Career | 114 | 74 | 27.1 | .417 | .343 | .769 | 3.3 | 1.8 | .6 | .9 | 13.3 |
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- NBA G League profile
- Tennessee Volunteers bio