Todd MacCulloch

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Todd MacCulloch
New Jersey Nets
2002–2003Philadelphia 76ers
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points
1,369 (6.1 ppg)
Rebounds888 (4.0 rpg)
Blocks177 (0.8 bpg)
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men’s Basketball
Representing  Canada
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Fukuoka National team
FIBA Americas Championship
Silver medal – second place 1999 San Juan National team
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Neuquén National team

Todd Carlyle MacCulloch (born January 27, 1976)

Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame
in 2014.

Early life

A graduate of

All-Pac-10 First Team selection in his final two years at Washington. He was drafted by the 76ers in the 2nd round (47th overall) of the 1999 NBA draft
.

Basketball career

MacCulloch played four seasons in the NBA before being forced to retire prematurely due to a genetic neuromuscular disorder that affected his feet,

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, which affects the peripheral nerves of the hands and feet he went on the injured reserve list at mid-season,[3]
did not play the following season, and announced his retirement in September 2004.

MacCulloch played for the

France
in the quarterfinals and finish seventh.

In an episode of Chappelle's Show, in a skit where African Americans get their reparations, the Philadelphia 76ers play the New York Knicks but none of the black players are playing, so MacCulloch plays one-on-one, beating Travis Knight.[4]

Pinball career

MacCulloch played pinball whenever he could growing up, at malls, arcades and bowling alleys around town. He began buying up pinball machines when he signed as a free agent with the Nets in 2001 and got his first house.[3] His collection is now greater than 60 pinball and non-pinball arcade games.

MacCulloch has played in several pinball tournaments. He competed in the European pinball championship in Stockholm in 2007, and has played in the PAPA World Pinball Championships since 2005, qualifying in the B Division multiple times. In October 2011, MacCulloch won the

Pinball Expo in Chicago, beating world champions Keith Elwin and Lyman Sheats on his way to his first major pinball title[5]
and a $3,000 cash prize.

MacCulloch says there are indeed some similarities between pinball and basketball. He relates: "Hand-eye coordination is really important in both, and maintaining your focus is definitely important. I've been in some pressure situations in big [basketball] games, and nerves wouldn't affect me, but I've found that in pinball tournaments, I can't seem to keep those nerves at bay. My heart beats faster, my chest gets tight. Competition is competition, and I thought I'd respond well, but I haven't been able to rein that in yet."[6]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Todd MacCulloch". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
  2. ^ "Player Profiles". interbasket.net. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Todd a pinball wizard MacCulloch's life is on TILT". SLAM sports. March 22, 2007. Archived from the original on January 1, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ Reparations 2003 Follow-up. From the February 12, 2003 Chappelle's Show.
  5. ^ "Pinball Expo Flip Out Tournament". International Flipper Pinball Association. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  6. ^ "Darcy: The Wizard of Salem - ESPN Page 2". sports.espn.go.com. Retrieved April 13, 2018.

External links

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