After Vlado Jankovic and Tevin Mack, h Carditsa proceeded to another very strong addition, in order to… charge in the effort he will make to save himself in the second round of the Stoiximan Basket League.
The Thessaly team agreed with him Ray McCallum and the 32-year-old guard, who terminated his contract with Pesaro, was announced until the end of the season.
The American ace (1.91m.) has played three seasons in the NBA, in the Kings, Spurs and Grizzlies, while in the 2017/18 season he played in the Euroleague with Malaga. He has also played for Darussafaka, Breogan, Hapoel Jerusalem, Hamburg, Fuenglabrada, Gravelin, Legia Warsaw, Nanterre and Pesaro.
This year in Pesaro he averaged 8.4 points, 4.3 assists, 2.2 rebounds and 1.3 turnovers in 23.2 minutes in 11 appearances.
The announcement:
AS Karditsas JAPONIKI announces the addition of Ray McCallum to our team roster. The American athlete, with many performances and a rich resume, will strengthen our team until the end of the season. He is an athlete with experience at the top level, since he counts 154 games in the NBA, 46 matches in the Euroleague, but also a notable and stable presence in the best leagues in Europe.
The 32-year-old guard (born June 12, 1991 in Madison, Wisconsin) is 1.91 m tall and plays both guard positions. He finished with honors in the 2010 High School Championship and began his college career at the University of Detroit Mercy. Competed in the NCAA for three seasons (2010-2013), in 102 games (101 as a member of the starting five) with an account of 15.9 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.9 steals. His outstanding performances led him to declare early participation in the NBA draft, where he was selected at number 6 in the second round by the Sacramento Kings.
He played there for two seasons (2013-14, 2014-15) while the following year (2015-16) he wore the jersey of the San Antonio Spurs and the Memphis Grizzlies. In 154 games in the NBA (46 as a starter) he had 18.2 minutes of participation, 6.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists. He also played five seasons in the US G-League from 2013-14 to 2020-21, in 86 games (61 as a starter) with 15.6 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.7 steals in 33 minutes of action.
His career outside the US began in 2017-18 where he crossed the Atlantic and joined Málaga, with whom he played in the Spanish league and the Euroleague (36 games in the ACB and 30 games in the Euroleague) averaging 8.2 points, 2.2 rebounds , 2.7 assists in 20 minutes of participation. The following season, he initially played in Darussafaka (7 games in the Turkish league and 16 in the Euroleague) with 22.8 minutes of participation, 9.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists. He finished the year in Spain with Breogan, where in 8 matches he had 15.5 points, 3.6 rebounds and 4.4 assists.
In the 2019-2020 season, he moved to China, where with the Shanghai team he had 22.3 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.8 assists. In 2020, he played in Israel with Hapoel Jerusalem with 13.5 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2 assists, while in the 2021-22 season he was in Germany with which he played in the domestic league and Eurocup, with 7.9 points, 1.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 19 matches. He continued the same season initially in Fuenlabrada and then finished the year in French Gravelin with 13.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 5.1 assists. Last season 2022-23, he signed with Legia Warsaw, where he played in 22 league and BCL games, averaging 14.1 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4.5 assists. At the end of the season, he was in France for Nanterre, with 10.5 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 8 games.
In the current season 2023-24, he signed in Italy with Pesaro and 11 games and 23.2 minutes of participation.
Source: Sport Fm
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