Jason Calliste

Jason Ryan Calliste (born January 27, 1990) is a Canadian former professional basketball player.

Early life Calliste is from Toronto and his father Jude runs an appliance-repair business in Ontario. Calliste moved to North Carolina to attend prep school.

College career Calliste played basketball at Detroit for four years and earned a communications degree. He came off the bench to help the Ducks to an NCAA tournament appearance. His best game was a 31-point performance on December 22, 2013, in a 100–96 overtime win over BYU.

Professional career Calliste played his first professional season with the Maine Red Claws of the NBA Development League. In the 2015–16 season he played for BK Barons of Riga. In 2016, he rejoined the Red Claws. Later in the season, he returned to Canada to play for the KW Titans. In September he joined the Spanish team Palencia Baloncesto. In January 2018, Calliste joined the Moncton Magic and averaged 9.3 points and 2.7 rebounds per game in 34 games. In the 2018–19 season, Calliste averaged 9.4 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game. He was named to the All-Canadian Third Team. During the 2019–20 season, Calliste averaged 11.9 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game, earning All-Canadian First Team honors.