Ray McCallum Jr.

Ray Michael McCallum Jr. (born June 12, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the TSG GhostHawks of the Taiwanese P. League+. He is the son of college basketball coach Ray McCallum. In the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, he was named the Horizon League Player of the Year after leading the Horizon League in scoring at 18.7 points per game and guiding the Detroit Titans to a berth in the 2013 National Invitation Tournament. McCallum also averaged 4.5 assists, 5.1 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game. On June 27, 2013, he was selected in the second round (36th overall) by the Sacramento Kings in the 2013 NBA draft.

High school career The first two years of McCallum's high school career were spent at Bloomington High School North in Bloomington, Indiana. He then attended Detroit Country Day School in Detroit, Michigan for his final two years.

College career McCallum chose to play at the University of Detroit Mercy for his father, Titans head coach Ray McCallum. He was "one of the most highly recruited players in school history" On November 21, 2013, he was assigned to the Reno Bighorns of the NBA Development League. He was recalled by the Kings on November 27, reassigned on January 13, and recalled again on January 21. On April 2, 2014, he scored a career-high 27 points in a 107–102 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.

In July 2014, McCallum re-joined the Kings for the 2014 NBA Summer League, going on to earn championship game MVP honors after helping the Kings win the title. On February 27, 2015, he scored a season-high 20 points in a loss to the San Antonio Spurs.

San Antonio Spurs (2015–2016) On July 9, 2015, McCallum was traded to the San Antonio Spurs in exchange for a 2016 second-round pick. He made his debut for the Spurs on October 30, recording 2 points and 2 steals in a 102–75 win over the Brooklyn Nets. During the 2015–16 season, he received multiple assignments to the Austin Spurs, San Antonio's D-League affiliate. On February 29, 2016, he was waived by the Spurs.

Memphis Grizzlies (2016) On March 12, 2016, McCallum signed a 10-day contract with the Memphis Grizzlies to help the team deal with numerous injuries. Memphis had to use an NBA hardship exemption in order to sign him as he made their roster stand at 17, two over the allowed limited of 15. That night, he made his debut for the Grizzlies in a 95–83 loss to the Atlanta Hawks, recording 13 points, four rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block in 27 minutes off the bench. On March 22, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Grizzlies. On April 1, the Grizzlies decided not to sign him for the remainder of the season.

Grand Rapids Drive (2016–2017) On July 26, 2016, McCallum signed with the Detroit Pistons, but was waived on October 24 after appearing in three preseason games. Six days later, he was acquired by the Grand Rapids Drive of the NBA Development League as an affiliate of the Pistons.

On February 3, 2017, McCallum signed a 10-day contract with the Charlotte Hornets. He signed a second 10-day contract on February 13. After the second 10-day contract expired, he returned to Grand Rapids.

Unicaja (2017–2018) On August 1, 2017, McCallum signed with the Spanish club Unicaja Málaga for the 2017–18 season. In 67 games played during the 2017–18 season (both in the EuroLeague and all Spanish competitions), McCallum averaged 8.2 points, 2.6 assists and 2.1 rebounds per game.

Darüşşafaka (2018–2019) On July 6, 2018, McCallum signed a one-year deal with the Turkish team Darüşşafaka.

Agua Caliente Clippers (2019) On February 8, 2019, McCallum signed with the Agua Caliente Clippers of the NBA G League.

Breogán (2019) On March 26, 2019, McCallum was introduced by Breogán.

Shanghai Sharks (2019–2020) On November 21, 2019, McCallum was reported to have signed with Shanghai Sharks.

Greensboro Swarm (2021) For the 2020–21 season, McCallum joined the Greensboro Swarm of the G League.

Hapoel Jerusalem (2021) On March 22, 2021, McCallum signed with Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Winner League.

Hamburg Towers (2021–2022) On October 25, 2021, McCallum signed with Hamburg Towers of the Basketball Bundesliga. He averaged 5.8 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game.

BCM Gravelines (2022) On February 26, 2022, he has signed with BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the LNB Pro A.

Legia Warszawa (2022–2023) On August 14, 2022, he has signed with Legia Warszawa of the Polish Basketball League.

Nanterre 92 (2023) On January 16, 2023, he signed with Nanterre 92 of LNB Pro A.

Victoria Libertas Pesaro (2023) On July 9, 2023, he signed with Victoria Libertas Pesaro of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). On December 15, his contract was terminated.

Karditsa (2023–2024) On December 20, 2023, he moved to Greek club Karditsa for the rest of the season.

Taipei Taishin Mars (2024–2025) On November 8, 2024, McCallum signed with the Taipei Taishin Mars of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL).

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