Tahjere McCall

Tahjere McCall (born August 17, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the Niagara Purple Eagles and Tennessee State Tigers.

Early life McCall was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His father is a locomotive engineer and his mother rehabilitates crack cocaine addicts.

McCall attended Carver High School where he did not play on the basketball team until his junior season. He was preparing to play NCAA Division II basketball at Holy Family University when Niagara University presented him with a scholarship offer. McCall was moved to a bench role for his sophomore season by new head coach Chris Casey. Ford discovered him through a recommendation from Anthony Mason whose son, Antoine, played alongside McCall at Niagara. McCall re-joined the Long Island Nets after the conclusion of his 10-day contract with the Brooklyn Nets.

On September 20, 2019, McCall signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Atlanta Hawks. On October 18, 2019, the Hawks waived McCall. He was then added to the roster of the Hawks’ G League affiliate, the College Park Skyhawks. On December 27, 2019, McCall had 28 points, six rebounds, five assists, three steals and one block in a win against the Delaware Blue Coats. McCall had two triple-doubles. He averaged 12.7 points on 46 percent shooting, 4.7 assists, 1.9 steals, and 6.1 rebounds per game.

On January 11, 2021, McCall was selected by the Lakeland Magic as the 5th overall pick of the month's 2021 NBA G League draft and averaged 11.3 points, 7.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists through the season.

On March 29, 2021, McCall signed with Orléans Loiret Basket of the French Jeep Élite.

On April 23, 2022, McCall signed with the Otago Nuggets for the 2022 New Zealand NBL season. He left the team in mid June after being invited to an NBA summer training camp.

On May 31, 2022, McCall re-signed with the Taipans on a two-year deal. Following the 2022–23 NBL season, he joined Fos Provence Basket of the LNB Pro A. On December 9, 2023, he had 19 points and 15 assists in a 116–101 win over the Adelaide 36ers. Following the 2023–24 NBL season, he joined Hapoel Holon in Israel.

On November 26, 2024, McCall signed with the Guangzhou Loong Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association.

On February 7, 2025, McCall signed with the Lokomotiv Kuban of the VTB United League.

On November 16, 2025, Tahjere signed with Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).

Career statistics

NBA Regular season

College

Personal life McCall's first child was born in the United States in October 2023.