Christian James McCollum (born September 19, 1991) is an American professional
basketball
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player for the
New Orleans Pelicans
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of the
National Basketball Association
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(NBA). During his third year in the league in 2015–16, he was named the
NBA Most Improved Player
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.
McCollum played
college basketball
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for the
Lehigh Mountain Hawks
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and was named the
Patriot League Player of the Year in both 2010 and 2012. He was selected by the
Portland Trail Blazers
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with the tenth overall pick in the
2013 NBA draft. A
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in his first two years, he became a full-time starter for the Trail Blazers in his third season after making the decision to move to
shooting guard
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. On August 7, 2021, he was elected president of the
National Basketball Players Association
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, replacing
Chris Paul
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. In 2022, McCollum was traded to the
New Orleans Pelicans
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, ending his nine year run with the Blazers.
High school career
McCollum played high school basketball for the Golden Eagles at
GlenOak High School
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in his native city of
Canton, Ohio
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. As a freshman in 2005, he was considerably undersized, standing at only . Despite his stature, McCollum played varsity as a freshman for the Golden Eagles, relying on his athleticism.
McCollum would eventually benefit from a late growth spurt, gaining five inches by his second year and another four inches by his third year of high school; it proved enough to put him on the radar for college recruitment.
In his very first game as a junior, McCollum came away with 54 points to set both school and Stark County records.
Throughout his high school career, McCollum worked at refining his shooting stroke; the successful effort was reflected in the 29.3 points per game he averaged during his senior season.
By graduation, McCollum had become the leading scorer in Golden Eagles history, with 1,405 career points, and was named
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Ohio Player of the Year for his final campaign, the 2008–09 season.
College career
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McCollum played at the private research school
Lehigh University
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for four seasons. Listed at and as a
freshman in 2009–10, he made an immediate impact for the
Mountain Hawks.
He played in 33 games, starting in 31, and averaged 19.1 points and 5 rebounds per game while shooting 45.9 percent from the field.
[ He was the leading freshman scorer in the nation and the first player in ]Patriot League
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history to be named conference Player
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and Rookie of the Year. Also, he was an Associated Press
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honorable mention All-American. McCollum led the Mountain Hawks to the 2010 NCAA tournament
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, where he put up 26 points in a first-round loss to a top-seeded Kansas
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team.
As a sophomore in 2010–11, McCollum increased his averages to 21.8 points and 7.8 rebounds per outing. He played and started in 31 contests and shot 39.9 percent from the field. His shooting percentages dipped to 39.9 percent from the field, as did Lehigh's record, and McCollum was edged out for conference Player of the Year honors by Mike Muscala
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of the Bucknell Bisons. McCollum was named First Team All-Conference.[
As a junior in the 2011–12 campaign, McCollum again earned Patriot League Player of the Year, as well as his third straight First Team All-Conference designation. In 2012, the Mountain Hawks beat the ]Duke Blue Devils
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, 75–70, in the school's first ever victory at the NCAA Division I tournament, during which McCollum posted a game-high 30 points; this marked only the sixth time in the history of the tournament that a team seeded 15th defeated a team seeded second.
Over his four collegiate years, McCollum added 30 pounds of muscle to fill out his frame. Even though he was already considered virtually destined to be a top NBA draft pick by his third year, he decided to finish his final year of college instead of leaving sooner for the NBA. A consummate student of journalism, McCollum penned an article for ''Sporting News
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'' explaining why he opted to continue on with his education.
On November 25, 2012, McCollum scored 26 points in a 91–77 win over Sacred Heart
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to pass Rob Feaster
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as the Patriot League's all-time leading scorer. On January 5, 2013, McCollum broke his left foot in a game against Virginia Commonwealth University
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, ending his season early. He was a 2012–13 Senior CLASS Award
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finalist. McCollum went on to graduate from Lehigh University with a Bachelor of Arts
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in Journalism
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.
College awards and honors
* 2× Patriot League Player of the Year (2010, 2012)
* 3× First Team All-Patriot League (2010–2012)
* 3× Patriot League All-Tournament team (2010–2012)
* Patriot League Tournament MVP (2012)
* Patriot League Rookie of the Year (2010)
* Patriot League's all-time leading scorer (2361 points)
Professional playing career
Portland Trail Blazers (2013–2022)
2013–14 season
The first player to ever enter the NBA from Lehigh, McCollum was picked tenth overall in the 2013 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers
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. He signed his rookie scale contract with the franchise on July 11, and he proceeded to play for them in the NBA Summer League
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, averaging 21 points and 4 rebounds per game.
Having convened for an annual photoshoot, the rookie class of 2013 took an NBA.com survey, according to which McCollum was voted the 2013–14 Rookie of the Year (together with Victor Oladipo
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). McCollum sat out the first six weeks of the regular season with a foot injury. On January 1, 2014, he was assigned to the Idaho Stampede
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of the development league. He was recalled by the Blazers on January 5 and made his NBA debut three days later, during which he notched 4 points as Portland beat the Orlando Magic
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, 110–94. On February 8, McCollum posted a season-high 19 points in a 117–110 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves
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.
2014–15 season
On October 27, 2014, Portland exercised their third-year team option to extended McCollum's rookie scale contract through 2015–16. For his sophomore season, he played 15.7 minutes per outing while averaging 6.8 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 1 assist across 62 games. During a first-round playoff loss to the Memphis Grizzlies
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, Game 5, McCollum scored a then career-high of 33 points.
2015–16 season
Exercising their fourth-year team option on September 30, 2015, the Trail Blazers extended McCollum's rookie scale-contract through the 2016–17 season. With four of Portland's previous starters—LaMarcus Aldridge
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, Nicolas Batum
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is a French professional basketball player for the Lo ...
, Wesley Matthews
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, and Robin Lopez
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—having departed, only star point guard Damian Lillard
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remained; thus McCollum was elevated to starting shooting guard to join Lillard in the backcourt for the 2015–16 campaign. As such, he saw his minutes increase to 34.8 per contest, and he started in all 80 games that he played. For the season, he would average 20.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 4.3 assists a night across 80 games. In the season-opener on October 28, McCollum posted a career-high 37 points, scoring 22 of which in the first quarter alone, helping the Blazers defeat the New Orleans Pelicans
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, 112–94. After injury decommissioned Lillard in late December, McCollum filled in as the primary point guard. On December 27, McColllum put up 35 points to go along with 11 rebounds and 9 assists during a 98–94 win over the Sacramento Kings
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. No Blazer had recorded numbers on par with McCollum's near triple-double in the last 29 years (Clyde Drexler posted 34 points, 11 rebounds, and 9 assists or more on five occasions.) McCollum was able to resume his starting shooting guard role on January 4 as Lillard was back on his feet, returned from injury. On February 12, he was named among the invites to All-Star Weekend's Three-Point Contest
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. On April 5, he posted his eighth 30-point game of the season, during a 115–107 win over Sacramento. By the end of the regular season, he averaged 20.8 points per game, while Lillard did 25.1 points, making the first backcourt to average 20 or more points apiece in Blazers' history. McCollum would subsequently earn NBA Most Improved Player
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honors for his breakout 2015–16 season.
McCollum helped the Blazers claim victory over the Los Angeles Clippers
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, 4–2, in the first round of the playoffs. However, Portland was then ousted in the second round matchup by the Golden State Warriors
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, going down 4–1; though it would come in the 125–121 loss that ended the Blazers' postseason run, McCollum recorded his third 27-point game of the playoffs during Game 5.
2016–17 season
On July 27, 2016, McCollum signed a four-year contract extension with Portland. McCollum would start in all 80 games that he played and would average 23 points as well as 3.6 rebounds and as many assists. In the season-opener on October 25, he put up 25 points to help defeat the Utah Jazz
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, 113–104. Only four days later, he posted 23 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, and a career-high 3 blocks as Portland beat the Denver Nuggets
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, 115–113, in an overtime contest. During a 100–94 win over the Memphis Grizzlies
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on November 6, he matched his earlier career-high by racking up 37 points. On November 20, McCollum scored 33 points and hit a career-high 6 three-pointers, to defeat the Brooklyn Nets
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129–109. On December 10, he set a new career-high of 7 three-pointers made and finished with 34 points scored in a 118–111 loss to the Indiana Pacers
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. He set another career-high for points scored with 43 on January 1 during a 95–89 win over the Timberwolves. In a game on January 13, a 115–109 loss to the Orlando Magic
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, he posted 26 points to extended his streak of games with 25-plus points to eight in a row, the third-longest in Blazers' history (only Geoff Petrie
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with 11 and Clyde Drexler
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with 9 games have had longer among Blazers players.) On February 7, McCollum scored 32 points; the last two of which, on a runner from the top of the lane, clinched the 114–113 win over the Dallas Mavericks
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with 0.9 seconds left. In a 122–113 victory over Denver on March 28, McCollum finished with a 39-point tally. The Blazers finished the regular season with a 41–41 record and entered the playoffs as the eighth seed.
On April 16, 2017, Portland lost 121–109 to the Warriors
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in Game 1 of the first-round series; yet McCollum's 41 points during the game was his postseason career-best and made him only the eighth Blazer with a 40-point playoff performance.
2017–18 season
McCollum missed the opener of the 2017–18 season due to a single-game suspension incurred when he left the bench area once during a preseason game. McCollum would play in 80 games and start in all of them while averaging 21.4 points, 4 rebounds, and 3.4 assists a night. In his season debut on October 20, he put up 28 points on 12-of-18 shooting to lead his team past the Indiana Pacers
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, 114–96. He recorded as many as 36 points during a 98–97 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies
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on November 7. On the 25th of that month, McCollum had 26 points and scored 7 straight in the final quarter, as he helped Portland stage a 10–0 scoring run to overcome a 17-point deficit and defeat the Washington Wizards
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, 108–105. On January 1, to defeat the Chicago Bulls
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, 124–120, he scored 25 of 32 points after halftime, including the game-clinching basket with 56.5 seconds left in overtime. During a game on January 31, as Portland defeated the Bulls, 124–108, McCollum scored a franchise-record 28 points in the first quarter alone, and he finished with a career-high 50 points in only three periods before heading to the bench for the fourth. He joined Damian Lillard
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, Damon Stoudamire
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, Brandon Roy
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, Andre Miller
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, Clyde Drexler
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and Geoff Petrie
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as Trail Blazers to score 50 points or more. On March 28, McCollum had a 42-point effort, which came in a 108–103 loss to the Grizzlies. In Game 4 of the Trail Blazers' first-round playoff series against the New Orleans Pelicans
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, McCollum scored 38 points in a 131–123 loss. The loss eliminated Portland from the playoffs, the last in a four-game sweep.
2018–19 season
Across 70 games, starting in all of them, McCollum would average 21 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists for the season. On November 6, 2018, McCollum scored 40 points during a 118–103 win over the Milwaukee Bucks
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. On December 12, he matched his season high with 40 points during a 92–83 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies
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. On December 23, in a game against the Warriors
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, McCollum moved past Damon Stoudamire
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(717) into fifth on the Blazers' career list for 3-pointers. On December 30, he broke out of a six-game funk by hitting 13 of 18 shots in a 35-point performance as the Trail Blazers defeated the Philadelphia 76ers
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129–95. On January 22, he scored 31 points and made seven 3-pointers in a 123–114 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder
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, thus passing Nicolas Batum
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is a French professional basketball player for the Lo ...
(751) for fourth on the franchise's all-time 3-pointers list. On January 26, he recorded his first career triple-double with 28 points, 10 assists, and 10 rebounds in a 120–111 win over the Atlanta Hawks
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. On March 1, he scored 35 points and matched a career best by making seven 3-pointers in a 119–117 loss to the Toronto Raptors
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. McCollum missed 10 games over late March and early April with a left knee injury. In Game 3 of the Trail Blazers' second-round playoff series against the Denver Nuggets
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, McCollum matched his career playoff high with 41 points during a 140–137 win in quadruple-overtime. In Game 6, he scored 30 points in a 119–108 win, helping the Blazers tie the series against the Nuggets at 3–3. In the deciding Game 7, he scored a game-high 37 points in a 100–96 win, including the game-sealing step back jumper with 15 seconds remaining, to help the Blazers advance to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 2000. Portland went on to lose the Conference Finals in a four-game sweep to the Warriors.
2019–20 season
On November 21, 2019, McCollum scored a then season-high 37 points, along with 6 rebounds and 10 assists, in a 137–129 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks
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. On February 23, 2020, he would surpass that season-high with a 41-point, 9-rebound, 12-assist performance in a 107–104 victory over the Detroit Pistons
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. McCollum matched his season-high on March 2, scoring 41 points in a 130–107 win over the Orlando Magic
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.
2020–21 season
On December 26, 2020, McCollum scored a season-high 44 points, along with a game-winning three-pointer, in a 128–126 overtime win against the Houston Rockets
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. On August 7, 2021, McCollum was elected president of the National Basketball Players Association
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, succeeding Chris Paul
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who had served since 2013.
2021–22 season
On December 7, 2021, McCollum was diagnosed with a pneumothorax
A pneumothorax is an abnormal collection of air in the pleural space between the lung and the chest wall. Symptoms typically include sudden onset of sharp, one-sided chest pain and shortness of breath. In a minority of cases, a one-way valve ...
and was ruled out indefinitely. On January 17, 2022, he made his return from the injury, logging 16 points in a 98–88 win over the Orlando Magic
The Orlando Magic are an American professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. The Magic compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The franchise was establ ...
.
New Orleans Pelicans (2022–present)
2021–22 season
On February 8, 2022, Portland traded McCollum, Larry Nance Jr.
Larry Donnell Nance Jr. (born January 1, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Wyoming Cowboys, where he was considered ...
and Tony Snell to the New Orleans Pelicans
The New Orleans Pelicans are an American professional basketball team based in New Orleans. The Pelicans compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division and play their hom ...
in exchange for Josh Hart
Josh Hart (born March 6, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected in the first round of the 2017 NBA draft by the Utah Jazz with the 30th ...
, Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Nickeil Alexander-Walker (born September 2, 1998) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Virginia Tech Hokies. A shooting gua ...
, Tomáš Satoranský
Tomáš Satoranský (born 30 October 1991) is a Czech professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Standing at , he primarily plays at the point guard position, but he can also play as a shooting ...
, Didi Louzada
Marcos Henrique Louzada Silva (born 2 July 1999), commonly known as Didi Louzada, is a Brazilian professional basketball player for the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League. At the 2019 NBA draft, he was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks, before be ...
, a protected 2022 first-round draft pick, the better of New Orleans' and Portland's 2026 second-round draft picks and New Orleans' 2027 second-round draft pick. Two days later, McCollum made his Pelicans debut, putting up 15 points, seven rebounds, and five assists in a 112–97 loss to the Miami Heat
The Miami Heat are an American professional basketball team based in Miami. The Heat compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern Conference Southeast Division (NBA), Southe ...
. On April 13, during the NBA Play-In Tournament
The NBA Play-In Tournament is the preliminary National Basketball Association (NBA) postseason tournament. It determines the final two playoff seeds in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference and is played immediately prior to the NBA Pla ...
, McCollum recorded 32 points, six rebounds, and seven assists leading the Pelicans past the San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio. The Spurs compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference (NBA), Western Conference Southwest Division ( ...
113–103 and advancing New Orleans to the eight seed game.
2022–23 season
On September 24, 2022, McCollum agreed to a two-year, $64 million extension with the Pelicans. On December 22, McCollum put up 40 points, eight rebounds, and nine assists in a 126–117 win over the San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio. The Spurs compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference (NBA), Western Conference Southwest Division ( ...
. He joined Anthony Davis
Anthony Marshon Davis Jr. (born March 11, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays the power forward and center positions. Davis is an eight-time NB ...
, DeMarcus Cousins
DeMarcus Amir Cousins (born August 13, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Boogie", he played college basketball for the Kentucky Wild ...
, and Tyreke Evans
Tyreke Jamir Evans (born September 19, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Indios de Mayagüez of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). After playing college basketball for the Memphis Tigers, he was selected with the f ...
as the only players in Pelicans history to put up at least 40 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists in a game. On December 30, McCollum scored 42 points on 11 three-pointers in a 127–116 win over the Philadelphia 76ers
The Philadelphia 76ers, colloquially known as the Sixers, are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The 76ers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eas ...
. His 11 three-pointers were a Pelicans franchise record for the most three-pointers made in a game.
Career statistics
NBA
Regular season
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* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
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, 81 , , 81 , , 36.1 , , .443 , , .397 , , .836 , , 4.0 , , 3.4 , , 1.0 , , .4 , , 21.4
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* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
, 70, , 70 , , 33.9 , , .459 , , .375 , , .828 , , 4.0 , , 3.0 , , .8 , , .4 , , 21.0
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* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
, 70, , 70 , , 36.5 , , .451 , , .379 , , .757 , , 4.2 , , 4.4 , , .8 , , .6 , , 22.2
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* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
, 47, , 47 , , 34.0 , , .468 , , .402 , , .812 , , 3.9 , , 4.7 , , .9 , , .4 , , 23.1
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, style="text-align:left;", Portland
Portland most commonly refers to:
* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
, 36, , 36 , , 35.2 , , .436 , , .384 , , .706 , , 4.3 , , 4.5 , , 1.0 , , .6 , , 20.5
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, 26, , 26 , , 33.8 , , .493 , , .394 , , .667 , , 4.5 , , 5.8 , , 1.3 , , .0 , , 24.3
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, style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career
, 590 , , 493 , , 31.6 , , .455 , , .396 , , .810 , , 3.5 , , 3.5 , , .9 , , .4 , , 19.2
Playoffs
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, style="text-align:left;", 2014
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, style="text-align:left;", Portland
Portland most commonly refers to:
* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
, 6 , , 0 , , 4.0 , , .091 , , .000 , , 1.000 , , .2 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .7
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2015
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, style="text-align:left;", Portland
Portland most commonly refers to:
* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
, 5 , , 1 , , 33.2 , , .478 , , .478 , , .769 , , 4.0 , , .4 , , 1.2 , , .2 , , 17.0
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2016
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, style="text-align:left;", Portland
Portland most commonly refers to:
* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
, 11 , , 11 , , 40.2 , , .426 , , .345 , , .804 , , 3.6 , , 3.3 , , .9 , , .5 , , 20.5
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2017
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, style="text-align:left;", Portland
Portland most commonly refers to:
* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
, 4 , , 4 , , 35.0 , , .400 , , .500 , , .938 , , 6.0 , , 1.0 , , 1.0 , , .5 , , 22.5
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2018
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, style="text-align:left;", Portland
Portland most commonly refers to:
* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
, 4 , , 4 , , 38.8 , , .519 , , .423 , , .769 , , 2.0 , , 3.5 , , 1.3 , , .3 , , 25.3
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2019
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, style="text-align:left;", Portland
Portland most commonly refers to:
* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
, 16 , , 16 , , 39.7 , , .440 , , .393 , , .732 , , 5.0 , , 3.7 , , .8 , , .6 , , 24.7
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2020
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, style="text-align:left;", Portland
Portland most commonly refers to:
* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
, 5 , , 5 , , 39.2 , , .444 , , .371 , , .682 , , 5.8 , , 3.2 , , 1.2 , , .4 , , 23.2
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2021
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, style="text-align:left;", Portland
Portland most commonly refers to:
* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
, 6 , , 6 , , 40.0 , , .439 , , .333 , , .769 , , 6.0 , , 4.3 , , .3 , , .7 , , 20.7
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2022
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, style="text-align:left;",
, 6 , , 6 , , 39.0 , , .392 , , .333 , , .692 , , 6.7 , , 4.8 , , .7 , , .8 , , 22.2
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, style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career
, 63 , , 53 , , 35.4 , , .434 , , .377 , , .763 , , 4.4 , , 3.0 , , .8 , , .5 , , 20.2
College
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2009–10
, style="text-align:left;", Lehigh
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, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2010–11
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, style="text-align:left;", Lehigh
, 31 , , 31 , , 34.6 , , .399 , , .315 , , .845 , , 7.8 , , 2.1 , , 2.5 , , .7 , , 21.8
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2011–12
, style="text-align:left;", Lehigh
, 35 , , 35 , , 33.1 , , .443 , , .341 , , .811 , , 6.5 , , 3.5 , , 2.6 , , .5 , , 21.9
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2012–13
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, 12 , , 11 , , 31.0 , , .495 , , .516 , , .849 , , 5.0 , , 2.9 , , 1.4 , , .3 , , 23.9
, - class="sortbottom"
, style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career
, 111 , , 108 , , 32.9 , , .439 , , .377 , , .825 , , 6.3 , , 2.7 , , 2.1 , , .5 , , 21.3
Broadcasting career
McCollum hosts a weekly podcast, ''Pull Up with CJ McCollum'', that is produced by Cadence13
Cadence13 (formerly DGital Media Inc.) is a media company based in New York City that creates, distributes, and monetizes audio content, primarily podcasts. The company was founded in 2015 and is a division of Audacy, Inc. The company is helmed ...
. It is co-hosted by ESPN analyst Jordan Schultz. McCollum has a podcast studio in his home and brings portable recording equipment with him when he is out of town. Guests on the show have included Kevin Durant
Kevin Wayne Durant ( ; born September 29, 1988), also known by his initials KD, is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season of college basketball for t ...
and Carmelo Anthony
Carmelo Kyam Anthony (born May 29, 1984) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has been named an NBA All-Star ten times and an All-NBA Team me ...
. In a March 2020 episode of the podcast, McCollum was recording when he received news that the NBA was suspending the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...
.
On May 30, 2022, McCollum signed a multiplatform deal with ESPN to be an NBA analyst.
Personal life
McCollum has been married to his college sweetheart Elise Esposito since October 27, 2020. They have one son named Jacobi who was born on January 10, 2022. McCollum's older brother, Errick, is also a professional basketball player. Off the court, McCollum has long taken a keen interest in journalism
Journalism is the production and distribution of reports on the interaction of events, facts, ideas, and people that are the "news of the day" and that informs society to at least some degree. The word, a noun, applies to the occupation (profes ...
. As such, he has written articles concerning the NBA for various media outlets; in one of his pieces, he interviewed the Commissioner
A commissioner (commonly abbreviated as Comm'r) is, in principle, a member of a commission or an individual who has been given a commission (official charge or authority to do something).
In practice, the title of commissioner has evolved to in ...
of the league Adam Silver
Adam Silver (born April 25, 1962) is an American lawyer and sports executive who serves as the fifth and current commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He joined the NBA in 1992 and has held various positions within the lea ...
.
McCollum is involved in his community as a radio personality and philanthropist. In 2016, he opened up the CJ McCollum Dream Center, which is an innovative learning room at the Blazers Boys & Girls Club outfitted with new computers, books, art, and learning tools. The Center aims to provide a safe and inspiring space for underserved youth to learn, explore, create, and grow. McCollum also helps foster local youths' interest in journalists through an initiative called CJ's Press Pass; it grants aspiring journalists access to postgame news conferences and provides them the opportunity to attend events with McCollum, to receive personalized mentorship from members of the media, and to have their work published.
McCollum is a wine enthusiast. During the NBA coronavirus bubble, he brought 84 bottles in with him and kept his hotel room temperature at or below to protect it. He has his own label, McCollum Heritage 91, named after the street he grew up on and his birth year.
See also
*
*Portland Trail Blazers draft history
The Portland Trail Blazers are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. They play in the Northwest Division (NBA), Northwest Division of the Western Conference (NBA), Western Conference of the National Basketball Ass ...
References
External links
Lehigh Mountain Hawks bio
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1991 births
Living people
21st-century African-American sportspeople
African-American basketball players
American podcasters
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Canton, Ohio
Idaho Stampede players
Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball players
National Basketball Players Association presidents
New Orleans Pelicans players
Portland Trail Blazers draft picks
Portland Trail Blazers players
Shooting guards