Christopher McNealy (born April 30, 1992) is an American professional

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player. Standing at 1.93 m (6'4"), he plays the

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position. After playing four years of

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with

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, McNealy entered the

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, but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

High school career

McNealy played high school basketball at

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. McNealy was named the NorCal Preps Division I Player of the Year and he earned All-State Division I honors Cal-Hi Sports as asenior at San Ramon Valley High School. He also earned All-East Bay and All-Bay Area distinction and was named the MVP in the East Bay Athletic League. As a senior under coach John Raynor, he averaged 20.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game .

College career

As a freshman at

, McNealy played in 31 games averaging 5.0 points, 2.2 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game. During the next three seasons, his numbers improved and as a senior, he was named to the All-

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first team, after averaging 11 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

, McNealy was selected in Round 6 from

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with Pick 15 in the 2014 NBA Development League Draft. However, he was waived on November 13 from the Skyforce. For the 2015–16 season, McNealy joined

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of the Austrian League. At the end of the season, McNealy won both the Austrian League and the

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and was voted as the Austrian League Finals MVP. He renewed his contract for another season with the Gunners. On November 5, 2017, McNealy joined

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan- Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis'') ...

of the

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, replacing Avry Holmes on the team's squad.

Personal life

McNealy's father

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played professional basketball for the

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and in Italy and Spain.

References

External links

ESPN.com ProfileUC Irvine Anteaters bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:McNealy, Chris 1992 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Austria American expatriate basketball people in Greece American men's basketball players Oberwart Gunners players Sportspeople from Danville, California Basketball players from Contra Costa County, California Shooting guards UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball players