Fletcher Magee (born November 13, 1996) is an American

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player for Studentski centar of the

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and the

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. He played college basketball for

Wofford College Wofford College is a private liberal arts college in Spartanburg, South Carolina. It was founded in 1854. The campus is a national arboretum and one of the few four-year institutions in the southeastern United States founded before the America ...

. While playing for the

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, he was named the Southern Conference Player of the Year by the league's media in consecutive years (2017–18 and 2018–19) and set the NCAA record for made three point shots in a career. His career NCAA three-point percentage of .435 and free throw percentage of .908 are among the highest ever.

High school career

Magee played three sports at

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in his native

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College career

As a freshman for Wofford, he scored 13.8 points per game and led the

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(SoCon) in three-point shooting percentage. At the close of the season, he was named SoCon Freshman of the Year. As a sophomore, Magee raised his scoring average to 18.6 points per game and was named first-team all-conference. As a junior, Magee led the SoCon in scoring at 22.1 points per game and again led the league in three-point percentage (.439). At the close of the season, he was awarded the Malcolm U. Pitt SoCon Player of the Year by the league media. Following the 2017–18 season, Magee declared his intention to test the waters for the

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. He did not hire an agent, leaving open the possibility of returning to Wofford for his senior year, which he did. Coming into his senior season, Magee was named preseason Southern Conference Player of the Year. On December 9, 2018, Magee scored his 2,000th career point in a win over

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. At the close of the season, Magee was again named SoCon Player of the Year by the league's media, this time adding the Coaches' award to sweep top honors. On March 21, 2019, against Seton Hall, Fletcher broke the all-time NCAA record for most career three point field goals, surpassing

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, and

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, who previously had 504, in the First Round of the NCAA tournament.

Professional career

Obradoiro

After not being selected in the

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, Magee was signed by the

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for NBA Summer League play. On July 20, 2019, Magee signed his first professional deal with

Monbus Obradoiro Obradoiro Clube de Amigos do Baloncesto (lit, Obradoiro Friends of Basketball Club), also known as Monbus Obradoiro for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. They currently compete in t ...

of the

Liga ACB The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administrated by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, wi ...

. Magee averaged 11.3 points, 1.1 assists and 1.7 rebounds per game.

Buducnost

On August 25, 2020, Magee signed with Budućnost of the

. He was subsequently loaned to Studentski centar.

The Basketball Tournament

Magee joined War Tampa, a team composed primarily of

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alumni in

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. He scored two points in a 76–53 loss to House of 'Paign in the first round.

Career statistics

College

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;", Wofford , , 32 , , 22 , , 28.8 , , .472 , , .479 , , .925 , , 3.0 , , 1.5 , , .4 , , .1 , , 13.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;", Wofford , , 33 , , 32 , , 33.3 , , .438 , , .423 , , .893 , , 3.3 , , 1.8 , , .7 , , .2 , , 18.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;", Wofford , , 34 , , 34 , , 33.6 , , .484 , , .439 , , .907 , , 2.9 , , 1.7 , , .9 , , .1 , , 22.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;", Wofford , , 35 , , 35 , , 31.4 , , .439 , , .419 , , .910 , , 2.5 , , 1.6 , , .7 , , .1 , , 20.3 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , , 134 , , 123 , , 31.8 , , .457 , , .435 , , .908 , , 3.0 , , 1.6 , , .7 , , .1 , , 18.8

References

External links

Wofford Terriers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Magee, Fletcher 1996 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Spain American expatriate basketball people in Montenegro American men's basketball players Basketball players from Orlando, Florida Liga ACB players KK Studentski centar players Obradoiro CAB players Shooting guards Wofford Terriers men's basketball players