Javon Tyree McCrea (born November 5, 1992) is an American professional

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player for

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of the Japanese basketball league B.League . Born in

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, he played

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for the Buffalo Bulls between 2010 and 2014.

College career

McCrea was named the Mid-American Conference Player of the Year and an Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American in 2014. McCrea was also named to the All-MAC First Team during his sophomore, junior, and senior years. Additionally, he was named the MAC East Player of the Week seven times during his final three seasons. During his senior year, McCrea was one of fewer than 20 NCAA Division I men's basketball players to average a

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. He became Buffalo's all-time leading scorer with 2,004 points. McCrea also recorded 164 steals, 250 blocks, 250 assists, and 988 rebounds.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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and playing with the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Summer League, McCrea signed with Medi Bayreuth in Germany. With Medi Bayreuth, McCrea averaged 14.7 points and 5.5 rebounds per game while shooting 59.7% from the field, while only playing in 24.3 minutes per game. He played in 25 games, starting in 24 of them. For the NBA Summer League, McCrea joined the

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. On August 6, 2015, McCrea signed with

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in the French LNB Pro A. On February 9, 2016, McCrea signed with Cangrejeros de Santurce of

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. In 12 games, McCrea averaged 16.3 PPG and 8.4 RPG. On April 11, 2016, McCrea signed with Spirou Charleroi of

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. On April 20, however, the club announced it would not sign McCrea because he failed medical tests with two separate doctors. Apparently, the medical dossier for McCrea was too optimistic and did not reflect his real medical condition. In the summer of 2016, McCrea was named to the Philadelphia 76ers NBA Summer League roster. On August 16, 2016, McCrea signed with the Israeli team Maccabi Rishon LeZion for the 2016–17 season. On July 27, 2017, McCrea signed with the Belgian team

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for the 2017–18 season. However his contract was voided after he failed to pass the physicals. On November 1, 2017, he signed a one-month contract with his former club

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. On December 22, 2017, he signed with Tigers Tübingen. On March 21, 2018, McCrea signed with

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of the

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. On October 5, 2018, McCrea signed with

of the B.League in Japan.

References

External links

Buffalo Bulls profile
@ sports-reference.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Mccrea, Javon 1992 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Japan American men's basketball players Basketball players from New York (state) Buffalo Bulls men's basketball players Cangrejeros de Santurce basketball players Maccabi Rishon LeZion basketball players Medi Bayreuth players People from Newark, New York Power forwards (basketball) Santeros de Aguada basketball players SLUC Nancy Basket players Tigers Tübingen players Yokohama B-Corsairs players