Thaddus Dewayn McFadden Jr. (born May 29, 1987) is an American-Georgian professional

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player for UCAM Murcia of the Spanish

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. Standing at 1.88 m (6'2"), he plays at both

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positions. He played two years of JUCO

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at St. Clair County CC, and two years of Division II college basketball at Fairmont State, where he later went into the Fairmont State Hall of Fame. McFadden then entered the

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, but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds. McFadden has won three

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championships.

High school career

McFadden played high school basketball at

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, leading the Knights to an 18–3 record as a senior. During his high school tenure, he led the city in three-pointers, and set a school record for the most three-pointers in a game (eight). He also earned First Team All-Saginaw Valley and All-State Honorable Mention honors, during the Flint Southwestern Academy national title run.

College career

McFadden began his

career at

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( JUCO), where he led the Skippers in scoring each of his two seasons, averaging over 23 points and 4 assists per game, as a sophomore. After two years at St. Clair County CC, McFadden transferred to Fairmont State (

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), where he averaged 25.4 points as a senior, and was second in the country ( Division II) in scoring.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

, McFadden joined

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of the

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. He stayed at the club until 2012, being one of the top scorers of the team. During the 2011–12 season, McFadden was named the Player of the Year of the Czech League, by the website Eurobasket.com. The following season, McFadden joined

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of Germany's

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. Due to his poor performances, McFadden was loaned from the German team, to his previous club, Usti Nad Laben, until the end of the season. On July 13, 2013, he joined

APOEL APOEL FC ( el, ΑΠΟΕΛ; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', literally "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") ...

of the

. With APOEL, McFadden won the Cypriot League championship, and was the league leader in steals. On October 18, 2014, he signed with the Cypriot club

AEK Larnaca AEK Larnaca FC ( el, AEK; for short Αθλητική Έvωση Κίτιον Λάρνακας , translit=''Athletiki Enosi Kition Larnakas'', "Athletic Union Kition of Larnaca") is a Cypriot professional football club based in Larnaca. The club ...

. He stayed at AEK Larnaca until 2016, where he won two

championships, the

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title, and was once again named the

's Player of the Year, by the website Eurobasket.com, in 2016. On June 30, 2016, McFadden signed with SLUC Nancy of France's

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. On December 27, 2016, McFadden left Nancy, and signed with PAOK of the

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, replacing

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on the team's squad. On August 19, 2017, McFadden signed with Macedonian club Karpoš Sokoli. On November 20, 2017, he left Karpoš Sokoli due to financial problems and signed with Kymis. With Kymis, he had a terrific season, averaging 17.7 points, 4 assists and 2.9 rebounds per game. On July 3, 2018, he joined Chongqing Sanhai Lanling of the NBL for the rest of the season. On July 17, 2018, McFadden signed a one-year deal with

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of the

. On August 3, 2018, McFadden scored a career-high 61 points to go along with a career-high 14 three-pointers made in a 149-121 blowout victory over the Beijing Bucks. On March 8, 2019, McFadden signed with

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for the rest of the 2018-2019 season. On August 1, 2019, McFadden signed a one-year deal with

San Pablo Burgos Club Baloncesto San Pablo Burgos, S.A.D., previously known as Club Baloncesto Miraflores and also known as Hereda San Pablo Burgos by sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Burgos, Spain and plays in the Coliseum Burgos. ...

. After averaging 12.3 points per game, he re-signed with the team on August 17, 2020. With Burgos, McFadden won the 2019–20 Basketball Champions League after defeating

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in the final. He led Burgos in both scoring and assists with 18 points and 5 assists in the championship game. As such, McFadden was named the Final Eight MVP award in the process. On July 1, 2021, he has signed with UCAM Murcia of the Spanish

National team career

McFadden is a member of the senior

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The Basketball Tournament (TBT) (2017–present)

In the summer of 2017, McFadden played in

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, aired on

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, for The Pearl 31's. He competed for the $2 million prize, and for The Pearl 31's, he scored 22 points and grabbed 5 rebounds, in their first round loss to Armored Athlete, by a score of 119–74.

Personal

He is the son of former NFL professional

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player Thad McFadden Sr. and

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business owner Lisa McFadden.Thad McFadden Personal:
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High school career

College career

Professional career

National team career

The Basketball Tournament (TBT) (2017–present)

Personal

References

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