Javon McCrea

Javon McCrea
No. 23 – Maccabi Rishon LeZion
Position Power forward / Center
League Israeli Basketball Premier League
Personal information
Born (1992-11-05) November 5, 1992
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school Newark (Newark, New York)
College Buffalo (2010–2014)
NBA draft 2014 / Undrafted
Playing career 2014–present
Career history
2014–2015 Medi Bayreuth
2015 SLUC Nancy
2016 Cangrejeros de Santurce
2016–present Maccabi Rishon LeZion
Career highlights and awards

Javon Tyree McCrea (born November 5, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Maccabi Rishon LeZion of the Israel Basketball Premier League. Born in Newark, New York, he played college basketball for the Buffalo Bulls between 2010 and 2014.

College career

McCrea was named the Mid-American Conference Player of the Year and a Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American in 2014.[1][2] 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.[3][4][5] During his senior year, McCrea was one of fewer than 20 NCAA Division I men's basketball players to average a double-double. 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 2014 NBA draft and playing with the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Summer League, McCrea signed with Medi Bayreuth in Germany.[6] 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. [7]

For the NBA Summer League, McCrea joined the Brooklyn Nets. On August 6, 2015, McCrea signed with SLUC Nancy in the French LNB Pro A.[8]

On February 9th, 2016, McCrea signed with Cangrejeros de Santurce of Baloncesto Superior Nacional.[9] In 12 games, McCrea averaged 16.3 PPG and 8.4 RPG.

On April 11th, 2016, McCrea signed with Spirou Charleroi of Basketball League Belgium Division I.[10] On April 20th, 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.[11]

In the summer of 2016, McCrea was named to the Philadelphia 76ers NBA Summer League roster.[12][13] However, he and three teammates were cut on July 5 to make room for Jerami Grant, Nik Stauskas and Dario Šarić.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Mandelaro, Jim (March 12, 2014). "Javon McCrea named MAC Player of the Year". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Javon McCrea Named AP All-America Honorable Mention". UBBulls.com. University at Buffalo Athletics. March 31, 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "2011-12 MAC Men's Basketball Players of the Week". MAC-Sports.com. Mid-American Conference. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "2012-13 MAC Men's Basketball Players of the Week". MAC-Sports.com. Mid-American Conference. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "2013-14 MAC Men's Basketball Players of the Week". MAC-Sports.com. Mid-American Conference. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Mit Javon McCrea kommt ein ehemaliger Buffalo Bulls Spieler zu medi bayreuth". medi-beyruth.de (in German). July 29, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Javon McCrea". RealGM. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Javon McCrea moves to SLUC Nancy". Sportando. 2015-08-06. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
  9. ↑ "Santurce signs Javon McCrea, ex Nancy". Latinbasket. 2016-02-09. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  10. ↑ "Spirou Charleroi agreed to terms with Javon McCrea and Alex Lindqvist". Sportando. 2016-04-11. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
  11. ↑ "Spirou Charleroi: "Transfer McCrea gaat niet door"". sporza. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
  12. ↑ Camerato, Jessica (1 July 2016). "Ben Simmons, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot headline Sixers' summer league roster". CSN Philly. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  13. ↑ Gritzmacher, Matt (27 June 2016). "Javon McCrea to play in NBA Summer League with Philadelphia 76ers". Bull Run. SB Nation. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  14. ↑ Stuter, Bret (8 July 2016). "Philadelphia 76ers Test Grant & Stauskas *and Saric* On Vegas Roster". The Sixer Sense. Fansided. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
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