Tyrus McGee

Tyrus McGee (born March 14, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Élan Béarnais of the French LNB Pro A.

Tyrus McGee
McGee with Venezia
No. 3 – Élan Béarnais
PositionShooting guard
LeagueLNB Pro A
Basketball Champions League
Personal information
Born (1991-03-14) March 14, 1991
Stringtown, Oklahoma
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High schoolStringtown (Stringtown, Oklahoma)
College
NBA draft2013 / Undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2014Breogán
2014–2015Eisbären Bremerhaven
2015Orlandina
2015–2016Vanoli Cremona
2016–2017Reyer Venezia
2017–2018Pistoia 2000
2018Afyon Belediye
2019Dinamo Sassari
2019–presentÉlan Béarnais
Career highlights and awards

College career

The Oklahoma native played collegiately for Arkansas City, Kansas, of the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference in the National Junior College Athletic Association from 2009.

He transferred to Iowa State of the Big 12 Conference in 2011. With Iowa State he got averaging 7.9 points, 3.3 rebounds and 0.6 assists in the 2011-12 season, and 13.1 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists in the 2012-13 season.

College statistics
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011–12 Iowa State 34-19.9.426.394.8393.3.6.5.27.7
2012–13 Iowa State 35224.0.488.464.8203.51.31.1.313.1
Career[1] 69222.0.465.437.8293.41.0.8.310.5

Professional career

In 2013 McGee began his European experience. He joined the second league of the Spanish basketball league system LEB Oro side Club Baloncesto Breogán.

On July 2014, McGee signed with Eisbären Bremerhaven in Basketball Bundesliga, Germany.[2] The following year, he went to Orlandina Basket in highest league of the Italian basketball league system LBA, from March 2015 till the end of the 2014-15 season.[3]

The American player signed with Vanoli Cremona on July 24, 2015.[4] In the 2015-16 LBA season he placed 4th in the League Table and reached the playoffs.

On July 22, 2016, McGee signed with Reyer Venezia for the 2016–17 season.[5] During this season with Reyer he won an Italian Championship.

On August 9, 2017, McGee signed with Pistoia Basket.[6]

On July 28, 2018, McGee left Italy after three years and signed with the Turkish Afyon Belediye.[7]

On August 7, 2019, he has signed contract with Élan Béarnais of the French LNB Pro A.[8]

Honours
Reyer Venezia
Dinamo Sassari

References
  1. "Tyrus McGee". Sports Reference LLC. Gracenote. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  2. "Tyrus McGee si accorda con gli Eisbaren-Bremerhaven" [Tyrus McGee signed with Eisbaren-Bremerhaven]. sportando.com (in Italian). 31 July 2014.
  3. "Orlandina, ufficiali gli arrivi di McGee e Campbell, si passa al 3+4" [Orlandina, McGee and Campbell signed, it switches to the 3+4]. sportando.com (in Italian). Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  4. "Vanoli Cremona: ingaggiato Tyrus McGee" [Vanoli Cremona: Tyrus McGee signed]. sportando.com (in Italian). 24 July 2015.
  5. "Tyrus McGee signs with Reyer Venezia". sportando.com. 22 July 2016.
  6. "Pistoia signs Tyrus McGee". Sportando.com. August 9, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  7. "MERCATO BSL - Dopo tre anni Tyrus McGee lascia l'Italia: giocherà per i turchi del Afyon Belediye" [BSL MARKET - Tyrus McGee leaves Italy after three years: he will play for Turkish club Afyon Belediye]. pianetabasket.com (in Italian). July 28, 2018.
  8. "Tyrus McGee signs with Pau-Orthez". Sportando. August 7, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
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