Demetri McCamey

Demetri McCamey
McCamey in the Nike summer basketball Chi-League in 2014
Free agent
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1989-02-21) February 21, 1989 (age 35)
Bellwood, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. Joseph
(Westchester, Illinois)
CollegeIllinois (2007–2011)
NBA draft2011: undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi
2011–2012Hapoel Jerusalem
2012Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2012–2013Erie BayHawks
2013Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2013–2014Cairns Taipans
2014–2015Oita Heat Devils
2015–2017Austin Spurs
2017–2018Fortitudo Bologna
2018–2019Austin Spurs
Career highlights and awards

Demetri McCamey Jr. (born February 21, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Austin Spurs of the NBA G League. His prior professional experience includes time with the NBA Development League's Erie BayHawks, Rio Grande Valley Vipers and Fort Wayne Mad Ants, as well as time abroad with Hapoel Jerusalem, Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi, Oita Heat Devils and Cairns Taipans. He played college basketball for the University of Illinois where he completed his senior season in 2010–11 and was the 2009–10 Big Ten assists champion (7.06) and the 2009–10 NCAA runner-up.

He played high school basketball with Big Ten Conference foe Evan Turner on the St. Joseph High School (in Westchester) basketball team. He was a first-team All-state selection according to numerous publications.

As a sophomore, he led the 2008–09 team in scoring average, and he was chosen as a third team 2008–09 All-Big Ten Conference player by both the coaches and the media. During his junior season, he led the big ten in assists per game.[1] He holds the Illinois single-season assist/game (7.06) and single-game assists (16) records. Following the 2009–10 All-Big Ten Conference regular season, he was named a first-team All-conference selection by both the coaches and the media. He became the first Fighting Illini to average over seven assists per game over the course of a season during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. As a senior, he was a third team All-Big Ten selection for the 2010–11 Big Ten season. As a senior his assist numbers fell, but his shooting percentages rose.

  1. ^ "Men's Basketball Release: Week 15: Several teams in race for Big Ten title". CBS Interactive. 2010-02-16. Archived from the original on 2010-02-23. Retrieved 2010-02-17.