Errick McCollum

McCollum attended GlenOak High School, in Canton, Ohio, from 2002 to 2006, where he played with former NBA and Ohio State Buckeye center Kosta Koufos. In 2006, McCollum was joined on the team's varsity squad by his younger brother, then a freshman, CJ McCollum.{{cite news |first=Joe |last=Freeman |title=McCollum's Desire is Just the Right Size: The Once-Slender Guard Has Blossomed into a Hard-Working Playmaker |newspaper=The Oregonian |date=July 9, 2013 |pages=D1, D4}}

McCollum played college basketball at Goshen College from 2006 to 2010. He graduated as the school's all-time leading scorer with 2,789 points.{{Cite web |url=http://www.goleafs.net/f/History/Mens_Basketball_Records.php |title=Goshen College Athletics men's basketball record book. |access-date=2013-10-11 |archive-date=2016-04-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422215451/http://www.goleafs.net/f/History/Mens_Basketball_Records.php |url-status=dead }} He was named an NAIA DII All-American in all 4 years at Goshen College. He was also named a First Team NAIA Division II All-American in his senior season.[http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=640716&SPID=96230&DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=205299233 2009-10 NAIA Division II Men's Basketball All-America Teams Announced.]

McCollum started his pro career in 2010, with the Israeli Basketball Premier League club Elitzur Netanya.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cantonrep.com/sports/x1422851812/GlenOak-grad-Errick-McCollum-heads-to-Israel-for-pro-basketball-career |title=CantonRep.com GlenOak's McCollum heads to Israel for basketball career. |access-date=2013-10-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602034748/http://www.cantonrep.com/sports/x1422851812/GlenOak-grad-Errick-McCollum-heads-to-Israel-for-pro-basketball-career |archive-date=2013-06-02 |url-status=dead }} He spent the 2011–12 season with the Israel 2nd Division club Hapoel Kfar Saba, for whom he averaged 23.8 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game.{{Cite web|url=https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/51486/errick-mccollum|title=Errick McCollum, Basketball Player}}

McCollum played with the Greek League club Apollon Patras, during the 2012–13 season. He joined the Greek club Panionios, for the 2013–14 season.[http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/greece/55978/errick-mccollum-moves-to-panionios.html Sportando.net Errick McCollum moves to Panionios.] During the 2013–14 season, he led both the Greek League and the 2nd tier European competition, the EuroCup, in scoring.

In July 2014, McCollum joined the Denver Nuggets' summer league squad, for the 2014 NBA Summer League.[https://web.archive.org/web/20140711192855/http://www.nba.com/nuggets/2014-summer-league-roster NBA.com 2014 Nuggets Summer League Roster.]

In the summer of 2014, McCollum signed a one-year deal with the Zhejiang Golden Bulls of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).[http://www.goshennews.com/localsports/x1927874816/Former-GC-basketball-star-signs-deal-in-China GoshenNews.com Former GC basketball star signs deal in China.] On January 30, 2015, he set the new single game scoring record in the Chinese Basketball Association, with 82 points scored in one game. McCollum also added 10 rebounds and 4 assists in the same game, but his team, the Zhejiang Golden Bulls, lost the game to the Guangdong Southern Tigers, by a score of 129–119.[https://ballislife.com/errick-mccollum-scores-cba-record-82-points/ Errick McCollum scores CBA record 82 points.]

On September 5, 2015, McCollum signed a one-year deal to play in Turkey, with the Turkish club Galatasaray, of the European-wide 2nd-tier level EuroCup.[http://www.galatasaray.org/haber/basketbol/erkek-basketbol/errick-mccollum-galatasaray-da/28725 Errick McCollum Galatasaray’da {{in lang|tr}}.] In the 2015–16 EuroCup season, he was named to the All-EuroCup First Team, and selected the EuroCup MVP.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160419064315/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/6te4n3l6chkvxgt3/2015-16-all-eurocup-first-second-teams-announced 2015-16 All-Eurocup First, Second teams announced.][https://web.archive.org/web/20160422194106/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/6tw6mussn4xn5lqd 2015-16 Eurocup MVP: Errick McCollum, Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul.] McCollum's team, Galatasaray, eventually won the season's EuroCup championship.[https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/?seasoncode=U2015&gamecode=306 2015-16 Eurocup Champion: Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul.]

On August 1, 2016, McCollum signed with the Beikong Fly Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).[http://www.asia-basket.com/China/news/456733/North-Control-adds-McCollum-to-their-roster,-ex-Galatasaray North Control adds McCollum to their roster, ex Galatasaray.] He led the CBA league in scoring, for the second time.[http://cba.sports.sina.com.cn/cba/stats/playerstats/?qleagueid=180&qround=%B3%A3%B9%E6%C8%FC CBA联赛球员个人技术统计排行榜/场均 16–17 {{in lang|zh}}.]

On March 8, 2017, McCollum returned to Turkey for a second stint, signing with Galatasaray for the remainder of the Turkish Super League's 2016–17 season.{{cite news | title=Errick McCollum signed with Galatasaray | url=http://www.eurohoops.net/en/tbl/413284/errick-mccollum-signed-galatasaray/| access-date=January 28, 2025 | work=Eurohoops.net | date=March 8, 2017}}

On July 14, 2017, McCollum signed with the Turkish club Anadolu Efes, of the European-wide top-tier level, the EuroLeague, for the 2017–18 season.{{cite news | title=Efes gets scoring ace McCollum | url=http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/7y46inklf7goifu6/ |access-date=January 28, 2025 | work=EuroLeague.net | date=July 14, 2017}} On November 14, 2017, McCollum recorded 31 points, shooting 8-of-11 from 3-point range, along with four rebounds and three assists in a 92–72 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv. He was subsequently named EuroLeague Round 7 MVP.{{cite news | title=Round 7 MVP: Errick McCollum, Anadolu Efes Istanbul | url=http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/8c6crb5bqggfhyfl | access-date=October 1, 2018 | work=EuroLeague.net | date=November 14, 2017}} On June 28, 2018, McCollum and Efes officially parted ways.{{cite news | title=Anadolu Efes parted ways with Errick McCollum | url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/euroleague/703012/anadolu-efes-parted-ways-with-errick-mccollum/ | access-date=January 28, 2025 | work=Eurohoops.net | date=June 28, 2018}}

On September 21, 2018, McCollum signed with the Russian team Unics Kazan for the 2018–19 season.{{cite news | title=Unics Kazan signs Errick McCollum | url=https://sportando.basketball/en/europe/russia/289325/unics-kazan-signs-errick-mccollum.html | access-date=September 24, 2018 | work=Sportando.basketball | date=September 21, 2018 | archive-date=October 5, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005022253/https://sportando.basketball/en/europe/russia/289325/unics-kazan-signs-errick-mccollum.html | url-status=dead }} He averaged 19.9 points per game in the VTB league. On July 19, 2020, McCollum parted ways with the team.{{cite news |title=Errick McCollum, Unics Kazan part ways |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/errick-mccollum-unics-kazan-part-ways/ |website=Sportando |access-date=July 19, 2020 |date=July 19, 2020}}

On September 7, 2020, he signed with Khimki of the VTB United League.{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/errick-mccollum-signs-with-khimki-moscow/|title=Errick McCollum signs with Khimki Moscow|date=September 7, 2020|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|access-date=September 7, 2020}} McCollum averaged 14.1 points per game in VTB league play.

On August 17, 2021, he signed with Lokomotiv Kuban of the VTB United League.{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/lokomotiv-kuban-lands-errick-mccollum/|title=Lokomotiv Kuban lands Errick McCollum|last=|first=|date=August 17, 2021|website=|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|access-date=August 18, 2021}}

On June 22, 2022, he signed with Pınar Karşıyaka of the Basketbol Süper Ligi.{{Cite web |date=June 22, 2022 |title=Errick McCollum Pınar Karşıyaka'mızda |url=https://ksk.org.tr/news/errick-mccollum-pinar-karsiyakamizda |access-date=June 22, 2022 |website=ksk.org.tr }}{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

On January 10, 2025, he signed with Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).{{Cite web|url=https://www.fenerbahce.org/haberler/basketbol-erkek/2025/1/errick-mccollum-fenerbahce-beko-da|title=Errick McCollum Fenerbahçe Beko’da|last=|first=|date=January 10, 2025|website=|publisher=Fenerbahçe|language=tr|access-date=January 12, 2025}}

On May 25, 2025, he helped Fenerbahçe to their second EuroLeague championship in Abu Dhabi.{{Cite web |date=2025-05-25 |title=Fenerbahce crowned 2025 champion with 70-81 win over Monaco |url=https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/fenerbahce-crowned-2025-champion-with-70-81-win-over-monaco/ |access-date=2025-05-25 |website=Euroleague Basketball |language=en-GB}}

McCollum has competed with Overseas Elite in The Basketball Tournament (TBT). He was a point guard on the 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 teams that all won the championship game of the winner-take-all tournament. In 2017, McCollum averaged 13.7 PPG during the tournament.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetournament.com/news/individual-payouts-overseas-elite|title=Individual payouts for Overseas Elite {{!}} The Basketball Tournament|website=www.thetournament.com|access-date=2016-04-28|archive-date=2016-05-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530215431/https://www.thetournament.com/news/individual-payouts-overseas-elite|url-status=dead}} In TBT 2018, McCollum played six games. He averaged 13.2 PPG, 2.8 assists per game and 2.7 rebounds per game. Overseas Elite reached the championship game and played Eberlein Drive, winning 70–58 for their fourth consecutive TBT title. McCollum was also named to the TBT 2018 All-Tournament Team. McCollum did not play in TBT 2019, due to getting married.{{cite news |url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/others/886918/errick-mccollum-will-get-married-this-summer-and-miss-the-basketball-tournament/ |title=Errick McCollum will get married this summer and miss the Basketball Tournament |first=Aris |last=Barkas |website=eurohoops.net |date=June 1, 2019 |access-date=July 28, 2019}}

McCollum's younger brother, CJ McCollum, is a professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the NBA.{{Cite press release|date=February 8, 2022|url=https://www.nba.com/blazers/trail-blazers-complete-trade-new-orleans|title=Trail Blazers Complete Trade With New Orleans |publisher=Portland Trail Blazers}}

• All-Mid-Central College Conference Newcomer of the Year: (2006–07)
• 4× All-Mid-Central College Conference Team: (2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10)
• All-Mid-Central College Conference 2nd Team: (2006–07)
• 3× All-Mid-Central College Conference 1st Team: (2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10)
• All-Mid-Central College Conference Player of the Year: (2009–10)
• 4× NAIA Division II All-American: (2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10)
• NAIA Division II All-American First Team: (2009–10)

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| style="text-align:left;"|2017–18

| style="text-align:left;"|Anadolu Efes

| 29 || 16 || 26.5 || .429 || .400 || .775 || 2.4 || 2.3 || .8 || .4 || 14.6 || 11.0

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|2020–21

| style="text-align:left;"|Khimki Moscow

| 28 || 3 || 21.6 || .440 || .344 || .848 || 2.4 || 2.3 || .9 || .3 || 11.6 || 11.3

|-

| style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;"|2024–25†

| style="text-align:left;"|Fenerbahçe Beko

| 18 || 5 || 18.3 || .583 || .394 || .842 || 2.1 || 1.8 || .6 || .3 || 11.1 || 11.3

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|-

| style="text-align:left;"|2022–23

| style="text-align:left;"|Karşıyaka

| 8 || ? || 30.6 || .383 || .340 || .774 || 3.5 || 6.6 || .8 || .4 || 18.8 || 17.0

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|2023–24

| style="text-align:left;"|Karşıyaka

| 14 || ? || 25.8 || .406 || .308 || .863 || 2.5 || 4.3 || 1.1 || .4 || 15.4 || 14.1

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|2024–25

| style="text-align:left;"|Karşıyaka

| 6 || ? || 28.2 || .463 || .381 || .889 || 3.7 || 3.0 || 1.7 || .2 || 22.0 || 20.5

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|-

| style="text-align:left;"|2013–14

| style="text-align:left;"|Panionios

| 16 || 12 || 29.3 || .441 || .309 || .813 || 3.2 || 3.1 || 1.4 || .6 || style="background:#cfecec;"|20.2* || 16.9

|-

| style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;"|2015–16†

| style="text-align:left;"|Galatasaray

| 20 || 10 || 28.9 || .449 || .351 || .865 || 4.4 || 3.6 || 1.0 || .5 || 18.1 || style="background:#cfecec;"|17.4*

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|2018–19

| style="text-align:left;"|UNICS Kazan

| 20 || 2 || 21.5 || .438 || .353 || .835 || 2.8 || 1.8 || .7 || .3 || 13.2 || 11.3

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|2019–20

| style="text-align:left;"|UNICS Kazan

| 16 || 14 || 28.1 || .430 || .360 || .838 || 3.1 || 4.0 || 1.1 || .4 || 17.1 || 16.1

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|2021–22

| style="text-align:left;"|Lokomotiv Kuban

| 12 || 9 || 29.9 || .458 || .414 || .881 || 3.0 || 4.3 || 1.2 || .4 || 22.3 || 20.5

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| style="text-align:left;"|2010–11

| style="text-align:left;"|Elitzur Netanya

| 11 || ? || 10.1 || .412 || .353 || .600 || 1.3 || .3 || .2 || .0 || 4.2 || 3.2

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| style="text-align:left;"| 2010–11 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ISR|size=20px}} Elitzur Netanya || style="text-align:center;"|IBPL || 15 || 6.1 || .324 || .294 || .824 || .6 || .5 || .2 || .1 || 2.9

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| style="text-align:left;"| 2011–12 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ISR|size=20px}} Hapoel Kfar Saba || style="text-align:center;"|IBLL || 19 || 35.4 || .495 || .326 || .773 || 7.6 || 3.4 || 2.3 || .7 || 23.8

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| style="text-align:left;"| 2012–13 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GRE|size=20px}} Apollon Patras || style="text-align:center;"|GBL || 26 || 26.1 || .426 || .297 || .777 || 2.8 || 2.5 || 1.6 || .5 || 15.5

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GRE|size=20px}} Panionios || style="text-align:center;"|GBL || 26 || 27.7 || .429 || .417 || .790 || 2.7 || 2.8 || 1.2 || .3 || style="background:#cfecec;"|17.9*

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CHN|size=20px}} Zhejiang Golden Bulls || style="text-align:center;"|CBA || 38 || 40.7 || .457 || .340 || .849 || 7.4 || 5.5 || 2.1 || .4 || style="background:#cfecec;"|39.6*

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|TUR|size=20px}} Galatasaray || style="text-align:center;"|TBSL || 27 || 27.6 || .412 || .330 || .840 || 3.3 || 3.5 || .6 || .3 || 15.4

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CHN|size=20px}} Beijing Royal Fighters || style="text-align:center;"|CBA || 35 || 38.6 || .484 || .385 || .827 || 6.3 || 3.7 || 2.3 || .6 || style="background:#cfecec;"|37.7*

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|TUR|size=20px}} Galatasaray || style="text-align:center;"|TBSL || 9 || 21.4 || .366 || .250 || .789 || 2.6 || 2.3 || .8 || .9 || 14.0

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|TUR|size=20px}} Anadolu Efes || style="text-align:center;"|TBSL || 28 || 30.1 || .451 || .343 || .774 || 2.9 || 3.9 || 1.3 || .5 || 17.6

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| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|RUS|size=20px}} UNICS Kazan || style="text-align:center;"|VTB || 24 || 23.1 || .422 || .415 || .800 || 2.0 || 2.3 || 1.1 || .1 || 12.6

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|RUS|size=20px}} UNICS Kazan || style="text-align:center;"|VTB || 18 || 27.9 || .460 || .340 || .784 || 2.9 || 3.6 || 1.2 || .4 || 19.9

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|RUS|size=20px}} Khimki Moscow || style="text-align:center;"|VTB || 17 || 22.6 || .440 || .333 || .818 || 2.1 || 2.2 || 1.0 || .3 || 14.6

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|RUS|size=20px}} Lokomotiv Kuban || style="text-align:center;"|VTB || 19 || 26.1 || .462 || .329 || .892 || 2.6 || 5.2 || 1.4 || .2 || style="background:#cfecec;"|19.4*

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|TUR|size=20px}} Karşıyaka || style="text-align:center;"|TBSL || 27 || 28.6 || .460 || .400 || .844 || 3.0 || 4.9 || 1.1 || .3 || 19.0

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|TUR|size=20px}} Karşıyaka || style="text-align:center;"|TBSL || 27 || 24.5 || .529 || .451 || .862 || 2.6 || 5.7 || 1.3 || .2 || 19.0

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2024–25 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|TUR|size=20px}} Karşıyaka || style="text-align:center;"|TBSL || 12 || 26.9 || .464 || .434 || .981 || 2.2 || 5.2 || .8 || .5 || 16.0

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2024–25 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|TUR|size=20px}} Fenerbahçe || style="text-align:center;"|TBSL || 2 || 25.5 || .412 || .375 || .917 || 2.0 || 2.5 || 1.0 || .0 || 14.0

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{{reflist}}

• {{cite web |url=https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/errick-mccollum-the-basketball-tournament-overseas-elite-2016 |title=How to Grind Your Way to $2 Million |first=Errick |last=McCollum |website=The Players' Tribune |date=August 5, 2016 |access-date=August 4, 2018}}

• [https://fenerbahce.org/branslar/basketbolerkek/sporcular/fenerbahce-erkek-basketbol-takimi/sutor-guard/errick-mccollum Errick McCollum] at Fenerbahce.org {{in lang|tr}}
• [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=005216#!careerstats Errick McCollum] at EuroLeague.net
• {{Eurobasket.com player|173623}}
• [http://esake.gr/el/action/EsakeplayerView?idplayer=0000070A&mode=1&idteam=00000003&idchampionship=46F7BA21 Errick McCollum] at esake.gr {{in lang|el}}
• [https://www.tblstat.net/player/2658 Errick McCollum] at tblstat.net

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