Fletcher Magee
{{Short description|American basketball player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Fletcher Magee
| image =
Fletcher Magee 3 KK Budućnost EuroCup 20250122 (1).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Magee with KK Budućnost in January 2025
| position = Shooting guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lbs = 200
| league = ABA League
Montenegrin League
| team = Budućnost Podgorica
| number = 3
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|11|13}}
| birth_place = Orlando, Florida, U.S.
| high_school = The First Academy
(Orlando, Florida)
| college = Wofford (2015–2019)
| draft_year = 2019
| career_start = 2019
| years1 = 2019–2020
| team1 = Obradoiro
| years2 = 2020–present
| team2 = Budućnost
| years3 = 2020–2023
| team3 = →Studentski centar
| highlights = * ABA League Second Division champion (2021)
- Montenegrin Cup winner (2025)
- Lou Henson Award (2019)
- 2× SoCon Player of the Year – Media (2018, 2019)
- SoCon Player of the Year – Coaches (2019)
- 3× First-team All-SoCon (2017–2019)
- SoCon Freshman of the Year (2016)
}}
File:Fletcher Magee Wofford.jpg
Fletcher Magee (born November 13, 1996) is an American basketball player for Budućnost Podgorica of the ABA League and the Prva A Liga. He played college basketball for Wofford College. While playing for the Terriers, he was named the Southern Conference Player of the Year by the league's media in consecutive years (2017–18 and 2018–19) and set the NCAA record for made three point shots in a career. His career NCAA three-point percentage of .435 and free throw percentage of .908 are among the highest ever.
High school career
Magee played three sports at The First Academy in his native Orlando, Florida.
College career
As a freshman for Wofford, he scored 13.8 points per game and led the Southern Conference (SoCon) in three-point shooting percentage. At the close of the season, he was named SoCon Freshman of the Year. As a sophomore, Magee raised his scoring average to 18.6 points per game and was named first-team all-conference.{{cite news|last1=Hermann|first1=Adam|title=How Wofford junior Fletcher Magee became one of the best three-point shooters in NCAA history|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2018-01-10/how-wofford-junior-fletcher-magee-became-one-best-three-point|access-date=March 26, 2018|work=NCAA.com|date=January 17, 2018}}
As a junior, Magee led the SoCon in scoring at 22.1 points per game and again led the league in three-point percentage (.439). At the close of the season, he was awarded the Malcolm U. Pitt SoCon Player of the Year by the league media.{{cite news|last1=Vinyard|first1=Todd|title=Wofford's Fletcher Magee headlines star power in SoCon men's basketball tournament field|url=https://www.citizen-times.com/story/entertainment/2018/03/01/woffords-fletcher-magee-headlines-star-power-socon-mens-basketball-tournament-field/369188002/|access-date=March 26, 2018|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|date=February 28, 2018}}{{cite news|last1=Shanesy|first1=Todd|title=Terriers' Magee named SoCon player of the year|url=http://www.goupstate.com/news/20180228/terriers-magee-named-socon-player-of-year|access-date=March 26, 2018|work=Spartanburg Herald-Journal|date=March 1, 2018}}
Following the 2017–18 season, Magee declared his intention to test the waters for the 2018 NBA draft. He did not hire an agent, leaving open the possibility of returning to Wofford for his senior year, which he did.{{cite news|last1=Shanesy|first1=Todd|title=Magee declares for NBA draft, will not hire agent|url=http://www.goupstate.com/news/20180321/magee-declares-for-nba-draft-will-not-hire-agent|access-date=March 26, 2018|work=Spartanburg Herald-Journal|date=March 21, 2018}} Coming into his senior season, Magee was named preseason Southern Conference Player of the Year.{{cite web |title=MEN'S HOOPS PRESEASON ALL-SOCON TEAM, POLLS ANNOUNCED |url=http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22064&SPID=1798&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211777539&DB_OEM_ID=4000 |website=Southern Conference |access-date=October 26, 2018 |date=October 25, 2018}}
On December 9, 2018, Magee scored his 2,000th career point in a win over Coastal Carolina.{{cite news|title=Jackson, Magee lead Wofford past Coastal Carolina 82–71|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/jackson-magee-lead-wofford-past-coastal-carolina-82-71/2018/12/09/448a77f4-fbfc-11e8-a17e-162b712e8fc2_story.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210110810/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/jackson-magee-lead-wofford-past-coastal-carolina-82-71/2018/12/09/448a77f4-fbfc-11e8-a17e-162b712e8fc2_story.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 10, 2018|access-date=December 9, 2018|work=Washington Post|date=December 9, 2018}} At the close of the season, Magee was again named SoCon Player of the Year by the league's media, this time adding the Coaches' award to sweep top honors.{{cite news|last1=Shanesy|first1=Todd|title=Wofford's Fletcher Magee, Mike Young take top SoCon honors|url=https://www.goupstate.com/news/20190306/woffords-fletcher-magee-mike-young-take-top-socon-honors|access-date=March 7, 2019|work=Spartanburg Herald-Journal|date=March 6, 2019}}
On March 21, 2019, against Seton Hall, Fletcher broke the all-time NCAA record for most career three point field goals, surpassing JJ Redick, Stephen Curry, and Travis Bader, who previously had 504, in the First Round of the NCAA tournament.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/26341887/magee-let-everyone-0-12-day|title=Magee: 'I let everyone down' with 0-for-12 day|date=March 23, 2019}}
Professional career
=Obradoiro=
After not being selected in the 2019 NBA draft, Magee was signed by the Milwaukee Bucks for NBA Summer League play.{{cite web |title=Milwaukee Bucks: Fletcher Magee headlines post-draft Summer League signings |url=https://behindthebuckpass.com/2019/06/21/milwaukee-bucks-fletcher-magee-summer-league-signings/ |website=Behind the Buck Pass |date=June 21, 2019 |access-date=June 21, 2019}}
On July 20, 2019, Magee signed his first professional deal with Monbus Obradoiro of the Liga ACB.{{cite news |title=Fletcher Magee signs with Monbus Obradoiro |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/fletcher-magee-signs-with-monbus-obradoiro/ |access-date=July 20, 2019 |work=Sportando |date=July 20, 2019}} Magee averaged 11.3 points, 1.1 assists and 1.7 rebounds per game.{{citation |url= https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/178574/fletcher-magee| title= Fletcher Magee Profile|publisher= Pro Ballers}}
=Buducnost=
On August 25, 2020, Magee signed with Budućnost of the Montenegrin Basketball League.{{cite news |title=Buducnost officially signs Fletcher Magee and Tyler Hagedorn |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/buducnost-officially-signs-fletcher-magee-and-tyler-hagedorn/ |website=Sportando |access-date=August 25, 2020 |date=August 25, 2020}} He was subsequently loaned to Studentski centar.{{cite web |title=Budućnost dovela dva mlada Amerikanca i proslijedila ih u Studentski centar: Hagedorn i Megi za budućnost |url=https://www.vijesti.me/sport/kosarka/463285/hagedorn-krece-u-petak-ka-crnoj-gori-prvo-studentski-centar-pa-buducnost |website=Vijesti |access-date=November 10, 2020 |language=sr |date=August 25, 2020}}
=The Basketball Tournament=
Magee joined War Tampa, a team composed primarily of Auburn alumni in The Basketball Tournament 2020. He scored two points in a 76–53 loss to House of 'Paign in the first round.{{cite news |last1=Stevens |first1=Matthew |title=Be Like Mike: Daum Leads House Of Paign To 76–53 Win In TBT First Round |url=https://www.si.com/college/illinois/basketball/illini-basketball-tbt-first-round-win-house-of-paign-recap |access-date=July 5, 2020 |work=Sports Illustrated |date=July 4, 2020}}
Career statistics
{{NBA player statistics legend}}
=College=
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16
| style="text-align:left;"| Wofford
|| 32 || 22 || 28.8 || .472 || .479 || .925 || 3.0 || 1.5 || .4 || .1 || 13.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17
| style="text-align:left;"| Wofford
|| 33 || 32 || 33.3 || .438 || .423 || .893 || 3.3 || 1.8 || .7 || .2 || 18.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18
| style="text-align:left;"| Wofford
|| 34 || 34 || 33.6 || .484 || .439 || .907 || 2.9 || 1.7 || .9 || .1 || 22.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19
| style="text-align:left;"| Wofford
|| 35 || 35 || 31.4 || .439 || .419 || .910 || 2.5 || 1.6 || .7 || .1 || 20.3
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
|| 134 || 123 || 31.8 || .457 || .435 || .908 || 3.0 || 1.6 || .7 || .1 || 18.8
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See also
References
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External links
- [http://athletics.wofford.edu/roster.aspx?rp_id=5055&mobile=skip Wofford Terriers bio]
- [https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/fletcher-magee-1.html College stats @ sports-reference.com]
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{{Lou Henson Award}}
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