Artemus McClary

Artemus McClary
Personal information
Born (1973-12-28) December 28, 1973 (age 50)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight103 lb (47 kg)
Career information
CollegeJacksonville
NBA draft1996: undrafted
Playing career1996–2005
PositionShooting Guard / Forward
Number20, 25
Career history
1997, 1998Mobiline Phone Pals
2000–2002Seoul Samsung Thunders
2003Coca-Cola Tigers
2003–2004Daegu Orions
2004Jacksonville Wave
2005Reales de La Vega
2005–2006Alaska Aces
Career highlights and awards
As player:

Artemus "Tee" McClary is a retired American professional basketball player, best known for playing for professional basketball teams in the Philippine Basketball Association.

Collegiate career

McClary played for Jacksonville Dolphins for college basketball.

Professional basketball career

Mobiline Phone Pals

In 1997, McClary played for Mobiline Phone Pals for 1997 Governors' Cup. He returned for the Phone Pals in the 1998 edition. But he already suited up for the team in the conference before that 1998 edition, the Centennial Cup which he led the team with Silas Mills to a special championship. The duo also led the team into 1998 Governors Cup finals, but lost to Formula Shell in seven games.[1]

Seoul Samsung Thunder

He played for Seoul Samsung Thunder of the Korean Basketball League from 2000 until 2002. He led the team into a championship in 2001 with a 29–9 record.[1]

Coca-Cola Tigers

After Korean stint, McClary played for Coca-Cola Tigers in the 2003 Reinforced Conference.[1] He was awarded as the best import of that conference.[2][3] He led the team into a championship defeating San Miguel Beermen in seven games.[4]

Daegu Orions

After Philippine stint, he returned to Korea to play for Daegu Orions in 2004.

North American Leagues

McClary played for Jacksonville Wave in 2004 in the US and in Reales dela Vega in Dominican League in 2005. In Reales, he won the championship in the inaugural year of the league.[5]

Alaska Aces

McClary once again returned to the Philippines, this time for the Alaska Aces for the 2005–06 Fiesta Conference.[5] But after some games, he said to the management that "he lost his motivation" and "want to win".[6] He was later let go by the management in January 2006 and did not play professionally after that.[6][7]

PBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Season-by-season averages

Year Team GP RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1997 Mobiline 15 15.7 5.1 1.6 1.3 33.3
1998 Mobiline 31 10.2 4.2 1.4 1.0 24.9
2003 Coca-Cola 25 12.6 5.0 1.48 1.3 27.2
2005–06 Alaska 12 15.0 6.5 1.5 1.8 20.8
Career 83 12.6 4.9 1.4 1.2 26.5

References

  1. ^ a b c Henson, Joaquin M. (2003-11-11). "Payback for imports". Philstar.com.
  2. ^ "Hatfield, McClary pinarangalan". Philstar.com. 2003-12-08.
  3. ^ Zaldivar, A. C. (2003-12-06). "Si McClary ang Best Import". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  4. ^ "Coca-Cola PBA Reinforced Conference champion". Philstar.com. 2003-12-15. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  5. ^ a b Henson, Joaquin M. (2005-08-19). "Will Cooke come back?". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  6. ^ a b Henson, Joaquin M. (2006-01-03). "Just another McClary?". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  7. ^ Henson, Joaquin M. "Aces to release import if asked". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-08-14.