Fletcher Magee

Fletcher Magee
Magee with Wofford in March 2019
No. 3 – Budućnost Podgorica
PositionShooting guard
LeagueABA League
Montenegrin League
Personal information
Born (1996-11-13) November 13, 1996 (age 28)
Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolThe First Academy
(Orlando, Florida)
CollegeWofford (2015–2019)
NBA draft2019: undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2020Obradoiro
2020–presentBudućnost
2020–2023→Studentski centar
Career highlights and awards

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.[1]

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.[2][3]

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.[4] Coming into his senior season, Magee was named preseason Southern Conference Player of the Year.[5]

On December 9, 2018, Magee scored his 2,000th career point in a win over Coastal Carolina.[6] 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.[7]

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.[8]

Professional career

Obradoiro

After not being selected in the 2019 NBA draft, Magee was signed by the Milwaukee Bucks for NBA Summer League play.[9]

On July 20, 2019, Magee signed his first professional deal with Monbus Obradoiro of the Liga ACB.[10] Magee averaged 11.3 points, 1.1 assists and 1.7 rebounds per game.[11]

Buducnost

On August 25, 2020, Magee signed with Budućnost of the Montenegrin Basketball League.[12] He was subsequently loaned to Studentski centar.[13]

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.[14]

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

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Wofford 32 22 28.8 .472 .479 .925 3.0 1.5 .4 .1 13.8
2016–17 Wofford 33 32 33.3 .438 .423 .893 3.3 1.8 .7 .2 18.6
2017–18 Wofford 34 34 33.6 .484 .439 .907 2.9 1.7 .9 .1 22.1
2018–19 Wofford 35 35 31.4 .439 .419 .910 2.5 1.6 .7 .1 20.3
Career 134 123 31.8 .457 .435 .908 3.0 1.6 .7 .1 18.8

See also

References

  1. ^ Hermann, Adam (January 17, 2018). "How Wofford junior Fletcher Magee became one of the best three-point shooters in NCAA history". NCAA.com. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  2. ^ Vinyard, Todd (February 28, 2018). "Wofford's Fletcher Magee headlines star power in SoCon men's basketball tournament field". Asheville Citizen-Times. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  3. ^ Shanesy, Todd (March 1, 2018). "Terriers' Magee named SoCon player of the year". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  4. ^ Shanesy, Todd (March 21, 2018). "Magee declares for NBA draft, will not hire agent". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  5. ^ "MEN'S HOOPS PRESEASON ALL-SOCON TEAM, POLLS ANNOUNCED". Southern Conference. October 25, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  6. ^ "Jackson, Magee lead Wofford past Coastal Carolina 82–71". Washington Post. December 9, 2018. Archived from the original on December 10, 2018. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  7. ^ Shanesy, Todd (March 6, 2019). "Wofford's Fletcher Magee, Mike Young take top SoCon honors". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  8. ^ "Magee: 'I let everyone down' with 0-for-12 day". March 23, 2019.
  9. ^ "Milwaukee Bucks: Fletcher Magee headlines post-draft Summer League signings". Behind the Buck Pass. June 21, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  10. ^ "Fletcher Magee signs with Monbus Obradoiro". Sportando. July 20, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  11. ^ Fletcher Magee Profile, Pro Ballers
  12. ^ "Buducnost officially signs Fletcher Magee and Tyler Hagedorn". Sportando. August 25, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  13. ^ "Budućnost dovela dva mlada Amerikanca i proslijedila ih u Studentski centar: Hagedorn i Megi za budućnost". Vijesti (in Serbian). August 25, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  14. ^ Stevens, Matthew (July 4, 2020). "Be Like Mike: Daum Leads House Of Paign To 76–53 Win In TBT First Round". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 5, 2020.