Chris McNealy

Chris McNealy
Player information
birthday	April 30, 1992
place of birth	, United States
size	194 cm
position	construction
High school	San Ramon Valley
college	UC Irvine
Clubs as active
2010-2014	UC Irvine
2015-2017	Oberwart Gunners
2017-2018	Panionios Athens
2018	URA Basket

Christopher McNealy (born April 30, 1992 ) is an American basketball player .

career

McNealy, whose father Chris the Elder played as a professional basketball player at the New York Knicks , in Italy and Spain , was part of the basketball team at San Ramon Valley High School in California . There he recommended himself with good basketball performance for a sports scholarship at the University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine). As of 2010, he was a member of UC Irvine's basketball team in the first division of the NCAA. He played for the university team until 2014 and became captain over time. When he left UC Irvine in 2014, he was one of only three players in the team's history who had reached more than 1000 points, 500 rebounds and 200 assists in their university days. With 135 games played for UC Irvine, McNealy set a new record, no player had previously worn the colors of the college's basketball team in more matches.

In 2014, the Sioux Falls Skyforce secured the rights to McNealy in the draft process of the NBA D-League , but he was removed from the squad before the start of the 2014/15 game year.

In December 2015, McNealy was signed by the Austrian Bundesliga club Oberwart Gunners . With Oberwart, he won the Austrian championship and the cup competition in 2016, which was known as the most successful season in club history to date, and was named the best player in the final series. In the championship season he achieved averages of 13.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.6 basket assists in the Bundesliga and increased to 16.0 points per match in his second year in Oberwart, plus an average of 4.3 rebounds as well 2.1 templates.

In autumn 2017 he accepted a contract offer from the Greek first division club Panionios Athens . He played a total of twelve league games for Panionios until spring 2018 and achieved averages of 6.8 points and 4.1 rebounds per encounter. In November 2018, McNealy was signed by the Finnish first division club URA Basket . He played five league games for the team (7.6 points / game).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Whicker: UCI's McNealy savors four years well-spent . In: Orange County Register . March 9, 2014 ( ocregister.com [accessed May 26, 2018]).
2. ^ UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved May 26, 2018 (English). 
3. ↑ Chris McNealy Leads' Eaters Past Titans, 72-54. Retrieved May 26, 2018 (English). 
4. ↑ Men's Basketball - bigwest.org. Retrieved May 26, 2018 (English). 
5. ↑ Chris McNealy Named UCI's Most Outstanding Player. Retrieved May 26, 2018 (English). 
6. ↑ Chris McNealy Drafted by Sioux Falls Skyforce. Retrieved May 26, 2018 (English). 
7. ↑ Skyforce Announce Roster For D-League Opener. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on December 2, 2017 ; accessed on May 26, 2018 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
8. ^ Regional media Austria: Chris McNealy is now fighting in Oberwart . In: mein district.at . ( mein district.at [accessed on May 26, 2018]).
9. ↑ Oberwart with “sweep” against Wels for the second time master | Sky Sport Austria . In: Sky Sport Austria . ( skysportaustria.at [accessed on May 26, 2018]).
10. ↑ Home. Retrieved May 26, 2018 . 
11. ↑ Finals MVP Chris McNealy stays in Oberwart! Retrieved May 26, 2018 . 
12. ↑ Helmut Berger: ADMIRAL Basketball Bundesliga. Retrieved May 26, 2018 . 
13. ↑ Panionios sign Chris McNealy. Retrieved May 26, 2018 . 
14. ↑ http://widgets.baskethotel.com/site/esake/player/5607441/
15. ↑ Chris McNealy on Ura Basketin uusin vahvistus. Retrieved March 10, 2019 (Finnish). 
16. ↑ https://www.basket.fi/korisliiga/ottelut/pelaaja/?season_id=103769&player_id=5894327