David McCray
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| birthday | November 6, 1986 | |
| place of birth | Speyer , Germany | |
| size | 188 cm | |
| position | Point guard | |
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–2003 TSV Speyer 2003–2004 Kaiserslautern Braves 2004–2007 BG Karlsruhe 2007–2008 Kirchheim Knights ( DL ) 2007–2012 EnBW Ludwigsburg 2012–2014 Telekom Baskets Bonn 2014–2015 Artland Dragons 2015–2019 MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
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David McCray (born November 6, 1986 in Speyer ) is a German basketball coach and former player. In the basketball league he played for Karlsruhe, Ludwigsburg, Bonn and Quakenbrück and was on the field in a total of 423 games in the top German division. During his career he was also used in the European club competitions Champions League and EuroChallenge .
Life
player
McCray, whose father is American and whose mother is German, began his basketball career in his hometown at TSV Speyer before moving to the first division at BG Karlsruhe . On December 26, 2004, the player made his Bundesliga debut against Braunschweig at BG . After the relegation of BG Karlsruhe from the basketball Bundesliga in 2007, McCray moved to EnBW Ludwigsburg . He received a double license and in the 2007/2008 season, in addition to his appearances in Ludwigsburg, he also played in the 2nd Pro B basketball league for VfL Kirchheim Knights . With Kirchheim McCray managed promotion to the 2. Bundesliga Pro A . From the 2008/2009 season he played exclusively in the Bundesliga. After four years with changeable statistics, McCray decided for the 2012/2013 season to leave the club and move within the BBL. He signed a two-year contract with Telekom Baskets Bonn . After his contract expired, McCray left Bonn and signed a contract with another Bundesliga club, the Artland Dragons from Quakenbrück. After the end of the 2014/2015 season, the Artland Dragons surprisingly stopped their game operations and McCray was also released from his contract. He then moved back to Ludwigsburg, where he played until the end of his competitive sports career in 2019. In Ludwigsburg he was team captain and the favorite of the supporters. The Ludwigsburg team decided not to give back number 4 worn by McCray in order to honor the native of Speyer. McCray, who was particularly known for his strengths in defense, achieved the best point value of his Bundesliga time in the course of the 2012/13 game year when he scored an average of 7.4 points per game for Bonn.
McCray was a selection player of the German Basketball Federation in the youth division , he also played international matches for the A2 national team and took part in the Summer Universiade in Belgrade in 2009 .
Trainer
In the summer of 2016, already during his time as a player, he passed the exams to obtain the B coach license. After the end of his professional career in 2019, he became a member of the Ludwigsburg Bundesliga staff as an assistant coach and from then on was responsible in particular for athletic training and also took on tasks in the youth sector. In summer 2020 he was promoted to head coach of the Ludwigsburg team in the youth basketball league and also remained assistant coach of the Bundesliga team.
Achievements and Awards
As a player
- 2007/2008: Promotion to the Pro A with the Kirchheim Knights
- U-18 national team
- U-20 national team
- A2 national team
- Pro B - Young Player of the Month December (2007)
- Pro B - Second place in the Young Player of the Season election (behind Elias Harris )
- 400th BBL game (October 3, 2018)
Personal
His brother Daniel was a national player in American football .
Individual evidence
- ↑ David McCray: "I only think from training to training". In: artland-dragons.de. Artland Dragons, accessed July 20, 2019 .
- ↑ Homestory Part 9: Visiting David McCray! In: schoenen-dunk.de. Retrieved July 20, 2019 .
- ↑ https://www.easycredit-bbl.de/de/n/news/2015/1-januar/die-gesichter-unserer-liga--combo-guard-david-mccray-von-den-artland-dragons/
- ↑ a b LuBus Finest hangs up the sneakers | MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg. Retrieved July 20, 2019 .
- ↑ https://www.easycredit-bbl.de/de/statistiken/player/portraits/p/2211-david-mccray/
- ↑ David McCray profile, European Championship for Men U18 2004. Accessed July 20, 2019 .
- ↑ DBB national coach Dirk Bauermann nominates A2 squad. German Basketball Association, accessed on July 20, 2019 .
- ↑ Germany finishes Universiade in 8th place. German Basketball Association, accessed on July 20, 2019 .
- ↑ B special course: All eleven pass. German Basketball Association, July 4, 2016, accessed on July 24, 2019 .
- ↑ David McCray becomes U19 head coach | Basketball Academy Ludwigsburg. Retrieved on July 19, 2020 (German).
- ↑ Pro B Young Player of the Month ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Awards 2008 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Südwest Presse Online-Dienst GmbH: Wait a minute, please !: “It's all great”. September 23, 2017, accessed February 14, 2020 .
Web links
- easyCredit BBL - David McCray - player profile on the easyCredit Basketball-Bundesliga website
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | McCray, David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 6, 1986 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Speyer |