Bo McCalebb

Lester "Bo" McCalebb (Macedonian: Лестер „Бо“ МекКејлеб; born May 4, 1985) is an American-Macedonian former professional basketball player who last played for Tecnyconta Zaragoza of the Spanish Liga ACB. He represents the senior Macedonian national team internationally. Standing at 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in), he plays at the point guard position. Born and raised in New Orleans, he attended the University of New Orleans. A two-time All-EuroLeague selection, McCalebb was part of the All-Tournament Team at EuroBasket 2011.

Bo McCalebb
McCalebb with Macedonia in 2011
Personal information
Born (1985-05-04) May 4, 1985
New Orleans, Louisiana
NationalityAmerican / Macedonian
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight183 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High schoolO. Perry Walker
(New Orleans, Louisiana)
CollegeNew Orleans (2003–2008)
NBA draft2008 / Undrafted
Playing career2008–2018
PositionPoint guard
Career history
2008–2009Mersin BB
2009–2010Partizan
2010–2012Montepaschi Siena
2012–2014Fenerbahçe Ülker
2014–2015Bayern Munich
2016Limoges CSP
2016–2017Gran Canaria
2017–2019Zaragoza
Career highlights and awards

High school

McCalebb attended O. Perry Walker High School in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he played high school basketball.

College career

McCalebb played college basketball at the University of New Orleans. McCalebb was named the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year in 2007. In his five-year career with the Privateers, he played in 128 games, averaging 20.9 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 3 assists per game.[1]

Professional career

Mersin BB

McCalebb started his professional career in Turkey with Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi. He had a lot of success in Mersin, averaging 17.4 points and 4.7 assists per game during the 2008–09 season. He was also the Turkish Super League leader in steals, with 2.7 per game.

Partizan
McCalebb with Partizan in 2009

On October 16, 2009, McCalebb signed a one-year contract with the Serbian club Partizan Belgrade, a week after the team released former point guard Milt Palacio for failure to join the team on time.[2] He had an amazing season with Partizan winning the regional ABA League, Basketball League of Serbia and Cup titles. He also helped the team to reach the EuroLeague Final Four, and earned an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection.

Montepaschi Siena

In July 2010, McCalebb signed a three-year deal with the Italian club Montepaschi Siena.[3][4] In his first season in Italy, he had even more success, helping his team to the EuroLeague Final Four, and winning the Italian League, Cup, and Supercup. In 2012, he was named the Italian League MVP.[5] In April 2012, McCalebb won the EuroLeague's Alphonso Ford Trophy, the annual award given to the EuroLeague's top scorer of the season. He averaged 16.9 points, 2.6 assists, and 2.2 rebounds per game, during the season, while shooting .613 from the field and .526 on three-pointers.[6][7] He also earned a selection to the All-EuroLeague Second Team, for the second time in his career.[8]

Fenerbahçe Ülker

During the summer of 2012, San Antonio Spurs were interested in signing McCalebb, but they did not reach a buyout agreement with Montepaschi Siena.[9] In August 2012, McCalebb signed a three-year contract with the Turkish club Fenerbahçe Ülker.[10][11] In June 2014, he left Fenerbahçe and became a free agent.[12]

Bayern Munich

On November 19, 2014, McCalebb signed a one-month deal with the German club Bayern Munich.[13][14] Over 5 regular season EuroLeague games he played for the team, he averaged 9.8 points, and a career-high 3.6 assists per game. On December 26, 2014, he extended his contract with the club until the end of January 2015.[15] On January 10, 2015, he tore ligaments in one of his thumbs, which sidelined him off the court for several weeks.[16] After the injury, he never played with Bayern again.

Pelicans / Limoges

On October 15, 2015, McCalebb signed with the NBA's New Orleans Pelicans.[17] However, he was later waived by the Pelicans on October 24, after appearing in four preseason games.[18] On January 3, 2016, McCalebb signed with French club Limoges, for the rest of the season.[19]

Gran Canaria

On August 24, 2016, McCalebb signed with Herbalife Gran Canaria of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroCup.[20]

Zaragoza

On December 13, 2017, McCalebb signed with Spanish club Tecnyconta Zaragoza for the rest of the 2017–18 ACB season.[21]

National team career
McCalebb with Macedonia in 2011

In 2010, McCalebb accepted an offer to play for the senior men's Macedonian national basketball team, after which he received a Macedonian passport.[22][23] The "Macedonian MVP" was the second leading scorer in the qualifying for the EuroBasket 2011, with a strong showing against Great Britain, and its NBA star Luol Deng.[24]

EuroBasket 2011

On August 31, in the first tournament game for Macedonia, McCalebb scored 17 points in an overtime loss against Montenegro. On September 1, Macedonia played Croatia with McCalebb scoring 19 points. He had another strong showing versus Greece on September 3, scoring game-high 27 points and leading the team to a 72–58 win. On September 4, McCalebb scored 18 points against Finland in a 72–70 win. On September 5, McCalebb scored 22 points in a 75–63 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina, which qualified them to the second phase as the first place team in Group C. Then, on September 8 (Macedonia Independence Day), he led the team with 27 points in their 65–63 win over Georgia and thus placed Macedonia to the quarter-finals. In the last two games of the second phase, McCalebb scored 19 points in Macedonian victory against Slovenia, and 16 points in the dramatic loss against Russia. On September 14, Macedonia defeated the host nation Lithuania to qualify to the semi-finals. McCalebb scored 23 points. In the semi-finals Macedonia was defeated 92–80 by Spain, with McCalebb scoring 25 points. In the bronze medal battle, McCalebb scored 22 points, but Macedonia was defeated by Russia, in another dramatic game, 72–68.

McCalebb earned an All Tournament Team selection.[25] During the tournament, he averaged 21.4 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game, in 34.2 minutes played per game.[26] With 235 total points scored, McCalebb was the best scorer of the tournament in total point, but in points per game average, he was second behind Tony Parker, who played in one game less.[27]

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  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

Led the league

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2003–04 New Orleans 311526.1.441.311.6063.52.01.4.113.1
2004–05 303034.9.480.260.5674.33.71.8.222.6
2005–06 4433.3.379.300.6572.51.53.8.519.0
2006–07 313134.5.478.333.7106.83.32.0.225.0
2007–08 323233.3.506.405.7724.53.12.4.123.2
Career 12811232.2.476.333.6674.73.02.0.120.9

EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2009–10 Partizan 222230.1.457.232.7592.93.42.0.013.412.7
2010–11 Montepaschi 15920.8.549.438.8802.02.11.8.011.513.1
2011–12 171727.7.613.526.8092.22.61.3.016.917.3
2012–13 Fenerbahçe 232027.6.481.255.8472.72.41.9.013.013.2
2013–14 241527.0.595.359.7413.22.51.4.111.914.1
2014–15 Bayern 5523.4.345.357.8332.43.6.6.09.86.0
Career 1068826.8.521.336.7982.72.71.6.013.113.5

Other leagues
Season Team League GP MPG FG% 3PT FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2008–09Mersin B.B.BSL3033.9.584.303.7293.34.62.7.117.4
2009–10Partizan NISABA2624.6.541.296.7592.62.82.2.112.1
KLS1722.8.667.219.8533.03.42.1.014.3
2010–11Montepaschi SienaLBA3223.3.660.391.8162.82.82.4.113.2
2011–124326.0.630.390.7802.83.41.3.114.2
2012–13Fenerbahçe UlkerBSL2524.6.557.359.8122.63.21.6.013.3
2013–144022.5.624.309.7562.53.41.3.110.4
2014–15Bayern MunichBBL826.6.667.368.8002.35.61.1.013.6

See also

References
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