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Career Stats
2012-13:
The 2013 Horizon League Player of the Year and Lute Olson All-American - just the 13th Titan to earn All-American accolades … was also the Robert Calihan Team MVP and an All-Horizon League First Team selection … was tabbed to the National All-Jesuit Team, the Lou Henson All-America team as well as the National Basketball Coaches Association (NBCA) All-District First Team…he was a Preseason John Wooden Award Top 50 selection, Preseason James Naismith Award Watch List, Lindy’s Sports Preseason Horizon League Player of the Year and a Bob Cousy Award Final 20 honoree…led the team in points (18.7), assists (4.5) and steals (1.9) for the third-straight season as well as minutes played (36.6) … led the HL in scoring and steals, while finishing second in assists, assist-to-turnover ratio (2.2) and minutes played ... was also sixth in field goal percentage (49.1) … had at least one steal in all but six games ... scored in double figures in all but five games on the season ... recorded the best single game performance of the last decade in division I basketball with 16 points, 13 rebounds, eight assists and four steals in Titans win over Cleveland State (2/12) ... the last player to put up those type of numbers was Connecticut 's Ben Gordon with 17 points, 16 rebounds, 11 assists and five steals vs. Iona in December 2003 … had a team-high 18 20+ point games including three-straight to start the season ... scored a season-high 30 points, to go along with five rebounds and four steals against Green Bay (2/9) ... recorded 29 points against Wichita State (2/23) and had 21 points, seven rebounds and six assists against Temple (2/28) ... had solid all-around effort against Toledo (12/5) with seven points, seven rebounds, 10 assists, two steals and two blocked shots ... also scored 21 points at St. John's (11/13), 24 points Pittsburgh (12/1) and 21 points against Akron (12/15) …selected to the Horizon League Winter All-Academic team…earned a spot on the UDM Athletic Director’s Honor Roll as well as the Horizon League Fall & Spring Academic Honor Roll
... was one of 10 student-athletes to be named to the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association Scholar-Athlete Team ... compiled 1,618 points to rank eighth on Detroit's all-time scoring list, while also ranking fourth in steals (175) and seventh in assists (451) ... was just the second Titan to rank among the top-10 in all three of those categories ... became the 22nd Titan to be drafted, as he was selected with the 36th pick in the 2013 NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings.
2011-12:
One of the top players in the Horizon League, he had a tremendous sophomore season earning a host of accolades and honors…was the Robert Calihan Team MVP and an All-Horizon League First Team selection - the first by a Titan since 2003 - as well as the Horizon League Championship MVP…also tabbed the CollegeSportsMadness.com HL Player of the Year, named to the National All-Jesuit Team, the Lou Henson All-America team as well as the National Basketball Coaches Association (NBCA) All-District First Team…he was a Preseason John Wooden Award Top 50 selection, Preseason James Naismith Award Watch List, Lindy’s Sports Preseason Horizon League Player of the Year and a Bob Cousy Award Final 20 honoree…led the team in points (15.4), assists (4.0) and steals (1.6) for the second straight season as well as minutes played (33.7)… was second in the HL in scoring, third in assists, fourth in steals and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.8), fifth in minutes played and seventh in free throw percentage (76.6)… had at least one steal in all but five games... scored in double figures in all but five games on the season ... recorded eight points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals in the NCAA Tournament against nationally-ranked Kansas (3/16)…had a team-high ten 20+ point games after three straight in the Horizon League Championship (22, 26, 21) ... scored 21, had six boards, four steals and three assists in HL championship victory over Valparaiso ... totaled a game-high 26 points with six rebounds, five assists and a pair of steals in the HL semifinals triumph over Cleveland State…tallied a team-high 22 points and a game-best seven assists in the conference quarterfinals victory over Youngstown State…had solid all-around effort against Green Bay (Feb. 12), scoring 15 with six assists and no turnovers ... scored 26 points in the win over UIC (Jan. 27) ... tallied 20 points at Butler (2/4)... had solid game in the win over Loyola, notching 13 points, handing-out six assists pulling down five rebounds and registering a block and a steal (1/25) ... notched first double-double of the season, and fourth of his career, with 21-point, 10-rebound effort versus Youngstown State (12/1)… hit three triples en route to 23 points at Milwaukee (1/14)… hit four first-half triples en route to a game-high 20 points at Notre Dame (11/14) ... scored 15 points and had seven assists in season-opening win over Lake Erie (11/11)… awarded the Fr. Norbert Huetter, S.J. Award for attitude, dedication and leadership at the Annual Titan Academic and Athletic Honors Luncheon…selected to the Horizon League Winter All-Academic team…earned a spot on the UDM Athletic Director’s Honor Roll as well as the Horizon League Fall & Spring Academic Honor Roll ... major is Communications Studies.
Summer 2011:Â
Played with Team USA at the World University Games in Shenzhen, China ... the Americans went 7-1 at the tournament and took home 5th place ... played in all eight games, averaging 4.5 points and 0.9 assists in just over 10 minutes per contest ... only turned the ball over twice the entire tournament ... made all five free throws ... enjoyed best game against Finland (9 pts, 2 rbs, 2 asst).
2010-11:
Capped a phenomenal rookie campaign by earning the Horizon League's Newcomer of the Year award ... became first Titan true freshman to ever be honored on an All-Horizon League Team (second team) ... named to the CollegeInsider.com's Freshman All-America squad ... bestowed the Frank Gerbig, Sr. Sportsmanship Award at the year-end team banquet ... led the Titans in scoring (13.5 ppg), assists (4.9 apg) and steals (54) ... started all 33 games as a freshman, one of two Titans to start every game ... played well in the HL First Round win vs. Loyola (Mar. 1), scoring 16 points with six boards and six assists ... team’s leading scorer on 10 different occassions ... his 157 regular season total assists ranked second in NCAA amongst freshmen ... had 54th-best assist total (per game) in all of NCAA ... registered fourth 20-point game vs. Milwaukee (Jan. 1) ... had nine assists to just one turnover at Bradley ... compiled impressive 1.89 assist-to-turnover ratio for the season (161/85) ... really improved from the foul line as the season progressed ... started 59-of-94 (.628) and hit 82-of-110 (.745) since the start of the calendar year ... recorded first-ever double-double in the convincing win at Central Michigan (23 pts, 11 rbs) ... those 11 boards were a career high ... had his second career double-double in the win vs. UIC (Feb. 3) with 12 points and 10 assists ... led the team in scoring for the first time in the blowout win over Niagara (Nov. 28), notching his first 20+ point game (21) ... recorded his first double-digit assist total against Akron, handing-out 10 dimes ... played all but two minutes in the double-overtime win against Albany (Nov. 26) ... shot .791 from the free throw line at home ... hit 8-of-9 free throws in the win over Wright State to help ice that game late (Dec. 4) ... led the team with 19 points at Western Michigan (Dec. 8), hitting 4-of-5 from three-point range ... scored nine of his career-best 31 points in the overtime session to lead Detroit to a win at Eastern Michigan (Dec. 11) ... also grabbed eight rebounds in that win and was named the Horizon League’s Player of the Week ... filled the stat sheet with 15 points, nine rebounds and six assists at Valpo (Feb. 10) ... flirted with a triple-double against Youngstown State (Feb. 16), scoring 14 while grabbing 10 boards and handing-out 8 assists.
PRIOR TO DETROIT:
The son of UDM head coach Ray McCallum and one of the most highly-recruited players in school history, as well as in the country, yielding scholarship offers from Arizona, Florida, Oklahoma and UCLA ... Earned national accolades in being named to the McDonald’s and Parade All-American Teams in 2010…Averaged 22.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists as a senior and was named to the Detroit Free Press’ and Detroit News’ All-State Dream Teams…Also honored as the Class B Player of the Year, while finishing third in the balloting for Michigan’s Mr. Basketball…As a senior in the state championship game, he led the Yellowjackets to a state title scoring 32 points, 25 in the first half, along with grabbing eight rebounds and coming away with seven steals in a lopsided 71-47 victory over Lansing Sexton… Netted four points, pulled down two boards and had three assists, with no turnovers, and a steal at the 2010 McDonald’s All-American game, and finished second in the slam dunk contest at the POWERADE Jam Fest…A consensus top 50 player in high school, McCallum was ranked as the No. 5 guard and the No. 17 overall recruit in the nation by ESPN, five stars, No. 6 guard and No. 23 overall by Scout.com and four stars, 43rd overall and the 12th-highest guard by Rivals.com…As a junior, he tallied 17.1 points, 6.1 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals for DCD and the first of his back-to-back All-Conference accolades…Played AAU with Team Detroit along with Trey Zeigler, another nationally-ranked recruit that signed to play with his dad at Central Michigan…Invited and participated in a number of prestigious all-star events such as the Derby Festival Basketball Classic, LeBron James Skills Academy, adidas Nations, adidas Super 64 Showcase and the NIKE Global Challenge…Played his first two years as a prep for Bloomington (IN) North and was selected to the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) All-State underclassmen as a sophomore... His cousin, Ja'Rob McCallum, is a junior guard at IUPUI.
