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			{{Short description\|American basketball player (born 1995)}}
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			'''Christopher Albert McCullough''' (born February 5, 1995<ref>{{cite web \|title=Chris McCullough - Player Profile \|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/player/260423/Chris-McCullough \|website=FIBA.basketball \|access-date=2024-06-10}}</ref>) is an American professional ] player who last played for the ] of the ]. He played ] for the ].

			==High school career==
			McCullough attended ] for his freshman and sophomore years. During his sophomore season, he led the Salisbury varsity basketball team to its first ever NEPSAC Class A championship. In the championship game, McCullough scored 26 points, while also adding eight rebounds and two blocked shots.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Salisbury School Claims First New England Class A Basketball Championship\|url=http://www.nepsac.org/page/2884/nocat_page/10/325\|work=NEPSAC.org\|date=March 6, 2012\|access-date=September 11, 2015\|archive-date=April 15, 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415140805/http://nepsac.org/page/2884/nocat_page/10/325\|url-status=dead}}</ref> At Salisbury, McCullough was coached by Jeff Ruskin. Following his sophomore year at Salisbury, McCullough transferred to ] and then, later on, to ].

			==College career==
			As a freshman at ] in 2014–15, McCullough started in the team's first 16 games of the season before a knee injury suffered against ] on January 11 required surgery and ended his campaign.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Eisenberg\|first=Jeff\|title=Chris McCullough's knee injury mars Syracuse's win\|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaab-the-dagger/chris-mccullough-s-cringe-inducing-knee-injury-mars-syracuse-s-win-032822423.html\|work=Yahoo.com\|date=January 11, 2015\|access-date=February 5, 2016}}</ref> In those 16 games, he averaged 9.3 points, 6.9 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 1.7 steals and 2.1 blocks in 28.1 minutes per game.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://cuse.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=11424\|title=Syracuse University Athletics – Chris McCullough\|work=Cuse.com\|access-date=February 5, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/chris-mccullough-1.html\|title=Chris McCullough Stats\|work=Sports-Reference.com\|access-date=February 5, 2016}}</ref>

			==Professional career==

			===Brooklyn Nets (2015–2017)===
			In April 2015, McCullough declared for the ], while still recovering from an ] injury.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Vecenie\|first=Sam\|title=Syracuse forward Chris McCullough to declare for NBA Draft\|url=http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/25133118/syracuse-forward-chris-mccullough-to-declare-for-nba-draft\|work=CBSSports.com\|date=April 2, 2015\|access-date=April 7, 2015}}</ref><ref name=bio>{{cite web\|title=Syracuse University Athletics – Chris McCullough\|url=http://www.cuse.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=11424\|work=Cuse.com\|access-date=April 7, 2015}}</ref> Despite that, on June 25, he was selected with the 29th overall pick by the ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.nba.com/nets/nets-acquire-four-new-players-draft-night\|title=Nets Acquire Four New Players on Draft Night\|date=June 26, 2015\|work=NBA.com\|access-date=June 26, 2015}}</ref> On July 1, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Nets.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.nba.com/nets/nets-sign-chris-mccullough\|title=Nets Sign Chris McCullough\|date=July 1, 2015\|work=NBA.com\|access-date=July 1, 2015\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705000433/http://www.nba.com/nets/nets-sign-chris-mccullough\|archive-date=July 5, 2015}}</ref> He missed the first half of the ] with the ACL injury he sustained as a freshman at Syracuse.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Lewis\|first=Brian\|url=https://nypost.com/2016/01/01/chris-mccullough-one-of-last-reasons-to-watch-nets-takes-big-step/\|title=Chris McCullough, one of last reasons to watch Nets, takes big step\|work=NYPost.com\|date=January 1, 2016\|access-date=February 5, 2016}}</ref> On February 5, 2016, he was activated for the first time, but did not play for the Nets against the ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.nba.com/games/20160205/SACBKN/gameinfo.html\|title=Johnson, Nets have season-best night in beating Kings\|work=NBA.com\|date=February 5, 2016\|access-date=February 5, 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207085734/http://www.nba.com/games/20160205/SACBKN/gameinfo.html\|archive-date=February 7, 2016\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Four days later, he made his NBA debut, recording 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block in just under 11 minutes off the bench in the Nets' 105–104 win over the ].<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.nba.com/games/20160208/DENBKN/gameinfo.html \| title=Johnson hits 3-pointer at buzzer, Nets beat Nuggets 105–104 \| work=NBA.com \| date=February 8, 2016 \| access-date=February 9, 2016 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160210093140/http://www.nba.com/games/20160208/DENBKN/gameinfo.html \| archive-date=February 10, 2016 \| url-status=dead }}</ref>

			On April 6, 2016, McCullough scored 10 points against the ], reaching double-digits for the first time in his career. He was subsequently elevated to the starting line-up the following game, scoring 12 points on April 8 against the ].<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mcculch01/gamelog/2016/ \| title=Chris McCullough 2015–16 Game Log \| work=Basketball-Reference.com \| access-date=April 11, 2016}}</ref> In his third straight start for the Nets on April 11, he had another 12-point game in a loss to the Wizards.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.nba.com/games/20160411/WASBKN/gameinfo.html \| title=Wizards score first 20, pull away late to beat Nets 120–111 \| work=NBA.com \| date=April 11, 2016 \| access-date=April 11, 2016 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414040658/http://www.nba.com/games/20160411/WASBKN/gameinfo.html \| archive-date=April 14, 2016 \| url-status=dead }}</ref>

			During his second season with Brooklyn, McCullough had multiple assignments with the ] of the ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://dleague.nba.com/assignments/\|title=2016–17 NBA Assignments\|work=NBA.com\|access-date=November 1, 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170126075350/http://dleague.nba.com/assignments/\|archive-date=January 26, 2017\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

			===Washington Wizards (2017–2018)===
			On February 22, 2017, McCullough was traded, along with ], to the ] in exchange for ], ] and a ] protected first-round draft pick.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://wizardstoday.monumentalsportsnetwork.com/2017/02/22/wizards-acquire-bojan-bogdanovic-and-chris-mccullough\|title=Wizards Acquire Bojan Bogdanovic and Chris McCullough\|work=monumentalsportsnetwork.com\|date=February 22, 2017\|access-date=February 22, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330023448/https://wizardstoday.monumentalsportsnetwork.com/2017/02/22/wizards-acquire-bojan-bogdanovic-and-chris-mccullough\|archive-date=March 30, 2017\|url-status=dead}}</ref> On March 1, 2017, he made his debut for the Wizards, making just one free throw in 1:39 of action during a win over the ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mcculch01/gamelog/2017/\|title=Chris McCullough 2016–17 Game Log\|work=Basketball-Reference.com\|access-date=April 9, 2017}}</ref> Two days later, he was assigned to the ] of the ], pursuant to the flexible assignment rule.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://wizardstoday.monumentalsportsnetwork.com/2017/03/03/wizards-assign-mccullough-to-northern-arizona-suns\|title=Wizards Assign McCullough to Northern Arizona Suns\|work=monumentalsportsnetwork.com\|date=March 3, 2017\|access-date=March 5, 2017\|archive-date=March 6, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306035407/https://wizardstoday.monumentalsportsnetwork.com/2017/03/03/wizards-assign-mccullough-to-northern-arizona-suns\|url-status=dead}}</ref> He remained with Northern Arizona until the end of the 2016–17 D-League season.

			McCullough signed with the ] to a training camp contract but was waived on October 7, 2018.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Chris McCullough: Waived by Pistons \|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/basketball/news/chris-mccullough-waived-by-pistons/ \|access-date=October 8, 2018 \|work=] \|date=October 7, 2019}}</ref>

			===Shanxi Brave Dragons (2018–2019)===
			On October 8, 2018, McCullough signed with ] of the ].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Chris McCullough: Signs with Chinese club \|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/basketball/news/chris-mccullough-signs-with-chinese-club/ \|work=] \|access-date=October 16, 2018 \|date=October 8, 2018}}</ref> On October 21, 2018, he made his debut for Shanxi, contributed twenty six points and eight rebounds in a win over the ].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Regular Season Round 1: Sichuan BW – Shanxi Z. 91–97\|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/boxScores/China/2018/1021_1980_2922.asp\|date=October 21, 2018\|work=eurobasket.com\|access-date=October 21, 2018}}</ref>

			===Rio Grande Valley Vipers (2019)===
			On January 28, 2019, the ] welcomed McCullough via ].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Welcome to the team, Chris McCullough\|url=https://twitter.com/RGVVipers/status/1090009011049693184\|date=January 28, 2019\|website=RGV Vipers on Twitter\|access-date=January 28, 2019}}</ref>

			===Brujos de Guayama (2019)===
			On May 14, 2019, McCullough joined the ] of the ] in Puerto Rico.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Brujos se refuerzan con Chris McCullough\|language=ES\|url=http://bsnpr.com/o/noticias/detalles.asp?r=18781\|date=May 14, 2019\|website=bsnpr.com\|access-date=May 14, 2019}}</ref>

			===San Miguel Beermen (2019)===
			On July 2, 2019, McCullough signed with the ] as a replacement for ] as the team's import for the ].<ref>{{cite web\|title=SMB replaces import Charles Rhodes with ex-NBA player Chris McCullough\|url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/smb-replaces-import-charles-rhodes-with-nba-veteran-chris-mccullough-a793-20190702\|date=July 2, 2019\|website=Spin.ph\|access-date=July 2, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://sports.inquirer.net/355602/former-nba-first-rounder-chris-mccullough-s-new-san-miguel-beer-import\|title=San Miguel decides it's end of the Rhodes, taps NBA first rounder\|date=July 2, 2019}}</ref> On his PBA debut, McCullough exploded for a professional then-career-high 47 points to go along with 10 rebounds and 6 3-pointers made to lead the Beermen towards the win against the NLEX Road Warriors.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://sports.inquirer.net/356072/chris-mccullough-announces-pba-arrival-with-smashing-47-point-night\|title=Chris McCullough announces PBA arrival with smashing 47-point night\|publisher=Inquirer Sports\|date=July 6, 2019\|access-date=August 9, 2019}}</ref> On July 10, McCullough recorded 37 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists in a 128–108 win over the Phoenix Fuel Masters.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://tv5.espn.com/basketball/pba/story/_/id/27160441/mccullough-leads-san-miguel-attack-rout-phoenix\|title=McCullough leads San Miguel's attack in rout of Phoenix\|work=ESPN.com\|date=July 11, 2019\|access-date=August 9, 2019}}</ref> Two days after, McCullough again led the Beermen towards a win over the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, 89–87. In that game, McCullough recorded 24 points, 17 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 blocks.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Dioquino\|first=Delfin\|url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/by-sport/basketball/pba/235341-game-results-san-miguel-rain-or-shine-july-13-2019\|title=San Miguel nips Rain or Shine in CDO to punch playoff ticket\|publisher=Rappler\|date=July 13, 2019\|access-date=August 16, 2019}}</ref> Four days after, McCullough recorded 27 points, 16 rebounds and 3 blocks but in a 91–95 loss to the Meralco Bolts, in the last game of the elimination round.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Lising\|first=Charmie\|url=https://tv5.espn.com/basketball/pba/story/_/id/27206605/meralco-stays-alive-scrapes-san-miguel\|title=Meralco stays alive, scrapes past San Miguel\|work=ESPN.com\|date=July 18, 2019\|access-date=August 17, 2019}}</ref> On July 31, 2019, McCullough again put on a show for a new career-high 51 points in a loss against Rain or Shine. He ended the series 2 days later with 35 points.

			McCullough and the Beermen eventually won the ] championship, his first as a professional, in six games of a best-of-seven series. McCullough scored the team high of 35 points, 19 rebounds, and 4 assists against the ].

			===Anyang KGC (2019–2020)===
			In 2019, McCullough signed with the ] of the ].

			===Rytas Vilnius (2020)===
			On August 28, 2020, McCullough signed with ].<ref name="Vilniaus">{{cite news \|last1=Pulkovskis \|first1=Edgaras \|title="Rytas" pasirašė sutartį su NBA patirties turinčiu aukštaūgiu \|url=https://www.krepsinis.net/naujiena/rytas-pasirase-sutarti-su-nba-patirties-turinciu-aukstaugiu/305725 \|access-date=August 29, 2020 \|work=Krepsinis.net \|date=August 28, 2020 \|language=Lithuanian}}</ref> On October 3, McCullough was suspended by Rytas Vilnius because he was suspected of escaping from a car accident after the ] found abandoned and damaged ], which was given to McCullough by the club, in a parking lot and launched an investigation.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Paaiškėjo daugiau detalių apie nušalintą nuo mačų "Ryto" amerikietį: po avarijos pabėgo iš įvykio vietos \|url=https://www.lrytas.lt/sportas/krepsinis/2020/10/05/news/paaiskejo-daugiau-detaliu-apie-suspenduota-ryto-amerikieti-po-avarijos-pabego-is-ivykio-vietos-16573894/ \|website=] \|access-date=October 5, 2020 \|language=lt \|date=October 5, 2020}}</ref> The Rytas allowed McCullough to return to the team on 12 October as he deeply regretted the incident of violating the club's internal rules and convinced head coach ] that he is motivated to play.<ref>{{cite web \|title="Ryto" vidaus taisykles pažeidusiam McCulloughui leista sugrįžti į komandą \|url=https://www.delfi.lt/krepsinis/naujienos/ryto-vidaus-taisykles-pazeidusiam-mcculloughui-leista-sugrizti-i-komanda.d?id=85470735 \|website=] \|access-date=October 18, 2020 \|language=lt}}</ref> He played his first game after the suspension on 17 October and scored 13 points, while the Rytas achieved a 60–98 victory versus the ].<ref>{{cite web \|title="Rytas" ir toliau pirmas – Klaipėdoje skaudžiai nuliūdino "Neptūną" \|url=https://www.delfi.lt/krepsinis/naujienos/rytas-ir-toliau-pirmas-klaipedoje-skaudziai-nuliudino-neptuna.d?id=85516157 \|website=] \|access-date=October 18, 2020 \|language=lt}}</ref> On November 10, it was reported that Rytas was parting ways with McCullough.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Chris McCullough, Rytas Vilnius reportedly parting ways\|url= https://sportando.basketball/en/chris-mccullough-rytas-vilnius-reportedly-parting-ways/\|website=Sportando\|date=November 10, 2020\|access-date=December 31, 2021\|last1= Lupo\|first1= Nicola}}</ref>

			===Gigantes de Carolina (2021)===
			On June 2, 2021, McCullough was reported to have signed with ] of the ],<ref>{{cite web\|first1=Ahmad\|last1=Madwar\|title=Chris McCullough (ex Anyang KGC) agreed terms with Al-Ahli for GCC!!\|url=https://www.asia-basket.com/South-Korea/news/687275/Chris-McCullough-(ex-Anyang-KGC)-agreed-terms-with-Al-Ahli-for-GCC!!\|date=June 2, 2021\|website=asia-basket.com\|access-date=June 2, 2021}}</ref> he didn't play any games for the team.

			On August 27, 2021, McCullough signed with ] of the ].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Carolina adds McCullough to their roster, ex Al-Ahli\|url=https://www.latinbasket.com/Puerto-Rico/news/702210/Carolina-adds-McCullough-to-their-roster,-ex-Al-Ahli\|website=Latinbasket\|access-date=August 27, 2021\|date=August 27, 2021}}</ref>

			===New Taipei Kings (2021–2022)===
			On November 17, 2021, McCullough signed with the ] of the ].<ref>{{cite news\|title=林書豪前隊友加盟新北國王曾在PBA狂砍51分\|url=https://www.ctwant.com/article/151001\|website=CTWANT\|date=November 17, 2021\|access-date=November 17, 2021}}</ref> On March 8, 2022, McCullough tore his left ACL during ]’s game against ] in the 2021-22 P.League+ tournament held at ].<ref>{{cite news\|title=Chris McCullough tears ACL in P.League+\|url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/chris-mccullough-tears-acl-in-p-league/234032\|website=Tiebreaker Times\|date=March 14, 2022\|access-date=March 14, 2022}}</ref>

			===Formosa Taishin Dreamers (2023–2024)===
			On February 27, 2023, McCullough signed with the ] of the ].<ref>{{cite news\|title=Chris McCullough joins the P.League+ Dreamers\|url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2023/02/28/2003795175\|website=Taipei Times\|date=February 28, 2023\|access-date=February 28, 2023}}</ref> He had a brief stint with Philippine team ] (SGA) at the ] tournament in Taiwan.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Chris McCullough returns to play for Strong Group in Jones Cup \|url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/chris-mccullough-to-play-for-strong-group-in-jones-cup-a1373-20240528 \|access-date=17 July 2024 \|work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines \|date=28 May 2024 \|language=en}}</ref><ref name="eyed-taiwan">{{cite news \|title=Chris McCullough now eyed by Taiwan for naturalization \|url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/fiba/chris-mccullough-now-eyed-by-taiwan-for-naturalization-a800-20240717 \|access-date=17 July 2024 \|work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines \|date=17 July 2024 \|language=en}}</ref>

			After his stint with SGA, McCullough received an offer to play for a team in Indonesia. A potential return to the PBA in the Philippines was averted with negotiations of ] to sign him as an import for the ] reportedly failed.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Ramos \|first1=Gerry \|title=Converge plan to sign Chris McCullough as import falls through \|url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/converge-fails-to-sign-chris-mccullough-as-its-pba-import-a793-20241020 \|access-date=21 October 2024 \|work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines \|date=20 October 2024 \|language=en}}</ref>

			==National team==
			McCullough has expressed interest to play for the ] in 2019, but as a non-Filipino citizen he has to be given citizenship through ] to be eligible.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Ramos \|first1=Gerry \|title=McCullough reveals being left out as Gilas naturalized player option \|url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/chris-mccullough-reveals-being-left-out-as-gilas-naturalized-player-a793-20220813 \|access-date=17 July 2024 \|work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines \|date=13 August 2022 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Bacnis \|first1=Justine \|title=Chris McCullough posts cryptic tweet on possible naturalization \|url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/chris-mccullough-posts-cryptic-tweet-on-possible-naturalization/183172 \|access-date=17 July 2024 \|work=Tiebreaker Times \|date=6 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Li \|first1=Matthew \|title=Chris McCullough wonders to Gilas: 'What we waiting on?' \|url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/chris-mccullough-to-gilas-what-we-waiting-on/233131 \|access-date=17 July 2024 \|work=Tiebreaker Times \|date=1 March 2022}}</ref> By 2024, McCullough has lost hope but after his performance at the ] with ] he has received offers for Taiwanese citizenship to be able to play for the ].<ref name="eyed-taiwan"/>

			==NBA career statistics==
			{{NBA player statistics legend}}

			===Regular season===
			{{NBA player statistics start}}
			\|-
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| {{nbay\|2015}}
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| ]
			\| '''24''' \|\| '''4''' \|\| '''15.1''' \|\| .404 \|\| '''.382''' \|\| .478 \|\| '''2.8''' \|\| '''.4''' \|\| '''1.2''' \|\| '''.5''' \|\| '''4.7'''
			\|-
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| {{nbay\|2016}}
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| ]
			\| 14 \|\| 0 \|\| 5.1 \|\| '''.516''' \|\| .167 \|\| '''.667''' \|\| 1.2 \|\| .1 \|\| .1 \|\| .1 \|\| 2.5
			\|-
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| {{nbay\|2016}}
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| ]
			\| 2 \|\| 0 \|\| 4.0 \|\| .000 \|\| .000 \|\| .500 \|\| 1.0 \|\| .0 \|\| .5 \|\| .0 \|\| .5
			\|-
			\| style="text-align:left;"\|{{Nbay\|2017}}
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| ]
			\| 19 \|\| 0 \|\| 4.7 \|\| .429 \|\| .125 \|\| .643 \|\| 1.3 \|\| .2 \|\| .0 \|\| .3 \|\| 2.4
			\|- class="sortbottom"
			\| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"\| Career
			\| 59 \|\| 4 \|\| 9.0 \|\| .426 \|\| .306 \|\| .548 \|\| 1.9 \|\| .3 \|\| .5 \|\| .3 \|\| 3.3
			{{S-end}}

			==International career statistics==
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			As of the end of the 2023 PLG regular season.<ref> at RealGM!</ref><ref> at P. LEAGUE+</ref>
			{{Basketball player statistics start}}
			\|-
			\| align=center \| 2018–19
			\| align=left \| ]
			\| ]
			\| 8 \|\| 27.1 \|\| 46.1% \|\| 25.0% \|\| 81.6% \|\| 9.0 \|\| 1.5 \|\| 1.1 \|\| 0.8 \|\| 16.3
			\|-
			\| align=center \| 2018–19
			\| align=left \| ]
			\| ]
			\| 3 \|\| 26.2 \|\| '''47.2%''' \|\| 37.5% \|\| '''83.3%'''\|\| 8.0 \|\| 2.0 \|\| 0.3 \|\| 0.3 \|\| 15.7
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			\| align=center \| 2019
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			\| '''16''' \|\| '''43.0''' \|\| 46.6% \|\| 33.6% \|\| 74.8% \|\| '''15.1''' \|\| '''3.5''' \|\| 1.3 \|\| '''2.4''' \|\| '''32.4'''
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			\| 8 \|\| 30.49 \|\| 44.66% \|\| 15.38% \|\| 63.64% \|\| 12.5 \|\| 1.88 \|\| '''2.38''' \|\| 0.75 \|\| 18.88
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			==References==
	'''Christopher A. "Chris" McCullough''' (born February 5, 1995) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the ] of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Prior to attending ], McCullough went to ], ], and ]. He declared for the ] in April 2015, while recovering from an ] injury.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Vecenie\|first1=Sam\|title=Syracuse forward Chris McCullough to declare for NBA Draft\|url=http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/25133118/syracuse-forward-chris-mccullough-to-declare-for-nba-draft\|website='']''\|accessdate=7 April 2015}}</ref><ref name=bio>{{cite web\|title=Chris McCullough Bio\|url=http://www.cuse.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=11424\|website=''Cuse.com''\|accessdate=7 April 2015}}</ref>
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American basketball player (born 1995) Not to be confused with Chris McCulloch.

Chris McCullough
Free Agent
McCullough in 2014
Position	Power forward
Personal information
Born	(1995-02-05) February 5, 1995 (age 29) The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	224 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	Salisbury School (Salisbury, Connecticut) Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, New Hampshire) IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida)
College	Syracuse (2014–2015)
NBA draft	2015: 1st round, 29th overall pick
Selected by the Brooklyn Nets
Playing career	2015–present
Career history
2015–2017	Brooklyn Nets
2016–2017	→Long Island Nets
2017–2018	Washington Wizards
2017–2018	→Northern Arizona Suns
2018	→Wisconsin Herd
2018	→Erie BayHawks
2018	Shanxi Brave Dragons
2019	Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2019	Brujos de Guayama
2019	San Miguel Beermen
2019–2020	Anyang KGC
2020	Rytas Vilnius
2020–2021	Anyang KGC
2021	Gigantes de Carolina
2021–2022	New Taipei Kings
2023–2024	Formosa Dreamers

Career highlights and awards
PBA champion (2019 Commissioner's) NBA D-League All-Star (2017) P. League+ Comeback Player of the Year (2024)

Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Christopher Albert McCullough (born February 5, 1995) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Formosa Dreamers of the P. League+. He played college basketball for the Syracuse Orange.

High school career

McCullough attended Salisbury School for his freshman and sophomore years. During his sophomore season, he led the Salisbury varsity basketball team to its first ever NEPSAC Class A championship. In the championship game, McCullough scored 26 points, while also adding eight rebounds and two blocked shots. At Salisbury, McCullough was coached by Jeff Ruskin. Following his sophomore year at Salisbury, McCullough transferred to Brewster Academy and then, later on, to IMG Academy.

College career

As a freshman at Syracuse in 2014–15, McCullough started in the team's first 16 games of the season before a knee injury suffered against Florida State on January 11 required surgery and ended his campaign. In those 16 games, he averaged 9.3 points, 6.9 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 1.7 steals and 2.1 blocks in 28.1 minutes per game.

Professional career

Brooklyn Nets (2015–2017)

In April 2015, McCullough declared for the 2015 NBA draft, while still recovering from an ACL injury. Despite that, on June 25, he was selected with the 29th overall pick by the Brooklyn Nets. On July 1, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Nets. He missed the first half of the 2015–16 season with the ACL injury he sustained as a freshman at Syracuse. On February 5, 2016, he was activated for the first time, but did not play for the Nets against the Sacramento Kings. Four days later, he made his NBA debut, recording 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block in just under 11 minutes off the bench in the Nets' 105–104 win over the Denver Nuggets.

On April 6, 2016, McCullough scored 10 points against the Washington Wizards, reaching double-digits for the first time in his career. He was subsequently elevated to the starting line-up the following game, scoring 12 points on April 8 against the Charlotte Hornets. In his third straight start for the Nets on April 11, he had another 12-point game in a loss to the Wizards.

During his second season with Brooklyn, McCullough had multiple assignments with the Long Island Nets of the NBA Development League.

Washington Wizards (2017–2018)

On February 22, 2017, McCullough was traded, along with Bojan Bogdanović, to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Andrew Nicholson, Marcus Thornton and a 2017 protected first-round draft pick. On March 1, 2017, he made his debut for the Wizards, making just one free throw in 1:39 of action during a win over the Toronto Raptors. Two days later, he was assigned to the Northern Arizona Suns of the NBA Development League, pursuant to the flexible assignment rule. He remained with Northern Arizona until the end of the 2016–17 D-League season.

McCullough signed with the Detroit Pistons to a training camp contract but was waived on October 7, 2018.

Shanxi Brave Dragons (2018–2019)

On October 8, 2018, McCullough signed with Shanxi Brave Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association. On October 21, 2018, he made his debut for Shanxi, contributed twenty six points and eight rebounds in a win over the Sichuan Blue Whales.

Rio Grande Valley Vipers (2019)

On January 28, 2019, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers welcomed McCullough via Twitter.

Brujos de Guayama (2019)

On May 14, 2019, McCullough joined the Brujos de Guayama of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional in Puerto Rico.

San Miguel Beermen (2019)

On July 2, 2019, McCullough signed with the San Miguel Beermen as a replacement for Charles Rhodes as the team's import for the 2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup. On his PBA debut, McCullough exploded for a professional then-career-high 47 points to go along with 10 rebounds and 6 3-pointers made to lead the Beermen towards the win against the NLEX Road Warriors. On July 10, McCullough recorded 37 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists in a 128–108 win over the Phoenix Fuel Masters. Two days after, McCullough again led the Beermen towards a win over the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, 89–87. In that game, McCullough recorded 24 points, 17 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 blocks. Four days after, McCullough recorded 27 points, 16 rebounds and 3 blocks but in a 91–95 loss to the Meralco Bolts, in the last game of the elimination round. On July 31, 2019, McCullough again put on a show for a new career-high 51 points in a loss against Rain or Shine. He ended the series 2 days later with 35 points.

McCullough and the Beermen eventually won the 2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup championship, his first as a professional, in six games of a best-of-seven series. McCullough scored the team high of 35 points, 19 rebounds, and 4 assists against the TNT KaTropa.

Anyang KGC (2019–2020)

In 2019, McCullough signed with the Anyang KGC of the Korean Basketball League.

Rytas Vilnius (2020)

On August 28, 2020, McCullough signed with Rytas Vilnius. On October 3, McCullough was suspended by Rytas Vilnius because he was suspected of escaping from a car accident after the Lithuanian Police found abandoned and damaged Jeep Renegade, which was given to McCullough by the club, in a parking lot and launched an investigation. The Rytas allowed McCullough to return to the team on 12 October as he deeply regretted the incident of violating the club's internal rules and convinced head coach Donaldas Kairys that he is motivated to play. He played his first game after the suspension on 17 October and scored 13 points, while the Rytas achieved a 60–98 victory versus the Neptūnas Klaipėda. On November 10, it was reported that Rytas was parting ways with McCullough.

Gigantes de Carolina (2021)

On June 2, 2021, McCullough was reported to have signed with Al-Ahli of the Bahraini Premier League, he didn't play any games for the team.

On August 27, 2021, McCullough signed with Gigantes de Carolina of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional.

New Taipei Kings (2021–2022)

On November 17, 2021, McCullough signed with the New Taipei Kings of the P. League+. On March 8, 2022, McCullough tore his left ACL during New Taipei Kings’s game against Taoyuan Pauian Pilots in the 2021-22 P.League+ tournament held at Taoyuan Arena.

Formosa Taishin Dreamers (2023–2024)

On February 27, 2023, McCullough signed with the Formosa Taishin Dreamers of the P. League+. He had a brief stint with Philippine team Strong Group Athletics (SGA) at the 2024 William Jones Cup tournament in Taiwan.

After his stint with SGA, McCullough received an offer to play for a team in Indonesia. A potential return to the PBA in the Philippines was averted with negotiations of Converge FiberXers to sign him as an import for the 2024–25 Commissioner's Cup reportedly failed.

National team

McCullough has expressed interest to play for the Philippine national team in 2019, but as a non-Filipino citizen he has to be given citizenship through naturalization to be eligible. By 2024, McCullough has lost hope but after his performance at the 2024 William Jones Cup with Strong Group Athletics he has received offers for Taiwanese citizenship to be able to play for the Chinese Taipei national team.

NBA 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

Regular season


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2015–16	Brooklyn	24	4	15.1	.404	.382	.478	2.8	.4	1.2	.5	4.7
2016–17	Brooklyn	14	0	5.1	.516	.167	.667	1.2	.1	.1	.1	2.5
2016–17	Washington	2	0	4.0	.000	.000	.500	1.0	.0	.5	.0	.5
2017–18	Washington	19	0	4.7	.429	.125	.643	1.3	.2	.0	.3	2.4
Career		59	4	9.0	.426	.306	.548	1.9	.3	.5	.3	3.3

International career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	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		Led the league

As of the end of the 2023 PLG regular season.

Year	Team	League	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2018–19	Brujos de Guayama	BSN	8	27.1	46.1%	25.0%	81.6%	9.0	1.5	1.1	0.8	16.3
2018–19	Shanxi Zhongyu	CBA	3	26.2	47.2%	37.5%	83.3%	8.0	2.0	0.3	0.3	15.7
2019	San Miguel Beermen	PBA	16	43.0	46.6%	33.6%	74.8%	15.1	3.5	1.3	2.4	32.4
2021–22	New Taipei Kings	PLG	7	32.19	35.53%	42.11%	58.82%	8.57	1.71	0.86	1.14	20.86
2022–23	Formosa Taishin Dreamers	PLG	8	30.49	44.66%	15.38%	63.64%	12.5	1.88	2.38	0.75	18.88

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