So when I tell them something, they’ll listen.”.

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I was surprised that Coach knew all about my strengths and my weaknesses.

As Jr. explained, "He was still in Detroit and I was playing in Sacramento during that time.

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I always want to make him proud,” McCallum said.

He recorded 21 points, seven rebounds and four blocks in his season debut, a 92-81 win over Western Michigan Dec. 8.

Ray McCallum is a 6-1, 175-pound Point Guard from Franklin, MI. He went 7-for-12 and recorded 21 points in the 69-63 victory Dec. 5. "My dad was always tough on me, and when I say tough on me, I don't mean yelling and cursing and getting in my face. That might give you some clues about the abilities of the Unicaja rookie, who has averaged 9.3 points and 2.7 assists in 26 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague appearances, including 22 as a starter for Coach Joan Plaza. Brown, also 25, had an impressive Orlando Summer League for the Pistons and coach Stan Van Gundy remarked that he was one of their most consistent players throughout the week. Has excellent body control overall … Can be a good scoring point guard (18.7 PPG last season) … Very good ball handler … A good floor general and a coach’s son … Draws a lot of contact and gets to the line at a high rate … Underrated athlete who has a 40 inch vertical and deceptive explosiveness … Solid, if not spectacular passing ability and floor vision … Good at finding teammates cutting to the basket … Quick hands (1.9 SPG) last season and good lateral quickness make him a solid defender … Plays well without the ball, making sharp cuts to get good looks in the lane … Rebounds well for a point guard (5.1 RPG last season) … Despite playing in the Horizon League, performed well against good competition … McCallum is a very durable player, as evidenced by 37 or more minutes in each of the last 14 games of the season …

8, NBA Draft prospect Ray McCallum’s come a long way since his days as an Oklahoma middle school phenom. "He's taught me really to become a leader on and off the court, he's helped better my game and taught to me to become a winner," McCallum Jr. said.

And now he is ready to take on the role of point guard alongside Isaiah Thomas and Greives Vasquez for a Kings franchise that has hit restart on its future under new ownership, new management and new coaching. New Kings GM Monte McNair will try and change the culture in Sacramento.

"It's going to be a franchise that will be turned around very quickly because they know what they are doing. "He was really teaching me something, he was teaching me how to get better," he said. Scout's Take: ESPN 100 SG Romeo Langford commits to Indiana, Scout's Take: ESPN 60 PG Ashton Hagans picks Kentucky, Scout's Take: ESPN 100 PF E.J.

Then last summer, he welcomed a new challenge and signed with Unicaja Malaga to play in the EuroLeague. Ray McCallum Sr.‘s Titans could be winning even more if they had some bodies to spell their stellar starting five; four Titans are in the top ten in the conference in total minutes and minutes per game.