Tre McLean (born October 19, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Guaiqueríes de Margarita of the Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto. He played college basketball for the Queens College and Chattanooga Mocs.

Tre McLean
No. 24 – Guaiqueríes de Margarita
PositionSmall forward / shooting guard
LeagueSuperliga Profesional de Baloncesto
Personal information
Born (1993-10-19) October 19, 1993 (age 31)
Charleston, South Carolina
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High schoolWest Ashley
(Charleston, South Carolina)
College
NBA draft2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2018Parma
2018–2019Avtodor Saratov
2019Parma
2019–2020Brose Bamberg
2020–2021Peristeri
2021–2022Split
2022Apollon Patras
2022Abejas de León
2022–2023Hapoel Gilboa Galil
2023–presentGuaiqueríes de Margarita
Career highlights and awards
  • LNBP champion (2022)
  • LNBP All-Star (2022)
  • First-team All-SoCon (2016)
  • Third-team All-SoCon (2017)

High school career

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McLean attended West Ashley High School at Charleston, South Carolina. As a senior at West Ashley, McLean averaged 16.2 points, 2.7 steals and 2.2 assists per game, leading the Wildcats to a 20-6 record as a senior and to the third round of the South Carolina Class 4A playoffs.

College career

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Queens College

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McLean started his college career with Queens College, where he played for one year. He averaged 5 points and 5.1 rebounds per game, being the second best rebounder of the team.

Chattanooga

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The following year, he was transferred to Chattanooga, where he stayed for the next 3 years.[1] As a senior, McLean averaged 13.7 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, earning All-Southern Conference recognition.[2] During his tenure with the Mocs, he averaged 10 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.3 steals per game.

Professional career

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After going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft, McLean joined Parma of the VTB United League. After a decent season with Parma, he joined Avtodor Saratov,[3] the following season, before returning once again to Parma in order to finish the season with the Russian club.

On July 5, 2019, McLean joined Brose Bamberg of the Basketball Bundesliga.[4]

On October 7, 2020, he signed a short term deal with Peristeri of the Greek Basket League, replacing the injured Christos Saloustros in the team΄s squad.[5] He subsequently re-signed for the remainder of the season. In 2021, McLean joined Split of the Adriatic League and the Croatian League, averaging 12.8 points and 4.8 rebounds per game.

On January 13, 2022, McLean signed with Apollon Patras of the Greek Basket League.[6] In 13 games, he averaged 10.4 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1 steal, playing around 31 minutes per contest.

In June 2022, McLean joined Abejas de León of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP) in Mexico.[7] He earned All-Star honors and led his team to a LNBP title.[8][9]

On December 12, 2022, he signed with Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[10] On February 25, 2023, McLean signed with Guaiqueríes de Margarita of the Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "McLean gets Chattanooga Mocs' last scholarship". timesfreepress.com. April 25, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  2. ^ Haller, Doug (July 3, 2017). "A look at the Phoenix Suns' summer league roster". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Tre McLean Joins Avtodor". avtodor.ru. June 14, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  4. ^ "Brose Bamberg sichert sich Tre McLean". Brose Bamberg (in German). July 5, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  5. ^ "McLean In Peristeri NBA". tv6.news. October 7, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  6. ^ Mammides, Chris (January 13, 2022). "AS Apollon Patras add McLean to their roster, ex Split". Eurobasket. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  7. ^ Yepez, Montserrat (June 28, 2022). "Llega Tre Mclean como primer refuerzo de Abejas de León para la temporada 2022". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  8. ^ Villalpando, Jesse (August 23, 2022). "Confirman a jugadores de Abejas para el Juego de Estrellas". El Sol de León (in Spanish). Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  9. ^ Villalpando, Jesse (October 28, 2022). "Abejas de León consigue histórico campeonato en la LNBP [Fotos-Video]". El Sol de León (in Spanish). Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  10. ^ "H.Gilboa Galil lands Tre' McLean, ex Abejas". Eurobasket. December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  11. ^ Vega, Francisco (February 25, 2023). "SPB 2023 - Tre' McLean (ex H.Gilboa Galil) joins Guaiqueries". Eurobasket. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
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