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{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Tahjere McCall
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| caption = McCall with the
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| position = [[Shooting guard]]
▲| league = [[National Basketball League (Australia)|NBL]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|8|17}}
| birth_place = [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
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| high_school = [[Carver High School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)|Carver]]<br>(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
| college =
* [[Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball|Niagara]] (2012–2014)
* [[Tennessee State Tigers basketball|Tennessee State]] (2015–2017)
| draft_year = 2017
| career_start = 2017
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| years3 = 2019–2020
| team3 = [[College Park Skyhawks]]
| years4 =
| team4 = [[Lakeland Magic]]
| years5 = 2021
| team5 = [[Orléans Loiret Basket]]
| years6 =
| team6 = [[Cairns Taipans]]
| years7 = 2022
| team7 = [[Otago Nuggets]]
| years8 = 2023
| team8 = [[Fos Provence Basket]]
| years9 = 2024–present
| team9 = [[Hapoel Holon B.C.|Hapoel Holon]]
| highlights =
* [[List of NBA G League champions|NBA G League champion]] ([[2020–21 NBA G League season|2021]])
* NBA G League All-Defensive Team (2021)
* 2× First-team All-[[Ohio Valley Conference|OVC]] (2016, 2017)
* 2× OVC Defensive Player of the Year (2016, 2017)
}}
'''Tahjere McCall''' (born August 17, 1994) is an American professional [[basketball]] player for
==Early life==
McCall was born in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]].<ref name=nbc>{{cite news |title=For Philly native Tahjere McCall, working out for Sixers 'a dream' |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/philadelphia-76ers/philly-native-tahjere-mccall-working-out-sixers-dream |access-date=22 March 2022 |work=[[NBC Sports]] |date=7 June 2017}}</ref> His father is a locomotive engineer and his mother rehabilitates [[crack cocaine]] addicts.<ref name=rexrode>{{cite web |last1=Rexrode |first1=Joe |title=Tahjere McCall is TSU's free spirit, NCAA Tournament hope |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/2017/01/20/rexrode-tsus-tahjere-mccall-true-original/96844488/ |website=The Tennessean |access-date=November 28, 2023 |date=January 20, 2017}}</ref>
McCall attended [[Carver High School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)|Carver High School]] where he did not play on the basketball team until his junior season.<ref name=hunt>{{cite web |last1=Hunt |first1=Donald |title=Former E&S and Tennessee State star Tahjere McCall works out for the Sixers |url=https://apnews.com/article/sports-nba-tennessee-tahjere-mccall-3c7c8fbfc20d47b0a3f741fdd2a1c19b |website=Associated Press |access-date=November 28, 2023 |date=June 6, 2017}}</ref> He was preparing to play [[NCAA Division II]] basketball at [[Holy Family University]] when [[Niagara University]] presented him with a scholarship offer.<ref name=rexrode />
==College career==
McCall began his [[college basketball]] career with the [[Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball|Niagara Purple Eagles]].<ref name=nbc /> He served as a starter during his freshman season under head coach [[Joe Mihalich]] in 2012–13.<ref name=mihalich>{{cite web |last1=Meiler |first1=Mike |title=NU's McCall receives transfer release |url=https://www.niagara-gazette.com/sports/nus-mccall-receives-transfer-release/article_c80ea36a-0c65-5e90-b405-e6c685540157.html |website=Niagara Gazette |access-date=August 26, 2022 |date=March 26, 2014}}</ref> McCall was moved to a bench role for his sophomore season by new head coach [[Chris Casey]].<ref name=mihalich /> He chose to transfer from the team at the end of the season and joined the [[Tennessee State Tigers basketball|Tennessee State Tigers]] under head coach [[Dana Ford]].<ref name=nbc /><ref name=rexrode /><ref name=mihalich /><ref>{{cite news |author1=Joe Rexrode |title=A true original |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98169295/a-true-original/ |access-date=22 March 2022 |work=[[The Tennessean]] |date=21 January 2017 |pages=C1, C3|via =[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref> Ford discovered him through a recommendation from [[Anthony Mason (basketball)|Anthony Mason]] whose son, [[Antoine Mason|Antoine]], played alongside McCall at Niagara.<ref name=rexrode /> McCall was selected as the [[Ohio Valley Conference]] (OVC) Defensive Player of the Year and earned All-OVC honors during his two seasons at Tennessee State.<ref name=nbc />
==Professional career==
[[File:Josh Magette and Tahjere McCall (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|McCall with the [[College Park Skyhawks]] in 2020]]
After going undrafted in [[2017 NBA draft]], McCall joined the [[Brooklyn Nets]] for the [[2017 NBA Summer League]] and would join them for training camp. McCall played two seasons with the Nets [[NBA G League]] affiliate in [[Long Island Nets|Long Island]]. On February 26, 2019, he signed a 10-day contract with the Brooklyn Nets.<ref name=nba>{{cite web |title="BROOKLYN NETS SIGN TAHJERE MCCALL TO 10-DAY CONTRACT" |url=https://www.nba.com/nets/news/brooklyn-nets-sign-tahjere-mccall-10-day-contract |website=NBA.com |publisher=NBA |accessdate=27 February 2019}}</ref> McCall re-joined the [[Long Island Nets]] after the conclusion of his 10-day contract with the [[Brooklyn Nets]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Tahjere McCall Rejoins Long Island Nets|url=https://longisland.gleague.nba.com/news/tahjere-mccall-rejoins-long-island-nets/|date=March 8, 2019|work=NBA.com|accessdate=March 8, 2019}}</ref>
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On March 29, 2021, McCall signed with [[Orléans Loiret Basket]] of the French [[LNB Pro A|Jeep Élite]].<ref name="Orleans" />
On August 6, 2021, McCall signed with the [[Cairns Taipans]] for the [[2021–22 NBL season]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Taipans Sign NBA G-League Champion, Tahjere McCall |url=https://nbl.com.au/news/taipans-sign-nba-g-league-champion-tahjere-mccall |website=NBL.com.au |access-date=August 6, 2021 |date=August 6, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Kane Pitman |title=Not just a great defender: Tahjere McCall on turning the Taipans around |url=https://www.espn.com/nbl/story/_/id/32927562/not-just-great-defender-tahjere-mccall-turning-taipans-around |access-date=22 March 2022 |work=[[ESPN]] |date=23 December 2021}}</ref>
On April 23, 2022, McCall signed with the [[Otago Nuggets]] for the [[2022 New Zealand NBL season]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Cheshire |first=Jeff |title=Nuggets announce their third US import |url=https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/basketball/nuggets-announce-their-third-us-import |website=[[Otago Daily Times]] |access-date=April 23, 2022 |date=April 23, 2022}}</ref> He left the team in mid June after being invited to an NBA summer training camp.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cheshire |first=Jeff |title=Join us in wishing Tahjere all the best as he heads to the US after being invited to a NBA summer training camp |url=https://www.facebook.com/otagonuggetsnbl/posts/pfbid02TPD3JZ7EPSp6LpsxgECGCzM3T5iXyPZyz7bMtPM9zBp5dQmcQM8PpxFtxFbSSJKl |website=facebook.com/otagonuggetsnbl |access-date=June 16, 2022 |date=June 13, 2022}}</ref>
On May 31, 2022, McCall re-signed with the Taipans on a two-year deal.<ref>{{cite web |title=Taipans re-sign Tahjere McCall |url=https://www.taipans.com/news/taipans-re-sign-tahjere-mccall |website=Taipans.com |access-date=May 31, 2022 |date=May 31, 2022}}</ref> Following the [[2022–23 NBL season]], he joined [[Fos Provence Basket]] of the [[LNB Pro A]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/tahjere-mccall-joins-fos-provence/|title=Tahjere McCall joins Fos Provence|last=|first=|date=March 19, 2023|website=|publisher=Sportando|language=En|access-date=March 20, 2023}}</ref> On December 9, 2023, he had 19 points and 15 assists in a 116–101 win over the [[Adelaide 36ers]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Taipans produce late rally to defeat 36ers |url=https://nbl.com.au/news/taipans-produce-late-rally-to-defeat-36ers |website=NBL.com.au |access-date=June 16, 2023 |date=December 9, 2023}}</ref> Following the [[2023–24 NBL season]], he joined [[Hapoel Holon B.C.|Hapoel Holon]] in Israel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/fiba-champions-league/1634578/tahjere-mccall-signs-with-hapoel-holon-basketball-champions-league/|title=Tahjere McCall moves to Israel for the rest of the season|date=February 25, 2024|website=eurohoops.net|access-date=April 23, 2024}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
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| 117 || 92 || 26.0 || .427 || .230 || .677 || 4.1 || 3.1 || 1.9 || .3 || 10.0
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==Personal life==
McCall's first child was born in the United States in October 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nbl.com.au/news/taipans-waiting-on-player-availability|title=Taipans waiting on player availability|work=NBL.com.au|date=October 19, 2023|access-date=October 19, 2023}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
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{{basketball stats}}
*[https://gleague.nba.com/player/tahjere-mccall/ NBA G League profile]
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*[https://purpleeagles.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/tahjere--mccall/4166 Niagara Purple Eagles bio]
*[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/tahjere-mccall-1.html College statistics]
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