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Paul McPherson

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Paul McPherson
Personal information
Born (1978-07-03) July 3, 1978 (age 46)
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolSouth Shore (Chicago, Illinois)
College
NBA draft2000: undrafted
Playing career2000–2008
PositionPoint guard
Number23
Career history
2000–2001Phoenix Suns
2001Golden State Warriors
2001–2002Phoenix Eclipse
2002–2003Yakima Sun Kings
2003–2004Rockford Lightning
2004Idaho Stampede
2004–2005Gary Steelheads
2005Pallacanestro Reggiana
2005–2007Basket Livorno
2007–2008Hyères-Toulon
2008BC Rustavi
2008Monte Hermoso
Career statistics
Points262 (4.8 ppg)
Rebounds79 (1.4 rpg)
Assists38 (0.7 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Paul L. McPherson (born July 3, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player.

A 6'4" (1.93 m) shooting guard from Chicago's South Shore High School, McPherson played at Tallahassee Community College, Kennedy-King College, and DePaul University before being signed by the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association.[1] McPherson played a total of 55 games in his NBA career, all during the 2000–01 NBA season, playing 33 games with the Suns and 22 with the Golden State Warriors. His career averages are 4.8 points per game and 1.4 rebounds per game. His final NBA game was played on April 18, 2001, in a 81 - 95 loss to the Vancouver Grizzlies where he played 10 and half minutes and the only stat he recorded was 1 rebound.[2]

After his brief stint in the NBA, McPherson played in the American minor leagues and overseas.[3] He also spent part of the 2002-2003 basketball season touring with the Harlem Globetrotters.[4]

Furthermore. he reached the Semifinal of the Nike King of the World Battleground 2004 and won $10000, but could not get to the final.

Paul McPherson,[5] was charged with four counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor, three counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and one count each of possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana and unlawful use of a two-way communications device, according to his jail and arrest report. While McPherson was serving as the Englewood High School Boys Basketball coach and as the school's security guard.

References

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  1. ^ Suns sign Paul McPherson. at NBA.com
  2. ^ Paul McPherson. basketball-reference.com
  3. ^ Paul McPherson at EuroBasket.com
  4. ^ Paul McPherson bio Archived 2009-03-01 at the Wayback Machine at NBA.com
  5. ^ "Englewood basketball coach Paul McPherson, a former NBA player, jailed on multiple charges". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved November 20, 2023.