Errick McCollum was on SportsCenter Top Ten for a monster dunk. Now he is competing in the NBA Summer League.
McCollum looks up to his brother and the rest of his family. After all it was his family that got him into playing sports in the first place.
When asked about his brother McCollum said “My brother is my best friend.” His brother is a player for the Portland Trail Blazers, and his mom played for Akron in college.
McCollum played college basketball for the Goshen College Maple Leafs. His dunk that brought him some publicity came in a game while he was there.
Since he got out of college McCollum has played basketball in three different countries outside of the United States. He has played in Israel, Greece, and Turkey. McCollum has just recently emerged on to the NBA radar.
When asked about his career in other counties McCollum said, “You get to see a lot of different things.”
McCollum is currently competing in the NBA Summer League for the Denver Nuggets. McCollum says that in the NBA you have to be a team player.
“You are not the puzzle, you are a piece of the puzzle,” McCollum said in an interview with Write on Sports.
McCollum will continue to pursue a career in basketball and may be close to playing in the NBA.