Introduction
Errick "E" McCollum II (born January 22, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for Beikong Fly Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for Goshen
High school
McCollum attended GlenOak High School, in Canton, Ohio, from 2002 to 2006, where he played with current NBA center, and former Ohio State Buckeye, Kosta Koufos. In 2006, McCollum was joined on the team's varsity squad by his younger brother, then a freshman, C.J. McCollum.
College career
McCollum played college basketball at Goshen College from 2006 to 2010. He graduated as the school's all-time leading scorer with 2,789 points. 4 times named D2 All-American in his 4 years at Goshen College. He was also named a first team NAIA Division II All-American in his senior season.
Professional career
McCollum started his pro career in 2010 with the Israeli Premier League club Elitzur Netanya. He spent the 2011–12 season with the Israel 2nd Division club Hapoel Kfar Saba. He played with the Greek League club Apollon Patras during the 2012–13 season. He joined the Greek club Panionios for the 2013–14 season. During the 2013–14 season, he led both the Greek League and the 2nd tier European competition, the Eurocup, in scoring.
In July 2014, he joined the Denver Nuggets for the 2014 NBA Summer League. Later that month he signed a one-year deal with the Zhejiang Golden Bulls of the Chinese Basketball Association. On January 30, 2015, he set the new single game scoring record in the Chinese Basketball Association, with 82 points scored. McCollum also added 10 rebounds and 4 assists in the same game, but his team, the Zhejiang Golden Bulls, lost the game to the Guangdong Southern Tigers, by a score of 129-119.
McCollum has also competed with Overseas Elite in The Basketball Tournament. He was a point guard on the 2015 team that won the TBT's $1 million prize.
On September 5, 2015, he signed a one-year deal with the Turkish club Galatasaray. In the 2015–16 Eurocup season, he was named to the All-Eurocup First Team and selected the Eurocup MVP. Galatasaray later won the Eurocup.
On August 1, 2016, McCollum signed with Beikong Fly Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association.
Personal
McCollum's younger brother, C. J. McCollum, is a professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA
College awards
- All-Mid-Central College Conference 2nd Team: (2006-2007)
- All-Mid-Central College Conference Newcomer of the Year: (2006-2007)
- All-Mid-Central College Conference 1st Team: (2007-2010)
- 4x All-Mid-Central College Conference
- All-Mid-Central College Conference Player of the Year: (2009-2010)
- 4x-NAIA Division II All-American
- NAIA Division II All-American First Team: (2010)