text: demetri mccamey demetri mccamey , jr . ( born february 21 , 1989 ) is an american professional basketball player for the austin spurs of the nba development league . his prior professional experience includes time with the nba development league 's erie bayhawks , rio grande valley vipers and fort wayne mad ants , as well as time abroad with hapoel jerusalem , mersin büyükşehir , oita heat devils and cairns taipans . he played college basketball for the university of illinois where he completed his senior season in 2010 – 11 and was the 2009 – 10 big ten assists champion ( 7 . 06 ) and the 2009 – 10 ncaa runner - up . he played high school basketball with big ten conference foe evan turner on the st. joseph high school ( in westchester ) basketball team . he was a first - team all - state selection according to numerous publications . as a sophomore , he led the 2008 – 09 team in scoring average , and he was chosen as a third team 2008 – 09 all - big ten conference player by both the coaches and the media . during his junior season , he led the big ten in assists per game . he holds the illinois single - season assist / game ( 7 . 06 ) and single - game assists ( 16 ) records . following the 2009 – 10 all - big ten conference regular season , he was named a first - team all - conference selection by both the coaches and the media . he became the first fighting illini to average over seven assists per game over the course of a season during the 2009 – 10 ncaa division i men 's basketball season . as a senior , he was a third team all - big ten selection for the 2010 – 11 big ten season . as a senior his assist numbers fell , but his shooting percentages rose . high school career he was part of a 2005 chicago area sophomore class that was considered to be the best in the history of the state of illinois . it included derrick rose and his st. joseph 's teammate turner . isiah thomas is st. joseph 's most famous basketball alum , but mccamey was at the time mentioned as the potential next great st. joseph 's product . the class of 2007 was compared to the chicago area class of 1979 that included thomas , terry cummings , and darrell walker as well as the class of 1998 that included quentin richardson , corey maggette , frank williams , bobby simmons , michael wright . mccamey was considered the second best area prospect after rose . as a junior , he and turner attended 2005 midnight madness with the wisconsin badgers men 's basketball team . at the beginning of his junior season , chicago tribune named him to its annual top chicago metropolitan area basketball players list , and it ranked st. joseph number three in the area . the team went to the state sectional final before its season ended with a 75 – 72 sectional final loss to proviso east high school . after his junior season , he was considered one of the top 25 prospects in the country in his class according to one scout , and he was given special mention by the chicago tribune and honorable mention by the associated press for all - state honors . during his senior season , his team was listed second to rose 's simeon career academy in the preseason tribune chicago area high school basketball team rankings . that season , he was named to the second - team associated press 2006 – 07 class aa all - state team , a day before rose 's simeon eliminated turner 's st. joseph in the illinois class aa supersectional . mccamey and turner finished sixth and third to rose in the illinois mr. basketball voting , and the chicago tribune chose both of them as first team all - state selections along with rose . he was also a first team selection by chicago sun - times , champaign - urbana news - gazette and illinois basketball coaches association . mccamey was ranked as the # 10 , # 11 and # 10 point guard in the nation as a high school senior by espn , rivals.com , and scout.com respectively . college career freshman season when mccamey posted 31 points on february 7 , 2008 against indiana , it was the season high for the 2007 - 08 illinois fighting illini men 's basketball team and the most by an illinois fighting illini men 's basketball freshman in fourteen years . during the 2008 big ten conference men 's basketball tournament he made six three point shots in six attempts against purdue , which set a big ten conference men 's basketball tournament single - game record and tied the illinois school single - game record for three point field goal percentage ( most made with no misses ) . sophomore season he was chosen as a third team 2008 – 09 all - big ten conference player by both the big ten coaches and the big ten media . mccamey was also a national association of basketball coaches ( nabc ) division i district 7 all ‐ district second team choice . since the big ten conference was its own district , this is equivalent to being named second team all - big ten by the nabc . he led the 2008 – 09 illinois fighting illini team in scoring average and was second in assists . on february 12 , 2009 , he scored the game - winning bank shot with 2 . 9 seconds remaining against northwestern . although he only ranked fourth in the conference in assists , he had the highest assist average in conference games . junior season mccamey was named co - big ten conference player of the week for february 8 , 2010 . on february 20 , he recorded 16 assists , which is the fourth highest single - game total in big ten history . this total set an illinois fighting illini men 's basketball single - game record . mccamey led the big ten in assists ( 7 . 06 ) . he was also tenth in scoring and eighth in steals . his 254 assists in 36 games resulting in a 7 . 06 assist per game average eclipsed deron williams ' 264 in 39 games ( 6 . 77 average ) posted during the 2004 – 05 ncaa division i men 's basketball season . thus , mccamey took over the fighting illini single - season assist per game record . his total of 254 was the fourth highest in big ten history and only 20 shy of mateen cleaves ' big ten single - season record of 274 . williams ' 264 is the fighting illini record . mccamey 's total of 525 after his junior season left him 291 short of cleaves ' career record of 816 . bruce douglas holds the fighting illini record with a total of 765 . at the end of the regular season , he was a first - team all - big ten selection by both the coaches and the media . mccamey was selected by the u.s. basketball writers association to the ten - man all - district v team covering college basketball players in the states of ohio , indiana , illinois , michigan , minnesota , and wisconsin . mccamey was selected to the 2010 big ten conference men 's basketball tournament team . he was recognized as an all - district first - team selection by the national association of basketball coaches , making him eligible for the state farm division i all ‐ america teams . mccamey had entered his name for the 2010 nba draft , but did not hire an agent and withdrew his name prior to the may 8 , 2010 deadline . senior season he was a preseason first team all - conference selection by the big ten media for the 2010 – 11 big ten conference men 's basketball season . he was a preseason top 50 candidate for the wooden award . mccamey scored 30 points for the first time since his freshman season on december 8 , 2010 against the oakland golden grizzlies . on january 3 , 2011 , he was named co - big ten player of the week . on january 15 , 2011 against wisconsin , he made a career - high 17 free throws . in december he was named to the 67 - man bob cousy award watchlist , and he was named as one of 20 finalists in january . mccamey was selected to the naismith award midseason top 30 list . following the 2010 – 11 big ten conference men 's basketball season , he was a third team all - big ten selection by the coaches and the media . mccamey was selected by the united states basketball writers association to its 2010 – 11 men 's all - district team . he was among the final ten candidates for the bob cousy award . as a senior , his assist average fell from 7 . 1 to 6 . 1 per game , but his three - point shot and free throw percentages rose from his prior years . he shot 45 . 1 % versus 34 . 1 % in three point shots the prior year , which had been a career best . both his junior and senior seasons he took 164 attempts , but he made 74 as a senior versus just 56 as a junior . his free throw percentage also recovered a bit in his senior season moving to 72 . 4 % from 70 . 7 % but still below his sophomore effort of 76 . 4 % . he finished second in the big ten in assists to darius morris , but also finished third in three point shooting percentage . professional career europe on july 14 , 2011 , mccamey signed with mersin büyükşehir of the turkish basketball league . on december 8 , 2011 , he parted ways with mersin after appearing in just seven games . on december 16 , 2011 , he signed with hapoel jerusalem . in january 2012 , he left hapoel after appearing in just four games . national basketball association in july 2012 , mccamey joined the chicago bulls for the 2012 nba summer league . on september 25 , 2012 , he signed with the houston rockets . however , he was later waived by the rockets on october 12 , 2012 . in november 2012 , he was acquired by the rio grande valley vipers of the nba development league as an affiliate player of the rockets . he played in games for the vipers until december 21 . on december 25 , 2012 , he was waived by the vipers . two days later , he was acquired by the erie bayhawks and debuted with the team on december 28 . on march 12 , 2013 , he was waived by the bayhawks . later that month , he was acquired by the fort wayne mad ants . in july 2013 , mccamey joined the minnesota timberwolves for the 2013 nba summer league . australia on august 27 , 2013 , mccamey signed a one - year deal with cairns taipans . in 28 games for the taipans , he averaged 11 . 6 points , 3 . 3 rebounds and 2 . 9 assists per game . japan in august 2014 , mccamey signed with the oita heat devils of the japanese bj league . in 50 games for the heat devils , he averaged 12 . 9 points , 3 . 3 rebounds , 3 . 3 assists and 1 . 1 steals per game . return to d - league on october 31 , 2015 , mccamey was selected by the austin spurs in the second round of the 2015 nba development league draft and made the opening night roster . personal mccamey is the son of demetri mccamey , sr. and sabrina watson . he has three brothers and one sister . he was a member of the jessie white tumbling team as a youngster .