McCalebb with Macedonia
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No. 7 – Herbalife Gran Canaria | |
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Position | Point guard |
League |
Liga ACB EuroCup |
Personal information | |
Born |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
May 4, 1985
Nationality | American / Macedonian |
Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Listed weight | 183 lb (83 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
O. Perry Walker (New Orleans, Louisiana) |
College | New Orleans (2003–2008) |
NBA draft | 2008 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2008–present |
Career history | |
2008–2009 | Mersin BB |
2009–2010 | Partizan Belgrade |
2010–2012 | Montepaschi Siena |
2012–2014 | Fenerbahçe Ülker |
2014–2015 | Bayern Munich |
2016 | Limoges CSP |
2016–present | Gran Canaria |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Lester "Bo" McCalebb (Macedonian: Лестер „Бо“ МекКејлеб; born May 4, 1985) is an American-Macedonian professional basketball player who plays for Herbalife Gran Canaria of the Liga ACB. He represents internationally the Macedonian national team. Standing at 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in), he plays at the point guard position. Born and raised in New Orleans, he attended the University of New Orleans. A two-time All-Euroleague selection, McCalebb was part of the All-Tournament Team at Eurobasket 2011.
McCalebb attended O. Perry Walker High School in New Orleans, Louisiana. He played college basketball at the University of New Orleans. McCalebb was named Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year in 2007. In his five-year career with the Privateers, he played 128 games, averaging 20.9 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3 assists per game.
McCalebb started his professional career in Turkey with Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi. He had a lot of success in Mersin, averaging 17.4 points and 4.7 assists per game during the 2008–09 season. He was also the Turkish Basketball League leader in steals with 2.7 per game.