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Junior
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| Hometown:
Bellwood, Ill.
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| High School:
St. Joseph
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| Height / Weight:
6-3 / 200
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| Position:
Guard
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| Birthdate:
02/21/1989
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AT ILLINOIS
2008-09 SOPHOMORE: Third-team All-Big Ten selection by coaches and media ... Second-team NABC All-District 7 pick ... Played in all 34 games on the season, starting 32 times ... Led the Illini in scoring, averaging 11.5 points ... Second on the team and fourth in the conference in assists with an average of 4.6 apg ... Led the Big Ten in assists during conference play, averaging 4.9 apg ... Second in the league with an assist/turnover ratio of 2.3 in conference games ... Scored in double figures 22 times on the season, with five 20-point performances ... Was the Illini's leading scorer in five games ... Tallied a season-high 25 points vs. Wisconsin ... Hit game-winning 14-foot bank shot with 2.9 seconds left at Northwestern on Feb. 12 ... Had 21 points and a season-high six rebounds in that win over the Wildcats ... Tied his career high with 11 assists vs. Hawaii on Dec. 8 ... Recorded a double-double with 11 points and 10 assists at Michigan (Jan. 4) ... Second on the team with 32 steals ... South Padre Island Invitational All-Tournament Team selection.
2007-08 FRESHMAN: Played in all 35 games on the season, earning 17 starts ... Ranked fourth on the team in scoring, averaging 8.2 points ... Second on the Illini in assists with 3.3 apg ... Led the team and ranked fourth in the Big Ten in assists during conference games at 3.9 apg ... Averaged 9.3 points in Big Ten games ... Scored in double figures nine times on the season ... Scored a career-high 31 points vs. Indiana on Feb. 7, the most points by an Illini player on the season and the most points by a UI freshman in 14 years ... Shot 11-of-20 vs. Indiana and made seven 3-pointers, one shy of the school record ... Big Ten All-Tournament Team selection after averaging 12.5 points on 45 percent shooting (18-40) and 50 percent from 3-point range (12-40) during Illinois' run to the championship game ... Scored 26 points in the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal vs. Purdue on March 14 ... Set a Big Ten Tournament record and tied the Illinois school record for 3-point field goal percentage in a game by hitting a perfect 6-of-6 from behind the arc against the Boilermakers ... Recorded first career double-double at Minnesota on Feb. 12 with 10 points and season-high 11 assists ... Also had a season-high eight rebounds vs. the Gophers, falling two rebounds shy of a triple-double ... Tied his season high in rebounds with eight at Michigan on Feb. 23 ... Following the season, traveled to China on a foreign tour trip with Sports Reach ministry.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year varsity letterwinner ... Averaged 16 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and three steals as a senior, leading St. Joseph to the IHSA Class AA Super-Sectional ... First-team All-State selection as a senior by the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette and IBCA, and second-team All-State by the Associated Press ... Averaged 14 points, seven assists, six rebounds and three steals as a junior ... Second-team All-State selection as a junior by the News-Gazette and third-team All-State by the IBCA ... National Top-100 recruit, receiving four stars by both Rivals.com (No. 68) and Scout.com (No. 71) ... Selected to play in the Roundball Classic at the United Center and the IBCA All-Star Game ... High school coach was Gene Pingatore.
PERSONAL
Born Feb. 21, 1989 ... Mother is Sabrina Watson ... Father is Demetri McCamey Sr. ... Majoring in recreation, sport and tourism-recreation management ... Nickname is Meechi ... Has three brothers and one sister ... Favorite basketball memory as a fan was Michael Jordan's game winner to clinch the 1998 NBA Championship ... Favorite players are former Illini Deron Williams and Baron Davis because, "They are big-body guards who can beat you in a lot of different ways." ... Member of the Jessie White Tumblers as a youngster.
McCamey's Career Statistics
Year G-GS MIN/Avg. FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR-TOT/Avg. PF-DQ A/Avg. TO B/Avg. S/Avg. PTS/Avg.
2007-08 35-17 956/27.3 100-275/.364 50-147/.340 37-59/.627 22-79-101/2.9 54-0 115/3.3 87 3/0.1 18/0.5 287/8.2
2008-09 34-32 1040/30.6 140-341/.411 56-179/.313 55-72/.764 11-79-90/2.6 50-0 156/4.6 83 7/0.2 32/0.9 391/11.5
Totals 69-49 1996/28.9 240-616/.390 106-326/.325 92-131/.702 33-158-191/2.8 104-0 271/3.9 170 10/0.1 50/0.7 678/9.8
