JaQuori McLaughlin
McLaughlin with UC Santa Barbara in 2019
Free agent
PositionPoint guard
Personal information
Born (1998-01-29) January 29, 1998
Port Angeles, Washington, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolPeninsula
(Gig Harbor, Washington)
College
NBA draft2021: undrafted
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021–2022Dallas Mavericks
2021–2022→Texas Legends
2022–2023Santa Cruz Warriors
2023Otago Nuggets
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

JaQuori McLaughlin (born January 29, 1998) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Otago Nuggets of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL). He played college basketball for the Oregon State Beavers and the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos.

High school career

McLaughlin attended Peninsula High School in Gig Harbor, Washington. He averaged 19.3 points, 9.1 assists and 5.5 steals per game as a senior and was named Washington Mr. Basketball. McLaughlin left as the school's all-time leader in points, assists and three-pointers.[1] He had originally committed to playing college basketball for Oregon State before switching his commitment to Washington. He later recommitted to Oregon State over offers from Utah and Wisconsin.[2]

College career

As a freshman at Oregon State, McLaughlin averaged 10.5 points and 3.3 assists per game. He set a program freshman record with 58 three-pointers.[3] Before his second year, McLaughlin began suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder after witnessing a terrorist attack during his team's summer trip to Spain. Six games into the season, he left the team.[4] McLaughlin was granted a redshirt and transferred to UC Santa Barbara.[5] He averaged 10.3 points and 3.2 assists per game as a sophomore.[4] In his junior season, he averaged 13.4 points and 4.1 assists per game. McLaughlin was named to the All-Big West Honorable Mention.[6] As a senior, he averaged 16 points, 5.2 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game, helping UC Santa Barbara win the Big West regular season and tournament title. McLaughlin was named Big West Player of the Year as well as Big West tournament MVP. Following the season, McLaughlin declared for the 2021 NBA draft forgoing his extra season of eligibility.[7]

Professional career

Dallas Mavericks (2021–2022)

After going undrafted in the 2021 NBA draft, McLaughlin played for the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Summer League.[8] On September 4, 2021, he signed a two-way contract with the Dallas Mavericks. Under the terms of the deal, he split time between the Mavs and their NBA G League affiliate, the Texas Legends.[9] He was waived by the Mavericks on January 10, 2022, after appearing in four NBA games.[8][10]

Santa Cruz Warriors (2022–2023)

On January 14, 2022, McLaughlin was acquired in a trade by the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA G League.[11][12] However, he was waived on February 26,[13] after suffering a season-ending quad injury.[14]

In October 2022, McLaughlin re-joined the Santa Cruz Warriors for the 2022–23 season.[15]

Otago Nuggets (2023)

On March 31, 2023, McLaughlin signed with the Otago Nuggets for the 2023 New Zealand NBL season.[16] He played his last game for the Nuggets on May 18 due to a knee injury.[17][18]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021–22 Dallas 402.8.000.000.000.0.5.0.0.0
Career 402.8.000.000.000.0.5.0.0.0

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Oregon State 323033.8.383.367.7432.23.3.8.310.5
2017–18 Oregon State 6526.0.238.0001.0002.73.71.5.52.7
2018–19 UC Santa Barbara 323232.3.360.343.7632.83.2.8.210.3
2019–20 UC Santa Barbara 303034.2.444.407.7993.34.11.0.213.4
2020–21 UC Santa Barbara 262632.3.488.408.8323.55.21.5.216.0
Career 12612332.8.415.370.7942.93.91.0.211.9

Personal life

As of 2021, McLaughlin's father, Jason, serves as an assistant basketball coach at Tacoma Community College, where his younger brother, Elijah, plays the point guard position.[19]

References

  1. ↑ Cotterill, TJ (February 22, 2016). "Mr. Basketball: JaQuori McLaughlin is 'gold standard' of Peninsula basketball". The News Tribune. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  2. ↑ Nemec, Andrew (September 25, 2015). "JaQuori McLaughlin, 4-star PG, commits to Oregon State Beavers over Utah, Wisconsin". The Oregonian. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  3. ↑ Sowa, Jesse (December 1, 2017). "OSU men's basketball: McLaughlin leaves program". Corvallis Gazette-Times. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  4. 1 2 Patton, Mark (November 20, 2019). "JaQuori McLaughlin returns to Oregon State, but happy to have landed at UCSB". Santa Barbara News-Press. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  5. ↑ Manley, Jon (December 22, 2018). "After transferring from Oregon State, Peninsula grad McLaughlin feeling at home at UC Santa Barbara". The News Tribune. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  6. ↑ Klan, Mike (October 20, 2020). "McLaughlin relishes leadership role for Gauchos". KEYT-TV. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  7. ↑ Smith, Lauren (April 24, 2021). "UC Santa Barbara guard JaQuori McLaughlin, a Peninsula product, declares for NBA Draft". The News Tribune. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  8. 1 2 "JaQuori McLaughlin". realgm.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  9. ↑ Sefko, Eddie (September 4, 2021). "Mavericks add two-way player McLaughlin". Mavs.com. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  10. ↑ Sefko, Eddie (January 10, 2022). "Mavericks keep Pinson, Chriss; waive McLaughlin". Mavs.com. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Warriors Acquire Jaquori Mclaughlin In Trade With Legends". NBA.com. January 14, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  12. ↑ Klan, Mike (January 15, 2022). "Former UCSB star JaQuori McLaughlin traded to Santa Cruz Warriors in G-League".
  13. ↑ "2021-2022 Santa Cruz Warriors Transactions History". RealGM.com. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  14. ↑ "JaQuori McLaughlin: Season over due to injury". cbssports.com. March 1, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Santa Cruz Warriors Announce 2022 Training Camp Roster". gleague.nba.com. October 24, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
  16. ↑ Seconi, Adrian (March 31, 2023). "Nuggets pick up former NBA player". Otago Daily Times. Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  17. ↑ Seconi, Adrian (June 29, 2023). "McLaughlin hungry to return to court, but no definite timeline due to injury". Otago Daily Times. Archived from the original on December 23, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  18. ↑ Seconi, Adrian (July 15, 2023). "Nuggets looking after injured McLaughlin". Otago Daily Times. Archived from the original on December 23, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  19. ↑ Patton, Mark (January 21, 2021). "McLaughlin rising high in the Gaucho bubble". Santa Barbara News-Press. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
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