American guard Errick McCollum, who recently played for UNICS Kazan, signed a one-year contract with our club. Welcome to Khimki family, Errick!
Rimas Kurtinaitis, Khimki Moscow Region head coach: “McCollum has plenty of experience having played very well for both Anadolu Efes and UNICS Kazan. He knows VTB United League and EuroLeague well. He is an all-around player who can score himself and pass the ball. I think he will reach his best with his new teammates”.
Errick McCollum, Khimki Moscow Region guard: “Throughout my time in Russia I've heard good things about Khimki as organization. I enjoyed my time in UNICS but my core things sometimes may come to an end and I needed a change. I think Khimki is a perfect change for me. This is a great organization that plays in the EuroLeague; it had a lot of success in the VTB League. The team has a good coach and a good system. For me it's an opportunity to compete for championships as a player that is the very thing you want to play at the highest level. We have a roster with talent. So this is an opportunity I couldn't pass up. I believe we can make some special things”.
Errick “E” Lane McCollum II
Birthday: January 22, 1988
Position – Shooting guard / Point guard
Height – 188 cm.
Weight – 87 kg.
Nationality – USA
Sports career
Teams played:
2006-2010 – Goshen College (NAIA, USA)
2010-2011 – Elitzur Netanya (Israel)
2011-2012 – Hapoel Kfar Saba (Israel)
2012-2013 – Apollon Patras (Greece)
2013-2014 – Panionios (Greece)
2014-2015 – Zhejiang Golden Bulls (China)
2015-2016 – Galatasaray (Turkey)
2016-2017 – Beikong Fly Dragons (China)
2017 – Galatasaray (Turkey)
2017-2018 – Anadolu Efes (Turkey)
2018-2020 – UNICS Kazan (Russia)
Since 2020 – Khimki Moscow Region (Russia)
Achievements:
2010 – First-team NAIA Division II All-American
2012 – All-Israeli National League Import Player of the Year
2014 – Greek League Top Scorer, EuroCup Top Scorer
2015 – Chinese Basketball Association Scoring champion, Chinese Basketball Association All-Star
2016 – EuroCup champion, EuroCup MVP, All-EuroCup First Team
2017 – Chinese Basketball Association Scoring champion
2018 – Turkish Cup winner, Turkish League All-Star
2019 – All-EuroCup First Team, All-VTB League All-Imports Team
In season 2019/2020 McCollum played 16 EuroCup games (14 started), averaging 17.1 pts, 3.9 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 1.1 steals in 28:33 mins. In VTB United League he averaged 19.9 pts, 3.6 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 28:12 mins.