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CJ McCollum was born on September 19, 1991 in Canton, Ohio, United States and is credited as a basketball player and podcaster. CJ McCollum is 35 years old as of 2026. Education on record includes GlenOak High School and Lehigh University. Listed accolades include Patriot League Men's Basketball Player of the Year (2010, 2012) and NBA Most Improved Player Award (2016). The listed height is 191 cm.
My Take
CJ McCollum is one of those players who genuinely earned everything he got, and I have a lot of respect for that. Growing up in Canton, Ohio and starring at Lehigh — not exactly a basketball factory — he carved out a path that most scouts probably wrote off early. Then the Portland Trail Blazers took him tenth overall in 2013, and after a slow burn he absolutely exploded, winning the 2016 NBA Most Improved Player Award and averaging over 20 points a game. His pull-up mid-range game in an era obsessed with threes felt almost rebellious, and it worked beautifully alongside Damian Lillard. He later moved on to New Orleans, and through it all he's also built a real second identity as a thoughtful podcaster and media voice — not just a guy slapping his name on a show, but someone who actually has something to say.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- CJ McCollum
- Name (Japanese)
- C・J・マッカラム
- Reading
- C・J・まっからむ
- Born
- September 19, 1991 (age 35)
- Origin
- Canton, Ohio, United States
- Height
- 191 cm
- Occupation
- basketball player / podcaster
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Goat
2. Background
- High school
- GlenOak High School
- University
- Lehigh University
Awards & achievements
- 2010 Patriot League Men's Basketball Player of the Year
- 2016 NBA Most Improved Player Award
- 2012 Patriot League Men's Basketball Player of the Year
3. Links
- Xhttps://x.com/CJMcCollum
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CJ%20McCollum
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/CJ%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%83%E3%82%AB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%A0
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5006560
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was CJ McCollum born?
CJ McCollum was born on September 19, 1991 and is 35 years old.
Where is CJ McCollum from?
CJ McCollum is from Canton, Ohio, United States.
What does CJ McCollum do?
CJ McCollum works as basketball player, podcaster.
How tall is CJ McCollum?
CJ McCollum is 191 cm tall.
Where did CJ McCollum study?
CJ McCollum attended Lehigh University.
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