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.
Overview
Christian James McCollum (born September 19, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Lehigh Mountain Hawks and was named the Patriot League Player of the Year in 2010 and 2012. McCollum was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers tenth overall in the 2013 NBA draft.
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 34)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Goat
- Origin
- Canton, Ohio, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 191 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- basketball player / podcaster
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- 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. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.