McGhee Inks Contract With Telekom Baskets Bonn in Germany
7/29/2024 2:43:00 PM | Men's Basketball
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Former Liberty Flames men's basketball standout Darius McGhee has inked his second professional contract, signing with Telekom Baskets Bonn in Germany for the 2024-25 season.
McGhee spent the 2023-24 season playing for the Indiana Mad Ants of the NBA G League. He averaged 7.1 points, 1.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game in 37 G League contests. In his first professional game (Nov. 11, 2023), McGhee notched a double-double of 15 points and 11 assists in a win at Sioux Falls. He scored a season-high 18 points and knocked down four three-pointers (Jan. 4, 2024) while adding six assists against the Santa Cruz Warriors.
McGhee also competed in the 2023 NBA Summer League with the Indiana Pacers, averaging 6.5 ppg and 2.0 apg.
McGhee and Telekom Baskets Bonn will begin training camp in August, with the season set to run from late September through May. Telekom Baskets competes in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the highest level league of professional basketball in Germany, as well as the Champions League in Europe. The German BBL consists of 18 teams, with the season split into a league stage and a playoff stage. Located in western Germany, the city of Bonn boasts a population is 327,258.
McGhee and his former Flames teammate, Kyle Rode, will be competing against each other during the 2024-25 campaign. Rode signed his first professional contract with EWE Baskets Oldenburg.
McGhee currently ranks second in NCAA history for career three-pointers made with 528. He had an award-winning 2022-23 campaign in what was his final year playing for the Flames. The Roxboro, N.C. native was a 2022-23 AP All-American honorable mention selection and earned his third straight ASUN Player of the Year accolade.
McGhee was also a NABC District 3 first team selection and named to the USBWA District III team while being named a finalist for both the 2022-23 Lute Olson National Player of the Year and Lou Henson National Player of the Year awards. McGhee earned his second straight Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) Player of the Year award as well.
McGhee set the Liberty and ASUN all-time career scoring records and finished his time as a Flame with 2,685 career points. He paced the Flames in scoring during the 2022-23 season and ranked third nationally in scoring average at 22.8 points per game while finishing No. 2 in the country in total points (821). The guard led the country in three-pointers made (162, program record) and finished second nationally in three-pointers per game (4.50).
McGhee's other recognitions during his final campaign included: four-time ASUN Player of the Week, ASUN All-Tournament team, Cancun Challenge All-Tournament team, game MVP of the Hall of Fame Classic, 2022-23 John R. Wooden Award® presented Wendy's® Preseason Top 50 Watch List, 2022-23 Lute Olson National Player of the Year Award Watch List and 2023 Bob Cousy Award Watch List.
McGhee guided Liberty to its seventh straight 20-win season and a 27-9 record during the 2022-23 campaign. McGhee and the Flames advanced to a fifth conference title game over a six-season span and received at-large berth to the NIT for the first time in school history. He is also Liberty's winningest individual in program history, ending his career with 131 victories.
McGhee spent the 2023-24 season playing for the Indiana Mad Ants of the NBA G League. He averaged 7.1 points, 1.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game in 37 G League contests. In his first professional game (Nov. 11, 2023), McGhee notched a double-double of 15 points and 11 assists in a win at Sioux Falls. He scored a season-high 18 points and knocked down four three-pointers (Jan. 4, 2024) while adding six assists against the Santa Cruz Warriors.
McGhee also competed in the 2023 NBA Summer League with the Indiana Pacers, averaging 6.5 ppg and 2.0 apg.
McGhee and Telekom Baskets Bonn will begin training camp in August, with the season set to run from late September through May. Telekom Baskets competes in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the highest level league of professional basketball in Germany, as well as the Champions League in Europe. The German BBL consists of 18 teams, with the season split into a league stage and a playoff stage. Located in western Germany, the city of Bonn boasts a population is 327,258.
McGhee and his former Flames teammate, Kyle Rode, will be competing against each other during the 2024-25 campaign. Rode signed his first professional contract with EWE Baskets Oldenburg.
McGhee currently ranks second in NCAA history for career three-pointers made with 528. He had an award-winning 2022-23 campaign in what was his final year playing for the Flames. The Roxboro, N.C. native was a 2022-23 AP All-American honorable mention selection and earned his third straight ASUN Player of the Year accolade.
McGhee was also a NABC District 3 first team selection and named to the USBWA District III team while being named a finalist for both the 2022-23 Lute Olson National Player of the Year and Lou Henson National Player of the Year awards. McGhee earned his second straight Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) Player of the Year award as well.
McGhee set the Liberty and ASUN all-time career scoring records and finished his time as a Flame with 2,685 career points. He paced the Flames in scoring during the 2022-23 season and ranked third nationally in scoring average at 22.8 points per game while finishing No. 2 in the country in total points (821). The guard led the country in three-pointers made (162, program record) and finished second nationally in three-pointers per game (4.50).
McGhee's other recognitions during his final campaign included: four-time ASUN Player of the Week, ASUN All-Tournament team, Cancun Challenge All-Tournament team, game MVP of the Hall of Fame Classic, 2022-23 John R. Wooden Award® presented Wendy's® Preseason Top 50 Watch List, 2022-23 Lute Olson National Player of the Year Award Watch List and 2023 Bob Cousy Award Watch List.
McGhee guided Liberty to its seventh straight 20-win season and a 27-9 record during the 2022-23 campaign. McGhee and the Flames advanced to a fifth conference title game over a six-season span and received at-large berth to the NIT for the first time in school history. He is also Liberty's winningest individual in program history, ending his career with 131 victories.
Das neue Logo steht @D1McGhee und @jbaehre1 schonmal sehr gut. ?? #HEARTBERG pic.twitter.com/MElFIOottY
— Telekom Baskets Bonn (@TelekomBaskets) July 29, 2024
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