Paul McPherson

Paul McPherson

Personal information
Born	(1978-07-03) July 3, 1978 Chicago, Illinois
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	South Shore (Chicago, Illinois)
College	Tallahassee CC (1996–1997) Kennedy–King (1998–1999) DePaul (1999–2000)
NBA draft	2000: undrafted
Playing career	2000–2008
Position	Point guard
Number	23
Career history
2000–2001	Phoenix Suns
2001	Golden State Warriors
2001–2002	Phoenix Eclipse
2002–2003	Yakima Sun Kings
2003–2004	Rockford Lightning
2004	Idaho Stampede
2004–2005	Gary Steelheads
2005	Pallacanestro Reggiana
2005–2007	Basket Livorno
2007–2008	Hyères-Toulon
2008	BC Rustavi
2008	Monte Hermoso
Career statistics
Points	262 (4.8 ppg)
Rebounds	79 (1.4 rpg)
Assists	38 (0.7 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Paul L. McPherson (born July 3, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player.

A 6'4" (1.93 m) shooting guard from Chicago's South Shore High School, McPherson played at Tallahassee Community College, Kennedy-King College, and DePaul University before being signed by the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association. McPherson played a total of 55 games in his NBA career, all during the 2000–01 NBA season, playing 33 games with the Suns and 22 with the Golden State Warriors. His career averages are 4.8 points per game and 1.4 rebounds per game. His final NBA game was played on April 18, 2001 in a 81 - 95 loss to the Vancouver Grizzlies where he played 10 and half minutes and the only stat he recorded was 1 rebound.

After his brief stint in the NBA, McPherson played in the American minor leagues and overseas. He also spent part of the 2002-2003 basketball season touring with the Harlem Globetrotters.

Furthermore. he reached the Semifinal of the Nike King of the World Battleground 2004 and won $10000, but could not get to the final.

Paul McPherson, was charged with four counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor, three counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and one count each of possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana and unlawful use of a two-way communications device, according to his jail and arrest report. While McPherson was serving as the Englewood High School Boys Basketball coach and as the school's security guard.