BJ McKie is an American

United States

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 basketball

Basketball

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 player. Born in Norfolk, Virginia

Norfolk, Virginia

Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....

, McKie went to high school at Irmo High School

Irmo High School

Irmo High School is a four-grade public high school in Irmo, a suburb of Columbia, South Carolina. Around 2,000 students are enrolled in any single year...

 and played for the University of South Carolina

University of South Carolina

The University of South Carolina is a public, co-educational research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, with 7 surrounding satellite campuses. Its historic campus covers over in downtown Columbia not far from the South Carolina State House...

 men's basketball team. In January 1999, he became the Gamecock's all time leading scorer, surpassing Alex English

Alex English

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. The college retired his #3 jersey in 2005.

American minor leagues

After his college career, McKie was drafted by the Connecticut Pride

Connecticut Pride

The Connecticut Pride was an American basketball team based in Hartford, Connecticut that was a member of the Continental Basketball Association....

 of the Continental Basketball Association

Continental Basketball Association

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. He played for them from 1999 to 2001, and appeared in the 2001 CBA All-Star Game. In 2001-02, McKie played for the North Charleston Lowgators (now the Florida Flame

Florida Flame

The Florida Flame were a NBA Development League team based in Fort Myers, Florida. Its logo represents a basketball on fire moving at high speed....

) of the NBA Development League

NBA Development League

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.

International career

Internationally, McKie has played for BCM Gravelines in France; Keravnos

Keravnos

Keravnos Strovolos is one of the powerhouses of Cypriot basketball. Founded in 1926, it is based in the Nicosia suburb of Strovolos. In the past, the club also had a football team.-History:...

 in Cyprus; Avitos Giessen and TBB Trier

TBB Trier

TBB Trier is a basketball club based in Trier, Germany that was founded in 1990, and has played in the Basketball Bundesliga since the club's inception. Their home arena is Trier Arena. They once were part of the sports club TV Germania Trier and became independent after promotion to the...

 in Germany; Zarotti Imola, Pepsi Caserta and Nuova Pallacanestro Pavia

Nuova Pallacanestro Pavia

Nuova Pallacanestro Pavia is an Italian professional basketball team from the town of Pavia, also known for sponsorship reasons as Paul Mitchell Pavia....

 in Italy; and Maccabi Haifa Heat and Hapoel Afula

Hapoel Afula

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 in Israel. He left Hapoel Afula in 2010.

While playing in Germany, McKie was a Basketball Bundesliga

Basketball Bundesliga

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All-Star in 2004.

External links

• ESPN Draft Profile