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FROSH PROFILE: RAY MCCALLUM

Rob Harrington
robharrington@prepstars.com
March 3, 2011

Most of the freshmen we’ve covered this year are competing at major programs. That fact isn’t surprising, obviously, but one exception is University of Detroit point guard Ray McCallum, who turned down offers from elite programs to play for his father, Ray Sr., who’s the coach for the Titans.

Players in non-major conferences face higher expectations than their peers, sometimes unfairly, because they project to get more playing time and freedom to exert their will on the game. In McCallum’s case, he’s second on the team in scoring at 13.6 points per game, and he’s hitting 45 percent of his shots along with a strong five rebounds and five assists per contest.

McCallum is a noted playmaker but likely will become more of a scorer for the Titans than he may have at a blue-chip program. One key will be to help lead the club to more wins, and Detroit is a fairly young team that should be significantly improved over its 17-15 record next year.