JaQuori McLaughlin (born January 29, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA G League.[1] He played college basketball for the Oregon State Beavers and the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos.
![]() McLaughlin with UC Santa Barbara in 2019 | |
No. 31 – Santa Cruz Warriors | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | NBA G League |
Personal information | |
Born | (1998-01-29) January 29, 1998 (age 24) Port Angeles, Washington |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Peninsula (Gig Harbor, Washington) |
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NBA draft | 2021 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2021–present |
Career history | |
2021–2022 | Dallas Mavericks |
2021–2022 | →Texas Legends |
2022–present | Santa Cruz Warriors |
Career highlights and awards | |
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McLaughlin attended Peninsula High School in Gig Harbor, Washington. He averaged 19.3 points, 9.1 assists and 5.5 steals per game as a senior and was named Washington Mr. Basketball. McLaughlin left as the school's all-time leader in points, assists and three-pointers.[2] He had originally committed to playing college basketball for Oregon State before switching his commitment to Washington. He later recommitted to Oregon State over offers from Utah and Wisconsin.[3]
As a freshman at Oregon State, McLaughlin averaged 10.5 points and 3.3 assists per game. He set a program freshman record with 58 three-pointers.[4] Before his second year, McLaughlin began suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder after witnessing a terrorist attack during his team's summer trip to Spain. Six games into the season, he left the team.[5] McLaughlin was granted a redshirt and transferred to UC Santa Barbara.[6] He averaged 10.3 points and 3.2 assists per game as a sophomore.[5] In his junior season, he averaged 13.4 points and 4.1 assists per game. McLaughlin was named to the All-Big West Honorable Mention.[7] As a senior, he averaged 16 points, 5.2 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game, helping UC Santa Barbara win the Big West regular season and tournament title. McLaughlin was named Big West Player of the Year as well as Big West tournament MVP. Following the season, McLaughlin declared for the 2021 NBA draft forgoing his extra season of eligibility.[8]
After going undrafted in the 2021 NBA draft, McLaughlin signed a two-way contract with the Dallas Mavericks on September 3, 2021. Under the terms of the deal, he split time between the Mavs and their NBA G League affiliate, the Texas Legends.[9] On January 10, 2022, he was waived by the Mavericks.[10]
On January 14, 2022, McLaughlin was acquired in a trade by the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA G League.[11] However, he was waived on February 26, after suffering a season-ending injury.[12]
On October 24, 2022, McLaughlin rejoined the Santa Cruz Warriors roster for training camp.[13]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2021–22 | Dallas | 4 | 0 | 2.8 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
Career | 4 | 0 | 2.8 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2016–17 | Oregon State | 32 | 30 | 33.8 | .383 | .367 | .743 | 2.2 | 3.3 | .8 | .3 | 10.5 |
2017–18 | Oregon State | 6 | 5 | 26.0 | .238 | .000 | 1.000 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 1.5 | .5 | 2.7 |
2018–19 | UC Santa Barbara | 32 | 32 | 32.3 | .360 | .343 | .763 | 2.8 | 3.2 | .8 | .2 | 10.3 |
2019–20 | UC Santa Barbara | 30 | 30 | 34.2 | .444 | .407 | .799 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 1.0 | .2 | 13.4 |
2020–21 | UC Santa Barbara | 26 | 26 | 32.3 | .488 | .408 | .832 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 1.5 | .2 | 16.0 |
Career | 126 | 123 | 32.8 | .415 | .370 | .794 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 1.0 | .2 | 11.9 |
McLaughlin's father, Jason, serves as an assistant basketball coach at Tacoma Community College, where his younger brother, Elijah, plays the point guard position.[14]
Santa Cruz Warriors current roster | |
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Big West Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year | |
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