A former Laker star, Aubrey McRae joined Clayton State Athletics as a graduate assistant men’s basketball coach in August of 2019.
In that role he is responsible for on floor coaching during practice and daily office operations in addition to regular gameday duties.
COLLEGIATE PLAYING CAREER
CLAYTON STATE (2017-19)
In two years with the Lakers, McRae averaged 13.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.1 steals while shooting an all-time program record .420 (118-of-281) from beyond the arc. That three-point total is tied for fifth in program history.
In his first year in the Orange and Blue in 2017-18 he drained 67 triples, fifth all-time in a single season, while averaging 11.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.2 assists and better than a steal per game. He also hit an .844 (92-of-109) clip at the foul line.
That year would also see the team go an impressive 24-7 and make their return to the NCAA Division II Tournament for the first time in a decade. It would be a trip that would see the Lakers defeat Carson-Newman 75-69 on March 10 of that year for the team’s fourth all-time tournament victory. Along the way they would claim their second straight Peach Belt Conference Regular Season Championship.
As a senior he put up marks of 14.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.1 steals while shooting .398 (51-of-128) from three and .801 (129-of-161) at the foul line. That season he was named PBC Player of the Week twice, on February 4 and 11, and earned a spot on the PBC All-Academic Team in his first year of eligibility for the award.
In terms of career accomplishments, McRae tied three program single game marks with seven threes against Lander (1/15/18), 5-of-5 from three-point range at Georgia Southwestern (1/24/18) and a perfect 13-of-13 from the charity stripe at Augusta (2/12/18).
GEORGIA SOUTHERN (2015-17)
Over the course of two seasons, McRae played 22 games for Division I Georgia Southern, averaging 1.4 points as a true freshman and 1.7 as a sophomore as he saw limited minutes in both campaigns.
EDUCATION
A 2019 graduate of Clayton State, McRae earned a degree in Liberal Studies in May of that year.
