Education
McCullough attended Salisbury School for his freshman and sophomore years.
McCullough attended Salisbury School for his freshman and sophomore years.
Prior to attending Syracuse University, McCullough went to Salisbury School, Brewster Academy, and Image Academy. During his sophomore season, he led the Salisbury varsity basketball team to its first ever NEPSAC Class A championship. In the championship game, McCullough scored 26 points, while also adding eight rebounds and two blocked shots.
At Salisbury, McCullough was coached by Jeff Ruskin.
Following his sophomore year at Salisbury, McCullough transferred to Brewster Academy and then, later on, to Image Academy. As a freshman at Syracuse in 2014-2015, McCullough started in the team"s first 16 games of the season before a knee injury suffered against Florida State on January 11 required surgery and ended his campaign.
In those 16 games, he averaged 9.3 points, 6.9 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 1.7 steals and 2.1 blocks in 28.1 minutes per game. In April 2015, McCullough declared for the 2015 National Basketball Association draft, while still recovering from an Anterior Cruciate Ligament injury.
Despite that, on June 25, he was selected with the 29th overall pick by the Brooklyn Nets.
On July 1, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Nets. He missed the first half of the 2015-2016 season with the Anterior Cruciate Ligament injury he sustained as a freshman at Syracuse. On February 5, 2016, he was activated for the first time, but did not play for the Nets against the Sacramento Kings.
