Education
McRae attended Brooklyn Technical High School where he excelled at basketball.
McRae attended Brooklyn Technical High School where he excelled at basketball.
McRae"s professional career flourished overseas in for teams in France, Italy, Greece and Turkey. In the summer of 2000, McRae collapsed and died during a practice with the Orlando Magic"s summer league team at the University of California, Irvine. He earned the nickname "McNasty" while playing in Entertainers Basketball Classic in Harlem"s famous Rucker Park.
In high school, McRae was named PSAL High School All-City from 1986-1989, selected to the 1989 McDonald"s All-American Team, and participated in the Junior Olympics.
He accepted a scholarship to Syracuse University, playing under basketball coach Jim Boeheim. Though he did not immediately garner many minutes, his tenacity, athleticism and defensive skills turned him into a second round draft pick in 1993 by the Washington Bullets.
McRae never played in the National Basketball Association, but played on home soil for the Fort Wayne Fury of the College of Business Administration in 1994. He moved on to play in, eventually starring on several an clubs in Turkey, France, Italy and Greece.
While in, he accidentally scored in the wrong basket after getting a poor night"s sleep in his Parisian hotel room due to what were described as "water problems".
In 1999, McRae signed a 10-day contract with the Denver Nuggets but it was terminated after he fainted before a game. McRae collapsed and died while running windsprints during an Orlando Magic summer league practice. An autopsy failed to determine the cause of death, but McRae had a history of arrythmia.
While at Syracuse, McRae became a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity (Theta Xi Chapter).
