Former Big West Player of the Year JaQuori McLaughlin Joins PRO/SPECTs Coaching Staff

Ex-UCSB standout and former Dallas Mavericks guard brings Division I championship and professional experience to Santa Barbara’s development-first basketball academy.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The Prospects Basketball Association announced today that JaQuori McLaughlin, the former UC Santa Barbara guard and 2021 Big West Player of the Year, has joined the PRO/SPECTs Basketball Academy as a coach.

McLaughlin established himself as one of the top guards in the Big West during his three seasons at UC Santa Barbara. As a senior, he averaged 16.0 points, 5.2 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game and led UCSB to the Big West regular-season and tournament championships. He was named Big West Player of the Year, Big West Tournament MVP and an AP Honorable Mention All-American.

After going undrafted in 2021, McLaughlin earned an NBA opportunity with the Dallas Mavericks, signing a two-way contract and appearing in four NBA games. He continued his professional career in the NBA G League and in New Zealand, Indonesia and Australia.

McLaughlin joins Head Coach Darnell Campbell, Coach Cassandra Gordon, Assistant Coach Taylor Adnan and Assistant Coach Eric Lee on the PRO/SPECTs staff. He will work with athletes across the Academy’s CORE, CRAFT and CODE programs.

About PRO/SPECTs

PRO/SPECTs Basketball Academy is a youth basketball program of the Prospects Basketball Association, a California nonprofit based in Santa Barbara. Built with an advisory group of NBA executives, D1 and Ivy League coaches, top sports agents, shoe brand executives and leaders of the top AAU circuits, PRO/SPECTs follows a development-first academy model based on European club academy principles. Athletes from beginners through high school train in individual fundamentals, team techniques, and basketball IQ and leadership.

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