McLaughlin with UC Santa Barbara in 2019
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | Basketball Champions League Asia |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1998-01-29) January 29, 1998 (age 26) Port Angeles, Washington, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Peninsula (Gig Harbor, Washington) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2021: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2021–present |
| Career history | |
| 2021–2022 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 2021–2022 | →Texas Legends |
| 2022–2023 | Santa Cruz Warriors |
| 2023 | Otago Nuggets |
| 2024–present | Pelita Jaya |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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JaQuori McLaughlin (born January 29, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Pelita Jaya Bakrie. He played college basketball for the Oregon State Beavers and the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos.
McLaughlin attended Peninsula High SchoolinGig 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.[1] 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.[2]
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.[3] 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.[4] McLaughlin was granted a redshirt and transferred to UC Santa Barbara.[5] He averaged 10.3 points and 3.2 assists per game as a sophomore.[4] 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.[6] 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.[7]
After going undrafted in the 2021 NBA draft, McLaughlin played for the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Summer League.[8] On September 4, 2021, he signed a two-way contract with the Dallas Mavericks. Under the terms of the deal, he split time between the Mavs and their NBA G League affiliate, the Texas Legends.[9] He was waived by the Mavericks on January 10, 2022, after appearing in four NBA games.[8][10]
On January 14, 2022, McLaughlin was acquired in a trade by the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA G League.[11][12] However, he was waived on February 26,[13] after suffering a season-ending quad injury.[14]
In October 2022, McLaughlin re-joined the Santa Cruz Warriors for the 2022–23 season.[15]
On March 31, 2023, McLaughlin signed with the Otago Nuggets for the 2023 New Zealand NBL season.[16] He played his last game for the Nuggets on May 18 due to a knee injury.[17][18]
| 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 | |
As of 2021, McLaughlin's father, Jason, serves as an assistant basketball coach at Tacoma Community College, where his younger brother, Elijah, plays the point guard position.[19]
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