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{{short description|American basketball player and coach (born 1977)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name         = BJ McKie
| image        =
| position     = Assistant coach
| height_ft    = 6
| height_in    = 2
| weight_lb    = 190
| league       = [[Atlantic Coast Conference]]
| team         = Wake Forest Demon Deacons
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1977|4|7}}
| birth_place  = [[Norfolk, Virginia]]
| nationality  = American
| high_school  = [[Irmo High School|Irmo]] ([[Irmo, South Carolina]])
| college      = [[South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball|South Carolina]] (1995–1999)
| career_number =
| career_position = [[Point guard]]
| draft_year   = 1999
| career_start = 1999
| career_end   = 2010
| coach_start  = 2011
| years1       = 1999
| team1        = [[BCM Gravelines]]
| years2       = 1999–2001
| team2        = [[Connecticut Pride]]
| years3       = 2001–2002
| team3        = [[North Charleston Lowgators]]
| years4       = 2002
| team4        = [[Keravnos B.C.|Keravnos]]
| years5       = 2002–2003
| team5        = [[Gießen 46ers]]
| years6       = 2003–2005
| team6        = [[TBB Trier]]
| years7       = 2005–2006
| team7        = [[Andrea Costa Imola]]
| years8       = 2006–2007
| team8        = [[Juvecaserta Basket]]
| years9       = 2007–2008
| team9        = [[Nuova Pallacanestro Pavia]]
| years10      = 2008–2009
| team10       = [[Maccabi Haifa B.C.|Maccabi Haifa]]
| years11      = 2009–2010
| team11       = [[Hapoel Afula B.C.|Hapoel Afula]]
| years12      = 2010
| team12       = [[Gimnasia La Plata]]
| cyears1      = 2011–2017
| cteam1       = [[Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball|Charleston Southern]] (assistant)
| cyears2      = 2017–2020
| cteam2       = [[East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball|East Tennessee State]] (assistant)
| cyears3      = 2020–present
| cteam3       = [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball|Wake Forest]] (assistant)
| highlights   =
* 2× [[Basketball Bundesliga Top Scorer|German League Top Scorer]] (2003, 2004)
* [[BBL All-Star Game|German League All-Star]] (2004)
* [[Basketball Bundesliga Best Offensive Player|German League Best Offensive Player]] (2004)
* [[List of Continental Basketball Association All-Star Games|CBA All-Star]] (2001)
* No. 3 [[South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball#Retired jerseys|retired by South Carolina Gamecocks]]
* Second-team [[Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team|''Parade'' All-American]] (1995)
}}
'''Bjorn "BJ" McKie''' (born April 7, 1977) is an American former professional [[basketball]] player and current assistant coach at [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball|Wake Forest]]. Born in [[Norfolk, Virginia]], McKie went to high school at [[Irmo High School]] and played for the [[University of South Carolina]] men's basketball team. In January 1999, he became the Gamecocks' all-time leading scorer, surpassing [[Alex English]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/trads/scar-history.html |title=South Carolina Official Athletic Site - Traditions |access-date=January 27, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090408080818/http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/trads/scar-history.html |archive-date=April 8, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>"McKie passes English on scoring list as South Carolina tops Vanderbilt". ''Charlotte Observer''. January 31, 1999. 4H Sports.</ref> The college retired his number 3 jersey in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web | author=Bryce Mursch | date=December 29, 2005 | title=B.J. McKie's jersey retired | url=http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=4297564 | work=WIS News 10 | access-date=December 3, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310000300/http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=4297564 | archive-date=March 10, 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> His son, Justin McKie, also starred at Irmo, and followed in his father's footsteps, playing four years at South Carolina.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamecocksonline.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/justin_mckie_851942.html |title=Justin McKie Bio - South Carolina Official Athletic Site |website=www.gamecocksonline.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131108222748/http://www.gamecocksonline.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/justin_mckie_851942.html |archive-date=2013-11-08}}</ref>
==American minor leagues==
After his college career, McKie was drafted by the [[Connecticut Pride]] of the [[Continental Basketball Association]]. He played for them from 1999 to 2001, and appeared in the 2001 [[List of Continental Basketball Association All-Star Games|CBA All-Star Game]].<ref name=euro/> In 2001–02, McKie played for the North Charleston Lowgators (now the [[Florida Flame]]) of the [[NBA Development League]].<ref>[https://www.basketball-reference.com/nbdl/players/m/mckiebj01d.html  BJ McKie statistics, basketball-reference.com]</ref>
==International career==
Internationally, McKie has played for [[BCM Gravelines]] in France; [[Keravnos B.C.|Keravnos]] in Cyprus; [[Avitos Giessen]] and [[TBB Trier]] in Germany; [[Zarotti Imola]], [[Pepsi Caserta]] and [[Nuova Pallacanestro Pavia]] in Italy; and [[Maccabi Haifa Heat]] and [[Hapoel Afula B.C.|Hapoel Afula]] in Israel. He left Hapoel Afula in 2010.<ref name=euro>[http://www.eurobasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=ISR&PlayerID=20472 BJ McKie profile]. Eurobasket.com. Retrieved on January 28, 2010.</ref>
While playing in Germany, McKie was a [[Basketball Bundesliga]] [[BBL All Star Game|All-Star]] in 2004.<ref name=euro/>
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://static.espn.go.com/nba/draft99/players/profiles/mckie_bj.html ESPN Draft Profile]
{{Basketball Bundesliga Top Scorer}}
{{BBL Best Offensive Player}}
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