The Phoenix Suns Sign Jordan McRae to 10-day Contract

By Francisco Romero

Former University of Tennessee shooting guard Jordan McRae has signed a 10-day contract with the Phoenix Suns.

This season McRae has been a member of the Delaware 87ers of the NBA Development League where he has averaged 23.1 points in 28 games. McRae scored 61 points on Tuesday.

The call-up to the Suns will be McRae’s first career NBA regular season signing; he was originally drafted by the San Antonio Spurs with the 58^th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft; he was traded to Philadelphia the same night.

The 6-5 guards played in Australia last year.

A native of Savannah, Ga., McRae played collegiately at the University of Tennessee where he averaged 13.3 points in 114 games over four seasons. McRae earned First Team All-SEC honors as a senior in 2013-14 when he ranked fourth in the conference with a scoring average of 18.7 points, helping the Volunteers to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament.