Adika Peter-McNeilly

Adika Peter-McNeilly
No. 10 – Mitteldeutscher BC
Position	Guard
League	Basketball Bundesliga
Personal information
Born	April 17, 1993; Toronto, Ontario
Nationality	Canadian
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
High school	St. Mother Teresa Catholic Academy; (Scarborough, Ontario)
College	Clarendon (2012-2013); Ryerson (2013–2017);
NBA draft	2017 / Undrafted
Playing career	2017–present
Career history
2017–2018	MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
2018–present	Mitteldeutscher BC
2020	Edmonton Stingers
Career highlights and awards
	CEBL champion (2020); CIS All-Canada First Team (2017); All-OUA First Team (2016, 2017);

Adika Peter-McNeilly (born April 17, 1993) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Mitteldeutscher BC organization of the German Basketball Bundesliga.

Playing career

College

Graduating from St. Mother Teresa Catholic Academy in Scarborough, Ontario, Peter-McNeilly took his game to the United States, where he spent the 2012-13 season at Clarendon College in the state of Texas.[1]

In 2013, he transferred to Ryerson University[2] and became a key contributor for the Rams and coach Roy Rana right away. After 73 career games played for Ryerson, the guard posted career game averages of 14.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.6 steals. In four years, Peter-McNeilly shot 40.8 percent from three-point-land (150-of-368).[3] He earned numerous honours at Ryerson, including 2017 All-Canada First Team accolades, CIS Tournament All-Star distinction in 2015, 2016 and 2017, All-OUA First Team recognition in 2016 and 2017 and the R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award in 2014-15.[4] In 2015-16, he was a finalist for the D.H. Craighead Outstanding Contribution to Interuniversity Sport, Campus and Community Life award.[3]

Professional career

Peter-McNeilly signed a deal with the MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg organization of the German top-flight Bundesliga in July 2017 to get his professional career underway.[5] In July 2018, he was signed by fellow Bundesliga side Mitteldeutscher BC.[6]

He played for the Edmonton Stingers in the 2020 CEBL season, winning the championship.

International career

He competed for Canada at the 2015 World University Games in Gwangju.[7]

References

"NJCAA". NJCAA. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
"Rana adds four to Ryerson men's basketball". RyersonRams.CA. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
"Ryerson Basketball (M) BIO: Adika Peter-McNeilly". ryersonrams.ca. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
"U Sports Hoops - Men; Adika Peter-McNeilly". usportshoops.ca. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
"Former Rams captain Adika Peter-McNeilly agrees to first pro-contract in Germany | The Eyeopener". The Eyeopener. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-07-13. Retrieved 2018-07-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"Six OUA all-stars named to FISU Team Canada roster for Gwangju - Ontario University Athletics (OUA)". oua.ca. Retrieved 2017-09-18.

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[1] "NJCAA". NJCAA. Retrieved 2017-09-18.

[2] "Rana adds four to Ryerson men's basketball". RyersonRams.CA. Retrieved 2017-09-18.

[:0-3] "Ryerson Basketball (M) BIO: Adika Peter-McNeilly". ryersonrams.ca. Retrieved 2017-09-18.

[4] "U Sports Hoops - Men; Adika Peter-McNeilly". usportshoops.ca. Retrieved 2017-09-18.

[5] "Former Rams captain Adika Peter-McNeilly agrees to first pro-contract in Germany | The Eyeopener". The Eyeopener. Retrieved 2017-09-18.

[6] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-07-13. Retrieved 2018-07-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[7] "Six OUA all-stars named to FISU Team Canada roster for Gwangju - Ontario University Athletics (OUA)". oua.ca. Retrieved 2017-09-18.