Reco McCarter is a 27 year old 198cm forward from Goldsboro, North Carolina that is playing his fourth professional season and first in Germany with VFL Stade (Regionalliga). He played the last three seasons in Spain in the EBA league. As a rookie he played with CB Cazorla Jaen Paraiso Interior (Spain-EBA) playing 15 games averaging 10.3ppg, 5.5rpg, 1.7apg, 1.5spg, FGP: 62.9%, 3PT: 25.5%, FT: 52.9%. He played the last two seasons with Agricola Villarrobledo CBV (Spain-EBA) and last season played 31 games averaging 9.4ppg, 3.8rpg, 2.1apg, 1.3spg, FGP: 56.5%, 3PT: 29.3%, FT: 63.1%.He began his basketball career at Virginia Commonwealth University (NCAA), but played only 10 games. He then moved to Campbell (NCAA) in 2012 and played there three years amassing 91 NCAA games and as a senior played 28 games averaging 10.2ppg, 4.3rpg, 2.0apg, 1.5spg, FGP: 54.5%, 3PT: 29.3%, FT: 55.8%. He spoke to germanhoops.com earlier in the summer about basketball.

Reco thanks for talking to Germanhoops.com Where are you at the moment and how has your summer been?

I am back home in Goldsboro, North Carolina, trying to spend as much time possible with my family and friends, on top of staying in basketball shape. I spend so much time with family and friends over the summer because I am away for 9 months out of the year.

Congrats on signing with German regionalliga team VFL Stade. After playing your first three professional seasons in Spain, was the biggest reason for coming to Germany for getting a taste of something new?

I wouldn’t say something new, it just happen to be that Germany is the location basketball has taken me. After talking with my agent, coach Fernandez, Sonke, and my family, I felt like Stade was the right fit for where I am in my career.

You played three solid seasons in Spains fourth league EBA. You must have had ambitions to move up to the Leb Silver. Was there any interest this summer and how confident are you that you could of continued to make an impact in a higher league?

Yes of course, like you said previously I played my last three season is Spain so playing in Leb Silver were my expectations. I feel like with my skill set I can make an impact on any level as long as the opportunity is there. 

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