Behind the Scenes: Chance McMillian's Path to G League Elite Camp

Chance McMillian was named All-Big 12 Second Team this past season and was a key component of a Texas Tech team that made it to the Elite Eight.

The 6-foot-2 guard averaged 14.2 points, four rebounds, 1.8 assists and 0.7 steals per game while shooting an elite 43.3% from three (164 attempts).

Growing Up

McMillian grew up in Vallejo, California and went to primary school in San Francisco. With a long bus commute every day from Downtown to the Mission District, he got to see a lot of different things. With his mom being a municipal supervisor, however, McMillian felt protected.

"She knew all the bus drivers and I knew all of them. They made sure I got to school and back to my mom's job safely," McMillian told Draft Digest.

Going to his first high school at St. Patrick - St. Vincent in Vallejo posed a new challenge. The area was right outside of Oakland and was a tough place to live in, but McMillian stated that the community was strong and people stuck up for each other and by each other.

Basketball was introduced to McMillian at a young age. He noticed his love for the game around third grade, and was inspired to start playing basketball from his grandad when he was even younger.

"My grandma bought me a hoop when I was younger - around three or four years old. I always had the hoop growing up. I broke two or three hoops and Grandpa still bought me another one. After the fifth Fisher Price one broke, my mom bought me a hoop outside," the Texas Tech graduate told Draft Digest's