CJ McCollum
American basketball player
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| March 31 2025 | Ruled out for the remainder of the 2024-25 NBA season due to a bone bruise in his right foot. |
| January 3 2025 | Tied his career-high with 50 points in a 132-120 win over the Washington Wizards. |
| November 2 2023 | Scored a game-leading 33 points in a 125-116 win over the Detroit Pistons. |
| December 30 2022 | Scored 42 points, including a Pelicans franchise record of 11 three-pointers, in a 127-116 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. |
| December 22 2022 | Achieved a notable performance with 40 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists in a 126-117 win over the San Antonio Spurs, joining an elite group of Pelicans players with such a stat line. |
| September 24 2022 | Agreed to a two-year, $64 million contract extension with the New Orleans Pelicans. |
| May 30 2022 | Signed a multiplatform deal with ESPN to become an NBA analyst. |
| April 13 2022 | Recorded 32 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists in the NBA play-in tournament, leading the Pelicans to defeat the San Antonio Spurs 113-103 and advance to the eight seed game. |
| February 10 2022 | Made his Pelicans debut, scoring 15 points, grabbing 7 rebounds, and providing 5 assists in a 112-97 loss to the Miami Heat. |
| February 8 2022 | Traded from the Portland Trail Blazers to the New Orleans Pelicans, ending his near-decade long tenure with the Trail Blazers. |
| January 17 2022 | Returned from injury, logging 16 points in a 98–88 win over the Orlando Magic. |
| January 10 2022 | McCollum welcomes his first child, a son named Jacobi, with his wife Elise. |
| December 7 2021 | Diagnosed with a pneumothorax and ruled out indefinitely. |
| August 7 2021 | Elected president of the National Basketball Players Association, succeeding Chris Paul. |
| December 26 2020 | Scored a season-high 44 points, including a game-winning three-pointer in a 128–126 overtime win against the Houston Rockets. |
| October 27 2020 | CJ McCollum marries his college sweetheart Elise Esposito in a wedding ceremony. |
| March 2020 | During a podcast recording, McCollum received live news about the NBA suspending the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| March 2 2020 | Matched his season-high with 41 points in a 130–107 win over the Orlando Magic. |
| February 23 2020 | Recorded a 41-point, 9-rebound, 12-assist performance in a 107–104 victory over the Detroit Pistons. |
| November 21 2019 | Scored a then season-high 37 points, with 6 rebounds and 10 assists in a 137–129 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. |
| May 2019 | Led the Trail Blazers to the Western Conference Finals, scoring a game-high 37 points in the decisive Game 7 against the Denver Nuggets, including the game-sealing step back jumper. |
| March 1 2019 | Scored 35 points and matched a career best by making seven 3-pointers in a 119–117 loss to the Toronto Raptors. |
| January 26 2019 | Recorded his first career triple-double with 28 points, 10 assists, and 10 rebounds in a 120–111 win over the Atlanta Hawks. |
| January 22 2019 | Scored 31 points and passed Nicolas Batum for fourth on the franchise's all-time 3-pointers list. |
| December 30 2018 | Broke out of a six-game funk with a 35-point performance, hitting 13 of 18 shots in a 129–95 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. |
| December 23 2018 | Moved past Damon Stoudamire into fifth on the Blazers' career list for 3-pointers. |
| December 12 2018 | Matched his season high with 40 points during a 92–83 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. |
| November 6 2018 | Scored 40 points during a 118–103 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. |
| April 2018 | In Game 4 of the first-round playoff series against the New Orleans Pelicans, McCollum scored 38 points in a 131-123 loss, which eliminated Portland in a four-game sweep. |
| January 31 2018 | McCollum scored a franchise-record 28 points in the first quarter and finished with a career-high 50 points in just three quarters in a 124-108 victory over the Bulls, joining an elite group of Trail Blazers to score 50+ points in a game. |
| October 20 2017 | In his season debut, McCollum scored 28 points on 12-of-18 shooting to lead the team past the Indiana Pacers 114-96. |
| April 16 2017 | In Game 1 of the first-round playoff series against the Warriors, McCollum scored a postseason career-best 41 points, becoming only the eighth Blazer to have a 40-point playoff performance. |
| 2016 | McCollum opens the CJ McCollum Dream Center at the Blazers Boys & Girls Club, creating an innovative learning space with computers, books, art, and learning tools to support underserved youth. |
| 2016 | Chosen as the NBA Most Improved Player. |
| October 31 2016 | Signed a four-year, $106 million contract extension with the Portland Trail Blazers, signaling the team's commitment to his development. |
| October 25 2016 | In the season-opener, McCollum scored 25 points to help defeat the Utah Jazz 113-104. |
| July 27 2016 | CJ McCollum signed a four-year contract extension with the Portland Trail Blazers, committing to the team long-term. |
| November 2015 | Emerged as a key rotation player for the Portland Trail Blazers, establishing himself as a promising young talent in the NBA. |
| June 27 2013 | CJ McCollum was drafted 10th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2013 NBA Draft, beginning his professional basketball career. |
| 2012 | Received Patriot League Player of the Year award for the second time during his college basketball career. |
| 2010 | Named Patriot League Player of the Year while playing college basketball for Lehigh Mountain Hawks. |
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