Podcast with Chris McCullough: On being LeBron in the Philippines, playing for Boeheim’s Army and his favorite Syracuse pizza place

Syracuse, N.Y. ― Before Chris McCullough dons a Boeheim’s Army for the first time this Saturday in The Basketball Tournament, the former Syracuse forward sat down for an episode of the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast.

McCullough, who played at Syracuse in the 2014-15 season, explained why he had to miss The Basketball Tournament in each of the last two years.

Since leaving the NBA in 2018, McCullough has played in South Korea, China, Puerto Rico and the Philippines, talked about his favorite places to play overseas and what it was like being the LeBron James of the Philippines.

Also in the podcast: What pizza place is he most likely to visit when he’s back in Syracuse and his memories of watching Buddy Boeheim at SU’s practices back in 2014.

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