Former KU Jayhawks guard Kevin McCullar nets 2nd two-way deal with NBA’s Knicks
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- Knicks re-signed Kevin McCullar to a two-way contract for 2025-26 season
- McCullar averaged 11.9 points across 13 G League games during rookie season
- Phoenix drafted McCullar in 2024 before trading him to New York for development
Former Kansas Jayhawks guard Kevin McCullar has been awarded one of the New York Knicks’ three two-way contracts for the second straight season, the NBA team announced prior to the opening of 2025-26 training camp.
As a two-way player, the 6-foot-6, 210-pound McCullar could spend much of the season with the Knicks’ G League team — the Westchester Knicks. He is eligible to be active for up to 50 games with the NBA’s Knicks.
The team’s other two-way contracts were signed by Trey Jemison and Tosan Evbuomwan.
McCullar, 24, who missed most of his rookie season while rehabbing from a knee injury sustained at KU, played in 13 games for Westchester last year, averaging 11.9 points, 4.9 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 1.7 steals in 27.8 minutes per contest.
McCullar played in four NBA games his rookie campaign. He averaged 1.5 points and 2.0 rebounds in 7.3 minutes per game. According to the New York Post his two-way deal paid him $578,577 during the 2024-25 season.
He recorded his first professional triple-double by scoring 20 points with 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a Westchester game against the College Park Skyhawks on March 19. During one game in the G League playoffs, McCullar finished with 21 points, seven rebounds, six assists and two steals against the Maine Celtics.
The San Antonio native, who was taken in the second round of the 2024 NBA Draft, scored 30 points with four rebounds, two steals and an assist while playing 28 minutes in a 2025 NBA Summer League game against Boston on July 13 in Las Vegas.
McCullar was originally selected by the Phoenix Suns with the 56th overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft before being acquired by the Knicks. McCullar averaged 18.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.5 steals over 34.2 minutes in 26 games (all starts) during his senior year at Kansas.
He had a career-high 34 points his senior year versus Yale.
This story was originally published September 26, 2025 at 9:41 PM with the headline "Former KU Jayhawks guard Kevin McCullar nets 2nd two-way deal with NBA’s Knicks."
