[1] He played at Newark High School, and was named Finger Lakes Times Player of the Year for three straight seasons.

[2] McCrea was named the Mid-American Conference Player of the Year and an Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American in 2014.

Additionally, he was named the MAC East Player of the Week seven times during his final three seasons.

[5][6][7] During his senior year, McCrea was one of fewer than 20 NCAA Division I men's basketball players to average a double-double.

[12] On April 20, however, the club announced it would not sign McCrea because he failed medical tests with two separate doctors.

[20] On March 21, 2018, McCrea signed with Santeros de Aguada of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional in Puerto Rico.