Curtis McCants
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Born | Ironi Ramat Gan | August 2, 1975
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Curtis Reynard McCants (born August 2, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6-foot
High school career
McCants was born in the state of Florida[1] but grew up in Queens, New York with his mother and grandmother, attending Benjamin N. Cardozo High School.[2][3] He then moved to Rhode Island, where he attended St. Raphael Academy in Pawtucket. In his junior year he earned first team All-State honors, averaging 34.9 points per game and recorded a career-high 55 points in a single game.[4] In his senior year he was again named first team All-State, with averages of 32 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists per game,[5] and was named Rhode Island Gatorade Player of the Year.[6]
College career
McCants signed to play for
McCants' junior year at GMU saw him become the primary scoring option of the team, and he averaged 22 points per game, leading his team in both scoring and assists.
On April 20, 1996 McCants was charged with disorderly conduct and arrested after getting into a fistfight with Camerron Taylor,[19] a former GMU player.[20] Following the incident, McCants was removed from the team.[19] Facing the possibility of sitting out the whole season, he transferred to Cal State Bakersfield in the NCAA Division II,[21] where he played his last season of college basketball. He played 24 games, averaging 14.2 points, 2.1 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 0.7 steals per game in 28.5 minutes per contest, shooting a career-high 40.2% from three.[22]
College statistics
Source[22]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1993–94 | George Mason | 27 | 22.9 | .472 | .396 | .757 | 2.0 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 14.6 | |
1994–95 | George Mason | 27 | 29.1 | .435 | .360 | .801 | 3.2 | 9.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 15.2 | |
1995–96 | George Mason | 27 | 31.2 | .442 | .312 | .833 | 4.0 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 22.0 | |
Career | 81 | 27.7 | .448 | .345 | .803 | 3.1 | 7.4 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 17.3 |
Professional career
After the end of his senior season, McCants was automatically eligible for the 1997 NBA draft, but he was not selected by an NBA franchise. He briefly signed for the Connecticut Skyhawks of the USBL, being released on May 10, 1997,[23] and moved to Israel, joining Hapoel Tel Aviv, playing in the Israeli second level and averaging 20.6 points per game.[3] In 1998 he came back to the United States to play for the Mansfield Hawks of the IBA[24] before going back to Hapoel Tel Aviv in 1999, where he played 10 games averaging 19.9 points, 2.4 rebounds and 4.6 assists. He then joined Trotamundos de Carabobo in Venezuela, and then moved to Ukraine ending the 1999–2000 season with BC Kyiv.[2][24]
In 2000 he signed for
In 2002 he moved to
In 2004 he joined Hapoel Tel Aviv for the third time in his career,
References
- ^ "Curtis Mc Cants - Playmaker". legabasket.it. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ a b c Twohey, Megan (November 28, 2001). "N.Y. Native Restless in Russia". The Moscow Times. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ a b c Mittleman, Jerry (February 4, 2005). "Three Times a Charm for McCants and Hapoel". Haaretz. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ "1991-1992 All State". ribcaonline.net. Archived from the original on January 11, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ "1992-1993 All State". ribcaonline.net. Archived from the original on January 11, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ "1992 - 1993 RHODE ISLAND BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR CURTIS MCCANTS". gatorade.com. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
- ^ a b 2007–08 George Mason Patriots Men's Basketball, 2007, p. 70.
- ^ a b 2007–08 George Mason Patriots Men's Basketball, 2007, p. 65.
- ^ "1993-94 George Mason Patriots Roster and Stats". sports-reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ a b c 2007–08 George Mason Patriots Men's Basketball, 2007, p. 69.
- ^ 2007–08 George Mason Patriots Men's Basketball, 2007, p. 7.
- ^ George Mason Men's Basketball 2018–19 Prospectus, p. 33.
- ^ "1994-95 College Basketball Leaders". sports-reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ a b c 2007–08 George Mason Patriots Men's Basketball, 2007, p. 66.
- ^ "1994-95 George Mason Patriots Roster and Stats". sports-reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ "1995-96 George Mason Patriots Roster and Stats". sports-reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ "1995-96 College Basketball Leaders". sports-reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ George Mason Men's Basketball 2018–19 Prospectus, p. 12.
- ^ a b Manasso, John (June 20, 1996). "GEORGE MASON'S MCCANTS SUES SCHOOL". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ "Camerron Taylor". sports-reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- The Courier-Journal. November 20, 1996. p. 13.
- ^ a b "Curtis McCants, Cal St-Bakersfield". sportsstats.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2007. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- The Billings Gazette. May 10, 1997. p. 20.
- ^ a b c "Curtis McCants #4". cskabasket.com. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ a b c "MC CANTS, CURTIS". euroleague.net. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ "Curtis McCants". statscrew.com. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ "ABA League – interesting facts and figures". abaliga.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
External links
- Career stats at ProBallers.com
- Profile at RealGM.com
- Euro Stats at Basketball-Reference
- College stats at Sports-Reference.com
- (in Italian) Italian league stats[permanent dead link]
- (in French) French league stats
- (in French) Stats at Basketinfo.com
- Israeli league stats