Brandi McCain (born September 21, 1979) is a former American college and professional basketball player who was a guard in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) for a single season in 2002. McCain played college basketball for the University of Florida, and the played professionally for the Cleveland Rockers of the WNBA.
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| Born | September 21, 1979 Silsbee, Texas | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 135 lb (61 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Silsbee (Silsbee, Texas) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Florida (1998–2002) | ||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2002: 2nd round, 24th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Cleveland Rockers | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2002–2002 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Guard | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Cleveland Rockers | ||||||||||||||
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
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Early years edit
McCain attended Silsbee High School in Silsbee, Texas, and she played high school basketball for the Silsbee Tigers. She was recognized as a high school All-American by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), and participated in the WBCA High School All-America Game, during which she scored eight points.[1]
College career edit
McCain accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, and played for coach Carol Ross's Florida Gators women's basketball team from 1998 to 2002.[2] As a Lady Gator, she was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection in 1999 and 2001, a second-team selection in 2000, and a first-team All-American in 2001.[2] McCain was also a team captain in 2000 and 2002.[2] She graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in 2002.
Florida statistics edit
Source[3]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 1998–99 | Florida | 33 | 428 | 39.1 | 35.5 | 50.2 | 3.3 | 7.5 | 2.4 | – | 13.0 |
| 1999-00 | Florida | 15 | 120 | 35.0 | 28.6 | 90.3 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 1.9 | – | 8.0 |
| 2000–01 | Florida | 29 | 572 | 38.2 | 31.4 | 80.6 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 2.6 | – | 19.7 |
| 2001–02 | Florida | 29 | 460 | 33.8 | 32.9 | 72.4 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 15.9 |
| Career | Florida | 106 | 1580 | 36.8 | 32.4 | 78.8 | 3.0 | 5.4 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 14.9 |
USA Basketball edit
McCain played on the team presenting the US at the 1999 World University Games held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. The team had a 4–2 record and earned the silver medal. McCain averaged 6.0 points per game.[4]
Professional career edit
The Cleveland Rockers picked McCain in the second round (twenty-fourth pick overall) in the 2002 WNBA draft, and she played a single season for the Rockers in 2002.[5] She played mostly in a reserve role, appearing in thirty-one games and starting two of them.[6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "WBCA High School All-America Game Box Scores". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 29 Jun 2014.
- ^ a b c CoachAmandaButler.com, The Gators, WNBA Gators, Brandi McCain Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 22 Sep 2015.
- ^ "Nineteenth World University Games – 1999". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ WNBA.com, Players, Brandi McCain Archived December 31, 2006, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
- ^ Basketball-Reference.com, Players, Brandi McCain. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
External links edit
- Brandi McCain – Official WNBA player profile