American basketball player (born 1975)
Kelly Deshawn McCarty (born August 24, 1975) is a naturalized Russian[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] former professional basketball player who is currently an assistant coach for the Iowa Wolves of the NBA G League . He represented the senior men's Russian national basketball team internationally. At 2.01 m (6'7") 235 lbs., he played at both the shooting guard and small forward positions. His primary position was small forward.
High school
Born in Chicago , McCarty played high school basketball at Quitman High School, in Quitman, Mississippi .
College career
McCarty played college basketball at the University of Southern Mississippi , with the Southern Miss Golden Eagles , leading the college team in scoring and rebounding during his senior year, in 1997–98.
Professional career
After playing in just 2 regular season games for the Denver Nuggets of the NBA in 1999, McCarty went on to play in Israel, spending 5 seasons there - at first with Maccabi Raanana . He then signed with the Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Jerusalem , and with them he won the ULEB Cup (now called EuroCup ) in the 2003–04 season, being voted the EuroCup Finals MVP .
The next year, in the 2004–05 season, he moved to the Russian Super League A club Dynamo Saint Petersburg , and without losing a single game in the FIBA Europe League competition, his team won the championship, and he was elected the Final Four MVP of that tournament . He spent the last years of his career playing in Russia.
National team career
McCarty also played for the senior men's Russian national basketball team at EuroBasket 2009 .[ 4]
Coaching career
On November 9, 2023, McCarty joined tne Iowa Wolves as an assistant coach.[ 5]
Club honors
References
External links
Media related to Kelly McCarty at Wikimedia Commons
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