Curtis McCants

Curtis McCants
Personal information
Born (1975-08-02) August 2, 1975 (age 49)
Florida
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolBenjamin N. Cardozo
(Queens, New York)
St. Raphael Academy
(Pawtucket, Rhode Island)
CollegeGeorge Mason (1993–1996)
Cal State Bakersfield (1996–1997)
NBA draft1997: undrafted
Playing career1997–2007
PositionGuard
Career history
1997–1998Hapoel Tel Aviv
1998–1999Mansfield Hawks
1999Hapoel Tel Aviv
1999Trotamundos de Carabobo
1999–2000BC Kyiv
2000Olympique Antibes
2000–2001Montpellier Paillade
2001Marinos de Oriente
2001–2002CSKA Moscow
2002–2003Montepaschi Siena
2003Dakota Wizards
2003–2004KK Split
2004Limoges CSP
2004–2005Hapoel Tel Aviv
2005Ural Great Perm
2005–2006JDA Dijon
2006Benfica
2006–2007Ironi Ramat Gan
Career highlights and awards

Curtis Reynard McCants (born August 2, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6-foot point guard, he played college basketball at George Mason for 3 years, being named CAA Rookie of the Year in 1994 and first team All-Conference in 1996 before leaving the program after a fight with a teammate. He finished his college career at Cal State Bakersfield in the NCAA Division II and started his professional career in 1997 playing in Israel. In 2001 he was the top scorer of the LNB Pro A in France. In 10 years of pro career he played in several countries in Europe and South America. McCants has a daughter, Asia McCants, who played Division 1 basketball at Howard University.

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 George Mason and during his first season he was named the CAA Rookie of the Year after averaging 14.6 points, 2 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game[7] while shooting 39.6% from the 3-point line, one of the best marks in a single season in the history of George Mason.[8] He ranked second on his team in scoring (behind junior Donald Ross) and assists.[9] In his sophomore year of college McCants improved his assists numbers, and had several games with 10+ assists;[10] on February 22, 1995, he recorded 15 assists versus Richmond, the single-game record for George Mason[11] that still stands as of 2019.[12] At the end of the 1994–95 season he ranked 2nd in assists in the whole NCAA Division I with an average of 9.3 per game, behind Nelson Haggerty of Baylor.[13] He also had a new George Mason record for most assists in a single season with 251[14] and ranked second on the team in scoring behind Nate Langley.[15]

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.[16] He recorded a career-high 38 points versus Cal Poly-SLO on January 13, 1996[10] and a season-high 14 assists against Hampton on December 28, 1995,[10] For the second consecutive season McCants ranked 2nd overall in assists per game in the NCAA with 8.3 behind Raimonds Miglinieks of UC Irvine,[17] and was named in the All-CAA First Team.[7] He holds George Mason's records for total assists with 598,[8] career average with 7.3,[14] and most assists in a season with 251 in 1994–95,[14] all still standing as of 2019.[18]

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
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 Olympique Antibes in France, and after 3 games where he averaged a league-leading 23.0 points,[2] he moved to Montpellier Paillade, where he played the remainder of the season, averaging 21.6 points in 26 games for a total average of 21.7, the best in the league, and won the LNB Pro A Best Scorer title. After experiencing success in France he moved to Russia after a brief experience in Venezuela with Marinos de Oriente, and signed for CSKA Moscow. He competed in the 2001–02 Euroleague, averaging 13.8 points in 19 games.[25] In the Russian league he played 34 games (25 starts) averaging 9.5 points and 4.1 assists per game.[24]

In 2002 he moved to Italy, signing for Montepaschi Siena, and averaged 5 points in 19.8 minutes per game in 4 appearances. He also played 7 games in the 2002–03 Euroleague, averaging 4.1 points per game.[25] In 2003 he played in the CBA with the Dakota Wizards, averaging 5.2 points, 2.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 5 games played.[26] He then joined KK Split in Croatia. On December 16, 2003, he recorded 9 steals in an ABA League game against KK Zagreb, a new ABA League record.[27] He also recorded 12 assists versus Cholet Basket in the 2003–04 ULEB Cup, and averaged 15.1 points and 6.8 assists in the competition.[25] He then went back to France, this time signing with Limoges CSP where he averaged 13.8 points and 6.9 assists per game over 17 appearances.

In 2004 he joined Hapoel Tel Aviv for the third time in his career,[3] and averaged 13.9 points and 7.7 assists in 15 games before moving to Ural Great Perm in Russia, where he finished the season with 15.5 points and 5.3 assists in 4 games played. In 2005–06 he played for Dijon in France (9 games with 11.9 points and 7.7 assists per game) and Benfica in Portugal (averaging 9.1 points and 5.8 assists in 9 games). He played his last season in 2006–07 in Israel with Ironi Ramat Gan, playing 8 games and averaging 11.9 points and 5.5 assists.

References

  1. ^ "Curtis Mc Cants - Playmaker". legabasket.it. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Twohey, Megan (November 28, 2001). "N.Y. Native Restless in Russia". The Moscow Times. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Mittleman, Jerry (February 4, 2005). "Three Times a Charm for McCants and Hapoel". Haaretz. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  4. ^ "1991-1992 All State". ribcaonline.net. Archived from the original on January 11, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  5. ^ "1992-1993 All State". ribcaonline.net. Archived from the original on January 11, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  6. ^ "1992 - 1993 RHODE ISLAND BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR CURTIS MCCANTS". gatorade.com. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  7. ^ a b 2007–08 George Mason Patriots Men's Basketball, 2007, p. 70.
  8. ^ a b 2007–08 George Mason Patriots Men's Basketball, 2007, p. 65.
  9. ^ "1993-94 George Mason Patriots Roster and Stats". sports-reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  10. ^ a b c 2007–08 George Mason Patriots Men's Basketball, 2007, p. 69.
  11. ^ 2007–08 George Mason Patriots Men's Basketball, 2007, p. 7.
  12. ^ George Mason Men's Basketball 2018–19 Prospectus, p. 33.
  13. ^ "1994-95 College Basketball Leaders". sports-reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  14. ^ a b c 2007–08 George Mason Patriots Men's Basketball, 2007, p. 66.
  15. ^ "1994-95 George Mason Patriots Roster and Stats". sports-reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  16. ^ "1995-96 George Mason Patriots Roster and Stats". sports-reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  17. ^ "1995-96 College Basketball Leaders". sports-reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  18. ^ George Mason Men's Basketball 2018–19 Prospectus, p. 12.
  19. ^ a b Manasso, John (June 20, 1996). "GEORGE MASON'S MCCANTS SUES SCHOOL". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  20. ^ "Camerron Taylor". sports-reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  21. ^ "Cal Bakersfiekd wins by offering Division I dropouts fresh start". The Courier-Journal. November 20, 1996. p. 13.
  22. ^ a b "Curtis McCants, Cal St-Bakersfield". sportsstats.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2007. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  23. ^ "BASKETBALL". The Billings Gazette. May 10, 1997. p. 20.
  24. ^ a b c "Curtis McCants #4". cskabasket.com. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  25. ^ a b c "MC CANTS, CURTIS". euroleague.net. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  26. ^ "Curtis McCants". statscrew.com. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  27. ^ "ABA League – interesting facts and figures". abaliga.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.

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