Kelly McCarty
Encyclopedia
Kelly Deshawn McCarty (born August 24, 1975 in Chicago
, Illinois
) is a naturalized Russia
n professional basketball player, originally from the United States
(represents Russia internationally). He currently plays with UNICS Kazan
of the VTB United League
.
-forward
was a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi leading the college team in scoring and rebounding during his senior year in 1997-98.
After playing just 2 regular season games for Denver Nuggets
of the NBA
in 1999 he went on to play in Israel spending there 5 seasons - at first, with Maccabi Raanana. He then signed with the Israeli Super League club Hapoel Jerusalem and won with them the ULEB Cup in the 2003-04 season, being voted the Finals MVP. The next year, in the 2004-05 season, he moved to the Russian Superleague 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.
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Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
) is a naturalized Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n professional basketball player, originally from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
(represents Russia internationally). He currently plays with UNICS Kazan
UNICS Kazan
UNICS Kazan is a professional basketball club in Kazan, Russia playing in the PBL. Their home arena is Basket Hall Arena.Though officially the professional club was founded in 1991 , UNICS traces its origin back to KSU's college team Burevestnik which participated in USSR student championships...
of the VTB United League
VTB United League
VTB United League is an international professional basketball league that was founded in 2008. Its goal is to unite the leading basketball clubs of Eastern Europe and Northern Europe together into one league. The league is sponsored by VTB Bank. In its inaugural 2009–10 season, it featured clubs...
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Pro career
The 2.01 m (6'7") 235 lb. guardShooting guard
The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...
-forward
Small forward
The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...
was a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi leading the college team in scoring and rebounding during his senior year in 1997-98.
After playing just 2 regular season games for Denver Nuggets
Denver Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets are a professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. They play in the National Basketball Association . They were founded as the Denver Rockets in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association, and became one of that league's more successful teams...
of the NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
in 1999 he went on to play in Israel spending there 5 seasons - at first, with Maccabi Raanana. He then signed with the Israeli Super League club Hapoel Jerusalem and won with them the ULEB Cup in the 2003-04 season, being voted the Finals MVP. The next year, in the 2004-05 season, he moved to the Russian Superleague A club Dynamo Saint Petersburg
Dynamo Saint Petersburg
Dynamo Saint Petersburg was a Russian professional basketball club that was based in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The club was founded in the year 2004, and within only a year, it won the FIBA Europe League championship in 2005, against Kyiv. After another year, the club went bankrupt in 2006....
, 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.
Club Honors
- ULEB Eurocup:
- - (2) - 2003/04, 2010/11;
- - (1) - 2008/09;
- FIBA Europe League:
- - (1) - 2004/05;
- Russian ChampionshipRussian Basketball Super LeagueThe Russian Basketball SuperLeague is a men's professional basketball league that was the pre-eminent league of Russian professional basketball until 2010...
:
- Russian Championship
- - (3) - 2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/10;
- - (3) - 2005/06, 2006/07, 2010/11;
- Russian Basketball CupRussian Basketball CupThe Russian Basketball Cup is the primary professional national domestic basketball cup competition of Russia. The first cup tournament took place in the year 2000...
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- Russian Basketball Cup
- - (1) - 2008;
- Israeli Super League
- - (1) - 1999/00;
- Israeli CupIsraeli Basketball State CupThe Israeli Basketball State Cup is the second most important basketball competition in Israel, after Ligat HaAl. The tournament began in the 1955-56 season, and is run by the Israel Basketball Association....
:
- Israeli Cup
- - (1) - 2003, 2004;
Russian national team
McCarty has also been a member of the senior Russian national basketball team, and he played at the EuroBasket 2009EuroBasket 2009
The EuroBasket 2009 was the 36th EuroBasket, the biennial regional basketball championship contested by European nations and held by FIBA Europe. The tournament, which was hosted by Poland, began on 7 September 2009 and concluded with the final on 20 September 2009...
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