Brendan McCann

Brendan McCann
Personal information
Born (1935-07-05) July 5, 1935 (age 89)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight178 lb (81 kg)
Career information
High schoolManual Training (Brooklyn, New York)
CollegeSt. Bonaventure (1954–1957)
NBA draft1957: 1st round, 5th overall pick
Selected by the New York Knicks
PositionPoint guard
Number3
Career history
1957–1960New York Knicks
1960–1966Allentown Jets
Career highlights and awards
  • 3× EPBL champion (1962, 1963, 1965)
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Brendan Michael McCann (born July 5, 1935) is an American former professional basketball player.[1] McCann was selected in the 1957 NBA draft (first round, fifth overall) by the New York Knicks after a collegiate career at St. Bonavanture.[1] He played for the Knicks for three seasons followed by six years playing in the Eastern Professional Basketball League for the Allentown Jets. He was the varsity basketball coach at North Babylon High School from 1961 to 1967. His first two years, the team's record was 4 wins and 14 losses. In the 1963–1964 season, the team record was 13 wins and 5 losses and he coached the Bulldogs to their first county playoff game. For the next three years, North Babylon had winning records and went to the county playoffs. He retired from coaching in 1967.

He was inducted into the Suffolk County Sport's Hall of Fame in the late 1990s.

Career statistics

Legend
  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

NBA

Source[1]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1957–58 New York 36 8.2 .220 .676 1.3 1.5 1.9
1958–59 New York 1 7.0 .000 – 1.0 1.0 .0
1959–60 New York 4 7.3 .100 1.000 1.0 2.5 1.3
Career 41 8.1 .204 .700 1.2 1.6 1.8

References

  1. ^ a b c "Brendan McCann NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved November 26, 2023.


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