Kelly McCarty

Kelly Deshawn McCarty (born August 24, 1975) is a naturalized Russian[1][2][3] former professional basketball player, originally from the United States. 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.

For the 1991 Miss USA pageant winner, see Kelli McCarty.
Kelly McCarty
McCarty, in 2011.
Personal information
Born (1975-08-24) August 24, 1975
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican / Russian
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High schoolQuitman (Quitman, Mississippi)
CollegeSouthern Miss (1994–1998)
NBA draft1998 / Undrafted
Playing career1999–2013
PositionSmall forward / Shooting guard
Career history
1999Denver Nuggets
1999–2001Maccabi Raanana
2001Oklahoma Storm
2001–2003Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel
2003–2004Maccabi Rishon LeZion
2004Hapoel Jerusalem
2004–2006Dynamo Saint Petersburg
2006–2010Khimki Moscow Region
2010–2013UNICS Kazan
Career highlights and awards

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]

Club honors
- (2) - 2003–04, 2010–11;
- (1) - 2008–09;
  • FIBA Europe League:
- (1) - 2004–05;
- (3) - 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10;
- (3) - 2005–06, 2006–07, 2010–11;
- (1) - 2008;
- (1) - 1999–00;
- (1) - 2003, 2004;

References
  1. McCARTY, KELLY NATIONALITY: RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
  2. KELLY MC CARTY RUSSIA Nationality RUS.
  3. Kelly MC CARTY (RUS).
  4. Russia 8 - Kelly Mc Carty.

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