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Brandi McCain
American basketball player
Brandi McCain (born September 21, 1979) is a former American college and professional basketball player who was a guard in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) for a single season in 2002. McCain played college basketball for the University of Florida, and the played professionally for the Cleveland Rockers of the WNBA.
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| Born | (1979-09-21) September 21, 1979 (age 44) Silsbee, Texas | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 135 lb (61 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Silsbee (Silsbee, Texas) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Florida (1998–2002) | ||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2002: 2nd round, 24th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Cleveland Rockers | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2002–2002 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Guard | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | ||||||||||||||
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| 2002 | Cleveland Rockers | ||||||||||||||
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
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McCain attended Silsbee High School in Silsbee, Texas, and she played high school basketball for the Silsbee Tigers. She was recognized as a high school All-American by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), and participated in the WBCA High School All-America Game, during which she scored eight points.[1]
McCain accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, and played for coach Carol Ross's Florida Gators women's basketball team from 1998 to 2002.[2] As a Lady Gator, she was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection in 1999 and 2001, a second-team selection in 2000, and a first-team All-American in 2001.[2] McCain was also a team captain in 2000 and 2002.[2] She graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in 2002.
Source[3]
| 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 1998–99 | Florida | 33 | 428 | 39.1 | 35.5 | 50.2 | 3.3 | 7.5 | 2.4 | – | 13.0 |
| 1999-00 | Florida | 15 | 120 | 35.0 | 28.6 | 90.3 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 1.9 | – | 8.0 |
| 2000–01 | Florida | 29 | 572 | 38.2 | 31.4 | 80.6 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 2.6 | – | 19.7 |
| 2001–02 | Florida | 29 | 460 | 33.8 | 32.9 | 72.4 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 15.9 |
| Career | Florida | 106 | 1580 | 36.8 | 32.4 | 78.8 | 3.0 | 5.4 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 14.9 |
McCain played on the team presenting the US at the 1999 World University Games held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. The team had a 4–2 record and earned the silver medal. McCain averaged 6.0 points per game.[4]
The Cleveland Rockers picked McCain in the second round (twenty-fourth pick overall) in the 2002 WNBA draft, and she played a single season for the Rockers in 2002.[5] She played mostly in a reserve role, appearing in thirty-one games and starting two of them.[6]
- "WBCA High School All-America Game Box Scores". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 29 Jun 2014.
- CoachAmandaButler.com, The Gators, WNBA Gators, Brandi McCain Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
- "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 22 Sep 2015.
- "Nineteenth World University Games – 1999". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- WNBA.com, Players, Brandi McCain Archived December 31, 2006, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
- Basketball-Reference.com, Players, Brandi McCain. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
- Brandi McCain – Official WNBA player profile