Johnny McCarthy

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Johnny McCarthy
Personal information
Born(1934-04-25)April 25, 1934
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
DiedMay 9, 2020(2020-05-09) (aged 86)
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolTimon (Buffalo, New York)
CollegeCanisius (1953–1956)
NBA draft1956: 4th round, 24th overall pick
Selected by the Rochester Royals
Playing career1956–1964
PositionPoint guard
Number7, 26, 15, 21
Career history
As player:
19561958Rochester / Cincinnati Royals
19581962St. Louis Hawks
1962–1963Pittsburgh Rens
1963–1964Boston Celtics
As coach:
1971–1972Buffalo Braves
1974–1977Canisius
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points2,450 (7.8 ppg)
Rebounds1,145 (3.6 rpg)
Assists1,184 (3.7 apg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

John Joseph McCarthy (April 25, 1934 – May 9, 2020) was an American basketball player and coach. A 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) point guard, he played college basketball and was an All-American at Canisius College. He was selected by the Rochester Royals in the 1956 NBA draft. He played a total of six seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA)—two for the Royals, three for the St. Louis Hawks, and one for the Boston Celtics.

McCarthy is the first of only four players in NBA history to record a triple-double in his playoff debut, with 13 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists against the Minneapolis Lakers on March 16, 1960; he was later joined by Magic Johnson in 1980, LeBron James in 2006 and Nikola Jokić in 2019.

McCarthy later coached the Buffalo Braves, his hometown team, for part of a season. McCarthy died on May 9, 2020.[1]

Career statistics[edit]

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
 †  Won an NBA championship  *  Led the league

NBA[edit]

Source[2]

Regular season[edit]

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1956–57 Rochester 72* 21.7 .376 .674 2.8 1.5 6.6
1958–59 Cincinnati 47 38.9 .373 .667 4.8 4.8 12.9
1959–60 St. Louis 75 31.8 .329 .659 4.0 4.4 8.4
1960–61 St. Louis 79* 31.9 .357 .540 4.1 5.4 8.3
1961–62 St. Louis 15 22.2 .247 .444 3.7 4.7 3.2
1963–64 Boston 28 7.4 .333 .385 1.3 .9 1.3
Career 316 27.9 .353 .622 3.6 3.7 7.8

Playoffs[edit]

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1960 St. Louis 14* 40.4 .406 .750 4.6 7.0 8.1
1961 St. Louis 12* 19.7 .345 .667 2.6 2.8 3.7
1964 Boston 1 8.0 1.000 1.0 1.0 2.0
Career 27 30.0 .389 .733 3.6 4.9 5.9

References[edit]

  1. ^ Lenzi, Rachel (May 12, 2020). "John McCarthy, former Canisius basketball star and NBA champion, dies at 86". The Buffalo News. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Johnny McCarthy NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved November 8, 2023.

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