Brandi McCain

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Brandi McCain
Personal information
Born (1979-09-21) September 21, 1979 (age 44)
Silsbee, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Listed weight135 lb (61 kg)
Career information
High school Silsbee (Silsbee, Texas)
College Florida (1998–2002)
WNBA draft 2002: 2nd round, 24th overall pick
Selected by the Cleveland Rockers
Playing career2002–2002
Position Guard
Number11
Career history
2002 Cleveland Rockers
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World University Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 Palma de Mallorca Team competition

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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Early years

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]

College career

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.

Florida statistics

Source [3]

Legend
  GPGames 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
1998–99 Florida 33428 39.135.550.2 3.3 7.52.4 13.0
1999-00 Florida 15 120 35.0 28.6 90.31.7 3.7 1.9 8.0
2000–01 Florida 29 57238.2 31.4 80.6 2.6 4.3 2.6 19.7
2001–02 Florida 29 460 33.8 32.9 72.4 3.74.9 3.10.115.9
Career Florida 106 1580 36.8 32.4 78.8 3.0 5.4 2.6 0.0 14.9

USA Basketball

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]

Professional career

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]

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References

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  4. "Nineteenth World University Games – 1999". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
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