Jordan McCabe

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Jordan McCabe
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McCabe with UNLV in 2021
West Virginia Mountaineers
Position Assistant coach
League Big 12 Conference
Personal information
Born (1998-09-03) September 3, 1998 (age 25)
Kaukauna, Wisconsin
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school Kaukauna
(Kaukauna, Wisconsin)
College
Position Point guard
Number5
Coaching career2023–present
Career history
As coach:
2023–present West Virginia
Career highlights and awards
As player:

Jordan Ray McCabe (born September 3, 1998) is an American basketball assistant coach at West Virginia. He preiously played college basketball for West Virginia and UNLV.

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Early life

At age 12, while attending Beaver Lake Middle School in Sammamish, Washington, he drew national attention for his dribbling ability. In December 2010, he featured in a KOMO-TV segment. [1] In the following months, McCabe appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to put on a dribbling exhibition and was showcased in an ABC News segment. [2] [3] He performed at halftime in collegiate and professional basketball games and at the NBA All-Star Game. [4] In June 2011, McCabe was drafted by the Harlem Globetrotters, who intended to sign him after his graduation from college. [5] He was held back in seventh grade as a "family decision." [6]

High school career

McCabe was a four-year varsity basketball player for Kaukauna High School in Kaukauna, Wisconsin under head coach Michael Schalow. [6] As a sophomore, he was named Fox Valley Association (FVA) Player of the Year and led his team to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) Division 2 state championship, scoring 24 points in the title game. [7] [8] Before his junior year, McCabe committed to play college basketball for West Virginia over offers from DePaul, Minnesota and Missouri, among others. [9] In his junior season, he averaged 25.1 points per game. [10] As a senior, McCabe averaged 26.7 points and 7.8 assists per game, sharing FVA co-Player of the Year honors with Tyrese Haliburton while being named Wisconsin Mr. Basketball. [11] [12] He led Kaukauna to another WIAA Division 2 state championship. In the title game, McCabe led all scorers with 32 points, recorded his team's final eight points, and made the game-winning shot with 3.5 seconds left. [13]

College career

McCabe made his debut for West Virginia in a November 9, 2018, loss to Buffalo. [10] On February 26, 2019, he recorded 25 points, 11 assists and six steals, all of which were freshman season-highs, in 50 minutes during a 104–96 triple overtime win over TCU. McCabe became the first college player to record at least those numbers in one game since Ohio's D. J. Cooper in 2010. [14] On March 4, he was named Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Week. [15] As a freshman, McCabe averaged 5.8 points and 2.5 assists per game, shooting 32.2 percent from the field, and led his team with 88 total assists. He earned Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team honors. [10] McCabe continued to struggle shooting the ball in his sophomore season. [16] [17] He scored a season-high 10 points on two occasions and averaged 3.1 points in 13.5 minutes per game, despite starting in 29 of his 31 appearances as a sophomore. [18] As a junior, McCabe averaged 2.2 points and 1.4 assists per game. For his senior season, he transferred to UNLV. [19]

Coaching career

McCabe joined the Mountaineers coaching staff as an assistant for the 2023–24 season. [20]

Career statistics

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

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2018–19 West Virginia 351518.5.322.338.7431.62.50.90.05.8
2019–20 West Virginia 312913.5.311.209.7601.01.60.50.03.1
2020–21 West Virginia 28511.0.310.212.8181.11.40.50.02.2
2021–22 UNLV 313130.3.335.317.7351.74.81.10.16.4
2022–23 UNLV 29318.6.368.393.7501.41.80.90.15.5
Career1548318.5.332.314.7571.42.50.80.04.7

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