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 (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:

Jordan Ray McCabe (born September 3, 1998) is an American former college basketball player at West Virginia and UNLV and current assistant coach for the Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team. For the 2023-24 season, he served as an interim assistant coach at WVU but his contact was not renewed following WVU's disappointing 9-23 season.

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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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