Brendan McCann explained

Brendan McCann
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:178
Birth Date:5 July 1935
Birth Place:Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
High School:Manual Training (Brooklyn, New York)
College:St. Bonaventure (1954–1957)
Draft Year:1957
Draft Round:1
Draft Pick:5
Draft Team:New York Knicks
Career Number:3
Career Position:Point guard
Years1:
Team1:New York Knicks
Years2:1960–1966
Team2:Allentown Jets
Highlights:
  • 3× EPBL champion (1962, 1963, 1965)
Stats League:NBA
Stat1label:Points
Stat1value:74 (1.8 ppg)
Stat2label:Rebounds
Stat2value:50 (1.2 rpg)
Stat3label:Assists
Stat3value:65 (1.6 apg)

Brendan Michael McCann (born July 5, 1935) is an American former professional basketball player.[1] McCann was selected in the 1957 NBA draft (first round, fifth overall) by the New York Knicks after a collegiate career at St. Bonavanture.[1] He played for the Knicks for three seasons followed by six years playing in the Eastern Professional Basketball League for the Allentown Jets.He was the varsity basketball coach at North Babylon High School from 1961-1967. His first two years, the team's record was 4 wins and 14 losses. In the 1963-1964 season, the team record was 13 wins and 5 losses and he coached the Bulldogs to their first county playoff game. For the next three years, North Babylon had winning records and went to the county playoffs. He retired from coaching in 1967.

He was inducted into the Suffolk County Sport's Hall of Fame in the late 1990s.

Career statistics

NBA

Source[1]

Regular season

YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGPPG
New York368.2.220.6761.31.51.9
New York17.0.000 - 1.01.0.0
New York47.3.1001.0001.02.51.3
Career418.1.204.7001.21.61.8

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brendan McCann NBA stats. Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. 26 November 2023.