Brandi McCain

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.

Brandi McCain
Personal information
Born (1979-09-21) September 21, 1979
Silsbee, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Listed weight135 lb (61 kg)
Career information
High schoolSilsbee (Silsbee, Texas)
CollegeFlorida (1998–2002)
WNBA draft2002: 2nd round, 24th overall pick
Selected by the Cleveland Rockers
Playing career2002–2002
PositionGuard
Number11
Career history
2002Cleveland Rockers
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  United States
World University Games
Silver medal – second place 1999 Palma de Mallorca Team competition

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
  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
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1998–99 Florida 33 428 39.1 35.5 50.2 3.3 7.5 2.4 – 13.0
1999-00 Florida 15 120 35.0 28.6 90.3 1.7 3.7 1.9 – 8.0
2000–01 Florida 29 572 38.2 31.4 80.6 2.6 4.3 2.6 – 19.7
2001–02 Florida 29 460 33.8 32.9 72.4 3.7 4.9 3.1 0.1 15.9
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]

See also

References
  1. "WBCA High School All-America Game Box Scores". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 29 Jun 2014.
  2. CoachAmandaButler.com, The Gators, WNBA Gators, Brandi McCain Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
  3. "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 22 Sep 2015.
  4. "Nineteenth World University Games – 1999". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  5. WNBA.com, Players, Brandi McCain Archived December 31, 2006, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
  6. Basketball-Reference.com, Players, Brandi McCain. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
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