Robert Glen McCann (April 22, 1964 – July 1, 2011) was an American professional

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player. He was listed as a

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at 6'7" (or 6'6") and 244–248 lb. McCann died of heart failure in July 2011. McCann was born in

Morristown, New Jersey Morristown () is a Town (New Jersey), town in and the county seat of Morris County, New Jersey, Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

. He attended

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, a

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school, for one academic year (1982–83) and then transferred to Division I

Morehead State University Morehead State University (MSU) is a public university in Morehead, Kentucky, United States. The university began as Morehead Normal School, which opened its doors in 1887. The Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics, a two-yea ...

, where he played for three seasons (from 1984 to 1987; after having dropped the 1983–84 season as a transfer student). He was selected with the 32nd overall pick in the

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, and played in the

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intermittently for five seasons (from 1989–90 until 1997–98) with five different teams (

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and

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), averaging 4.2 points and 2.6 rebounds per game. He played as well in the

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and CBA leagues in the country, and abroad in Spain, France, Puerto Rico, Turkey and Argentina.

References

External links

NBA stats
@ basketballreference.com

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