Kelly Deshawn McCarty (born August 24, 1975) is a naturalized Russian former professional

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player, originally from the

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. He represented the senior men's

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internationally. At 2.01 m (6'7") 235 lbs., he played at both the shooting guard and

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positions. His primary position was small forward.

High school

Born in

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, McCarty played high school basketball at Quitman High School, in

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College career

McCarty played

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at the

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, with the

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, leading the college team in scoring and rebounding during his senior year, in 1997–98.

Professional career

After playing in just 2 regular season games for the

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of the

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in 1999, McCarty went on to play in Israel, spending 5 seasons there - at first with

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. He then signed with the

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club

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, and with them he won the ULEB Cup (now called EuroCup) in the 2003–04 season, being voted the EuroCup Finals MVP. The next year, in the 2004–05 season, he moved to the Russian Super League A club Dynamo Saint Petersburg, and without losing a single game in the

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competition, his team won the championship, and he was elected the Final Four MVP of that tournament. He spent the last years of his career playing in Russia.

National team career

McCarty also played for the senior men's

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Club honors

* EuroCup: **Winner (2): 2003–04, 2010–11 **Runner-up (1): 2008–09 *

: **Winner (1): 2004–05 * Russian Championship: **Runner-up (3): 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10 **Third place (3): 2005–06, 2006–07, 2010–11 * Russian Cup: **Winner (1): 2008 *

**Runner-up (1): 1999–2000 *

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: **Runner-up (1): 2003, 2004

References

External links

NBA.com Profile
at Basketball-Reference.com
Euroleague.net ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileRussian League Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:McCarty, Kelly 1975 births Living people American emigrants to Russia American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Russia American men's basketball players BC Dynamo Saint Petersburg players BC Khimki players BC UNICS players Denver Nuggets players Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. players Israeli Basketball Premier League players Maccabi Givat Shmuel players Maccabi Ra'anana players Maccabi Rishon LeZion basketball players Naturalised citizens of Russia People from Quitman, Mississippi Russian men's basketball players Russian people of African-American descent Shooting guards Small forwards Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball players Undrafted National Basketball Association players Basketball players from Chicago