Rodney McCray (basketball)

Rodney McCray
Personal information
Born (1961-08-29) August 29, 1961
Mount Vernon, New York
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school Mount Vernon
(Mount Vernon, New York)
College Louisville (1979–1983)
NBA draft 1983 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall
Selected by the Houston Rockets
Playing career 1983–1993
Position Small forward
Number 22, 1
Career history
19831988 Houston Rockets
19881990 Sacramento Kings
19901992 Dallas Mavericks
1992–1993 Chicago Bulls
Career highlights and awards
Career statistics
Points 9,014 (11.7 ppg)
Rebounds 5,087 (6.6 rpg)
Assists 2,750 (3.6 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Rodney Earl McCray (born August 29, 1961) is an American retired basketball player. A 6'7" small forward, he spent 10 seasons (1983–93) in the National Basketball Association, tallying 9,014 career points and 5,087 career rebounds.

McCray attended the University of Louisville and was a key member of the Cardinals team that won the 1980 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship. His college teammates included his brother, Scooter McCray, as well as Darrell Griffith and Derek Smith. He was drafted by the NBA's Houston Rockets with the third pick of the 1983 NBA draft and played four seasons with them, averaging 10.8 points per game.[1] He also earned NBA All-Defensive Team honors in 1987 and 1988, as well as a trip to the NBA Finals in 1986 in a losing cause against Larry Bird's Boston Celtics.[2] He also played for the Sacramento Kings from 1988–90, Dallas Mavericks from 1990–92, and Chicago Bulls for the 1992–93 season,[3] and he won an NBA championship ring with the Bulls in 1993.[2]

See also

References

  1. Roselius, J. Chris (September 1, 2011). Houston Rockets EBook. ABDO. p. 22. ISBN 978-1-61787-779-7. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Mallozzi, Vincent M. (October 1, 1998). Basketball: the legends and the game. Firefly Books. p. 219. ISBN 978-1-55209-247-7. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  3. Ramsay, Dr. Jack (January 5, 2004). Dr. Jack's Leadership Lessons Learned From a Lifetime in Basketball. John Wiley & Sons. p. 179. ISBN 978-0-471-46929-2. Retrieved April 12, 2013.


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