Jelani McCoy
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| Jelani McCoy at the scorer's table to begin a Thunderbirds/D-Fenders game on March 23, 2008 | |
| Meralco Bolts | |
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| Power forward/Center | |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | December 6, 1977 |
| Place of birth | Oakland, California |
| Nationality | American |
| High school | St. Augustine (San Diego, California) |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | UCLA (1995–1998) |
| NBA Draft | 1998 / 2nd round, 33rd overall |
| Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics | |
| Pro career | 1998–present |
| Career history | |
| 1998–2001 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 2001–2002 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2002–2003 | Toronto Raptors |
| 2003–2004 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2004 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 2004–2005 | Long Beach Jam (ABA) Jiangsu Nangang Dragons (China) |
| 2005–2006 | Reggio Calabria (Italy) Azovmash Mariupol (Ukraine) |
| 2007 | Menorca Bàsquet (Spain) Santa Barbara Breakers (IBL) |
| 2007–2008 | Denver Nuggets Los Angeles D-Fenders (D-League) |
| 2009 | Zhejiang Guangsha (China) |
| 2009–2010 | Fujian Xunxing (China) |
| 2010–2011 | Cáceres 2016 (Spain) |
| 2011 | Mets de Guaynabo (Puerto Rico) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
Jelani Marwan McCoy (born December 6, 1977) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Meralco Bolts. A 6'10" power forward/center, he played in the NBA from 1998-2007 for the Seattle SuperSonics, Los Angeles Lakers, Toronto Raptors, Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks, and Denver Nuggets. He attended college at UCLA and high school at St. Augustine High School in San Diego, California.
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[edit] College career
In 1998, was UCLA's career leader in blocked shots.
McCoy was suspended in late September 1997 for violating "unspecified" team rules but reinstated three months later.[1]
[edit] Professional career
McCoy compiled NBA career averages of 4.7 points and 3.6 rebounds.[2][3] He was part of the Los Angeles Lakers team that won the 2002 NBA Finals, but he was injured most of the season and was not on their playoff roster.[4]
McCoy played for the Denver Nuggets in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. In five games, McCoy averaged 9 points and 9 rebounds in 21 minutes per game.[5] After averaging 8 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4 blocks and 3.5 assists in two games with the D-League's Los Angeles D-Fenders, McCoy was signed during the 2007-08 season in late November 2007 by the Nuggets to fill their depleted frontcourt after players Kenyon Martin, Nene and Steven Hunter were unavailable due to injuries.[3] Mike Wilks was waived to make room on the roster.[3] On December 19, 2007 he was waived by the Denver Nuggets.[6] McCoy started the 2008-09 preseason with the Los Angeles Clippers, but was waived before the start of the season.[7]
On January 19, 2006 McCoy signed with Italian club Viola Reggio Calabria. In February 2007, he signed with Spanish club Menorca Bàsquet.
[edit] References
- ^ "U.C.L.A.'s McCoy Quits Team". The New York Times. 1998-02-16. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9802E3DF163FF935A25751C0A96E958260&n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/Organizations/U/University%20of%20California. Retrieved 2007-11-11.
- ^ "Jelani McCoy Career Stats". NBA.com. http://www.nba.com/playerfile/jelani_mccoy/career_stats.html. Retrieved 2007-11-11.
- ^ a b c McCoy, who played with Denver in preseason, signs with team. Updated November 29, 2007
- ^ Beck, Howard (April 19, 2002). "Lakers Notebook: Blazers Have Trouble in Tow". Daily News. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/LAKERS+NOTEBOOK%3A+BLAZERS+HAVE+TROUBLE+IN+TOW.-a086175668. Retrieved September 2, 2011. "With only 13 players, the Lakers had no tough decisions to make on their postseason roster, which was submitted Thursday. As expected, they left off Jelani McCoy, who spent most of the season on the injured list."
- ^ "Jelani McCoy". aol.nba.com. http://aol.nba.com/summerleague2007/players/index.jsp?player=jelani_mccoy. Retrieved 2007-11-11.
- ^ Nuggets Waive McCoy
- ^ Clippers Waive Jelani McCoy
[edit] External links
- Jelani McCoy NBA D-League page
- D-League biography
- Jelani McCoy NBA profile
- Jelani McCoy NBA biography
- Jelani McCoy at Basketball-Reference.com
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- 1977 births
- Living people
- African American basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Canada
- Atlanta Hawks players
- Basketball players from California
- Centers (basketball)
- Chinese Basketball Association players
- Cleveland Cavaliers players
- Denver Nuggets players
- Liga ACB players
- Los Angeles D-Fenders players
- Los Angeles Lakers players
- McDonald's High School All-Americans
- Menorca Bàsquet players
- Sportspeople from Oakland, California
- Sportspeople from San Diego, California
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Seattle SuperSonics draft picks
- Seattle SuperSonics players
- Toronto Raptors players
- UCLA Bruins men's basketball players
- Zhejiang Lions players
