Brendan McCann

Brendan McCann

Personal information
Born	(1935-07-05) July 5, 1935 Brooklyn, New York
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	178 lb (81 kg)
Career information
High school	Manual Training (Brooklyn, New York)
College	St. Bonaventure (1954–1957)
NBA draft	1957: 1st round, 5th overall pick
Selected by the New York Knicks
Position	Point guard
Number	3
Career history
1957–1960	New York Knicks
1960–1966	Allentown Jets (EPBL)
Career highlights and awards
3× EPBL champion (1963, 1963, 1965)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Brendan Michael McCann (born July 5, 1935) is an American former professional basketball player. McCann was selected in the 1957 NBA Draft (first round, fifth overall) by the New York Knicks after a collegiate career at St. Bonavanture. He played for the Knicks for three seasons followed by six years playing in the Eastern Professional Basketball League for the Allentown Jets. He was the varsity basketball coach at North Babylon High School from 1961-1967. His first two years, the team's record was 4 wins and 14 losses. In the 1963-1964 season, the team record was 13 wins and 5 losses and he coached the Bulldogs to their first county playoff game. For the next three years, North Babylon had winning records and went to the county playoffs. He retired from coaching in 1967. He was inducted into the Suffolk County Sport's Hall of Fame in the late 1990s.