Rashad Dion McCants (born September 25, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player who has played in the

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(NBA) as well as overseas. He played for

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in the

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three-on-three league.

High school career

McCants began his high school career at

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, and finished at

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in New Hampton,

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. He led New Hampton to the 2002 New England Prep School Class A championship and was named

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of the title game. McCants played alongside future college teammate

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during his senior season. McCants was an honor roll student at New Hampton.NBA.com : Rashad McCants Bio Page
/ref> He also won the New Hampshire Player of the Year Award in 2001 and 2002. And, as a senior, he was also named to the Parade All-American and

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s. He played in the McDonald's All-American Game with future Tar Heel teammates

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and

Sean May Sean Gregory May (born April 4, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant basketball coach at the University of North Carolina. May was born in Chicago, Illinois and grew up in Bloomington, Indiana. He was a ...

College career

Alongside

, and

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, McCants joined a stellar recruiting class at UNC for the 2002–2003 season, coached by Matt Doherty. In his freshman year, McCants led the Tar Heels in scoring with 17.5 points per game, and led them to a third round loss to Georgetown in the

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. He was voted to the All-

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(ACC) rookie team. In the 2003–2004 season, McCants led the ACC in scoring with 20 points per game. With that effort, McCants helped lead UNC back into the NCAA Tournament with a sixth seed, where they lost in the second round to number three seeded Texas. He was the leading vote-getter on the All-ACC First Team as a sophomore, and was named a Second Team All-American. With freshman

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joining the squad for the 2004–2005 season, the junior class led by preseason

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candidates in McCants, May, and Felton gave UNC a high ranking in all preseason polls and the team was seen as one of the favorites to win the NCAA Tournament. After going 33–4 and winning the ACC regular season, McCants' 16.4 points per game helped secure UNC one of the four number one seeds in the NCAA Tournament. UNC cruised to the championship game, where McCants helped the Tar Heels defeat the

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Fighting Illini, 75–70. McCants' three years at

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were not without controversy. In an interview with local television station WRAL, McCants compared UNC to a prison, stating, "You're not allowed to say certain things, but once you get out of jail, you're free. (I'm) in my sentence, and I'm doing my time." Original AP wire title: "McCants Says He Likes Being at Carolina" McCants scored 1,721 points and made 221

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during his career at North Carolina.

Professional career

After winning the championship, McCants declared his eligibility for the

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, and was selected 14th overall by the

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. His college teammates,

, and

were also selected in the draft. During his first two years as a pro, McCants was bothered by injuries and did not play up to the expectations of fans. He had a lot of expectations going into the 2007–08 season, and on a young Timberwolves squad, he started the season as a rotation regular, and broke into the starting lineup halfway through the season. As of January 2008, Rashad had posted career-highs through his third season, with 34 points against the

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on January 4, 2008, 8 rebounds against the

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on January 8,NBA.com : Rashad McCants Career Stats Page
/ref> 4 steals against the

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on December 29, 2007, and getting 6 assists five times. On December 26, 2008, he hit a career-high 7 three-pointers in a Wolves win over the

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. On February 19, 2009, McCants was sent to the

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along with

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for

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and

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. McCants then signed with the

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in September 2009, but had his contract retracted on the second day of the training camp. The Rockets General Manager said McCants presented with an abdomen problem and would not be able to participate in the camp, though he also said he would still consider McCants down the track once healthy. In the summer of 2010, he was scheduled to join the Cleveland Cavaliers'

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team. However, he did not report to the team for personal reasons. In October 2010 the Dallas Mavericks signed McCants to their training camp roster. However, he was released only after a few days. He was then signed by the Mavericks' NBA Development League associate, the Texas Legends. In 2012, the

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of the Philippine Basketball Association acquired him as their import for the Governors Cup. However, despite playing his usual game, he was not able to help the Tigers win their first two games and was released afterwards. On July 13, 2012, McCants signed with the French club

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. On August 24, 2012, he parted ways with Strasbourg before appearing in a game for them. On November 19, 2012, he signed with the Foshan Long Lions of China. On January 10, 2013, he was waived by the Foshan. On January 24, 2013, McCants was acquired by the

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. He was waived by the Legends in February 2013. In November 2013, he was announced by the Brazilian club

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for

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. He debuted on January 5, 2014, against

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. On November 23, 2014, McCants signed with

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of the

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. In April 2015, he signed with

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of Venezuela for the rest of the 2015 LPB season.

BIG3

On April 30, 2017, McCants was selected as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2017

Draft by

. On August 26, 2017, Trilogy won the first-ever Big3 League Championship. McCants had 22 points on 55% shooting and was named Championship MVP.

Personal life

McCants' sister, Rashanda McCants, played in the WNBA. Rashad is the cousin of

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player

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and third cousin of former

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player John Avery. In June 2008, McCants began dating reality television star

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. The two were introduced by the

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player

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who had been dating her sister

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at the time. The relationship ended after only seven months, in late January 2009, reportedly due to McCants's

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. He also made a brief guest appearance on her reality show, ''

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'', during season 3 (episode 7). Eight years later, speaking with a ''

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'' reporter while looking back on his career in the NBA, McCants stated that the highly publicized relationship with Khloe Kardashian was the "biggest regret" because it "gave people an opportunity to doubt his commitment to the NBA", adding: "Without that situation in play, I’m a $60-70 million player. Easily." McCants was one of the largest victims of professional scam artist/fraudster Peggy Ann Fulford.

Awards

*All-ACC First Team: 2003–04 *All-ACC Third Team: 2004–05 *All-ACC Rookie Team: 2002–03Howard Unanimous Selection For First-Team All-ACC :: Duke's Jones, Maryland's Blake, NC State's Hodge and Clemson's Scott also earn first-team honors
/ref> *Parade All-American: 2001–02 *McDonald's All-American: 2001–02 *New Hampshire Player of the Year: 2000, 2001

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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References

External links

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PBA statsRashad McCants in Inked Magazine
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