Rashanda McCants (born November 17, 1986) is an American former professional

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player in the

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. Her brother is

Rashad McCants Rashad Dion McCants (born September 25, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player who has played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as well as overseas. He played for Trilogy in the BIG3 three-on-three league. High schoo ...

, who also played professional basketball.

Personal life

Rashanda Chanee’ McCants is the daughter of James and Brenda McCants. Her older brother,

, played in the

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High school

McCants played for

Asheville High School Asheville High School is a public high school located in Asheville, North Carolina, United States and is one of two secondary schools in the Asheville City Schools system. Designed by Douglas Ellington, construction of the original building began ...

Asheville, North Carolina Asheville ( ) is a city in, and the county seat of, Buncombe County, North Carolina. Located at the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers, it is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the state's 11th-most populous cit ...

. McCants was an All-America selection by McDonald's. She and her older brother, Rashad, are the first brother-sister duo to play in the McDonald's All-American Game.

College

As a freshman, McCants was an honorable mention selection for the ACC All-Freshman team. She appeared in 34 games, ranking fifth on the team in scoring. In her sophomore campaign, McCants started all 38 games for the Tar Heels, establishing a new school record for games played and games started in a season. In her junior year, McCants averaged 15.8 points, 3.3 assists, and 6.6 rebounds per game. She was named to the All ACC second team. In her senior season, McCants was named to the All-American, ACC Player of the Year, Naismith Watch List, Preseason Wooden List and Lowe's Senior CLASS Award Candidate. She was also a preseason Wade Watch List selection. She averaged 15 points and 6.5 rebounds per game.

WNBA career

McCants was drafted 15th (second round) overall in the WNBA draft to the

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in 2009. She was later traded to the

Tulsa Shock The Tulsa Shock were a professional basketball team based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded in Detroit, Michigan before the 1998 WNBA season began; ...

for

Alexis Hornbuckle Alexis Kay'ree Hornbuckle (born October 16, 1985) is an American professional basketball player who played several seasons in the Women's National Basketball Association. She is the only player to win an NCAA title and WNBA title in the same year ...

. McCants was waived by the Shock in June 2011.

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

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College statistics

Source

References

External links

WNBA Player Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:McCants, Rashanda 1986 births Living people American women's basketball players Basketball players from North Carolina Forwards (basketball) McDonald's High School All-Americans Minnesota Lynx draft picks Minnesota Lynx players North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball players Parade High School All-Americans (girls' basketball) Sportspeople from Asheville, North Carolina Tulsa Shock players