Rodney Earl McCray (born August 29, 1961) is an American former

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player. A 6'7"

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, he spent 10 seasons (1983–93) in the

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(NBA), tallying 9,014 career points and 5,087 career

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College career

McCray attended the

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and was a key member of the Cardinals team that won the 1980

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. His college teammates included his brother, Scooter McCray, as well as

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and Derek Smith. McCray qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but was unable to compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. In 2007, he did receive one of 461

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s created especially for the spurned athletes.

Professional career

He was drafted by the NBA's

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with the third pick of the 1983 NBA draft and played four seasons with them, averaging 10.8 points per game. He also earned NBA All-Defensive Team honors in 1987 and 1988, as well as a trip to the NBA Finals in

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in a losing cause against

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. In 1988, he was traded to the

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with

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in a package for

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. In 1990, he was traded to the

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for

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. He spent his final season with the

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after being dealt to them in a three-team trade. He finished his career by winning an

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ring with the Bulls in 1993.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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, style="background:#cfecec;", 82* , , 82 , , 36.6 , , .535 , , .000 , , .738 , , 6.6 , , 4.3 , , 1.1 , , .9 , , 14.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1985–86 , style="text-align:left;",

, 82 , , 82 , , 31.8 , , .537 , , .000 , , .770 , , 6.3 , , 3.6 , , .6 , , .7 , , 10.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1986–87 , style="text-align:left;",

, 81 , , 81 , , 38.7 , , .552 , , .000 , , .779 , , 7.1 , , 5.4 , , 1.1 , , .7 , , 14.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1987–88 , style="text-align:left;",

, 81 , , 80 , , 33.2 , , .481 , , .000 , , .785 , , 7.8 , , 3.3 , , .7 , , .6 , , 12.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1988–89 , style="text-align:left;",

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, 68 , , 65 , , 35.8 , , .466 , , .227 , , .722 , , 7.6 , , 4.3 , , .8 , , .5 , , 12.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1989–90 , style="text-align:left;",

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, 75 , , 48 , , 28.1 , , .436 , , .294 , , .719 , , 6.2 , , 2.9 , , .6 , , .4 , , 9.0 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;", 1992–93† , style="text-align:left;",

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Playoffs

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, 20 , , 20 , , 41.8 , , .535 , , .000 , , .741 , , 5.9 , , 6.3 , , .9 , , 1.0 , , 13.0 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, 4 , , 4 , , 39.8 , , .387 , , .000 , , .667 , , 6.8 , , 2.3 , , 1.0 , , .8 , , 8.0 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;", 1993† , style="text-align:left;",

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McCray, Rodney 1961 births Living people African-American basketball players American men's basketball players Basketball players from New York (state) Chicago Bulls players Congressional Gold Medal recipients Dallas Mavericks players Houston Rockets draft picks Houston Rockets players Louisville Cardinals men's basketball players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) Sacramento Kings players Small forwards Sportspeople from Mount Vernon, New York 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople Mount Vernon High School (New York) alumni

College career

Professional career

NBA career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

See also

References

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