Clement Tyron McCoy (born November 20, 1972) is an American professional

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, and former professional

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player. At a height of 6'5" (1.96 m) tall, he played at the

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position.

Playing career

High school

McCoy attended and played high school basketball at Bethune High School, in

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College career

McCoy played

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. He scored 1,456 points over the span of his four-year career at VCU, leading the Rams in points per game (15.2), as a senior.

Professional career

Upon graduating from college in 1995, McCoy spent 13 years playing professionally in Austria, Malta, and Germany. In his ten years in the German top-flight

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, he registered 4,792 points scored in 285 games played, while representing

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, TV Lich, the

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, and

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. McCoy's career accolades include four Bundesliga All-Star Game appearances (1999, 2001, 2003, 2005), five

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All-Bundesliga Imports First Team selections (1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005), and two Eurobasket.com All-Bundesliga Defensive Team selections (2000, 2001). In September 2010, he had his jersey number 14 retired by the Oldenburg team, and was added to the club's Hall of Fame.

Coaching career

McCoy's career on the sidelines began in 2008 as an assistant coach at German Bundesliga side

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. Following a two-year stint at Ludwigsburg, he served as an assistant with the

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from 2010 to 2013, before being promoted to the head coach position prior to the 2013-14 campaign. He guided the Dragons to a trip to the 2014 Bundesliga semifinals, ending the reign of four-time champion

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in the quarterfinals. McCoy was a coach at the 2014 Bundesliga All-Star game and received 2014 Eurobasket.com All-Bundesliga Coach of the Year honors. The Artland Dragons withdrew from Germany's top-flight at the conclusion of the 2014-15 season, which ended McCoy's tenure as head coach of the

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-based club. In December 2015, he took over as head coach of another German Bundesliga team, the

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. McCoy was sacked on November 20, 2017, after having opened the 2017-18 season with ten straight losses. On June 13, 2018, McCoy was named assistant coach of German Bundesliga side

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References

External links

Profile at eurobasket.com

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