Brandi McCain
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| Born | September 21, 1979 Silsbee, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 135 lb (61 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Silsbee (Silsbee, Texas) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Florida (1998–2002) | ||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2002: 2nd round, 24th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Cleveland Rockers | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2002–2002 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Guard | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Cleveland Rockers | ||||||||||||||
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Brandi McCain (born September 21, 1979) is an American former college and professional basketball player who was a guard in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) for a single season in 2002. McCain played college basketball for the University of Florida, and the played professionally for the Cleveland Rockers of the WNBA.
McCain attended Silsbee High School in Silsbee, Texas, and she played high school basketball for the Silsbee Tigers. She was recognized as a high school All-American by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), and participated in the WBCA High School All-America Game, during which she scored eight points.[1]
College career
McCain accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, and played for coach Carol Ross's Florida Gators women's basketball team from 1998 to 2002.[2] As a Lady Gator, she was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection in 1999 and 2001, a second-team selection in 2000, and a first-team All-American in 2001.[2] McCain was also a team captain in 2000 and 2002.[2] She graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in 2002.
International career
McCain played on the team presenting the US at the 1999 World University Games held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. The team had a 4–2 record and earned the silver medal. McCain averaged 6.0 points per game.[3]
Professional career
The Cleveland Rockers picked McCain in the second round (twenty-fourth pick overall) in the 2002 WNBA draft, and she played a single season for the Rockers in 2002.[4] She played mostly in a reserve role, appearing in thirty-one games and starting two of them.[5]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
WNBA
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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| 2002 | Cleveland | 31 | 2 | 12.6 | .291 | .362 | .750 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.7 |
| Career | 1 year, 1 team | 31 | 2 | 12.6 | .291 | .362 | .750 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.7 |
College
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 1998–99 | Florida | 33 | 428 | 39.1 | 35.5 | 50.2 | 3.3 | 7.5 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 13.0 |
| 1999-00 | 15 | 120 | 35.0 | 28.6 | 90.3 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 8.0 | |
| 2000–01 | 29 | 572 | 38.2 | 31.4 | 80.6 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 19.7 | |
| 2001–02 | 29 | 460 | 33.8 | 32.9 | 72.4 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 15.9 | |
| Career | 106 | 1580 | 36.8 | 32.4 | 78.8 | 3.0 | 5.4 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 14.9 | |
