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| Position: | Small Forward |
| League: | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Full name: | Rodney Earl McCray |
| Born: | August 29, 1961 Mount Vernon, New York |
| Nationality: |  American
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| Physical stats | |
| Listed height: | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight: | 220 lbs (100 kg) |
| National Basketball Association career | |
| Debut: 1983 for the Houston Rockets | |
| Final game: 1993 for the Chicago Bulls | |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Mount Vernon (Mount Vernon, New York) |
| College: | Louisville (1979–1983) |
| NBA Draft: | 1983 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd |
| Selected by the Houston Rockets | |
| Playing career: | 1983–1993 (10 years) |
| Career history | |
| 1983–1988 | Houston Rockets |
| 1989–1990 | Sacramento Kings |
| 1990–1992 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 1992–1993 | Chicago Bulls |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Points: | 9,014 (11.7 PPG) |
| Rebounds: | 5,087 (6.6 RPG) |
| Assists: | 2,750 (3.6 APG) |
| Stats at NBA.com Stats at Basketball–Reference.com | |
Rodney Earl McCray (born August 29, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'7" Small Forward, he spent 10 seasons (1983–93) in the National Basketball Association (NBA), tallying 9,014 career points and 5,087 career rebounds.
College career[]
McCray attended the University of Louisville and was a key member of the Cardinals team that won the 1980 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship. His college teammates included his brother, Scooter McCray, as well as Darrell Griffith 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 Congressional Gold Medals created especially for the spurned athletes.
Professional career[]
He was drafted by the NBA's Houston Rockets 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 1986, losing to the Boston Celtics in six games. In 1988, he was traded to the Sacramento Kings with Jim Petersen in a package for Otis Thorpe. In 1990, he was traded to the Dallas Mavericks for Bill Wennington. He spent his final season with the Chicago Bulls after being dealt to them in a three–team trade. He finished his career by winning an NBA championship ring with the Bulls in 1993.
NBA career statistics[]
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| * | Led the league | ||||
Regular season[]
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983–84 | Houston | 79 | 36 | 26.3 | .499 | .250 | .731 | 5.7 | 2.2 | .7 | .7 | 10.8 |
| 1984–85 | Houston | 82* | 82 | 36.6 | .535 | .000 | .738 | 6.6 | 4.3 | 1.1 | .9 | 14.4 |
| 1985–86 | Houston | 82 | 82 | 31.8 | .537 | .000 | .770 | 6.3 | 3.6 | .6 | .7 | 10.3 |
| 1986–87 | Houston | 81 | 81 | 38.7 | .552 | .000 | .779 | 7.1 | 5.4 | 1.1 | .7 | 14.4 |
| 1987–88 | Houston | 81 | 80 | 33.2 | .481 | .000 | .785 | 7.8 | 3.3 | .7 | .6 | 12.4 |
| 1988–89 | Sacramento | 68 | 65 | 35.8 | .466 | .227 | .722 | 7.6 | 4.3 | .8 | .5 | 12.6 |
| 1989–90 | Sacramento | 82* | 82 | 39.5* | .515 | .262 | .784 | 8.2 | 4.6 | .7 | .9 | 16.6 |
| 1990–91 | Dallas | 74 | 68 | 34.6 | .495 | .333 | .803 | 7.6 | 3.5 | .9 | .7 | 11.4 |
| 1991–92 | Dallas | 75 | 48 | 28.1 | .436 | .294 | .719 | 6.2 | 2.9 | .6 | .4 | 9.0 |
| 1992–93† | Chicago | 64 | 5 | 15.9 | .451 | .400 | .692 | 2.5 | 1.3 | .2 | .2 | 3.5 |
| Career | 768 | 629 | 32.4 | .503 | .260 | .761 | 6.6 | 3.6 | .8 | .6 | 11.7 | |
Playoffs[]
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Houston | 5 | 5 | 36.2 | .559 | – | .652 | 6.0 | 2.2 | 1.2 | .2 | 10.6 |
| 1986 | Houston | 20 | 20 | 41.8 | .535 | .000 | .741 | 5.9 | 6.3 | .9 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 1987 | Houston | 10 | 10 | 43.6 | .564 | .000 | .796 | 8.3 | 5.6 | .5 | .9 | 15.7 |
| 1988 | Houston | 4 | 4 | 39.8 | .387 | .000 | .667 | 6.8 | 2.3 | 1.0 | .8 | 8.0 |
| 1993† | Chicago | 7 | 0 | 5.6 | .167 | – | – | 1.9 | .7 | .0 | .1 | .3 |
| Career | 46 | 39 | 35.9 | .527 | .000 | .741 | 5.9 | 4.5 | .7 | .7 | 10.9 | |