Danielle McCray (born October 8, 1987) is an American professional basketball player. She was selected seventh overall in the 2010 WNBA draft by the Connecticut Sun.[1] She played collegiately for the Kansas Jayhawks where she was named a second-team All-American during her senior season. McCray is the highest-picked player in KU's history.[1]
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | October 8, 1987 Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Olathe East (Olathe, Kansas) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Kansas (2006–2010) | ||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2010: 1st round, 7th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Connecticut Sun | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Guard / forward | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Hapoel Rishon Le-Zion | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Connecticut Sun | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Good Angels Košice | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Famila Wuber Schio | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Wisła Can-Pack Kraków | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Elitzur Ramla | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Cote d'Opale Basket Calais | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Desportivo 1. De Agosto Luanda | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Hapoel Rishon Le-Zion | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Deportivo de Quito | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Roche Vendee BC | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | BK Tsmoki-Minsk | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Enisey Krasnoyars | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | O.ME.P.S. Givova Battipaglia | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | AZS Poznań | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Stats at WNBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
Medals
| |||||||||||||||
Early life
editMcCray was born in Boynton Beach, Florida, and as a young child, her family moved to Olathe, Kansas. McCray attended Olathe East High School and was an All-State selection. During her senior season, she accepted an athletic scholarship to the University of Kansas.
Collegiate career
editMcCray concluded her career ranked in the top 10 of nine categories — including fourth in all-time scoring with 1,934 points — and with a good deal of hardware.[1]
Kansas statistics
editSource[2]
| 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07 | Kansas | 30 | 314 | 39.9 | 34.3 | 84.6 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 10.5 |
| 2007-08 | Kansas | 30 | 448 | 39.8 | 29.9 | 76.3 | 7.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 14.9 |
| 2008-09 | Kansas | 36 | 777 | 45.3 | 42.6 | 83.1 | 7.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 21.6 |
| 2009-10 | Kansas | 20 | 395 | 45.5 | 41.7 | 69.5 | 7.2 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 19.8 |
| Career | Kansas | 116 | 1934 | 42.9 | 37.7 | 78.8 | 6.7 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 16.7 |
USA Basketball
editMcCray was named a member of the team representing the US at the 2009 World University Games held in Belgrade, Serbia. The team won all seven games to earn the gold medal. McCray led the team in scoring in the semi-final game against Australia, and was the second leading scorer overall, averaging 12.0 points per game[3]
WNBA
editDanielle McCray was selected 7th overall by the Connecticut Sun in the 2010 WNBA Draft. According to several analysts, McCray would have been selected in the top four had she not suffered an ACL injury she suffered on February 2, 2010.[1] McCray's pick makes her the highest-selected player in the WNBA draft in KU's history.[1] Additionally, her selection makes her the first Jayhawk drafted into the WNBA since Jaclyn Johnson was taken by the Orlando Miracle with the 42nd pick in the 2001 WNBA draft.
WNBA career statistics
edit| 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 |
Regular season
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Connecticut | 34 | 23 | 15.1 | 39.9 | 39.1 | 77.1 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 5.9 |
| 2012 | Connecticut | 28 | 8 | 13.9 | 31.5 | 33.3 | 90.2 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.8 |
| 2014 | Connecticut | 18 | 2 | 11.6 | 23.2 | 33.3 | 50.0 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| Career | 3 years, 1 team | 80 | 33 | 13.9 | 34.3 | 36.6 | 78.9 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 4.6 |
Playoffs
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Connecticut | 2 | 2 | 15.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 |
| 2012 | Connecticut | 4 | 0 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 2 years, 1 team | 6 | 2 | 8.2 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Danielle McCray selected 7th in WNBA Draft by Connecticut Sun" (English). Retrieved 2010-04-19.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "Twenty-Fifth World University Games -- 2009". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.