Kelly McCarty
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| Minnesota Timberwolves | |
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| Title | Player development associate |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | Script error: No such module "person date". Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
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| Nationality | American / Russian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Quitman (Quitman, Mississippi) |
| College | Southern Miss (1994–1998) |
| NBA draft | 1998: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1999–2013 |
| PositionTemplate:Pluralize from text | Small forward / shooting guard |
| Number | 11, 21 |
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Kelly Deshawn McCarty (born August 24, 1975) is a naturalized Russian[1][2][3] former professional basketball player who currently serves as a player development associate for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He represented the senior men's Russian national basketball team internationally. At 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 235 pounds (107 kg), he played at both the shooting guard and small forward positions. His primary position was small forward.
High school
Born in Chicago, McCarty played high school basketball at Quitman High School, in Quitman, Mississippi.
College career
McCarty played college basketball at the University of Southern Mississippi, with the Southern Miss Golden Eagles, leading the college team in scoring and rebounding during his senior year, in 1997–98.
Professional career
After playing in just 2 regular season games for the Denver Nuggets of the NBA in 1999, McCarty went on to play in Israel, spending 5 seasons there - at first with Maccabi Raanana. He then signed with the Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Jerusalem, and with them he won the ULEB Cup (now called EuroCup) in the 2003–04 season, being voted the EuroCup Finals MVP.
The next year, in the 2004–05 season, he moved to the Russian Super League A club Dynamo Saint Petersburg, and without losing a single game in the FIBA Europe League competition, his team won the championship, and he was elected the Final Four MVP of that tournament. He spent the last years of his career playing in Russia.
National team career
McCarty also played for the senior men's Russian national basketball team at EuroBasket 2009.[4]
Coaching career
On November 9, 2023, McCarty joined tne Iowa Wolves as an assistant coach.[5] On September 11, 2025, McCarty was promoted to serve as a player development associate for the Minnesota Timberwolves.[6]
Club honors
- EuroCup:
- Winner (2): 2003–04, 2010–11
- Runner-up (1): 2008–09
- FIBA Europe League:
- Winner (1): 2004–05
- Russian Championship:
- Runner-up (3): 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
- Third place (3): 2005–06, 2006–07, 2010–11
- Russian Cup:
- Winner (1): 2008
- Israeli Premier League
- Runner-up (1): 1999–2000
- Israeli Cup:
- Runner-up (1): 2003, 2004
References
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- ^ McCARTY, KELLY NATIONALITY: RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
- ^ KELLY MC CARTY RUSSIA Nationality RUS.
- ^ Kelly MC CARTY (RUS).
- ^ Russia 8 - Kelly Mc Carty.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Iowa Wolves Announce 2023-24 Roster". NBA.com. November 9, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Timberwolves Announce Numerous Staff Promotions, Additions". hoopsrumors.com. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
External links
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- Career statistics from NBA.com · Basketball ReferenceTemplate:EditAtWikidata
- Euroleague.net profile
- FIBA.com profile
- FIBA Europe profile
- Eurobasket.com profile
- Russian League profile
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