| Height | 6 ft |
|---|---|
| Height in | 1 |
| Weight lb | 185 |
| Birth date | April 25, 1934 |
| Birth place | Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Death date | May 9, 2020 (aged 86) |
| Death place | Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| High school | Timon (Buffalo, New York) |
| College | Canisius (1953–1956) |
| Draft year | 1956 |
| Draft round | 4 |
| Draft pick | 24 |
| Draft team | Rochester Royals |
| Career start | 1956 |
| Career end | 1964 |
| Career number | 7, 26, 15, 21 |
| Years 1 | , |
| Team 1 | Rochester / Cincinnati Royals |
| Years 2 | – |
| Team 2 | St. Louis Hawks |
| Years 3 | 1962–1963 |
| Team 3 | Pittsburgh Rens |
| Team 4 | Boston Celtics |
| Cteam 1 | Buffalo Braves |
| Cyears 2 | 1974–1977 |
| Cteam 2 | Canisius |
| Highlights | |
| Stats league | NBA |
| Stat1label | Points |
| Stat1value | 2,450 (7.8 ppg) |
| Stat2label | Rebounds |
| Stat2value | 1,145 (3.6 rpg) |
| Stat3label | Assists |
| Stat3value | 1,184 (3.7 apg) |
| Bbr | mccarjo01 |
John Joseph McCarthy (April 25, 1934 – May 9, 2020) was an American basketball player and coach. A 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) point guard, he played college basketball and was an All-American at Canisius College. He was selected by the Rochester Royals in the 1956 NBA draft. He played a total of six seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA)—two for the Royals, three for the St. Louis Hawks, and one for the Boston Celtics.
McCarthy is the first of only four players in NBA history to record a triple-double in his playoff debut, with 13 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists against the Minneapolis Lakers on March 16, 1960; he was later joined by Magic Johnson in 1980, LeBron James in 2006 and Nikola Jokić in 2019.
McCarthy later coached the Buffalo Braves, his hometown team, for part of a season. McCarthy died on May 9, 2020.[1]
Career statistics
NBA
Source[2]
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester | 72* | 21.7 | .376 | .674 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 6.6 | |
| Cincinnati | 47 | 38.9 | .373 | .667 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 12.9 | |
| St. Louis | 75 | 31.8 | .329 | .659 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 8.4 | |
| St. Louis | 79* | 31.9 | .357 | .540 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 8.3 | |
| St. Louis | 15 | 22.2 | .247 | .444 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 3.2 | |
| † | Boston | 28 | 7.4 | .333 | .385 | 1.3 | .9 | 1.3 |
| Career | 316 | 27.9 | .353 | .622 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 7.8 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | St. Louis | 14* | 40.4 | .406 | .750 | 4.6 | 7.0 | 8.1 |
| 1961 | St. Louis | 12* | 19.7 | .345 | .667 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.7 |
| 1964† | Boston | 1 | 8.0 | 1.000 | – | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Career | 27 | 30.0 | .389 | .733 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 5.9 | |
Head coaching record
|- | style="text-align:left;"|Buffalo | style="text-align:left;"| | 81||22||59|||| style="text-align:center;"|4th in Atlantic||—||—||—||— | style="text-align:center;"|Missed playoffs |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career | 81||22||59|||| ||0||0||0||||
References
- ^ Lenzi, Rachel (May 12, 2020). "John McCarthy, former Canisius basketball star and NBA champion, dies at 86". The Buffalo News. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
- ^ "Johnny McCarthy NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 8 November 2023.