Johnny McCarthy

For the American baseball player, seeJohnny McCarthy (baseball).For other people, seeJohn McCarthy (disambiguation).

Johnny McCarthy

Personal information
Born	(1934-04-25)April 25, 1934 Buffalo, New York,U.S.
Died	May 9, 2020(2020-05-09)(aged 86) Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Timon(Buffalo, New York)
College	Canisius(1953–1956)
NBA draft	1956:4th round, 24th overall pick
Selected by theRochester Royals
Playing career	1956–1964
Position	Point guard
Number	7, 26, 15, 21
Career history
As player:
1956–1958	Rochester / Cincinnati Royals
1958–1962	St. Louis Hawks
1962–1963	Pittsburgh Rens
1963–1964	Boston Celtics
As coach:
1971–1972	Buffalo Braves
1974–1977	Canisius
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion(1964)
Career NBA statistics
Points	2,450 (7.8 ppg)
Rebounds	1,145 (3.6 rpg)
Assists	1,184 (3.7 apg)
Statsat NBA
Statsat Basketball Reference

John Joseph McCarthy(April 25, 1934 – May 9, 2020) was an Americanbasketballplayer and coach. A 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)point guard,he playedcollege basketballand was an All-American atCanisius College.He was selected by theRochester Royalsin the1956 NBA draft.He played a total of six seasons in theNational Basketball Association( NBA )—two for the Royals, three for theSt. Louis Hawks,and one for theBoston 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 theMinneapolis Lakerson March 16, 1960; he was later joined byMagic Johnsonin 1980,LeBron Jamesin 2006 andNikola Jokićin 2019.

McCarthy later coached theBuffalo Braves,his hometown team, for part of a season. McCarthy died on May 9, 2020.

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goalpercentage	3P%	3-point field goalpercentage	FT%	Free throwpercentage
RPG	Reboundsper game	APG	Assistsper game	SPG	Stealsper game
BPG	Blocksper game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high
†	Won anNBA championship	*	Led the league

NBA

Source

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1956–57	Rochester	72*	21.7	.376	.674	2.8	1.5	6.6
1958–59	Cincinnati	47	38.9	.373	.667	4.8	4.8	12.9
1959–60	St. Louis	75	31.8	.329	.659	4.0	4.4	8.4
1960–61	St. Louis	79*	31.9	.357	.540	4.1	5.4	8.3
1961–62	St. Louis	15	22.2	.247	.444	3.7	4.7	3.2
1963–64†	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

External links

• BasketballReference: Johnny McCarthy (as player)
• BasketballReference: Johnny McCarthy (as coach)