Rashanda McCants

Rashanda McCants

Personal information
Born	(1986-11-17) November 17, 1986 Asheville, North Carolina
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	161 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High school	Asheville (Asheville, North Carolina)
College	North Carolina (2005–2009)
WNBA draft	2009: 2nd round, 15th overall pick
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx
Playing career	2009–2011
Position	Forward
Career history
2009–2010	Minnesota Lynx
2010–2011	Tulsa Shock
Career highlights and awards
McDonald's All-American (2005)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Rashanda McCants (born November 17, 1986) is an American former professional women's basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association. Her brother is Rashad McCants, who also played professional basketball.

Personal life

Rashanda Chanee’ McCants is the daughter of James and Brenda McCants. Her older brother, Rashad McCants, played in the National Basketball Association.

High school

McCants played for Asheville High School in Asheville, North Carolina. McCants was an All-America selection by McDonald's. She and her older brother, Rashad, are the first brother-sister duo to play in the McDonald's All-American Game.

College

As a freshman, McCants was an honorable mention selection for the ACC All-Freshman team. She appeared in 34 games, ranking fifth on the team in scoring.

In her sophomore campaign, McCants started all 38 games for the Tar Heels, establishing a new school record for games played and games started in a season. In her junior year, McCants averaged 15.8 points, 3.3 assists, and 6.6 rebounds per game. She was named to the All ACC second team.

In her senior season, McCants was named to the All-American, ACC Player of the Year, Naismith Watch List, Preseason Wooden List and Lowe's Senior CLASS Award Candidate. She was also a preseason Wade Watch List selection. She averaged 15 points and 6.5 rebounds per game.

WNBA career

McCants was drafted 15th (second round) overall in the WNBA draft to the Minnesota Lynx in 2009. She was later traded to the Tulsa Shock for Alexis Hornbuckle. McCants was waived by the Shock in June 2011.

WNBA career statistics

Legend

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

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2009	Minnesota	34	1	14.2	.373	.289	.564	2.0	0.8	0.4	0.3	1.1	4.3
2010	Minnesota	17	4	15.8	.393	.297	.621	2.4	0.9	0.6	0.1	0.8	5.6
2010	Tulsa	6	4	17.7	.350	.278	.400	2.0	1.5	0.8	0.5	1.0	5.8
Career	3 years, 2 teams	57	9	15.0	.376	.290	.575	2.1	0.9	0.5	0.3	1.0	4.8

College statistics

Source

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

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2005–06	North Carolina	34	196	37.8	29.9	56.8	3.0	1.5	1.2	0.4	5.8
2006–07	North Carolina	38	356	44.5	26.7	72.7	4.3	2.2	2.2	0.6	9.4
2007–08	North Carolina	36	569	44.7	28.2	62.9	6.6	3.3	2.2	0.6	15.8
2008–09	North Carolina	34	488	45.5	28.6	62.7	6.4	2.1	1.3	0.6	14.4
Career	North Carolina	142	1609	43.9	28.1	64.2	5.1	2.3	1.7	0.5	11.3

External links

• WNBA Player Profile