Kelly McCarty
American basketball player (born 1975)
Kelly Deshawn McCarty (born August 24, 1975) is a naturalized Russian 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.
01High school
Born in Chicago, McCarty played high school basketball at Quitman High School, in Quitman, Mississippi.
02College 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.
03Professional 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.
04National team career
McCarty also played for the senior men's Russian national basketball team at EuroBasket 2009.
05Coaching career
On November 9, 2023, McCarty joined the Iowa Wolves as an assistant coach. On September 11, 2025, McCarty was promoted to serve as a player development associate for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
06Club 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
Sources and credits
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