Brendan McCann
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 5, 1935 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | November 5, 2024 (aged 89) Pembroke Pines, Florida, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 178 lb (81 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Manual Training (Brooklyn, New York) |
| College | St. Bonaventure (1954–1957) |
| NBA draft | 1957: 1st round, 5th overall pick |
| Drafted by | New York Knicks |
| Playing career | 1957–1966 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 3 |
| Coaching career | 1961–1970 |
| Career history | |
| As a player: | |
| 1957–1960 | New York Knicks |
| 1958–1966 | Wilmington / Allentown Jets |
| As a coach: | |
| 1961–1963; 1964–1965; 1969–1970 | Allentown Jets |
| Career highlights | |
As player:
As head coach:
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 74 (1.8 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 50 (1.2 rpg) |
| Assists | 65 (1.6 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Brendan Michael McCann (July 5, 1935 – November 5, 2024) was an American professional basketball player and coach. McCann was selected in the 1957 NBA draft (first round, fifth overall) by the New York Knicks after a collegiate career at St. Bonavanture. He played for the Knicks for three seasons. McCann played in the Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL) for the Wilmington / Allentown Jets from 1957 to 1966. McCann was also head coach of the Jets from 1961 to 1963 and during the 1962–63 and 1969–70 seasons. He led the Jets to EPBL championships in 1962, 1963 and 1965.
McCann was the varsity basketball coach at North Babylon High School from 1961 to 1967. His first two years, the team's record was 4 wins and 14 losses. In the 1963–1964 season, the team record was 13 wins and 5 losses and he coached the Bulldogs to their first county playoff game. For the next three years, North Babylon had winning records and went to the county playoffs.
He was inducted into the Suffolk County Sport's Hall of Fame in the late 1990s.
McCann died on November 5, 2024, at the age of 89.