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Jelani McCoy
	McCoy with the Los Angeles D-Fenders in 2008.
Personal information
Born	December 6, 1977 (age 47); Oakland, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school	St. Augustine; (San Diego, California)
College	UCLA (1995–1998)
NBA draft	1998: 2nd round, 33rd overall pick
	Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics
Playing career	1998–2013
Position	Power forward / center
Number	34, 6, 4, 32
Career history
1998–2001	Seattle SuperSonics
2001–2002	Los Angeles Lakers
2002–2003	Toronto Raptors
2003–2004	Cleveland Cavaliers
2004	Atlanta Hawks
2004–2005	Long Beach Jam
2004–2005	Jiangsu Nangang Dragons
2005–2006	Reggio Calabria
2005–2006	Azovmash Mariupol
2007	Menorca Bàsquet
2007	Santa Barbara Breakers
2007–2008	Denver Nuggets
2007–2008	Los Angeles D-Fenders
2009	Zhejiang Guangsha
2009–2010	Fujian Xunxing
2010–2011	Cáceres 2016
2011	Mets de Guaynabo
2012	Marinos de Anzoátegui
2012	Osos de Guadalajara
Career highlights and awards
	NBA champion (2002); All-NBADL Third Team (2008); First-team All-Pac-10 (1997);
Career NBA statistics
Points	1,200(4.6 ppg)
Rebounds	921 (3.5 rpg)
Blocks	193 (0.7 bpg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

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Jelani Marwan McCoy (born December 6, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'10" power forward/center, he played in the NBA from 1998 to 2007 for the Seattle SuperSonics, Los Angeles Lakers, Toronto Raptors, Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks, and Denver Nuggets. He attended college at UCLA and high school at St. Augustine High School in San Diego, California.

College career

In 1998, was UCLA's career leader in blocked shots.

McCoy was suspended in late September 1997 for violating "unspecified" team rules but reinstated three months later.^[1]

Professional career

McCoy compiled NBA career averages of 4.7 points and 3.6 rebounds.^[2]^[3] He was part of the Los Angeles Lakers team that won the 2002 NBA Finals, but he was injured most of the season and was not on their playoff roster.^[4]

McCoy played for the Denver Nuggets in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. In five games, McCoy averaged 9 points and 9 rebounds in 21 minutes per game.^[5] After averaging 8 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4 blocks and 3.5 assists in two games with the D-League's Los Angeles D-Fenders, McCoy was signed during the 2007-08 season in late November 2007 by the Nuggets to fill their depleted frontcourt after players Kenyon Martin, Nenê and Steven Hunter were unavailable due to injuries.^[3] Mike Wilks was waived to make room on the roster.^[3] On December 19, 2007, he was waived by the Denver Nuggets.^[6] McCoy started the 2008-09 preseason with the Los Angeles Clippers, but was waived before the start of the season.^[7]

On January 19, 2006, McCoy signed with Italian club Viola Reggio Calabria. In February 2007, he signed with Spanish club Menorca Bàsquet.

References

^ "U.C.L.A.'s McCoy Quits Team". The New York Times. February 16, 1998. Retrieved November 11, 2007.
^ "Jelani McCoy Career Stats". NBA.com. Retrieved November 11, 2007.
^ ^a ^b ^c McCoy, who played with Denver in preseason, signs with team. Updated November 29, 2007
^ Beck, Howard (April 19, 2002). "Lakers Notebook: Blazers Have Trouble in Tow". Daily News. Retrieved September 2, 2011. With only 13 players, the Lakers had no tough decisions to make on their postseason roster, which was submitted Thursday. As expected, they left off Jelani McCoy, who spent most of the season on the injured list.
^ "Jelani McCoy". aol.nba.com. Archived from the original on December 24, 2007. Retrieved November 11, 2007.
^ Nuggets Waive McCoy
^ Clippers Waive Jelani McCoy

External links

Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference

[1] "U.C.L.A.'s McCoy Quits Team". The New York Times. February 16, 1998. Retrieved November 11, 2007.

[career_stats-2] "Jelani McCoy Career Stats". NBA.com. Retrieved November 11, 2007.

[Nuggets-3] McCoy, who played with Denver in preseason, signs with team. Updated November 29, 2007

[4] Beck, Howard (April 19, 2002). "Lakers Notebook: Blazers Have Trouble in Tow". Daily News. Retrieved September 2, 2011. With only 13 players, the Lakers had no tough decisions to make on their postseason roster, which was submitted Thursday. As expected, they left off Jelani McCoy, who spent most of the season on the injured list.

[5] "Jelani McCoy". aol.nba.com. Archived from the original on December 24, 2007. Retrieved November 11, 2007.

[6] Nuggets Waive McCoy

[Clippers_Waive-7] Clippers Waive Jelani McCoy

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+| career_position = [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]] / [[Center (basketball)|center]]
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-'''Jelani Marwan McCoy''' (born December 6, 1977) is an American former professional [[basketball]] player. A 6'10" [[Power forward (basketball)|power forward]]/[[center (basketball)|center]], he played in the NBA from 1998-2007 for the [[Seattle SuperSonics]], [[Los Angeles Lakers]], [[Toronto Raptors]], [[Cleveland Cavaliers]], [[Atlanta Hawks]], and [[Denver Nuggets]].  He attended college at [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]] and high school at [[St. Augustine High School (San Diego, California)|St. Augustine High School]] in [[San Diego, California]].
+'''Jelani Marwan McCoy''' (born December 6, 1977) is an American former professional [[basketball]] player. A 6'10" [[Power forward (basketball)|power forward]]/[[center (basketball)|center]], he played in the NBA from 1998 to 2007 for the [[Seattle SuperSonics]], [[Los Angeles Lakers]], [[Toronto Raptors]], [[Cleveland Cavaliers]], [[Atlanta Hawks]], and [[Denver Nuggets]].  He attended college at [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]] and high school at [[St. Augustine High School (San Diego, California)|St. Augustine High School]] in [[San Diego, California]].
 ==College career==
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 ==Professional career==
-McCoy compiled NBA career averages of 4.7 points and 3.6 rebounds.<ref name="career_stats">{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/playerfile/jelani_mccoy/career_stats.html |title=Jelani McCoy Career Stats |publisher=NBA.com |access-date=2007-11-11}}</ref><ref name=Nuggets>[http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3133565 McCoy, who played with Denver in preseason, signs with team]. Updated November 29, 2007</ref> He was part of the [[Los Angeles Lakers]] team that won the [[2002 NBA Finals]], but he was injured most of the season and was not on their playoff roster.<ref>{{cite news |last=Beck |first=Howard |title=Lakers Notebook: Blazers Have Trouble in Tow |date=April 19, 2002 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Daily News|Daily News]] |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/LAKERS+NOTEBOOK%3A+BLAZERS+HAVE+TROUBLE+IN+TOW.-a086175668 |access-date=September 2, 2011|quote=With only 13 players, the Lakers had no tough decisions to make on their postseason roster, which was submitted Thursday. As expected, they left off Jelani McCoy, who spent most of the season on the injured list.
+McCoy compiled NBA career averages of 4.7 points and 3.6 rebounds.<ref name="career_stats">{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/playerfile/jelani_mccoy/career_stats.html |title=Jelani McCoy Career Stats |work=NBA.com |access-date=2007-11-11}}</ref><ref name=Nuggets>[https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=3133565 McCoy, who played with Denver in preseason, signs with team]. Updated November 29, 2007</ref> He was part of the [[Los Angeles Lakers]] team that won the [[2002 NBA Finals]], but he was injured most of the season and was not on their playoff roster.<ref>{{cite news |last=Beck |first=Howard |title=Lakers Notebook: Blazers Have Trouble in Tow |date=April 19, 2002 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Daily News|Daily News]] |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/LAKERS+NOTEBOOK%3A+BLAZERS+HAVE+TROUBLE+IN+TOW.-a086175668 |access-date=September 2, 2011|quote=With only 13 players, the Lakers had no tough decisions to make on their postseason roster, which was submitted Thursday. As expected, they left off Jelani McCoy, who spent most of the season on the injured list.
 }}</ref>
-McCoy played for the Denver Nuggets in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.  In five games, McCoy averaged 9 points and 9 rebounds in 21 minutes per game.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aol.nba.com/summerleague2007/players/index.jsp?player=jelani_mccoy |title=Jelani McCoy |publisher=aol.nba.com |access-date=2007-11-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071224235306/http://aol.nba.com/summerleague2007/players/index.jsp?player=jelani_mccoy |archive-date=2007-12-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref> After averaging 8 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4 blocks and 3.5 assists in two games with the [[NBA Development League|D-League]]'s [[Los Angeles D-Fenders]], McCoy was signed during the [[2007-08 NBA season|2007-08 season]] in late November 2007 by the Nuggets to fill their depleted frontcourt after players [[Kenyon Martin]], [[Nenê]] and [[Steven Hunter]] were unavailable due to injuries.<ref name=Nuggets/> [[Mike Wilks (basketball)|Mike Wilks]] was waived to make room on the roster.<ref name=Nuggets/> On December 19, 2007 he was waived by the Denver Nuggets.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/waive_mccoy_121907.html Nuggets Waive McCoy]</ref> McCoy started the 2008-09 preseason with the Los Angeles Clippers, but was waived before the start of the season.<ref name="Clippers Waive">[http://www.nba.com/clippers/news/jmccoy_081023.html Clippers Waive Jelani McCoy]</ref>
+McCoy played for the Denver Nuggets in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.  In five games, McCoy averaged 9 points and 9 rebounds in 21 minutes per game.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aol.nba.com/summerleague2007/players/index.jsp?player=jelani_mccoy |title=Jelani McCoy |publisher=aol.nba.com |access-date=2007-11-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071224235306/http://aol.nba.com/summerleague2007/players/index.jsp?player=jelani_mccoy |archive-date=2007-12-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref> After averaging 8 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4 blocks and 3.5 assists in two games with the [[NBA Development League|D-League]]'s [[Los Angeles D-Fenders]], McCoy was signed during the [[2007-08 NBA season|2007-08 season]] in late November 2007 by the Nuggets to fill their depleted frontcourt after players [[Kenyon Martin]], [[Nenê]] and [[Steven Hunter]] were unavailable due to injuries.<ref name=Nuggets/> [[Mike Wilks (basketball)|Mike Wilks]] was waived to make room on the roster.<ref name=Nuggets/> On December 19, 2007, he was waived by the Denver Nuggets.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/waive_mccoy_121907.html Nuggets Waive McCoy]</ref> McCoy started the 2008-09 preseason with the Los Angeles Clippers, but was waived before the start of the season.<ref name="Clippers Waive">[http://www.nba.com/clippers/news/jmccoy_081023.html Clippers Waive Jelani McCoy]</ref>
-On January 19, 2006 McCoy signed with [[Italy|Italian]] club [[Viola Reggio Calabria]]. In February 2007, he signed with [[Spain|Spanish]] club [[Menorca Bàsquet]].
+On January 19, 2006, McCoy signed with [[Italy|Italian]] club [[Viola Reggio Calabria]]. In February 2007, he signed with [[Spain|Spanish]] club [[Menorca Bàsquet]].
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v t e Los Angeles Lakers 2001–02 NBA champions
2 Fisher 3 George 5 Horry 6 McCoy 8 Bryant 10 Hunter 14 Medvedenko 17 Fox 20 Shaw 23 Richmond 34 O'Neal (Finals MVP) 35 Madsen 52 Walker
Head coach Jackson
Assistant coaches Hamblen Cleamons Rambis Winter
Regular season Playoffs