• Player
• Seasons: 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92
• Number: 20
• Position: G
• Height: 6' 4“
• Weight: 180 lbs.
• Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
• High School: Central Catholic
• Prep School: ?
• Transfer From: none
• Birthdate: December 1, 1969

• Scored 2,374 career points at UMass. See where McCoy ranks among the UMass scoring leaders.
• Led UMass in scoring in each of his four years.
• 3-time member of the Atlantic 10 First Team, and 1-time member of the A-10 Third Team.
• First Minuteman to be named to A-10 First Team.
• Among the top 10 in A-10 scoring average each of his four seasons.
• Never got hurt in his UMass career.¹⁾
• Earned his degree in 1997.
• Inducted into the UMass Athletics Hall of Fame in 2002.
• Named to the 1990s All-Decade team during the 100 Seasons of UMass Basketball celebration.

• Named to the Atlantic 10 First Team.
• Seventh in A-10 in scoring average (16.4 ppg).
• Named to A-10 All-Championship Team.
• Named Most Outstanding Player of the Great Alaska Shootout.²⁾
• Highlights from his 20-point night against Oklahoma (1/4).
• News: When McCoy cries ‘Uncle’ ... UMass star gets Hall of Fame help from Connie Hawkins (2/7/1992)

• Named to the Atlantic 10 First Team.
• A-10 Player of the Week three times.
• Third in A-10 in scoring average (18.9 ppg).

• Named to the Atlantic 10 First Team. (First time a UMass player was named to the First Team.)
• A-10 Player of the Week twice.
• Fourth in A-10 in scoring average (20.6 ppg).
• Named to A-10 All-Championship Team.

• Named to the Atlantic 10 Third Team.
• A-10 Freshman of the Year in 1988-89, and also part of the A-10 Freshman Team.
• A-10 Freshman of the Week four times.
• Third in A-10 in scoring average (19.8 ppg).
• Considered transferring out, but coach John Calipari convinced him to stay.³⁾

Committed to UMass the day after Calipari was hired as head coach. (April 1988)

• 121 games started was the UMass record, until Terrell Vinson passed him in 2013 with 129.
• Scored in double-figures in 116 games.
• Career high game: 35 points versus St. Joseph's on 3/4/1989.
• Had eight games with 30 or more points.
• Had 57 games with 20 or more points.
• Left as the UMass record holder in several career field goal categories: Made 876, Conference Made 503, Attempted 2013, Conference Attempted 1136. Current lists
• Holds UMass freshman records for most points scored (555), and most free throws made (134).⁴⁾
• Holds UMass freshman and sophomore records for most field goals (193 Fr, 239 So).⁵⁾
• Scoring average went down during his senior year, as UM's balanced attack propelled them to the NCAA Sweet 16.
• As much as he scored, took only 57 3-point shots during his final three seasons.

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• Played professionally in Sweden and Spain
• Article: Jim McCoy recalls days at UMass (Feb. 2009)
• Inducted into the Western Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 2024⁶⁾