====== Cairo McCrory ======
  * **Player**
  * **Seasons:** [[season_2020-21|2020-21]], [[season_2021-22|2021-22]]
  * **Number:** 5
  * **Position:** G
  * **Height:** 6' 5"
  * **Weight:** 190
  * **Hometown:** Hartford, CT
  * **High School:** Masters School((http://www.putnamtowncrier.com/index.php/past-issues-new/22-news/current-issue/18839-sign-pg-9-11-27-19))
  * **Prep School:** Woodstock Academy (CT)
  * **Transfer From:** none
  * **Birthday:** February 5((https://twitter.com/UMassBasketball/status/1357695138953388035))

{{ :mccrory_cairo_roster_photo_2021-22.jpg?nolink|Cairo McCrory 2021-22 roster photo}}
===== At UMass =====
  * Verbal commitment announced 8/2/2019((https://twitter.com/TheRealCairo21/status/1157322069056598018))
  * NLI signed 11/14/19((https://umassathletics.com/news/2019/11/14/mens-basketball-umass-signs-two-dynamic-newcomers-during-early-nli-signing-period.aspx))
  * [[mccall_matt|Coach McCall]] quote on McCrory's signing: “The one thing about Cairo is a competitor. Winning is important to Cairo, and it’s evident when you watch him play. He has an ability to get in the lane and is great on a straight-line drive with his ability to get in there and finish on contact. He takes a lot of pride defensively. He wants to guard the other team’s best player and we’re going to be able to versatile with him defensively. He’s a great rebounder and get the ball off the backboard and start the break. He’s going to make our team deeper.”((https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/cairo-mccrory/12064))

==== 2021-22 season ====
  * Appeared in three of the season's first four games, but then sat out with a lingering back injury.((https://twitter.com/FrederickHIII/status/1466527503133069320))  Reported on Jan. 4 that he would not return in the season.((https://twitter.com/NathanPStrauss/status/1478444639141212161))
  * Averaged 2.0 points and 1.0 rebounds over the three games.
  * Started the season opener against [[game20211109_umbc|UMBC (11/9)]].  Played 7 minutes, all in the first half.  Tallied no stats besides one foul.
  * Played 15 minutes off the bench [[game20211112_yale|at Yale (11/12)]].  Shot 1-2 from the floor, 1-1 from 3, and 3-4 from the line, for 6 points.  Also snared two rebounds.
  * Did not appear versus [[game20211115_penn_state|Penn State (11/15)]].
  * Played five minutes versus [[game20211118_weber_state|Weber State (11/18)]].  Got a rebound and a steal.

==== 2020-21 season ====
{{ :mccrory_cairo_roster_photo_2020-21.jpg?direct&200|Roster photo 2020-21}}
  * Played in 11 of the team's 15 games in the Coronavirus-shortened season, all off the bench.
  * Slow start, with just 2 minutes in the [[game20201211_northeastern|season opener]], and then a DNP in [[game20201213_northeastern|game two]].
  * Came alive with 7 points and 9 boards in 23 minutes at [[game20201216_la_salle|La Salle (12/16)]].
  * Six points and 5 boards in 15 minutes versus [[game20201221_bryant|Bryant (12/21)]].
  * Season high 15 points, plus 7 boards, in 17 minutes of work versus [[game20210109_la_salle|La Salle (1/9)]].
  * [[https://dailycollegian.com/2021/01/cairo-mccrory-headlines-minutemens-win-over-la-salle/|Cairo McCrory headlines Minutemen’s win over La Salle]] (1/9)
  * Missed three games in January ([[game20210113_rhode_island|URI 1/13]], [[game20210117_fordham|Fordham 1/17]], [[game20210124_davidson|Davidson 1/24]]), for reasons UM could not divulge.((https://twitter.com/UMassBasketball/status/1349491419044581377))((https://dailycollegian.com/2021/01/umass-needs-overtime-to-top-uri-80-78/))  Returned for the [[game20210203_fordham|Feb. 3 Fordham game]].
  * Best all-around game came in the upset win at [[game20210206_rhode_island|Rhode Island (2/6)]], with 11 points, plus career highs in rebounds (11), assists (3), steals (3), and blocks (3).
  * Nine points and 4 rebounds in the season finale versus [[game20210305_st_louis|Saint Louis (3/5)]].
  * "Get to Know" series, [[https://twitter.com/UMassBasketball/status/1306596519253024769|Part 1]], [[https://twitter.com/UMassBasketball/status/1306669500511801344|Part 2]]

==== Statistics ====
^Season^G^GS^MP^MPG^FG^FGA^FG%^2P^2PA^2P%^3P^3PA^3P%^FT^FTA^FT%^PTS^PPG^ORB^DRB^TRB^RPG^AST^STL^BLK^TOV^PF^FO^
|2020-21|11|0|186|16.9|21|39|.538|17|32|.531|4|7|.571|5|10|.500|51|4.6|19|30|49|4.5|9|6|7|13|26|1|
|2021-22|3|1|27|9.0|1|2|.500|0|1|.000|1|1|1.000|3|4|.750|6|2.0|1|2|3|1.0|0|1|0|1|3|0|
|Career|14|1|213|15.2|22|41|.537|17|33|.515|5|8|.625|8|14|.571|57|4.1|20|32|52|3.7|9|7|7|14|29|1|

From Sports-Reference.com: [[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/cairo-mccrory-1.html|Stats]], [[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/cairo-mccrory-1/gamelog/|Game Logs]]

==== Career Highs ====
Through the 2021-22 season

|Points|15 - vs [[game20210109_la_salle|La Salle (1/9/21)]]|
|Field Goals|6 - vs [[game20210109_la_salle|La Salle (1/9/21)]]|
|Field Goals Att.|9 - at [[game20210206_rhode_island|Rhode Island (2/6/21)]]|
|3-Point FG|1 - four times, last vs [[game20210305_st_louis|Saint Louis (3/5/21)]]|
|3-Point FG Att.|2 - twice, last vs [[game20210305_st_louis|Saint Louis (3/5/21)]]|
|Free Throws|3 - [[game20211112_yale|at Yale (11/12/21)]]|
|Free Throw Att.|4 - twice, last [[game20211112_yale|at Yale (11/12/21)]]|
|Rebounds|11 - at [[game20210206_rhode_island|Rhode Island (2/6/21)]]|
|Assists|3 - at [[game20210206_rhode_island|Rhode Island (2/6/21)]]|
|Blocks|3 - at [[game20210206_rhode_island|Rhode Island (2/6/21)]]|
|Steals|3 - at [[game20210206_rhode_island|Rhode Island (2/6/21)]]|
|Minutes|29 - at [[game20210206_rhode_island|Rhode Island (2/6/21)]]|

[[https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Cairo-McCrory/Bests/135344|Career high tracker from RealGM.com]]

===== Pre-UMass =====
==== High School / Prep School ====
  * Played the 2019-20 season at Woodstock Academy with teammates [[degray_ronnie|Ronnie DeGray III]] and [[dominguez_dyondre|Dyondre Dominguez]], helping the Centaurs to a 29-8 record and a National Prep Championship tournament berth.
  * Three-star recruit according to 247Sports.((https://247sports.com/Player/Cairo-McCrory-46055697/#:~:text=Cairo%20McCrory%20is%20a%206,Woodstock%20Academy%20in%20Woodstock%2C%20CT.))
  * Played for [[dingle_dana|Dana Dingle's]] NY Lightning AAU team in 2018-19.((https://basketball.realgm.com/aau/circuit/1/Nike-EYBL-17U/team/107/New-York-Lightning/stats/2019/Advanced_Stats/All/All/trb_pct/SG/asc/1/Regular_Season))

===== Personal =====
  * Son of Doug McCrory and Foye Smith.((http://www.putnamtowncrier.com/index.php/past-issues-new/22-news/current-issue/18839-sign-pg-9-11-27-19))
  * Doug played college basketball at the [[opponent_hartford|University of Hartford]] from 1985-88, where he was co-leader in steals (1.3 per game) in the 1987-88 season.((https://www.hartfordhawks.com/documents/2021/1/13//2020_21_MBB_Record_Book.pdf?id=5131))
  * Mr. McCrory went on to teach and also serve in the Connecticut House of Representatives, and then the CT Senate.((http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/McCrory))((https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_McCrory))
  * Dr. Smith was the first African American to become Probate Judge in the state of Connecticut.((https://www.courant.com/politics/capitol-watch/hc-foye-smith-the-states-first-american-american-probate-judge-takes-office-in-hartford-20151110-story.html))

===== External Links =====
[[https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/cairo-mccrory/12064|Official roster page from UMass Athletics]]\\
[[https://twitter.com/TheRealCairo21|Twitter - Cairo McCrory]]

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