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Andrew McCarthy
- Player
- Number: 52 (wore 55 in 2010-11)
- Position: C
- Height: 7' 1“
- Weight: 260 lbs.
- Hometown: Scituate, MA
- High School: Scituate H.S.
- Prep School: Loomis Chaffee (CT)
- Transfer From: none
- Birthdate: May 26, 1991
At UMass
Left the team in the 2012 off-season.1)2) Playing time in the 2012-13 season was expected to be scarce.
2011-12 Redshirt Freshman year
- Played 22 minutes in 11 games.
- Scored 6 points in perfect 2-2 shooting from both floor and stripe against Central CT State (12/30/2011).
- Scored first collegiate points on a jump-shot against Towson (11/30/2011).
- Snared first collegiate rebound at Boston College (11/21/2011).
2010-11 Freshman year
- Did not play in a game during the season as a freshman, took a redshirt season.
- Joins the Minutemen as a walk-on for the 2010-11 season.
Article: 7-foot UMass freshman Andrew McCarthy reaches for basketball stars (7/31/2010)
Notes
- Just the third 7-footer in program history, joining 1990s backup center Jeff Meyer (7-2) and Luke Bonner, a 7-1 forward who graduated in 2009.
- Adds depth in the front court
- Great teammate and hard worker
Statistics
Current stats available from UMass or StatSheet
| Total | 3-Pointers | Rebounds | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | GP | GS | Min | Avg | FG | FGA | % | FG | FGA | % | FT | FTA | % | Off | Def | Tot | Avg | PF | FO | A | TO | Blk | St | Pts | Avg |
| 2010-11 | Redshirt - Did not play in any games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011-12 | 11 | 0 | 22 | 2.0 | 3 | 8 | .375 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 4 | .500 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0.7 |
| Career | 11 | 0 | 22 | 2.0 | 3 | 8 | .375 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 4 | .500 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0.7 |
Expanded stats from StatSheet
Career Highs
| Points | 6 - vs Central CT State (12/30/2011) |
| Field Goals | 2 - vs Central CT State (12/30/2011) |
| Field Goals Att. | 5 - vs Towson (11/30/2011) |
| 3-Point FG | none |
| 3-Point FG Att. | none |
| Free Throws | 2 - vs Central CT State (12/30/2011) |
| Free Throw Att. | 2 - twice, last at Dayton (2/25/2012) |
| Rebounds | 2 - three times, last at Dayton (2/25/2012) |
| Assists | none |
| Blocks | 1 - vs Central CT State (12/30/2011) |
| Steals | 1 - vs Utah (11/25/2011) |
| Minutes | 6 - twice, last vs Central CT State (12/30/2011) |
Trivia
Courtesy: UMass Athletics
- Animal I Would Be: Tiger
- Why UMass: Financial Aid
- I am Most Proud of the Grade I Got in this Class: Astronomy
- Hope to do Before Graduation: Sky Diving
- Best Pregame Meal: Spaghetti
- Player I Pattern Game After: Kevin Garnett
- Three Words I'd Use to Describe Myself as a Basketball Player: Athletic, Lanky
- Can't Go on a Road Trip Without: The bus
- Favorite Basketball Memory: Pickup with my father and older brother
- Most Challenging so far About College Experience: Conditioning
- Teammates Describe me as: Big
- First Thought When I Moved Away to College: Freedom
- TV Show I Want to be on: SNL
- First Taught You How to Shoot a Basketball: Dad
- Favorite Food at the DC: Burrito
- What Would I do First if President: Install a basketball hoop in the oval office
- Where I Would Spend $1,000 First: Oakley
- What Does the Basketball Mean to You: Big part of my life
Post-UMass
2013-14: Playing basketball at Lakehead University3)
2012-13: Playing basketball at Massasoit Community College4)
Pre-UMass
Prep School / High School
- Played a year of prep basketball at Loomis Chaffee in Windsor, CT
- Averaged 10 points and 15 rebounds per game as a senior at Scituate High School in 2009
Personal
- Andrew Robert McCarthy
- Born on May 26, 1991 in Newton, MA
- Son of Sean and Kelleigh McCarthy
- Brother of Sean and Mary
- Brother Sean plays basketball at NJIT
- Major: Letters & Science
External Links
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