Danielle McCray

Danielle McCray (born October 8, 1987) is an American professional basketball player. She was selected seventh overall in the 2010 WNBA draft by the Connecticut Sun.^[1] She played collegiately for the Kansas Jayhawks where she was named a second-team All-American during her senior season. McCray is the highest-picked player in KU's history.^[1]

Danielle McCray

Personal information
Born	(1987-10-08) October 8, 1987 (age 37) Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S.
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	Olathe East (Olathe, Kansas)
College	Kansas (2006–2010)
WNBA draft	2010: 1st round, 7th overall pick
Drafted by	Connecticut Sun
Playing career	2010–present
Position	Guard / forward
Career history
2010–2011	Hapoel Rishon Le-Zion
2011–2014	Connecticut Sun
2011–2012	Good Angels Košice
2012–2013	Famila Wuber Schio
2013–2014	Wisła Can-Pack Kraków
2014–2015	Elitzur Ramla
2016	Cote d'Opale Basket Calais
2016–2017	Desportivo 1. De Agosto Luanda
2017	Hapoel Rishon Le-Zion
2017	Deportivo de Quito
2018	Roche Vendee BC
2018–2019	BK Tsmoki-Minsk
2019–2020	Enisey Krasnoyars
2020–2021	O.ME.P.S. Givova Battipaglia
2021–2022	AZS Poznań
Career highlights
Belarusian League champion (2019) Polish BLK champion (2014) Polish Cup winner (2014) Italian Cup winner (2013) Slovakian Extraliga champion (2012) Slovakian Cup winner (2012) First-team All-Big 12 (2009) Second-team All-Big 12 (2010)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Women's Basketball Representing  United States World University Games 2009 Belgrade Team

Early life

McCray was born in Boynton Beach, Florida, and as a young child, her family moved to Olathe, Kansas.^{[citation needed]} McCray attended Olathe East High School and was an All-State selection.^{[citation needed]} During her senior season, she accepted an athletic scholarship to the University of Kansas.^{[citation needed]}

College career

McCray concluded her career ranked in the top 10 of nine categories — including fourth in all-time scoring with 1,934 points — and with a good deal of hardware.^[1]

USA Basketball

McCray was named a member of the team representing the US at the 2009 World University Games held in Belgrade, Serbia.^{[citation needed]} The team won all seven games to earn the gold medal. McCray led the team in scoring in the semi-final game against Australia, and was the second leading scorer overall, averaging 12.0 points per game^[2]

Professional career

McCray was selected 7th overall by the Connecticut Sun in the 2010 WNBA Draft.^{[citation needed]} According to several analysts, McCray would have been selected in the top four had she not suffered an ACL injury she suffered in February 2010.^[1] McCray's pick makes her the highest-selected player in the WNBA draft in KU's history.^[1]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
TO	Turnovers per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
Bold	Career best	°	League leader

WNBA

Regular season

WNBA regular season statistics^[3]

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2010	Did not play (injury)
2011	Connecticut	34	23	15.1	39.9	39.1	77.1	2.3	1.2	0.5	0.1	1.0	5.9
2012	Connecticut	28	8	13.9	31.5	33.3	90.2	2.0	1.2	0.6	0.0	1.0	4.8
2013	Did not play (injury)
2014	Connecticut	18	2	11.6	23.2	33.3	50.0	1.4	0.8	0.6	0.1	1.4	1.9
Career	3 years, 1 team	80	33	13.9	34.3	36.6	78.9	2.0	1.1	0.6	0.1	1.1	4.6

Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2011	Connecticut	2	2	15.0	25.0	—	100.0	5.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.5
2012	Connecticut	4	0	4.8	0.0	0.0	—	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	1.0	0.0
Career	2 years, 1 team	6	2	8.2	12.5	0.0	100.0	2.5	0.2	0.0	0.2	1.0	0.8

College

NCAA statistics^[4]

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2006-07	Kansas	30	314	39.9	34.3	84.6	4.8	0.5	0.9	0.3	10.5
2007-08		30	448	39.8	29.9	76.3	7.1	2.0	1.9	0.5	14.9
2008-09		36	777	45.3	42.6	83.1	7.7	2.0	1.3	0.9	21.6
2009-10		20	395	45.5	41.7	69.5	7.2	3.1	1.6	0.5	19.8
Career		116	1934	42.9	37.7	78.8	6.7	1.8	1.4	0.6	16.7