No. 17 – Detroit Pistons | |
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Position | Guard |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | January 24, 1998
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | |
College | Boston University (2017–2022) |
NBA draft | 2022: undrafted |
Playing career | 2022–present |
Career history | |
2022–2023 | South Bay Lakers |
2023–2024 | Austin Spurs |
2024–present | Detroit Pistons |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Javante McCoy (born January 24, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball at Boston University.
McCoy played high school basketball for the Big Red at Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire in his post-grad year. He earned 2017 Class A All-District First Team honors. He was named a 2016 All-District First-Team member at Wakeland High School in Frisco, TX. He averaged 15.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists.[1]
McCoy played at Boston University for five seasons. He averaged 12.2 points and 2.7 rebounds per game as a junior.[2] As a senior, McCoy averaged 16.1 points per game, earning Second Team All-Patriot League honors.[3] In his fifth season, he averaged 17.4 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game.[4] He was named to the First Team All-Patriot League.[5]
After going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft, McCoy joined the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2022 NBA Summer League and n July 24, 2022, he signed with them,[6] but was waived on October 8.[7] On October 22, he joined the South Bay Lakers.[8]
On September 18, McCoy signed with the San Antonio Spurs,[9] but was waived two days later[10] and on October 31, he joined the Austin Spurs.[11]
On September 18, 2024, McCoy signed with the Detroit Pistons.[12]
McCoy is the son of Cary and William McCoy. He has two sisters, Adrianna and Samantha.[13]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
* | Led the league |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2017–18 | Boston University | 31 | 27 | 25.6 | .444 | .435 | .648 | 2.6 | 1.7 | .9 | .2 | 8.9 |
2018–19 | Boston University | 32 | 30 | 29.6 | .429 | .386 | .806 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.0 | .2 | 12.1 |
2019–20 | Boston University | 33 | 31 | 30.6 | .413 | .279 | .735 | 2.7 | 3.4 | .7 | .2 | 12.2 |
2020–21 | Boston University | 16 | 15 | 31.2 | .485 | .313 | .785 | 4.6 | 2.2 | .8 | .3 | 16.1 |
2021–22 | Boston University | 35 | 35 | 34.0 | .495 | .425 | .708 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 1.1 | .2 | 17.4 |
Career | 147 | 138 | 30.2 | .454 | .377 | .738 | 3.3 | 2.6 | .9 | .2 | 13.1 |