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#10 James McCann
Position: Guard
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 165
Year: Junior
City/State: Carlsbad, CA
High School: La Costa Canyon HS
College: Marshall
Major: Economics
Experience: 2 Letters
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• 2012-13 All-CCAA Second Team
• 2010-11 CCAA Freshman of the Year

AS A JUNIOR IN 2012-13 
Named to All-CCAA Second Team. 

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2011-12 
One of just two Tritons to start all 27 games ... Played a team-high 30.4 minutes per game ... Led the team and was ranked third in the CCAA with 3.9 assists per game ... Also led the Tritons in steals with 28 ... Second on the roster in scoring, averaging 11.4 points a game ... Hit 31 threes, the third most on the team ... Seventh in the league with a .777 free throw percentage ... Sixth among CCAA players with a 1.2 assist to turnover ratio ... Recorded a double-digit point total in 14 games, including and 12 of the last 14 of the season ... Had a nine-game streak with 10 or more points ... Set a career-high with 22 points against Cal State East Bay (1/13) ... Was 4-for-5 from behind the arc vs. Cal State Monterey Bay (1/14) ... Played all 40 minutes at home against Cal State San Bernardino (11/22) ... Finished the year with a career-best four steals and six rebounds at Sonoma State (2/24).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2010-11
The CCAA Freshman of the Year ... Played in all 28 games in his first season with the program, starting every game but one ... Averaged 9.7 points, 2.3 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 0.7 steals in just under 30 minutes per game ... Led the team in assists and steals and ranked third in scoring ... Hit 22-of-65 attempts from the three-point line, 34% ... His 22 threes made was second on the squad ... Scored in double figures 16 times during the year, including the first seven games of the season ... Finished with a season-high 18 points on 5-of-10 shooting in UCSD's loss to Alaska Anchorage at the Disney Classic in Anaheim (11/14) ... Hit 3-of-6 from downtown in that contest ... Followed that performance with 16 points, two boards and a season-best seven assists in the Tritons' 81-61 home win over Academy of Art a week later ... Hit 4-of-9 shots from the floor en route to a 16-point effort in the Tritons' 73-64 win over Sonoma State (12/20) ... Finished with 11 points, four rebounds and six helpers in UCSD's 87-82 double overtime win over San Francisco State (2/3).

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2010 graduate of La Costa Canyon High School in Carlsbad ... Averaged 15 points, six assists, and 1.5 steals per game for his high school team ... Named MaxPreps Holiday Tournament MVP, South O.C. Classic Tournament MVP and Team MVP ... Also garnered first team all-league and Second Team All-CIF recognitions ... Member of the San Diego All-Stars Basketball AAU team.

PERSONAL
Born Sept. 19, 1992 in San Diego ... Parents are James and Paula McCann ... Both parents attended San Diego State before moving on to UCLA and UC Davis, respectively ... Has two older sisters, Kelly and Allison ... Kelly played soccer at Duke and Allison played soccer at Stanford … An economics major and business minor at Marshall College ... Wants to continue playing overseas and then pursue a career in business after graduating from UCSD ... A fan of the Los Angeles Lakers and San Diego Chargers ... NBA superstar Kobe Bryant is his favorite athlete ... Country Strong is his favorite movie … Loves Swedish meatballs … Lists his father as his greatest influence in life … Hobbies include fishing and playing beach volleyball.

GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
2010-11
2011-12

GAME HIGHS
Points 22 vs. Cal State East Bay
1/13/12
FGM 8 vs. Cal State East Bay 1/13/12
FGA 17 vs. Cal State East Bay 1/13/12
3FGM 4 vs. Cal State Monterey Bay 1/14/12
3FGA 9 at Cal State Stanislaus 1/6/12
FTM 9 at Cal Poly Pomona 1/26/12
FTA 12 vs. Dixie State 11/13/10
Rebounds 6 at Sonoma State 2/24/12
Assists 8 at Cal State San Bernardino 12/19/11
Blocks 1 multiple times -
Steals 4 at Sonoma State 2/24/12

CAREER STATISTICS
Season GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-3FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OReb DReb Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
2010-11 28-27 829 29.6 74-203 .365 22-65 .338 102-124 .823 12 53 65 2.3 52 0 80 85 3 19 272 9.7
2011-12 27-27 822 30.4 92-234 .393 31-91 .341 94-121 .777 7 53 60 2.2 53 1 104 85 4 28 309 11.4
Totals 55-54 1651 30.0 166-437 .380 53-156 .340 196-245 .800 19 106 125 2.3 105 1 184 170 7 47 581 10.6

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