Johnny McCarthy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Johnny McCarthy

American basketball player and coach

Date of Birth: 25-Apr-1934

Place of Birth: Buffalo, New York, United States

Profession: basketball player, basketball coach

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

John Joseph McCarthy (born April 25, 1934) is an American former basketball player and coach.
A 6'1" guard, he played college basketball and was an All-American at Canisius College.
He was selected by the Rochester Royals in the 1956 NBA draft.
He played a total of six seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA)—two for the Royals, three for the St.
Louis Hawks, and one for the Boston Celtics. McCarthy is the first of only four players in NBA history to record a triple-double in his playoff debut, with 13 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists against the Minneapolis Lakers on March 16, 1960; he was later joined by Magic Johnson in 1980, LeBron James in 2006 and Nikola Jokic in 2019. McCarthy later coached the Buffalo Braves, his hometown team, for part of a season.