Billy McCaffrey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Billy McCaffrey

American basketball player-coach

Date of Birth: 30-May-1971

Place of Birth: Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession: basketball player, basketball coach

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Billy McCaffrey

  • Billy McCaffrey (born May 30, 1971) is an American retired professional basketball player.
  • He is also the former interim head coach at St.
  • Bonaventure University.McCaffrey began his college career at Duke University where as a sophomore he was the team's second leading scorer during its 1991 NCAA Championship season.
  • He scored 16 points in the 1991 title game win over Kansas.
  • McCaffrey then sat out the 1991-92 season as he transferred to Vanderbilt University. As a Commodore, McCaffrey was named a two-time All-American.
  • A 6'3" shooting guard, he averaged 20.6 points in both his seasons at Vanderbilt, leading the school to a high national ranking of number 5, an SEC regular season title with a 14-2 record, and number 3 regional seed in the 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where Vanderbilt lost in the Sweet 16s to Temple.
  • His 20.6 point average and .464 three-point field goal ranks second all-time in school history, and he is first in career free throw percentage at 88%.
  • He also holds the Vanderbilt record for most assists in a game, 14, scored January 13 against Kentucky.
  • He shared SEC Player of the Year honors with Jamal Mashburn in 1993. A graduate of Allentown Central Catholic High School, McCaffrey played in the 1989 McDonald's All American game.
  • Following playing college, he went on to play five seasons of professional basketball in Italy, Germany, and Australia.
  • He played the 1996 season with the South East Melbourne Magic of the NBL. McCaffrey was an assistant coach with St.
  • Bonaventure University from 2001-2003 under his coach as a senior at Vanderbilt, Jan van Breda Kolff, and interim head coach in 2003 but he never coached a game.
  • He was University of Maine assistant coach for 2003-04.McCaffrey's older brother Ed is a former star American football wide receiver for the New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos.
  • He won 3 Super Bowls.
  • He was also a standout athlete at Allentown Central Catholic High School as well and Stanford University.
  • His nephew is Christian McCaffrey

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