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2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster

45 Greg McCarthy

  • Class Senior
  • Position Center
  • Height 6-11
  • Weight 235
  • Hometown Mansfield, Mass.
  • High School Xaverian Brothers

Biography

Looks to once again be a factor off the bench at the low postpositions ... Has good size and athleticism ... A solid shotblocker and rebounder.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2007-2008
Played in 24 games on the year, starting five times ... Averaged3.3 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.4 blocked shots per game ... Made 35of 67 field goals (52.2 percent), two of four three-point attempts(50.0 percent) and seven of 11 foul shots (63.6 percent) ... Ranked15th in the Patriot League in blocked shots ... Recorded 11 points,six rebounds, three assists and two blocked shots in the win overNortheastern ... Scored 10 points while making all five of hisfield goal attempts in the home victory over Lafayette ... Posted10 points and two rebounds in the victory at American ... Had eightpoints, three rebounds and two steals in the home game againstColgate ... Totaled eight points, six rebounds and three assists atColgate ... Posted seven points and five rebounds at San Francisco,in his first collegiate start ... Had four points and a rebound inthe home game with Bucknell ... Totaled four points, two reboundsand two assists at Maryland ... Scored four points at Lafayette ...Recorded four points and three rebounds at Sacred Heart ... Totaledthree points, three rebounds, three assists, two blocks and a stealat Siena ... Posted two points and two rebounds in the home gameagainst Navy ... Had two points and three rebounds against BostonUniversity ... Recorded two rebounds and a block against Dayton ...Totaled one rebound, one assist and one block against Yale.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2006-2007
Played in 31 games on the season ... Averaged 2.4 points and 1.1rebounds per game ... Had four points and three rebounds againstLafayette in the Patriot League quarterfinals ... Scored 11 pointson four of five shooting, to go along with two rebounds and twoblocks in the regular season home victory over Lafayette ...Finished with seven points on three-of-three shooting in the homevictory over Colgate ... Totaled seven points and three rebounds inthe win at Navy ... Recorded seven points and two rebounds in theovertime victory at Army ... Had three points and three rebounds inthe home win over American ... Totaled four points and threerebounds in the overtime victory at American ... Posted two points,a rebound, an assist and a steal in the home victory over Navy ...Hit a pair of key free throws with 13.7 seconds left in overtime tosecure the win at Boston University ... Recorded four points, onerebound, one assist, one block and one steal against Delaware ...Scored three points and blocked two shots against Niagara ...Totaled two points and three rebounds at Dayton ... Scored twopoints in the win at Yale ... Had five points at Syracuse ...Scored two points and pulled down a rebound in the victory atHarvard ... Scored four points and pulled down a rebound againstHampton ... Had four points, three rebounds and two steals againstFairfield in the season opener.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2005-2006
Played in seven games on the year ... Totaled four points and onerebound ... Scored two points against Navy in the Patriot Leaguequarterfinals ... Recorded two points and a rebound in the homevictory over Army, while seeing eight minutes of action ... Playedtwo minutes against Brown and in the win at Army ... Saw one minuteof action against both Lafayette and Clemson ... Made hiscollegiate debut against High Point.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood, Mass., forhead coach Alex Salachi ... A Catholic Conference All-Starselection during his junior and senior years ... Two-time selectionto the Hoop Headliners All-Star game ... Named the team's MostValuable Player in junior and senior seasons ... During the2003-2004 campaign, led his team to an overall record of 13-7 and atrip to the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic AssociationDivision I South tournament ... Also played for the Boston BlazersAAU team, which captured the 2004 Boston Shootout title.

PERSONAL
Son of Joe and Helen McCarthy ... Has two brothers ... Brother,Pat, played basketball at Fitchburg State ... Brother, Cullen,played basketball at Bryant, and helped lead the team to a DivisionII national runner-up finish in 2004-2005 ... An Economics major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 45

    2005-06Freshman

    Center
    6'11" 235 lbs
    45
  • 43

    2006-07Sophomore

    Center
    6'11" 235 lbs
    43
  • 45

    2007-08Junior

    Center
    6'11" 235 lbs
    45
  • 45

    2008-09Senior

    Center
    6'11" 235 lbs
    45
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