Jordan McCabe
American basketball player
Jordan Ray McCabe (born September 3, 1998) is an American assistant basketball coach for the Grand Canyon Antelopes. He is also a former college basketball player at West Virginia and UNLV.
Early life
At age 12, while attending Beaver Lake Middle School in Sammamish, Washington, he drew national attention for his dribbling ability. In December 2010, he featured in a KOMO-TV segment. In the following months, McCabe appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to put on a dribbling exhibition and was showcased in an ABC News segment. He performed at halftime in collegiate and professional basketball games and at the NBA All-Star Game. In June 2011, McCabe was drafted by the Harlem Globetrotters, who intended to sign him after his graduation from college. He was held back in seventh grade as a "family decision".
High school career
McCabe was a four-year varsity basketball player for Kaukauna High School in Kaukauna, Wisconsin under head coach Michael Schalow. As a sophomore, he was named Fox Valley Association (FVA) Player of the Year and led his team to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) Division 2 state championship, scoring 24 points in the title game. Before his junior year, McCabe committed to play college basketball for West Virginia over offers from DePaul, Minnesota and Missouri, among others.
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