McCarthy was selected by the Rochester Royals in the fourth round of the 1956 NBA draft and followed the team when it relocated to Cincinnati. John McCarthy, who won an NBA title with 1964 Celtics and helped Canisius to a pair of NCAA tournament appearances in the 1950s, has died. He was 86. : Sep 1, 1956 - Johnny McCarthy signed a contract with the Rochester Royals. @NBAHistory: The NBA Family mourns the passing of Johnny McCarthy (1934-2020), a member of the 1964 NBA Champion Boston Celtics. All rights reserved.Expansion franchises usually feel weird and fake for a while, because they are, but eventually over time become ordinary and identifiable- something with a history, something you know. McCarthy then returned to Canisius, where he went 28-49 in three seasons coaching the men’s basketball team. John Joseph McCarthy Born: April 25, 1934 in Buffalo, New York High School: Bishop Timon in Buffalo, New York College: Canisius As Player: 316 G, … He was 86.Canisius announced that Mr. McCarthy died Saturday of natural causes in the Buffalo suburbs, where he grew up and lived most of his life.Mr. Apr 30, 1956 - The Rochester Royals selected Johnny McCarthy in Round 4 with Pick 1 in the 1956 NBA Draft. All content © 2000-2020 RealGM, L.L.C. Johnny McCarthy - Career stats, game logs, biographical info, awards, and achievements for the NBA.
He closed his career by playing 28 games with the Red Auerbach-coached Celtics, who were in the midst of winning eight consecutive titles.In 1960, while with the St. Louis Hawks, Mr. McCarthy scored 13 points and had 11 rebounds and 11 assists to become the NBA’s first player to post a triple-double in his first career playoff game. Only three other players — Magic Johnson, LeBron James, and Nikola Jokic, in 2019 — have since matched that feat.Overall, he averaged 7.8 points, 3.7 assists, and nearly 28 minutes of playing time in 316 career NBA games.Mr. BUFFALO — John McCarthy, who won an NBA title with 1964 Boston Celtics and helped the Canisius Golden Griffins to a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances in the 1950s, has died. In 1960, while with the St. Louis Hawks, Mr. McCarthy scored 13 points and had 11 rebounds and 11 assists to become the NBA’s first player to post a triple-double in his first career playoff game. He also spent a season with the American Basketball League Pittsburgh Rens.Following retirement, Mr. McCarthy turned to scouting and coaching, and went 22-59 upon taking over as coach of the Buffalo Braves in 1971-72 after Dolph Schayes was fired one game into his second season.Mr.