Brett Wheeler
July 23, 2020
Paris Mccurdy
- Nationality: USA
- Date of Birth: 25/03/67
- Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan (USA)
- Position: CTR
- Height (CM): 202
- Weight (KG): 98
- Junior Assoc: None
- College: Arkansas–Little Rock (1986-1988) / Ball State (1988-1990)
- NBL DEBUT: 18/04/93
- AGE AT DEBUT: 26
- LAST NBL GAME: 12/06/93
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 26
- NBL History: Adelaide 1993
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Paris McCurdy was born in Detroit, Michigan (USA).
NBL EXPERIENCE
Paris McCurdy made his NBL debut with the Adelaide 36ers at 26 years of age. He scored 21 points in his first game.
After two losing seasons under coach Don Shipway, Adelaide hired American coach Don Monson to replace him and steer the team back to its winning ways. With the 36ers still regrouping from the loss of Australian Boomers big man Mark Bradtke (to Melbourne), they built up the team’s frontcourt by adding Chris Blakemore, a talented young big man from the Australian Institute of Sport, import Paris McCurdy and welcomed back former 36er Willie Simmons (via Canberra). Key additions to the back court included Australian Boomers guard Phil Smyth (via Canberra) and the return of local prodigy Scott Ninnis (via South East Melbourne) who had spent two seasons playing under Brian Goorjian in Melbourne.
After nine games it was clear McCurdy (12.7 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 2.0 steals) wasn’t what the team needed and he was replaced by import David Robinson (18.3 points, 8.9 rebounds, and 2.4 assists) a serviceable import for sure, but not quite the same player as his NBA namesake.
Adelaide improved on last season under Monson, finishing in seventh place (14-12) and returning to the playoffs.
Mark Davis (22.8 points, 12.9 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 1.0 blocks) led the team in scoring and rebounding, Ninnis (19.4 points, 3.1 rebounds, 4.7 assists, and 1.3 steals) delivered the best season of his career and was selected as the league’s Most Improved Player and Blakemore (5.7 points and 4.9 rebounds) went on to claim Rookie of the Year honours.
Once into the playoffs, Adelaide were eliminated in the Quarterfinals by defending champions South East Melbourne.
Paris McCurdy played one season in the NBL. He averaged 12.6 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 0.7 assists in 9 NBL games.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0 | Adelaide | 14-12 (7) | 9 | 297.0 | 114 | 69 | 7 | 23 | 46 | 18 | 1 | 27 | 29 | 43 | 96 | 45% | 0 | 1 | 0% | 28 | 45 | 62% | 49% | 45% | 24 | Totals | 9 | 297 | 114 | 69 | 7 | 23 | 46 | 18 | 1 | 27 | 29 | 43 | 96 | 44.8% | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 28 | 45 | 62.2% | 49% | 45% | 24 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0 | Adelaide | 14-12 (7) | 9 | 33.0 | 12.7 | 7.7 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 5.1 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 10.7 | 45% | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0% | 3.1 | 5.0 | 62% | 49% | 45% | 24 | Total | 9 | 33.0 | 12.7 | 7.7 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 5.1 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 10.7 | 44.8% | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.1 | 62.2% | 49% | 45% | 24 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 24 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
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INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Spain - Ourense Xacobeo 99 (1997–1998) | France - Strasbourg IG (1998–1999, 1999–2000, 2000–2001), CSP Limoges (2003–2004)
McCurdy joined Ourense Xacobeo 99 for the 1997–98 Liga ACB season, playing his first season in Spain after joining the club in March 1998 and appearing in 14 ACB games (4.1 points and 2.8 rebounds in 18:07 minutes per game).
McCurdy moved to France with Strasbourg IG during the 1998–99 LNB season, arriving early in the year and remaining with the club through the 2000–01 Pro A campaign, including a 1999–00 season in which he was named to the LNB Pro A All-Defensive Team.
During his Strasbourg stretch he was part of lineups that featured guards and wings such as Frédéric Forte and Brian Howard, and he logged notable outings including an 18-point game in a 79–74 league win over Élan Chalon on April 7, 2001, with teammate David Robinson also in the rotation that night.
McCurdy later returned to France with CSP Limoges in 2003–04, joining a roster that included Curtis McCants and Gregor Hafnar, and he appeared in league action such as the May 8, 2004 game against Élan Chalon where he played 17 minutes and collected two rebounds.
COLLEGE
Paris McCurdy played NCAA Division I basketball at Arkansas–Little Rock before transferring to Ball State, where he became a cornerstone of the Cardinals’ late-1980s run under Rick Majerus and then Dick Hunsaker.
McCurdy arrived at Ball State as part of a transfer-heavy core that helped turn the program into a national story, and he earned All-MAC First Team honours in both 1989 and 1990 while also making the MAC All-Tournament Team in each of those seasons.
In 1988–89, Ball State ripped through the season to a 29–3 record, won the MAC regular season and MAC Tournament titles, and reached the NCAA Tournament’s second round, with the team finishing the year ranked 18th in the AP poll.
McCurdy backed it up in 1989–90 when Ball State went 26–7, repeated as MAC regular season and tournament champions, and became the first Mid-American Conference team to reach the Sweet 16 in the modern NCAA Tournament format, eventually falling 69–67 to eventual national champion UNLV.
Stat-wise, he averaged 11.7 points and 8.5 rebounds per game in 1988–89, then 11.8 points and 8.3 rebounds per game in 1989–90, and he also produced 64 steals in the 1989–90 season.
The signature NCAA moment came in the 1990 tournament opener against Oregon State, when McCurdy scored the decisive three-point play at the horn to clinch the win, a finish that sent Ball State onward in its Sweet 16 run.
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