Rashawn McCarthy
{{short description|Filipino-American basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Rashawn McCarthy
| image =
| caption =
| position = Shooting guard
| league = MPBL
| team = Cebu Classic
| number = 52
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|09|10}}
| birth_place = Westbury, New York
| nationality = Filipino / American
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 175
| high school = Westbury (Old Westbury, New York)
| college = SUNY–Old Westbury
| draft_year_pba = 2016
| draft_round_pba = 2
| draft_pick_pba = 6
| draft_team_pba = San Miguel Beermen
| career_start = 2013
| team1 = Westports Malaysia Dragons
| years1 = 2013–2014
| team2 = San Miguel Beermen
| years2 = 2016–2017
| team3 = Kia Picanto / Columbian Dyip / Terrafirma Dyip
| years3 = 2017–2021
| team4 = Blackwater Bossing
| years4 = 2021–2023
| team5 = Bacolod City of Smiles
| years5 = 2024
| team6 = Cebu Classic
| years6 = 2025–present
| awards =
}}
Rashawn Frisco McCarthy (born September 10, 1989) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for Cebu Classic of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).{{Cite web |last=Villaruel |first=Emmanuel B. |date=2025-02-17 |title=Cebu mobalik sa MPBL, Slaughter maoy mangu |trans-title=Cebu returns to MPBL, Slaughter to lead |url=https://www.philstar.com/banat/palaro/2025/02/17/2422447/cebu-mobalik-sa-mpbl-slaughter-maoy-mangu |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=Philstar.com |language=ceb}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/news/smb-seems-to-start-trimming-roster-as-regular-rookie-draftees-rashawn-mccarthy-jovit-dela-cruz-absent-from-practice |title=Top pick Rashawn McCarthy 'on the bubble' as SMB continues to trim lineup |last=Sacamos |first=Karlo |date=November 7, 2016 |website=Spin.ph |access-date=August 15, 2017}}
Professional career
McCarthy played two seasons with the Westports Malaysia Dragons in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL).
McCarthy was drafted sixth overall by the San Miguel Beermen in the 2016 PBA draft.
On October 17, 2017, McCarthy, along with Ronald Tubid, Jay-R Reyes, and a 2019 first round pick, to the Kia Picanto for the first overall pick of the 2017 PBA draft.{{cite news|title=PBA approves Kia-San Miguel trade|url=http://sports.inquirer.net/270185/pba-approves-kia-san-miguel-trade|work=sports.inquirer.net|date=October 27, 2017}} The pick was used by San Miguel to draft Christian Standhardinger.
On September 28, 2021, he was traded to the Blackwater Bossing for Simon Enciso.{{cite news |last=Ramos|first=Gerry |title=Blackwater trades Simon Enciso to Terrafirma for Rashawn McCarthy |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/pba-trade-simon-enciso-for-rashawn-mccarthy-a793-20210928 |work=spin.ph |date=September 28, 2021 |access-date=September 28, 2021}} On January 1, 2024, McCarthy became a free agent after his contract expired.{{cite news |title=Blackwater set to release McCarthy, signs Kwekuteye, Concepcion |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/blackwater-set-to-release-mccarthy-signs-kwekuteye-concepcion/291458 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=December 14, 2023 |access-date=December 31, 2023}}
PBA career statistics
{{PBA player statistics legend}}
As of the end of 2023–24 season{{Cite web |title=Rashawn McCarthy - RealGM |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Rashawn-McCarthy/Summary/49032 |website=basketball.realgm.com}}
=Season-by-season averages=
{{PBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2016}}
| align=left | San Miguel
| 14 || 4.4 || .348 || .300 || .700 || .8 || .4 || .2 || {{sort|-|—}} || 2.0
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2017}}
| align=left | Kia / Columbian
| 33 || 33.7 || .395 || .381 || .691 || 5.0 || 4.6 || 1.3 || .1 || 14.5
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2019}}
| align=left | Columbian
| 33 || 35.6 || .374 || .308 || .728 || 5.0 || 4.7 || 1.2 || .2 || 14.7
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2020}}
| align=left | Terrafirma
| 7 || 19.5 || .419 || .346 || .500 || 2.3 || 3.0 || .3 || {{sort|-|—}} || 7.0
|-
| align=left rowspan=2| {{pbay|2021}}
| align=left | Terrafirma
| rowspan=2|21 || rowspan=2|26.1 || rowspan=2|.354 || rowspan=2|.283 || rowspan=2|.909 || rowspan=2|2.7 || rowspan=2|2.3 || rowspan=2|.8 || rowspan=2|.2 || rowspan=2|10.6
|-
| align=left | Blackwater
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2022}}
| align=left | Blackwater
| 30 || 25.1 || .326 || .271 || .795 || 3.1 || 3.6 || .7 || .1 || 7.2
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2023}}
| align=left | Blackwater
| 5 || 8.0 || .273 || .000 || {{sort|-|—}} || .4 || .8 || .2 || {{sort|-|—}} || 1.2
|-class=sortbottom
| align="center" colspan=2 | Career
| 143 || 26.7 || .370 || .313 || .736 || 3.6 || 3.4 || .9 || .1 || 10.4
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References
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{{2016 PBA draft}}
{{San Miguel Beermen 2016–17 PBA Philippine Cup Champions}}
{{San Miguel Beermen 2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup Champions}}
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