University of Massachusets Athletics
Hall of Fame
Jim McCoy
- Induction:
- 2002
- Class:
- 1992
Jim McCoy was a cornerstone in the rebirth of the University of Massachusetts men's basketball fortunes under coach John Calipari, and finished his standout career as the school's all-time leading scorer with 2,374 points.
A four-year letterman for Calipari, the sharp-shooting McCoy was a four-time all-Atlantic 10 selection and three-time all-district performer. The Pittsburgh, Pa., product earned all-freshman and third team all-conference honors as a rookie in 1988-89, then picked up first team honors in his final three seasons as a Minuteman.
McCoy was the first Minuteman ever to earn first team all-Atlantic 10 recognition. Additionally, McCoy was named to the A-10 All-Tournament team as a sophomore and senior.
McCoy still holds UMass career marks for points scored (2,374), field goals made (876) and attempted (2,013) and games started (121). He ranks among UMass' all-time leaders in scoring average (18.8 ppg), free throws made (575) and attempted (810), steals (141), games played (126) and minutes played (4,180).
The only player in school history to record four 500-point seasons, McCoy owns three of the top one-year scoring totals in school history. He scored 20 or more points 57 times in his 126-game career, a UMass record, and recorded a school-best 116 double-figure scoring games. He also had eight, 30-point scoring outbursts with a high of 35 points against St. Joseph's in 1989.
McCoy graduated from UMass in 1997. He was inducted into the UMass Athletics Hall of Fame in 2002.
A four-year letterman for Calipari, the sharp-shooting McCoy was a four-time all-Atlantic 10 selection and three-time all-district performer. The Pittsburgh, Pa., product earned all-freshman and third team all-conference honors as a rookie in 1988-89, then picked up first team honors in his final three seasons as a Minuteman.
McCoy was the first Minuteman ever to earn first team all-Atlantic 10 recognition. Additionally, McCoy was named to the A-10 All-Tournament team as a sophomore and senior.
McCoy still holds UMass career marks for points scored (2,374), field goals made (876) and attempted (2,013) and games started (121). He ranks among UMass' all-time leaders in scoring average (18.8 ppg), free throws made (575) and attempted (810), steals (141), games played (126) and minutes played (4,180).
The only player in school history to record four 500-point seasons, McCoy owns three of the top one-year scoring totals in school history. He scored 20 or more points 57 times in his 126-game career, a UMass record, and recorded a school-best 116 double-figure scoring games. He also had eight, 30-point scoring outbursts with a high of 35 points against St. Joseph's in 1989.
McCoy graduated from UMass in 1997. He was inducted into the UMass Athletics Hall of Fame in 2002.
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