Ally Malott

Allyson "Ally" Malott-McCarthy (born October 31, 1992) is an American former basketball player who played for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted eighth overall in the 2015 WNBA draft.

High school career Malott played for the Madison High Mohawks. She was a McDonald's All American in her senior season as she averaged 21.8 points, 9.5 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 3.2 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 81% from the free throw line and leading Madison to a 20–4 record and to the Division III district final. This earned her the 2010–11 Ohio Gatorade Player of the Year for girls' basketball. She finished her high school career as Madison's all-time leading scorer.

Malott had offers from Notre Dame, Purdue, Miami, and Northwestern. She chose to play for Dayton, as it was closer to home, and they had also been recruiting her friend Andrea Hoover.

During the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season, Malott shot 41.3% from the three-point line while also averaging 15.5 points and 7.8 rebounds. She also got Dayton to the Elite Eight, where they lost to the eventual champion UConn Huskies.

In her time at Dayton, Malott led them to four straight NCAA tournament appearances, extending their streak to six overall. She finished seventh in the program's all-time scoring leaderboard with 1,504 points, and eighth overall in all-time rebounding with 804. In 2022, Malott and Hoover were inducted into Dayton’s Athletics Hall of Fame. In her rookie season, she played a supporting role on the team.

Malott started her second season with Washington getting injured twice, once before training camp and once during their season opener.

In two seasons with the Mystics, Malott's career field goal percentage was 38.3%, free throws 81.0%, and she averaged 2.7 points per game.

Botaş SK During the WNBA off-season after her rookie season, Malott spent two months overseas in Turkey. She averaged 9.9 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game as the Rangers reached the Grand Final series only to be swept by the Sydney Flames.

TTT Riga After getting waived by the Washington Mystics, Malott signed with TTT Riga. She was able to win a title with the team.

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College

Personal life Malott married Andy McCarthy, an assistant basketball coach at Bishop Fenwick High. The couple lives in Franklin Township. In 2019, she was promoted as the director of the aquatics program at the Middletown Atrium YMCA. In 2022, she was inducted into the Butler County Sports Hall of Fame alongside Andrea Hoover.