Kelly McCarty

Kelly Deshawn McCarty (born August 24, 1975) is a naturalized Russian former professional basketball player who currently serves as a player development associate for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He represented the senior men's Russian national basketball team internationally. At , he played at both the shooting guard and small forward positions. His primary position was small forward.

High school Born in Chicago, McCarty played high school basketball at Quitman High School, in Quitman, Mississippi.

College career McCarty played college basketball at the University of Southern Mississippi, with the Southern Miss Golden Eagles, leading the college team in scoring and rebounding during his senior year, in 1997–98.

Professional career After playing in just 2 regular season games for the Denver Nuggets of the NBA in 1999, McCarty went on to play in Israel, spending 5 seasons there - at first with Maccabi Raanana. He then signed with the Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Jerusalem, and with them he won the ULEB Cup (now called EuroCup) in the 2003–04 season, being voted the EuroCup Finals MVP.

The next year, in the 2004–05 season, he moved to the Russian Super League A club Dynamo Saint Petersburg, and without losing a single game in the FIBA Europe League competition, his team won the championship, and he was elected the Final Four MVP of that tournament. He spent the last years of his career playing in Russia.

National team career McCarty also played for the senior men's Russian national basketball team at EuroBasket 2009.

Coaching career On November 9, 2023, McCarty joined the Iowa Wolves as an assistant coach. On September 11, 2025, McCarty was promoted to serve as a player development associate for the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Club honors EuroCup: Winner (2): 2003–04, 2010–11 Runner-up (1): 2008–09 FIBA Europe League: Winner (1): 2004–05 Russian Championship: Runner-up (3): 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10 Third place (3): 2005–06, 2006–07, 2010–11 Russian Cup: Winner (1): 2008 Israeli Premier League Runner-up (1): 1999–2000 Israeli Cup: Runner-up (1): 2003, 2004