Mel McCants

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Melvin (Mel) Lamont McCants (born August 19, 1967, in Chicago, Illinois) is retired American basketball player. After playing competitively at Mount Carmel High School and Purdue University, McCants was drafted in 1989 by the Los Angeles Lakers, with whom he played during the 1989-90 season.

Along with James Farr, Derek Boyd and Chris Calloway, McCants led Chicago Mount Carmel to the 1985 IHSA AA State Basketball Championship. It is the only AA boys basketball championship won by a Chicago Catholic League School.

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