Mel McCants

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Melvin (Mel) Lamont McCants (born August 19, 1967, in Chicago, Illinois) is retired American basketball player. Along with James Farr, Derek Boyd and Chris Calloway, McCants led Chicago Mount Carmel to the 1985 Illinois state basketball championship. It is the only Illinois AA high school boys basketball championship won by a Chicago Catholic League School. He was selected to the 1982 and 1983 State Farm Holiday Classic all-tournament teams.

After his Mount Carmel days, McCants played forward at Purdue University for legendary coach Gene Keady. During his senior season, he led the Boilermakers to the 1988 Big Ten Championship. McCants was drafted in 1989 by the Los Angeles Lakers, with whom he played during the 1989-90 season.

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