Kelly McCarty will be coming to retire the #21 jersey at the Quitman High School gym on February 3 at around 7:00 p.m. between the girls and boys games.
He is part of the Quitman High School Class of 1994 and has had multiple athletic accomplishments since graduating from high school.
Some of those accomplishments include signing undrafted with the Denver Nuggets in 1998 and playing professionally in Europe for 15 years: five years in Israel and nine years in Russia. He was a 2004 ULEB Cup Champion and ULEB Cup MVP and 2005 FIBA Eurocup Champion and FIBA Cup MVP. He is a two times ULEB Cup Champion and two times Russian Cup Champion.
Once he completed his years of professional basketball, he opened UWIN Training Facility in Huntsville, AL, in 2014. They train young athletes for basketball and also make a point to train their students for the game of life. He feels honored to have assisted over 25 male and female athletes in obtaining college scholarships to play the game they love and better their education.
He serves as the assistant men’s basketball coach at Westminster Christian Academy, and Kelly and his wife Felicia both serve as Elders at The Rock Family Worship Center in Huntsville, AL.
He was recently inducted into the Hall of Fame at the University of Southern Mississippi in 2022.
Come out to the Quitman High School gym at 210 South Archusa Ave. in Quitman and witness the memorable moment where Kelly officially retires the #21 jersey!
