Former basketball player to receive 2018 Bob James Memorial Scholarship
John McCarty has been named a recipient of the 2018 Bob James Memorial Scholarship by the Mid-American Conference faculty athletics representatives.
The Bob James Memorial Scholarship is in its 30th year. The scholarship grants one male and female student-athlete each year. Requirements for the award include a grade point average of at least 3.50 and good character, leadership and citizenship.
The former CMU basketball player graduated as a Chippewa in May with a bachelor of science degree in biology and biomedical sciences. He held a 4.0 GPA and was a Dean’s List member for all four years he was in school.
Now, McCarty will head to the Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut. There, he will begin his Physician Associate Program.
McCarty was apart of CMU basketball from 2014-18, during which time he played in 10 games. He helped the Chippewas to a MAC regular-season title in 2014-15 and two MAC West Division titles.
Bob James was the second MAC commissioner in conference and served from 1964-71.
It’s a $5,000 dollar scholarship to only postgraduates.
