Northern's Mascio McCadney signs with Bolivian basketball team

Playing collegiate basketball is a dream for many and Mascio McCadney got to do that with the Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team for the past few years. Now that his collegiate career is over, McCadney will continue to play basketball in Bolivia professionally.

McCadney signed with La Salle Olympic in Cochabamba, Bolivia. The team is a part of the Libobasquet league, the top professional basketball league in Bolivia. It is a young league as it was founded in 2013 and is made up of 12 teams scattered across the South American nation.

As he heads to South America, McCadney will be looking to convert his success at MSU-N to a professional league. This past season for the Lights, the 6-foot-3-inch guard averaged 18.8 points a game on 46.6 percent shooting from the field and 38.4 percent from the 3-point line. He was also reliable at the free-throw line with a 83.8 percent shooting clip.

For his contributions to the Lights, McCadney earned several honors. In 2019, he was honorable mention all-conference. Then in 2020, he was second team all-conference. In his final year with the Lights this past season, McCadney was named first team all-conference and was an honorable mention All-American.

McCadney had a long road to professional basketball. Coming out of high school in Detroit, Michigan, McCadney went to Henry Ford Community College to begin his collegiate basketball career. During his time there, McCadney earned the honor of All-Eastern Conference in the Michigan Community College Athletic Association. He led the team with 15 points per game on 56 percent shooting from the field, 47 percent shooting from deep and 74 percent shooting from the charity stripe.

As McCadney takes the next step in his basketball career, he will have many on the Hi-Line rooting for him. MSU-N head coach Shawn Huse, who coached McCadney over the last few years, is excited to see what is next for the former Light.

“I can barely wait to watch Mayo’s progress down there. I am so excited for him. Nobody could be more deserving of this journey in my opinion. That said, not everyone who deserves something, gets something … as we all know,” Huse said. “So at the end of the day we are extremely grateful to and for, his agent. Mayo signed with a solid agency. And now all his diligence as a player and in pursuing this opportunity, are paying off. I know that I, along with Lights nation and his family and friends, are excited for him and are all saying ‘Go get ’em Mayo.’”