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Michael McDonald
Personal information
Born (1969-02-13) February 13, 1969 (age 55)
Longview, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight232 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High schoolLongview (Longview, Texas)
College
NBA draft1995: 2nd round, 55th overall pick
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Playing career1995–2006
PositionCenter
Number42
Career history
1995–1996Fort Wayne Fury
1996Grand Rapids Mackers
1996CRO Lyon
1996–1998Grand Rapids Mackers
1998Charlotte Hornets
1998Grand Rapids Hoops
1998Fajardo Cariduros
1998–1999Aisin Seahorses
1999Sporting Athens
1999–2000Grand Rapids Hoops
2000Kombassan Konya
2000Mets de Guaynabo
2000–2001Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody
2001–2002UNICS Kazan
2002–2003Zadar
2003Dynamo Moscow Region
2003–2006AEL Limassol
Career highlights and awards
  • CBA Defensive Player of the Year (1998)
  • CBA All-Defensive Team (1998)
  • CBA All-Rookie Second Team (1996)
  • CBA blocks leader (1996)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals
Representing  United States
FIBA Americas Championship
Gold medal – first place 1997 Montevideo National team

Michael Dewayne McDonald (born February 13, 1969) is a retired American basketball player.

Career

A 6'10" and 232 lb (105 kg) center, McDonal played collegiately for Utah Valley State College (now Utah Valley University) and the University of New Orleans. In 1990–91, he averaged 12.3 points and 8.3 rebounds for Utah Valley. After sitting out a year due to his transfer, he averaged 4.2 points and 2.5 rebounds per game for New Orleans as a junior in 1992-93. During his senior year in 1994-95, he averaged 11.1 points and 9.7 rebounds with 81 blocked shots.

McDonald was selected by the Golden State Warriors with the second round pick (55th overall) in the 1995 NBA Draft. The Warriors traded his rights, as well as the rights to Dwayne Whitfield and Martin Lewis, and forwards Victor Alexander and Carlos Rogers, to the Toronto Raptors in a trade for B. J. Armstrong.[1] McDonald spent two weeks with the Raptors during the 1996 pre-season but was waived before the regular season started.

On January 21, 1998, McDonald signed a ten-day contract with the Charlotte Hornets.[2] He played in one game for them.[3]

McDonald was selected as the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) Defensive Player of the Year with the Grand Rapids Hoops in the 1997–98 season.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "B.J. Armstrong". NBA. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  2. ^ Leonard Laye (24 January 1998). "McDonald Arrives, goes home". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 4B. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Michael McDonald Stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  4. ^ Bob Ward (21 June 1998). "Michael McDonald a survivor of the streets". Longview News-Journal. pp. 1C, 3C. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Michael McDonald minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
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