American basketball player
Michael Dewayne McDonald (born February 13, 1969) is a retired American basketball player. McDonald played college basketball for Utah Valley and New Orleans . He played one game in the NBA for the Charlotte Hornets .
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]
On January 21, 1998, McDonald signed a ten-day contract with the Charlotte Hornets .[ 2] [ 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
^ "B.J. Armstrong" . NBA . NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2016 .^ Leonard Laye (January 24, 1998). "McDonald Arrives, goes home" . The Charlotte Observer . Retrieved March 20, 2022 . ^ "Michael McDonald Stats" . Basketball Reference . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 17, 2016 .^ Bob Ward (June 21, 1998). "Michael McDonald a survivor of the streets" . Longview News-Journal . Retrieved March 20, 2022 . ^ "Michael McDonald minor league basketball statistics" . Stats Crew . Retrieved July 15, 2021 .
