American professional basketball player
Jamel McLean (born April 18, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for Kumamoto Volters of the B.League . Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), he plays at the power forward and center positions.
Professional career
After failing to get drafted at the 2011 NBA draft , Mclean signed with Leuven Bears of Belgium, for the 2011–12 season.[1]
On October 5, 2012, he signed a two-month deal with Telenet Oostende of Belgium.[2] After his contract expired, he left Oostende.[3] On January 5, 2013, he signed with Telekom Baskets Bonn of Germany for the rest of the season.[4] On June 28, 2013, he re-signed with Telekom Bonn for one more season.[5]
On August 5, 2014, McLean signed a one-year contract, with an option for another season, with the German club Alba Berlin .[6] In the 2014–15 season, he was named the Basketball Bundesliga MVP .[7] On July 3, 2015, he opted out of his contract with Alba.[8]
On July 9, 2015, McLean signed a two-year contract with Italian club EA7 Emporio Armani Milano .[9]
On July 12, 2017, McLean signed a two-year contract with Greek club Olympiacos .[10] On June 29, 2018, McLean's agent announced that Olympiacos had opted out of their contract with the player. On July 17, 2018, McLean signed with the Russian team Lokomotiv Kuban .[11]
On August 28, 2019, he signed with Dinamo Sassari of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A .[12]
At mid 2019-20 season McLean resigned from Sassari[13] to move to Japan , where he signed with Nagoya Diamond Dolphins until the end of the season .[14]
On February 22, 2021, McLean signed with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of the Basketball Bundesliga for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[15]
On July 7, 2021, he signed with Casademont Zaragoza of the Liga ACB .[16] McLean averaged 9 points and 4 rebounds per game. He parted ways with the team on November 21.[17]
On November 22, McLean signed with Skyliners Frankfurt of the Basketball Bundesliga .[18]
On July 25, 2022, McLean signed with Kumamoto Volters of the B.League for the 2022–23 season.[19]
On June 25, 2023, McLean re-signed with the team for the 2023–24 season.[20]
On June 19, 2024, McLean re-signed with the team for the 2024–25 season.[21]
Career statistics
EuroLeague
References
^ "Leuven Bears add rookie Jamel McLean" . Sportando.com . July 14, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2015 .
^ Telenet Oostende signs Jamel McLean to a two-month deal
^ Oostende replaces Jamel McLean with Thomas De Thaey
^ Telekom Baskets Bonn announced Jamel McLean
^ Telekom Baskets Bonn keep Jamel McLean
^ "Top-Rebounder der Liga Jamel McLean wird ein Albatros" . albaberlin.de (in German). August 5, 2015. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2015 .
^ "Jamel McLean zum "Most Valuable Player" gekürt / Sasa Obradovic ist der "Coach of the Year" " . beko-bbl.de (in German). April 23, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2015 .
^ "Jamel McLean opts out of his contract with Alba Berlin" . Sportando.com . July 3, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2015 .
^ "EA7 Emporio Armani Milan lands McLean" . Euroleague.net . July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015 .
^ Jamel McLean is officially a new player of Olympiacos
^ "Lokomotiv Kuban signs Jamel McLean" . July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018 .
^ Carchia, Emiliano (August 28, 2019). "Dinamo Sassari signs Jamel McLean" . Sportando . Retrieved August 28, 2019 .
^ "La Dinamo saluta Jamel McLean" (in Italian). dinamobasket.com. January 13, 2020.
^ "Jamel Mclean (ジャメール マクリーン)選手加入のお知らせ" (in Japanese). nagoya-dolphins.jp. February 7, 2020.
^ "Jamel McLean wechselt nach Ludwigsburg" . MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (in German). February 22, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2024 .
^ Maggi, Alessandro (July 7, 2021). "Jamel McLean officially signs with Casademont Zaragoza" . Sportando . Retrieved July 7, 2021 .
^ Skerletic, Dario (November 21, 2021). "Casademont Zaragoza, Jamel McLean part ways" . Sportando . Retrieved November 21, 2021 .
^ Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (November 22, 2021). "Frankfurt signs Jamel McLean, ex Zaragoza" . Eurobasket . Retrieved November 22, 2021 .
^ "ジャメール・マクリーン選手2022-23シーズン契約合意のお知らせ" (in Japanese). volters.jp. July 25, 2022.
^ "#1 ジャメール・マクリーン選手2023-24シーズン契約合意(継続)のお知らせ" (in Japanese). volters.jp. June 25, 2023.
^ "#1 ジャメール・マクリーン選手 2024-25シーズン 契約継続のお知らせ" . 熊本ヴォルターズ (in Japanese). June 19, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2024 .
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