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Michael McDonald (basketball)

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Nationality
  
American

Role
  
Basketball Player

School
  
University of New Orleans

Name
  
Michael McDonald

Date drafted
  
1995


Listed weight
  
232 lb (105 kg)

Weight
  
105 kg

Height
  
2.08 m

Position
  
Center


Born
  
February 13, 1969 (age 55) Longview, Texas (
1969-02-13
)

High school
  
Longview (Longview, Texas)

College
  
Utah Valley (1990–1991) New Orleans (1992–1995)

NBA draft
  
1995 / Round: 2 / Pick: 55th overall

Listed height
  
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)

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Michael Dewayne McDonald (born February 13, 1969) is a retired American basketball player. A 6'10" and 232 lb (105 kg) center, he 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. He sat out a year, then averaged 4.2 points and 2.5 rebounds per game for New Orleans as a junior in 1992-93. His senior year in 1994-95 he averaged 11.1 points and 9.7 rebounds with 81 blocked shots. He 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, and he spent two weeks with the Raptors during the 1996 pre-season, but was waived before the regular season started.

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On January 21, 1998 he signed a ten-day contract with the Charlotte Hornets. He played in one game for them.

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Michael McDonald (basketball) Wikipedia