Glenn McDonald (born March 18, 1952) is an American retired professional

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player. He played three seasons for the Boston Celtics and the

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before going overseas most notably in the Philippines, with the

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in the early-80's. He averaged 4.2 points in 146 games played in his NBA career. He played a huge role in Game 5 of the 1976 NBA Finals, scoring eight points in the third overtime period as the Celtics won 128-126 before eventually winning the championship in six games. After winning the title with Boston, McDonald was cut by the Celtics. He was later picked up by Don Nelson to play for the Milwaukee Bucks to replace an injured

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. McDonald was again cut after Carter was able to play, then was signed to play for Alvik BK in Sweden. In the

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, McDonald was instrumental in U/Tex's 1980 PBA Open Conference championship against

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. He scored two free-throws to send the fifth game into overtime after Toyota led by four with 16 seconds left in regulation. U/Tex eventually won the championship, 99–98. In 1981, he became the head coach of the U/Tex franchise after playing for the franchise for three consecutive seasons."Francois Wise recalls his epic PBA career" by Richard Dy
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of the WNBA, and served as head of intramurals in his alma mater Long Beach State.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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, 75 , , - , , 13.6 , , .419 , , - , , .714 , , 1.8 , , 0.9 , , 0.5 , , 0.3 , , 5.6 , - , align="left" , 1976–77 , align="left" ,

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Playoffs

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PBA

References

External links

Career NBA Statistics

McDonald nominated to PBA Hall of Fame
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