Jamel McLean (born 18 April 1988) is an American professional
basketball
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player who last played for
Skyliners Frankfurt of the
Basketball Bundesliga. Standing at , he plays at the
power forward
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and
center
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positions.
Professional career
After failing to get drafted at the
2011 NBA draft, Mclean signed with
Leuven Bears
Leuven Bears, for sponsorship reasons also called Stella Artois Leuven Bears, is a Belgian professional basketball club from Leuven. The club competes in the BNXT League, the highest tier in Belgian basketball.
History
The team has played in the ...
of Belgium, for the 2011–12 season.
On October 5, 2012, he signed a two-month deal with
Telenet Oostende
Basketball Club Oostende, for sponsorship reasons Filou Oostende, is a Belgian professional basketball team. The club is based in Ostend and was founded in 1970. The club competes domestically in the BNXT League and internationally in the Baske ...
of Belgium. After his contract expired, he left Oostende. On January 5, 2013, he signed with
Telekom Baskets Bonn
Telekom Baskets Bonn, also known as Baskets Bonn, is a German professional basketball club that is based in Bonn, Germany. The club plays in the Basketball Bundesliga, which is German basketball league system, the highest level pro basketball le ...
of Germany for the rest of the season. On June 28, 2013, he re-signed with Telekom Bonn for one more season.
On August 5, 2014, McLean signed a one-year contract, with an option for another season, with the German club
Alba Berlin. In the 2014–15 season, he was named the
Basketball Bundesliga MVP. On July 3, 2015, he opted out of his contract with Alba.
On July 9, 2015, McLean signed a two-year contract with Italian club
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano.
On July 12, 2017, McLean signed a two-year contract with Greek club
Olympiacos
Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...
. 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.
On August 28, 2019, he has signed with
Dinamo Sassari
Polisportiva Dinamo, commonly known as Dinamo Sassari and currently known as Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari for sponsorship reasons, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Sassari, Sardinia. They are the current European Cu ...
of the Italian
Lega Basket Serie A
The Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) is a professional men's club basketball league that has been organised in Italy since 1920. Serie A is organised by Lega Basket, which is regulated by the Italian Basketball Federation (FIP). It is the highest-tier ...
.
At mid
2019-20 season McLean resigned from Sassari to move to
Japan, where he signed with
Nagoya Diamond Dolphins
The are a professional basketball team that competes in the first division of the Japanese B.League. Prior to their entry into the B.League in September 2016, the club was the corporate team of Mitsubishi Electric.
In 2020, the Diamond Dolphins ...
until the end of the
season
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.
On February 22, 2021, McLean signed with
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
Riesen Ludwigsburg ( en, Giants Ludwigsburg), for sponsorship reasons MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg, is a professional basketball club that is based in Ludwigsburg, Germany. The club currently plays in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the first tier of ...
of the
Basketball Bundesliga for the remainder of the 2021 season.
On July 7, 2021, he has signed with
Casademont Zaragoza of the
Liga ACB. McLean averaged 9 points and 4 rebounds per game. He parted ways with the team on November 21.
On November 22, McLean signed with
Skyliners Frankfurt of the
Basketball Bundesliga.
Career statistics
EuroLeague
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2014–15
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Alba Berlin
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2015–16
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Milano
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city ha ...
, 10 , , 9 , , 22.5 , , .531 , , .000 , , .830 , , 4.1 , , .9 , , 1.0 , , .1 , , 10.7 , , 13.2
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2016–17
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Milano
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city ha ...
, 30 , , 9 , , 20.4 , , .591 , , .167 , , .716 , , 4.2 , , 1.4 , , .7 , , .25 , , 8.7 , , 10
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References
External links
draftexpress.com profileeurobasket.com profileEuroLeague profileLega Basket profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:McLean, Jamel
1988 births
Living people
20th-century African-American people
21st-century African-American sportspeople
African-American basketball players
Alba Berlin players
American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
American expatriate basketball people in Germany
American expatriate basketball people in Greece
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American expatriate basketball people in Russia
American expatriate basketball people in Spain
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from New York City
Basketball players from Virginia
Basket Zaragoza players
BC Oostende players
Centers (basketball)
Dinamo Sassari players
Kumamoto Volters players
Lega Basket Serie A players
Leuven Bears players
Liga ACB players
Riesen Ludwigsburg players
Nagoya Diamond Dolphins players
Olimpia Milano players
Olympiacos B.C. players
PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban players
Power forwards (basketball)
Skyliners Frankfurt players
Sportspeople from Brooklyn
Sportspeople from Hampton, Virginia
Telekom Baskets Bonn players
Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball players
Xavier Musketeers men's basketball players