Michael Ray McGee (born July 29, 1959) is an American professional

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coach and former player in the

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(NBA). He won two

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s as a player with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Early years

McGee was born in

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. He then moved to

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, where he played high school basketball at

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. He averaged 38 points per game and scored 916 total points as a senior in the 1976-77 season. He earned 10 Metro Conference scoring records and had an average of 38.1 points per game. He was named to the Nebraska All-Star State Team at least twice in the 1970s and was also The World-Herald athlete of the year in 1977.

College career

McGee accepted a basketball scholarship from the

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. He became the first player in

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history to lead the team in scoring four consecutive years. He did so with 531 points (19.7 points per game) in the 1977–78 season, 511 points (18.9 points per game) in the 1978–79 season, 665 points (22.2 points per game) in the 1979–80 season, and 732 points (24.4 points per game) in the 1980–81 season. He was a four-year starter, graduated as the school's all-time leading scorer and had a career average of 21.4 points per game, while ranking among Michigan's career leaders in several statistical categories.

Awards and accomplishments

* 1st in career field goals made (1,010) * 1st in career field goal attempts (2,078) * 2nd in career points (2,439) * 2nd in single season field goals made (309 in 1980–81 season) * 3rd in single season points (732 in 1980–81 season) * 3rd in single season field goal attempts (600 in 1980–81 season) * 5th in career points per game (21.4 points per game) * 5th in free throws made (406)

Professional career

McGee was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers, in the first round (18th overall) of the

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. He won two

s with the Lakers in 1982 and

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. On June 16, 1986, he was traded along with the rights to

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to the

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, in exchange for the rights to

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Billy Thompson and shooting guard Ron Kellogg. He was a reserve player with the Hawks. On December 14, 1987, he was traded to the

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, in exchange for a 1991 second round draft choice (#30-

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) and a 1995 second round pick (#42- Donnie Boyce). On October 31, 1988, he was traded to the

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, in exchange for a 1991 second round draft choice (#31- Randy Brown) and a 1996 second round pick (#37-

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with the Phoenix Suns. He wasn't re-signed after the season. He played basketball for the

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in France,

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in Italy and

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in China. He coached basketball for the Beijing Aoshen and the Shanxi Zhongyu Brave Dragons in the

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. He also coached professional basketball teams in Korea.

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