Michael Dewayne McDonald (born February 13, 1969) is a retired American

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player. McDonald played

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for

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and

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. He played one game in the NBA for the Charlotte Hornets.

Career

A 6'10" and

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, McDonal played collegiately for Utah Valley State College (now Utah Valley University) and the

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. In 1990–91, he averaged 12.3 points and 8.3 rebounds for Utah Valley. After sitting out a year due to his transfer, he averaged 4.2 points and 2.5 rebounds per game for New Orleans as a junior in 1992-93. During his senior year in 1994-95, he averaged 11.1 points and 9.7 rebounds with 81 blocked shots. McDonald was selected by the Golden State Warriors with the second round pick (55th overall) in the

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. The Warriors traded his rights, as well as the rights to Dwayne Whitfield and Martin Lewis, and forwards

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and Carlos Rogers, to the

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in a trade for

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. McDonald spent two weeks with the Raptors during the 1996 pre-season but was waived before the regular season started. On January 21, 1998, McDonald signed a ten-day contract with the Charlotte Hornets. He played in one game for them. McDonald was selected as the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) Defensive Player of the Year with the

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in the 1997–98 season.

References

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