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Don MacLean (basketball)

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Don MacLean
Personal information
Born (1970-01-16) January 16, 1970 (age 54)
Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High schoolSimi Valley (Simi Valley, California)
CollegeUCLA (1988–1992)
NBA draft1992: 1st round, 19th overall pick
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career1992–2001
PositionSmall forward / power forward
Number34, 7, 25, 24
Career history
1992–1995Washington Bullets
1995–1996Denver Nuggets
1996–1997Philadelphia 76ers
1997–1998New Jersey Nets
1999Seattle SuperSonics
2000Phoenix Suns
2000–2001Miami Heat
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points3,490 (10.9 ppg)
Rebounds1,210 (3.8 rpg)
Assists404 (1.3 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Donald James MacLean (born January 16, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, and became the all-time scoring leader of both the school and the Pac-12 Conference.[1] In 1994, MacLean won the NBA Most Improved Player Award as a member of the Washington Bullets (known now as the Washington Wizards). He currently works as a basketball color analyst.

High school career

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Born in Palo Alto, California, MacLean graduated from Simi Valley High School in Simi Valley, California,[2] where he was an All-American his senior year.

College career

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MacLean played in college at UCLA from 1989 to 1992. He set a UCLA varsity freshman season record with 231 rebounds,[3] breaking Don Bragg's previous mark (186) set in 1952.[4] MacLean still holds the school record for points scored (2,608) which is also the Pac-12 Conference's (then known as the Pac-10) all-time scoring record, passing Sean Elliott's then record of 2,555 points.[5] In his senior season, MacLean led UCLA to the 1992 Elite 8. He was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 2002.

NBA career

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MacLean was the 19th pick (1st round) in the 1992 NBA draft. He was initially drafted by the Detroit Pistons but was traded on draft day to the Washington Bullets.[2] MacLean, along with his 1994–95 Washington Bullets teammates Rex Chapman, Tom Gugliotta, and Scott Skiles, all reunited in Phoenix in 1999–2000 when Chapman, Gugliotta, and MacLean were Suns players and Skiles was the head coach. As highly productive scoring Bullets teammates in 1994–95, Chapman averaged 11.0 points per game (ranked 4th highest on the team), Gugliotta averaged 16.0 (5th on the team), Skiles averaged 13.0 (6th on the team), and MacLean averaged 11.0 (7th on the team). However, as Suns teammates, Gugliotta averaged 13.7 (5th on the team), Chapman averaged only 6.6 (9th on the team), and MacLean averaged only 2.6 (15th on the team). MacLean is considered by many to have had one of the quickest releases in the game.[6]

In November 2000, the NBA suspended MacLean five games for testing positive for steroids.[7] He was the first player suspended for steroid use.[8] Charles Barkley later commented "I've seen Don MacLean naked, and he doesn't use steroids."[9]

Broadcasting career

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MacLean served as the color analyst on the UCLA Basketball Radio Network.[10] He was an analyst on the Los Angeles Clippers TV broadcasts on Bally Sports West and Bally Sports SoCal. He also is a weekly basketball contributor on Fox Sports Radio Network's Petros and Money Show. MacLean also served as the color analyst for various games on the Pac-12 Network. MacLean is currently a color analyst for the Big Ten Network. [11]

Personal life

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MacLean lives in Southern California with his wife, Brooke, and three sons Kyle, Blake and Trent.[citation needed]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

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Source[2]

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1992–93 Washington 62 4 10.9 .435 .500 .811 2.0 .6 .2 .1 6.6
1993–94 Washington 75 69 33.2 .502 .143 .824 6.2 2.1 .6 .3 18.2
1994–95 Washington 39 20 27.0 .438 .250 .765 4.2 1.3 .4 .1 11.0
1995–96 Denver 56 5 19.8 .426 .286 .732 3.7 1.6 .4 .1 11.2
1996–97 Philadelphia 37 2 19.8 .447 .316 .660 3.8 1.0 .3 .3 10.9
1997–98 New Jersey 9 0 4.7 .100 .500 – .6 .0 .0 .0 .3
1998–99 Seattle 17 10 21.5 .396 .273 .625 3.8 .9 .3 .3 10.9
1999–00 Phoenix 16 0 8.9 .367 .333 .667 1.4 .5 .1 .1 2.6
2000–01 Miami 8 1 9.5 .500 1.000 .750 2.3 .5 .6 .1 3.9
Career 319 111 20.9 .455 .284 .765 3.8 1.3 .4 .2 10.9

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ a b c "Don MacLean NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Archived from the original on August 8, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  3. ^ Ledin, Loren (November 24, 1989). "Sophomore Sensation?". The Enterprise. p. 15. Retrieved October 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bruins win buy one; Arizona nips Duke". The Camarillo Daily News. AP. February 27, 1989. p. B1. Retrieved October 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Pac-10 Men's Basketball Records Archived March 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Pac-10 website, retrieved March 4, 2010. The Pac-10 became the Pac-12 on July 1, 2011.
  6. ^ Curry Kirkpatrick, "Sports Illustrated", article "MacLean Deluxe", Feb. 17, 1992
  7. ^ "Heat Forward MacLean Suspended for Steroids". Los Angeles Times. November 30, 2000. Archived from the original on October 17, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  8. ^ "MacLean Suspended for Steroids". CBC Sports. Archived from the original on January 16, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  9. ^ "Steroid issue a layup, so far". SFGate.com. April 10, 2005. Archived from the original on August 8, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  10. ^ "UCLA Bruins - Athletics". Archived from the original on February 6, 2009. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
  11. ^ "Big Ten Network Announces On-Air Basketball Talent For 2024-25 Season".
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