Glenn McDonald (basketball)

This article is about the basketball player. For the data engineer, see Glenn McDonald (data engineer).

Glenn McDonald

Personal information
Born	(1952-03-21) March 21, 1952 Kewanee, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Jefferson (Los Angeles, California)
College	Long Beach State (1971–1974)
NBA draft	1974: 1st round, 17th overall pick
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career	1974–1980
Position	Small forward / shooting guard
Number	30, 13
Career history
As player:
1974–1976	Boston Celtics
1976–1977	Milwaukee Bucks
1977–1978	Alviks BK
1978–1980	U/Tex Wranglers
1983	Sunkist Juice Lovers
As coach:
1981–1982	U/Tex Wranglers
1983	Sunkist Juice Lovers
2001–2002	Los Angeles Sparks (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (1976) PBA champion (1978 Open, 1980 Open)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Glenn McDonald (born March 18, 1952) is an American retired professional basketball player. He played three seasons for the Boston Celtics and the Milwaukee Bucks before going overseas most notably in the Philippines, with the U/Tex Wranglers in the early-80's. He averaged 4.2 points in 146 games played in his NBA career.

Professional 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 Fred Carter. McDonald was again cut after Carter was able to play. The forward tried out with the Phoenix Suns, yet ultimately wasn't signed. The sequence of events lead the American to pursue opportunities overseas and he ended up signing for Alvik BK in Sweden.

In the Philippines, McDonald was instrumental in U/Tex's 1980 PBA Open Conference championship against Toyota Tamaraws. 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.

McDonald was an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA, and served as head of intramurals in his alma mater Long Beach State.

Career statistics

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
†	Won an NBA championship

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1974–75	Boston	62	-	6.4	.385	-	.757	1.1	0.4	0.1	0.1	2.7
1975–76†	Boston	75	-	13.6	.419	-	.714	1.8	0.9	0.5	0.3	5.6
1976–77	Milwaukee	9	-	8.8	.235	-	.750	1.3	0.8	0.4	0.0	2.1
Career		146	-	10.2	.400	-	.732	1.5	0.7	0.3	0.2	4.2

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1974–75	Boston	6	-	5.0	.167	-	.333	1.0	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.8
1975–76†	Boston	13	-	5.2	.308	-	.833	0.6	0.3	0.1	0.0	1.6
Career		19	-	5.2	.263	-	.667	0.7	0.3	0.1	0.0	1.4

PBA

Season	Team	GP	REB	PTS	PPG
1978	U-Tex	24	304	734	30.6
1979	U-Tex	27	288	825	30.6
1980	U-Tex	37	470	910	24.6
1983	Sunkist	2	35	58	29.0
Total		90	1,097	2,527	28.1

External links

• Career NBA Statistics Archived 2017-07-04 at the Wayback Machine
• McDonald nominated to PBA Hall of Fame Archived 2007-03-17 at the Wayback Machine