Don MacLean (basketball)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 16, 1970 New Jersey Nets |
| 1999 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 2000 | Phoenix Suns |
| 2000–2001 | Miami Heat |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 3,490 (10.9 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 1,210 (3.8 rpg) |
| Assists | 404 (1.3 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Donald James MacLean (born January 16, 1970) is an American former professional
color analyst
.
High school career
Born in
All-American
his senior year.
College career
MacLean played in college at
UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame
in 2002.
NBA career
MacLean was the 19th pick (1st round) in the 1992 NBA draft. He was initially drafted by the
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.[4]
In November 2000, the NBA suspended MacLean five games for testing positive for steroids.[5] He was the first player suspended for steroid use.[6] Charles Barkley later commented "I've seen Don MacLean naked, and he doesn't use steroids."[7]
Broadcasting career
MacLean served as the color analyst on the UCLA Basketball Radio Network.Fox Sports Radio Network's Petros and Money Show. MacLean also serves as the color analyst for various games on the Pac-12 Network.
Personal life
MacLean lives in Southern California with his wife, Brooke, and three sons Kyle, Blake and Trent.[citation needed]
Career statistics
| 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
Source[2]
Regular season
| 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
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career free throw scoring leaders
- Pac-12 Conference Hall of Honor
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Curry Kirkpatrick, "Sports Illustrated", article "MacLean Deluxe", Feb. 17, 1992
- ^ "Heat Forward MacLean Suspended for Steroids". Los Angeles Times. 30 November 2000. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
- ^ "MacLean Suspended for Steroids". CBC Sports. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
- ^ "Steroid issue a layup, so far". SFGate.com. 10 April 2005. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
- ^ "UCLA Bruins - Athletics". Archived from the original on 2009-02-06. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com