Donnie McGrath

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Donnie McGrath
Real Betis Energía Plus
2018Cagliari Dinamo Academy
Career highlights and awards
  • LKL champion (2013)
  • Second-team All-Big East (2006)
  • Big East All-Rookie Team (2003)

Donald Michael McGrath[1] (born May 7, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Providence College and on the Irish national basketball team after obtaining Irish citizenship.

Early life and high school career

McGrath grew up in Westchester County, outside of New York City.

He starred at

John F. Kennedy Catholic High School, in Somers, N.Y.
, where he played four seasons on varsity. During that time, the Gaels went 79–12, and won four league titles. He was an all-league first-team player all four seasons, and first-team all state his last two seasons. He finished his varsity career with a school-record 1,725 career points. He averaged 30.9 points, 7.6 assists, and 6.5 rebounds per game his senior year, and was named Westchester County Mr. Basketball.

McGrath grew up playing AAU in New York City, with renowned clubs New York Gauchos and New York Ravens, out of the Bronx, NY. He became a regular at street ball tournaments in the city, and earned himself several nicknames on the court. He was an all-star at the prestigious ABCD Camp, and he was ranked as a consensus Top 100 national player in the class of 2002. After being highly recruited, he decided to accept a scholarship to Providence College, to play in the Big East Conference.

College career

McGrath launched his college basketball career at Providence, by being named to the Big East all-rookie team. He started all 32 of the Friars' games, and finished the season with 138 assists and just 76 turnovers, while averaging 9.1 points per game.

McGrath led the Friars in scoring (career-high average of 15.1 points per game), and 3-pointers (77) in his senior year (2005–06). He also earned second-team All-Big East honors in the first year of the expansion of the Big East into a 16-team power conference, which was considered the best in the country. He was also named NABC Second Team All-District 1. His average of 2.85 made 3-pointers per game, ranked seventh in the Big East.

During the season, he scored 16 points against Northeastern, on Dec. 20, 2005, to become the 37th Providence player to register 1,000 points in his college career. McGrath went 9-of-9 from 3-point range, against the University of Virginia, on Feb. 2, 2005, scoring 27 points, and adding seven assists and five rebounds. His 9-of-9 performance on 3-pointers was an NCAA Division I record for most 3-point field goals made in a game, without a miss, at that time.

McGrath ended his career at Providence, ranked number one in school history in minutes played (4,128), games started (117), and 3-pointers made (274), and 17th on the Friars' career scoring list, with 1,282 points.

Professional career

After working out for several

torn ligaments
in his thumb, he was unable to play in any of the games.

McGrath then signed his first pro contract with Pallacanestro Cantù of the Italian LBA League. He then played the 2006–07 season with Cantù. After a successful year with Cantù, he played the 2007–08 season with the renowned Virtus Bologna, also of the LBA Italian League, and he also competed in the EuroLeague, for the first time. He averaged 7.6 points per game in the EuroLeague.

He signed with

Cimberio Varese
of the Italian LBA League, for the rest of the season.

In the 2010–11 season, he played with

PAOK Thessaloniki of the Greek Basket League, and he also competed in the EuroCup. He averaged 9.3 points per game as the team's starting point guard
in the Greek competition, and 8.8 points per game in the EuroCup competition. He was second on the team in assists in the EuroCup competition.

On December 30, 2011, McGrath joined the Italian club

LNB Pro A
league and the EuroCup. “They are one of the best French teams," McGrath told TheDailyWestchester.com. "They won the championship two years ago, and lost in the finals last season."

McGrath with Žalgiris in 2013.

On February 24, 2012, McGrath signed with Scaligera Basket Verona in Italy. On February 11, 2013, McGrath signed with the Lithuanian club Žalgiris Kaunas. On October 20, 2014, McGrath signed with the Turkish team Anadolu Efes.[3] On December 31, 2014, he left Efes, and signed with Krasny Oktyabr of Russia, for the rest of the season.[4]

On August 17, 2016, McGrath signed with

AEK Athens, after 7 years, signing a contract for the rest of the 2016–17 season.[9]

On August 10, 2017, McGrath signed with

Real Betis Energía Plus of the Spanish LEB Oro.[10]

National team career

McGrath was able to attain Irish citizenship,

Georgia in the qualifying rounds.[16]

Personal life

McGarth married Dominican model

Punta Cana, Dominican Republic in June 2015.[17]

References

  1. ^ "nombre completo: Donald Michael McGrath " (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 14, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  2. ^ Teramo “steals” McGrath.
  3. ^ Anadolu Efes Istanbul adds guard McGrath.
  4. ^ "Krasny Oktyabr announces Lamont Hamilton and Donnie McGrath". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  5. ^ ""Lietuvos ryto" komanda sukirto rankomis su D.McGrathu". bc.lrytas.lt (in Lithuanian). August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  6. ^ "Įžaidėjo D.McGratho šeimoje - nelaimė, žaidėjas išvyko". bc.lrytas.lt (in Lithuanian). August 31, 2016. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  7. ^ "Long Island Nets Announce Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. November 1, 2016. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  8. ^ "Long Island Nets Waive Donnie McGrath". NBA.com. January 5, 2017. Archived from the original on January 7, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  9. ^ "AEK B.C. signs McGrath". aekbc.gr. January 12, 2017. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  10. ^ "Betis Energia Plus Sevilla adds Donnie McGrath". Sportando.com. August 10, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  11. ^ DONALD MCGRATH Ireland Nationality IRL.
  12. ^ "nombre completo: Donald Michael McGrath nacionalidad | licencia: IRL | EUR " (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 14, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  13. ^ "Donnie McGrath Naz. Sportiva: IRL " (in Italian). Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  14. ^ Donald MCGRATH (IRL).
  15. ^ ACCUMULATED STATISTICS AVERAGE.
  16. ^ Donald McGrath IRELAND 32 PTS.
  17. ^ "Victoria's Secret Model Arlenis Sosa Weds Donnie McGrath". www.femalefirst.co.uk. June 25, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2021.

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