Glenn McDonald

Glenn McDonald
Personal information
Born (1952-03-21) March 21, 1952 (age 72)
Kewanee, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolJefferson (Los Angeles, California)
CollegeLong Beach State (1971–1974)
NBA draft1974: 1st round, 17th overall pick
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career1974–1980
PositionSmall forward / shooting guard
Number30, 13
Career history
As player:
1974–1976Boston Celtics
1976–1977Milwaukee Bucks
1977–1978Alviks BK
1978–1980U/Tex Wranglers
1983Sunkist Juice Lovers
As coach:
1981–1982U/Tex Wranglers
1983Sunkist Juice Lovers
2001–2002Los Angeles Sparks (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
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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.[1]

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[2] and he ended up signing for Alvik BK in Sweden.[3]

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.[4]

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.[1]

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

References

  1. ^ a b "What the Hell Happened to...Glenn McDonald?". Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "The Handle Podcast – Glenn McDonald: 05/31/18". lamarmatic.com. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "Glenn McDonald looks back at NBA and PBA titles won". ESPN.com. August 10, 2020. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  4. ^ ""Francois Wise recalls his epic PBA career" by Richard Dy". Archived from the original on June 29, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.