Xavier McDaniel

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Xavier McDaniel
Personal information
Born (1963-06-04) June 4, 1963 (age 58)
Columbia, South Carolina
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High schoolA.C. Flora
(Columbia, South Carolina)
CollegeWichita State (1981–1985)
NBA draft1985 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics
Playing career1985–1998
PositionSmall forward / Power forward
Number34, 35, 32, 31
Career history
1985–1990Seattle SuperSonics
1990–1991Phoenix Suns
1991–1992New York Knicks
1992–1995Boston Celtics
1995–1996Iraklis Thessaloniki
1996–1998New Jersey Nets
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points13,606 (15.6 ppg)
Rebounds5,313 (6.1 rpg)
Assists1,775 (2.0 apg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
College Basketball Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2013

Xavier Maurice McDaniel (born June 4, 1963), nicknamed the X-Man, is an American retired professional basketball player who, at 6 ft 7 in, played both small forward and power forward. He played in college at Wichita State University.

College career[]

While at Wichita State, McDaniel was the first person to lead the nation in both rebounding and scoring in the same season. In college, McDaniel began to shave both his head and his eyebrows to look more intimidating. He continued this all throughout his pro career.

For his first two seasons at Wichita State, the Shockers were on NCAA probation. He was a teammate his freshman year of future NBA players Antoine Carr and Cliff Levingston. When Levingston left for the NBA, McDaniel became a starter and averaged 18.8 points and 14.4 rebounds as a power forward opposite Carr. The following season, Carr left, and McDaniel raised his scoring average to 20.6 points per game and was the Missouri Valley Conference MVP. He then led the nation in scoring (27.4) and rebounding (15.0) his senior season becoming the first player to do so.

Professional career[]

Seattle Supersonics[]

McDaniel was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the first round (4th overall)[1] of the 1985 NBA draft and became an instant starter. He averaged 17.1 points per game and finished second in the NBA Rookie of the Year balloting to Patrick Ewing.[2]

His second season, he was one of a trio of 20 ppg scorers with the SuperSonics along with Dale Ellis and Tom Chambers. The SuperSonics made it all the way to the Western Conference finals that season. He averaged over 20 points per game for the next three seasons as a Sonic, including the 1988–89 season when he was used primarily as a bench player.

Phoenix Suns[]

McDaniel was traded fifteen games into the 1990–91 season to the Phoenix Suns for Eddie Johnson and two draft picks. While the trade reunited him with teammate Tom Chambers, it didn't produce the results the Suns were looking for. At season's end, he was dealt to the New York Knicks.

New York Knicks[]

In the Knicks he was a perfect fit in coach Pat Riley's physical style. He gained some notoriety for playing the Chicago Bulls' Scottie Pippen tough in a grueling seven-game playoff series that the Bulls won on their way to their second NBA title.

Boston Celtics[]

Dismayed with Knicks' subpar contract offer in the offseason, McDaniel signed with the Boston Celtics prior to the 1992–93 season.[3]

Iraklis Thessaloniki[]

In 1995, McDaniel signed with Greek club Iraklis Thessaloniki. With Iraklis, he was a Greek Cup finalist, in March 1996. During the FIBA EuroLeague 1995–96 season, he averaged 18.4 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game.[4] In the Greek Basketball League, he averaged 18.5 points, 9 rebounds and 38 minutes a game, playing in 24 of 26 games, being suspended for two.[5]

New Jersey Nets[]

In October 1996, McDaniel signed with the New Jersey Nets.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). She was the 2013 Atlantic Coast Conference Freshman of the Year for the North Carolina Tar Heels, where she played through 2016.[6] His son, Xavier McDaniel Jr. won a state championship in 2015 for Hammond School, with former North Carolina guard Seventh Woods. Xavier Jr. played college basketball at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.[7]

NBA 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

Regular season[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1985–86 Seattle 82 80 33.0 .490 .200 .687 8.0 2.4 1.2 .5 17.1
1986–87 Seattle 82 82 37.0 .509 .214 .696 8.6 2.5 1.4 .6 23.0
1987–88 Seattle 78 77 34.7 .488 .280 .715 6.6 3.4 1.2 .7 21.4
1988–89 Seattle 82 10 29.1 .489 .306 .732 5.3 1.6 1.0 .5 20.5
1989–90 Seattle 69 67 35.2 .496 .294 .733 6.5 2.5 1.1 .5 21.3
1990–91 Seattle-Phoenix 81 79 35.3 .490 .000 .710 6.3 2.4 1.2 .5 18.8
1991–92 New York 82 82 28.6 .478 .308 .714 5.6 1.8 .7 .3 13.7
1992–93 Boston 82 27 27.0 .495 .273 .793 6.0 2.0 .9 .6 13.5
1993–94 Boston 82 5 24.0 .461 .244 .676 4.9 1.5 .6 .5 11.3
1994–95 Boston 68 15 21.0 .451 .286 .712 4.4 1.6 .4 .3 8.6
1996–97 New Jersey 62 5 18.9 .389 .200 .730 5.1 1.0 .6 .3 5.6
1997–98 New Jersey 20 0 9.0 .333 – .625 1.6 .5 .2 .1 1.3
Career 870 529 29.0 .485 .261 .718 6.1 2.0 .9 .5 15.6
All-Star 1 0 13.0 .111 – – 2.0 .0 .0 .0 2.0

Playoffs[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1987 Seattle 14 14 37.7 .488 .200 .607 8.4 3.0 1.5 .6 20.3
1988 Seattle 5 5 36.0 .556 .500 .500 9.6 5.0 .6 .2 21.2
1989 Seattle 8 8 35.1 .403 .333 .756 8.4 2.8 .3 .6 18.8
1991 Phoenix 4 4 25.3 .415 .000 .667 3.8 1.3 .0 .5 9.5
1992 New York 12 12 38.2 .477 .250 .735 7.2 1.9 .8 .2 18.8
1993 Boston 4 0 31.5 .415 .000 .667 4.5 2.3 .3 .8 12.5
1995 Boston 4 0 14.8 .294 .000 .750 1.5 1.3 .0 .0 3.3
Career 51 43 34.0 .464 .282 .667 7.0 2.6 .7 .4 17.0

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Basketball-Reference.com 1985 NBA Draft, 1985 NBA Draft. Accessed July 19, 2010.
  2. ^ Basketball-Reference.com 1985-86 NBA Awards Voting, 1985–86 NBA Awards Voting. Accessed July 19, 2010.
  3. ^ Clifton Brown (December 10, 1992). "The Business of McDaniel Is McDaniel". The New York Times. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  4. ^ XAVIER-MAURICE MCDANIEL IRAKLIS BC SA THESSALONIKI.
  5. ^ Selena Roberts (October 19, 1996). "Nets Become Tougher As McDaniel Signs On". The New York Times. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  6. ^ [1]
  7. ^ [2]

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