Donald James MacLean (born January 16, 1970) is an American former professional

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player who played in the

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(NBA). As a college player, he is the all-time scoring leader of both the Pac-12 Conference and

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. In 1994, MacLean won the

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as a member of the

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(known now as the Washington Wizards). He currently works as a basketball color analyst.

High school career

Born in

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, MacLean graduated from

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where he was an All-American his senior year.

College career

MacLean played in college at

from 1989 to 1992. He still holds the school record for points scored (2,608) which is also the Pac-12 Conference's (then known as the Pac-10) all-time scoring record, passing

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's then record of 2,555 points. In his senior season, MacLean led UCLA to the 1992 Elite 8. He was inducted into the

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in 2002.

NBA career

MacLean was the 19th pick (1st round) in the 1992 NBA draft. He was initially drafted by the

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but was traded on draft day to the

.Basketball-Reference.com.

" MacLean, along with his 1994–95 NBA season, 1994–95

teammates

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, and

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, all reunited in

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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. In November 2000, the NBA suspended MacLean five games for testing positive for steroids. He was the first player suspended for steroid use.

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later commented "I've seen Don MacLean naked, and he doesn't use steroids."

Broadcasting career

MacLean serves as the color analyst on the UCLA Basketball Radio Network. He is an analyst on the

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TV broadcasts on

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. He also is a weekly basketball contributor on

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. 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.

References

External links

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