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Amal Omari McCaskill (born October 28, 1973) is an American former professional
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player, at the center position. After a four-year career at
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, McCaskill was selected by the
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's
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with the 49th pick (2nd round) of the
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. He appeared in 4 seasons with as many teams: 1996-97 with Orlando, 2001-02 with the
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, 2002-03 with the
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and 2003-04 with the
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. After his release from Orlando in 1997 (and Philadelphia in 2004), McCaskill played as an import in
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,
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,
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,
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,
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and
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. In the United States, McCaskill also appeared for the CBA's Fort Wayne Fury in 1997–98, and the
Albany Patroons The Albany Patroons are a professional basketball team that plays in The Basketball League (TBL). Previously, the team competed in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) and in the United States Basketball League (USBL). The Patroons won ...
(2007–08). In June 2008, McCaskill moved to the
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, as an import for the Magnolia Beverage Masters, helping the team reach the semi-finals.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:McCaskill, Amal 1973 births Living people Albany Patroons players American expatriate basketball people in Bosnia and Herzegovina American expatriate basketball people in China American expatriate basketball people in Finland American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Lebanon American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines American expatriate basketball people in South Korea American expatriate basketball people in Spain American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela American men's basketball players Atlanta Hawks players Baloncesto León players Basketball players from Illinois CB Lucentum Alicante players CB Valladolid players Centers (basketball) FC Barcelona Bàsquet players Fort Wayne Fury players Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna players Gaiteros del Zulia players Goyang Sono Skygunners players Greek Basket League players Guaiqueríes de Margarita players Daegu KOGAS Pegasus players KK Igokea players KTP-Basket players Liga ACB players Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball players Orlando Magic draft picks Orlando Magic players Panionios B.C. players Philadelphia 76ers players Philippine Basketball Association imports Power forwards Qingdao Eagles players San Antonio Spurs players San Miguel Beermen players Seoul SK Knights players Sportspeople from Maywood, Illinois Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus players Sagesse SC (basketball) players 21st-century American sportsmen 21st-century African-American sportsmen 20th-century American sportsmen 20th-century African-American sportsmen Brujos de Guayama players