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). He played

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for the

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, and became the all-time scoring leader of both the school and the

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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

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High school career

Born in

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, MacLean graduated from Simi Valley High School in

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, where he was an

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his senior year.

College career

MacLean played in college at

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from 1989 to 1992. He set a UCLA varsity freshman season record with 231

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, breaking

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'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 UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame 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

. MacLean, along with his 1994–95

teammates

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, and

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, all reunited in Phoenix 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 served as the color analyst on the UCLA Basketball Radio Network. He was an analyst on the

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TV broadcasts on Bally Sports West and Bally Sports SoCal. He also is a weekly basketball contributor on Fox Sports Radio Network's Petros and Money Show. MacLean also served as the color analyst for various games on the

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. MacLean is currently a color analyst for the

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Personal life

MacLean lives in Southern California with his wife, Brooke, and three sons Kyle, Blake and Trent.

Career statistics

NBA

Source

Regular season

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maclean, Don 1970 births Living people All-American college men's basketball players American men's basketball players Basketball players from Santa Clara County, California Basketball players from Ventura County, California Denver Nuggets players Detroit Pistons draft picks McDonald's High School All-Americans Miami Heat players New Jersey Nets players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) Philadelphia 76ers players Phoenix Suns players Power forwards Seattle SuperSonics players Simi Valley High School alumni Sportspeople from Palo Alto, California Sportspeople from Simi Valley, California UCLA Bruins men's basketball players Washington Bullets players