George Aaron McCloud (born May 27, 1967) is an American former professional

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player who played eleven seasons in the

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(NBA).

Early life

McCloud attended

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in Daytona Beach and

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. While at Florida State, McCloud was among the most discussed NBA prospects in the school's history.
MCCLOUD GETS CHANCE TO PLAY WITH THE PACERS

Professional career

McCloud was selected by the

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in the 1st round (7th overall) of the

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. The guard–forward averaged 5.5 points per game overall for the Pacers, perhaps peaking in the 1992 NBA Playoffs as he averaged 11.5 points and 3 assists per game as the Pacers lost to the

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in the first round. Earlier that season, McCloud was suspended for one game and fined for a postgame fight with Cleveland's John Battle. He was released after four seasons and played basketball in Italy during the 1993–94 season. He signed with the

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midway through the 1994–95 seasons. During the 1995-96 season as a member of the Mavericks, appearing in 79 games and averaging 18.9 ppg while setting the NBA record for most 3-point attempts in a season. In his NBA career, McCloud played in 766 games and scored a total of 6,925 points. McCloud was a productive three point shooter throughout his career. At NBA All-Star Weekend in 1996, he appeared in the

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but lost in the semifinal round. McCloud has the second-highest total for three-point attempts in an NBA game, with 20 (making seven of them) in a game for the Dallas Mavericks against the

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on March 5, 1996. During the 1998 NBA Playoffs, then on the Suns, McCloud averaged a postseason-best 14.3 points per game as Phoenix lost to the

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in the first round. In total, McCloud played a total of 12 years in the NBA from 1989 to 2002. He also played for the

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and

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Career stats

NBA

Source

Regular season

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Playoffs

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1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

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1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

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1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

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References

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Career stats
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