Jamel McLean (born April 18, 1988) is an American professional

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player for Kumamoto Volters of the B.League. Standing at , he plays at the

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and center positions.

Professional career

After failing to get drafted at the 2011 NBA draft, Mclean signed with Leuven Bears of Belgium, for the 2011–12 season. On October 5, 2012, he signed a two-month deal with Telenet Oostende of Belgium. After his contract expired, he left Oostende. On January 5, 2013, he signed with

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of Germany for the rest of the season. On June 28, 2013, he re-signed with Telekom Bonn for one more season. On August 5, 2014, McLean signed a one-year contract, with an option for another season, with the German club

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. In the 2014–15 season, he was named the Basketball Bundesliga MVP. On July 3, 2015, he opted out of his contract with Alba. On July 9, 2015, McLean signed a two-year contract with Italian club EA7 Emporio Armani Milano. On July 12, 2017, McLean signed a two-year contract with Greek club

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. On June 29, 2018, McLean's agent announced that Olympiacos had opted out of their contract with the player. On July 17, 2018, McLean signed with the Russian team Lokomotiv Kuban. On August 28, 2019, he signed with Dinamo Sassari of the Italian

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. At mid 2019-20 season McLean resigned from Sassari to move to

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, where he signed with Nagoya Diamond Dolphins until the end of the

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. On February 22, 2021, McLean signed with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of the

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for the remainder of the 2020–21 season. On July 7, 2021, he signed with Casademont Zaragoza of the

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. McLean averaged 9 points and 4 rebounds per game. He parted ways with the team on November 21. On November 22, McLean signed with Skyliners Frankfurt of the

. On July 25, 2022, McLean signed with Kumamoto Volters of the B.League for the 2022–23 season. McLean was injured in the game on October 20, 2022, and placed on the injured list on the 26th. McLean was activated from the injured list on January 5, 2023. On June 25, 2023, McLean re-signed with the team for the 2023–24 season. Upon renegotiating the contract, McLean changed his jersey number from 3 to 1. After suffering an injury on March 17, McLean was removed from the roster for the remainder of the regular season. He returned for the playoffs, appearing in two games and averaging 28 minutes and 16 seconds per game. On June 19, 2024, McLean re-signed with the team for the 2024–25 season. McLean was injured in the game on October 19, 2024, and placed on the injured list on the 28th. McLean was activated from the injured list on December 13.

Career statistics

Professional League

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , style="text-align:left;",

, 21 , , 14 , , 25.4 , , .559 , , .000 , , .770 , , 5.6 , , 1.6 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , 13.0 , , 16.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;",

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, 10 , , 9 , , 22.5 , , .531 , , .000 , , .830 , , 4.1 , , .9 , , 1.0 , , .1 , , 10.7 , , 13.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;",

, 30 , , 9 , , 20.4 , , .591 , , .167 , , .716 , , 4.2 , , 1.4 , , .7 , , .25 , , 8.7 , , 10 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan=2, Career , 31 , , 23 , , 24.5 , , .551 , , .000 , , .787 , , 5.1 , , 1.4 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , 12.3 , , 15.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;", Lokomotiv Kuban , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , style="text-align:left;", Nagoya Diamond Dolphins , 6 , , 6 , , 35.1 , , .532 , , .200 , , .730 , , 11.2 , , 2.0 , , 1.3 , , 0.2 , , 18.7 , , , - , style="text-align:left;",

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

, style="text-align:left;", MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - , style="text-align:left;",

, style="text-align:left;", Casademont Zaragoza , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021-22 , style="text-align:left;", Skyliners Frankfurt , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - , style="text-align:left;", 2022–23 , style="text-align:left;", Kumamoto Volters , 39 , , 25 , , 26.0 , , .506 , , .319 , , .722 , , 7.3 , , 2.2 , , 1.1 , , .5 , , 16.5 , , , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , style="text-align:left;", Kumamoto Volters , 48 , , 48 , , 28.0 , , .632 , , .136 , , .635 , , 8.9 , , 2.3 , , 1.3 , , .8 , , 15.7 , , , - , style="text-align:left;", 2024–25 , style="text-align:left;", Kumamoto Volters , 39 , , 3 , , 22.2 , , .502 , , .250 , , .652 , , 7.9 , , 2.9 , , 1.0 , , .5 , , 13.1 , , , -

References

External links

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EuroLeague profile

Lega Basket profile

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in Japanese) {{DEFAULTSORT:McLean, Jamel 1988 births Living people 20th-century African-American sportsmen 21st-century African-American sportsmen Alba Berlin players American expatriate basketball people in Belgium American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Russia American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball players Basketball players from Hampton, Virginia Basket Zaragoza players BC Oostende players Centers (basketball) Dinamo Sassari players Kumamoto Volters players Lega Basket Serie A players Leuven Bears players Liga ACB players Riesen Ludwigsburg players Nagoya Diamond Dolphins players Olimpia Milano players Olympiacos B.C. players PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban players Power forwards Skyliners Frankfurt players Basketball players from Brooklyn Telekom Baskets Bonn players Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball players Xavier Musketeers men's basketball players