Michael Dewayne McDonald (born February 13, 1969) is a retired American basketball player. McDonald played college basketball for Utah Valley and New Orleans. He played one game in the NBA for the Charlotte Hornets.

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Michael McDonald

Personal information
Born	(1969-02-13) February 13, 1969 (age 55) Longview, Texas
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	232 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school	Longview (Longview, Texas)
College	Utah Valley (1990–1991) New Orleans (1992–1995)
NBA draft	1995: 2nd round, 55th overall pick
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Playing career	1995–2006
Position	Center
Number	42
Career history
1995–1996	Fort Wayne Fury
1996	Grand Rapids Mackers
1996	CRO Lyon
1996–1998	Grand Rapids Mackers
1998	Charlotte Hornets
1998	Grand Rapids Hoops
1998	Fajardo Cariduros
1998–1999	Aisin Seahorses
1999	Sporting Athens
1999–2000	Grand Rapids Hoops
2000	Kombassan Konya
2000	Mets de Guaynabo
2000–2001	Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody
2001–2002	UNICS Kazan
2002–2003	Zadar
2003	Dynamo Moscow Region
2003–2006	AEL Limassol
Career highlights and awards
CBA Defensive Player of the Year (1998) CBA All-Defensive Team (1998) CBA All-Rookie Second Team (1996) CBA blocks leader (1996)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Representing  United States FIBA Americas Championship 1997 Montevideo National team

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A 6'10" and 232 lb (105 kg) center, McDonal played collegiately for Utah Valley State College (now Utah Valley University) and the University of New Orleans. In 1990–91, he averaged 12.3 points and 8.3 rebounds for Utah Valley. After sitting out a year due to his transfer, he averaged 4.2 points and 2.5 rebounds per game for New Orleans as a junior in 1992-93. During his senior year in 1994-95, he averaged 11.1 points and 9.7 rebounds with 81 blocked shots.

McDonald was selected by the Golden State Warriors with the second round pick (55th overall) in the 1995 NBA draft. The Warriors traded his rights, as well as the rights to Dwayne Whitfield and Martin Lewis, and forwards Victor Alexander and Carlos Rogers, to the Toronto Raptors in a trade for B. J. Armstrong.^[1] McDonald spent two weeks with the Raptors during the 1996 pre-season but was waived before the regular season started.

On January 21, 1998, McDonald signed a ten-day contract with the Charlotte Hornets.^[2] He played in one game for them.^[3]

McDonald was selected as the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) Defensive Player of the Year with the Grand Rapids Hoops in the 1997–98 season.^[4][5]