Darryl McDonald
| Personal information | |
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| Born |
17 June 1964 Harlem, New York |
| Nationality | Australian / American |
| Listed height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) |
| Listed weight | 89 kg (196 lb) |
| Career information | |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1988 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 1990–2008 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Coaching career | 2014–2015 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1990–1991 | Oklahoma City Cavalry |
| 1991–1993 | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
| 1994–1998 | North Melbourne Giants |
| 1999–2003 | Victoria Titans / Giants |
| 2003–2008 | Melbourne Tigers |
| As coach: | |
| 2014–2015 | Melbourne United |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Darryl McDonald (born 17 June 1964) is a retired American Australian basketball player who last played for the Melbourne Tigers in the National Basketball League. Nicknamed "D-Mac," he attended Texas A&M University and formerly played with the now defunct NBL teams the North Melbourne Giants, Victoria Titans and Victoria Giants.
McDonald has played in over 485 NBL games, and was a starting member of the teams which won the 1994, 2006, and 2008 NBL Championships, and has twice been named the NBL All-Star Game MVP. In 2011, he was the interim Coach for the Melbourne Tigers, and he is currently the 1sts Basketball Coach at Wesley College, Melbourne and the Head Coach for the Hawthorn Magic Boys under 16s program. His team has reached the Grand Final of the Victorian Junior Basketball League 1.
Born in New York City and growing up on the streets of Harlem, Manhattan, McDonald learned to play basketball on the tough New York playground courts such as the famous Rucker Park. Known as "Mr. Excitement" and "D-Mac: The Playground King.", he battled against New York playground legends such as The Terminator, Master Rob and Pookie Wilson as well as future NBA stars Rod Strickland and Mario 'The Jedi' Elie.
McDonald played basketball for Westchester Community College after his graduation from high school. After hearing about the young point guard, Texas A&M coach Shelby Metcalf travelled to Harlem in 1985 to see McDonald play on the playgrounds. Thoroughly impressed, Metcalf began recruiting McDonald to come to Texas and play for the Aggies. Fortunately for Metcalf, McDonald had already decided to leave New York. His neighbourhood in Harlem was very dangerous, and McDonald's brother had in fact been shot and killed by robbers in early 1985. After agreeing to attend Texas A&M, McDonald spent the first few days of his stay in College Station in his dorm room, convinced that the number of gun racks he saw on pick-up trucks throughout town meant the area was as dangerous as the place he had left.
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