Xavier McDaniel
| Personal information | |
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| Born |
June 4, 1963 Columbia, South Carolina |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 218 lb (99 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | A.C. Flora (Columbia, South Carolina) |
| College | Wichita State (1981–1985) |
| NBA draft | 1985 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall |
| Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics | |
| Playing career | 1985–1998 |
| Position | Small forward / Power forward |
| Number | 34, 35, 32, 31 |
| Career history | |
| 1985–1990 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1990–1991 | Phoenix Suns |
| 1991–1992 | New York Knicks |
| 1992–1995 | Boston Celtics |
| 1995–1996 | Iraklis Thessaloniki |
| 1996–1998 | New Jersey Nets |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 13,606 (15.6 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 5,313 (6.1 rpg) |
| Assists | 1,775 (2.0 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2013 |
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Xavier Maurice McDaniel (born June 4, 1963), nicknamed the X-Man, is an American retired professional basketball player who, at 6 ft 7 in, played both small forward and power forward.
While at Wichita State, McDaniel was the first person to lead the nation in both rebounding and scoring in the same season. In college, McDaniel began to shave both his head and his eyebrows to look more intimidating. He continued this all throughout his pro career.
For his first two seasons at Wichita State, the Shockers were on NCAA probation. He was a teammate his freshman year of future NBA players Antoine Carr and Cliff Levingston. When Levingston left for the NBA, McDaniel became a starter and averaged 18.8 points and 14.4 rebounds as power forward opposite Carr. The following season, Carr left, and McDaniel raised his scoring average to 20.6 points per game and was the Missouri Valley Conference MVP. He then led the nation in scoring (27.4) and rebounding (15.0) his senior season becoming the first player to do so.
McDaniel was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the first round (4th overall) of the 1985 NBA draft and became an instant starter. He averaged 17.1 points per game and finished second in the NBA Rookie of the Year balloting to Patrick Ewing.
His second season, he was one of a trio of 20 ppg scorers with the SuperSonics along with Dale Ellis and Tom Chambers. The SuperSonics made it all the way to the Western Conference finals that season. He averaged over 20 points per game for the next three seasons as a Sonic, including the 1988–89 season when he was used primarily as a bench player.
McDaniel was traded fifteen games into the 1990–91 season to the Phoenix Suns for Eddie Johnson and two draft picks. While the trade reunited him with teammate Tom Chambers, it didn't produce the results the Suns were looking for. At season's end, he was dealt to the New York Knicks.
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