Jamel McLean


Jamel McLean is an American professional basketball player for Nagoya Diamond Dolphins of the Japanese B.League. Standing at, he plays at the power forward 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 Telekom Baskets Bonn 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 Alba Berlin. 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 Olympiacos. 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 has signed with Dinamo Sassari of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A.
At mid 2019-20 season McLean resigns from Sassari to move to Japan where he signed for Nagoya Diamond Dolphins until the end of the season.

Career statistics

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