Michael McDonald (basketball)
Michael Dewayne McDonald is a retired American basketball player. A 6'10" and center, he played collegiately for Utah Valley State College and the University of New Orleans. In 1990–91 he averaged 12.3 points and 8.3 rebounds for Utah Valley. He sat out a year, then averaged 4.2 points and 2.5 rebounds per game for New Orleans as a junior in 1992-93. His senior year in 1994-95 he averaged 11.1 points and 9.7 rebounds with 81 blocked shots. He was selected by the Golden State Warriors with the second round pick 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, and he spent two weeks with the Raptors during the 1996 pre-season, but was waived before the regular season started.
On January 21, 1998 he signed a ten-day contract with the Charlotte Hornets. He played in one game for them.
