Xavier McDaniel
Xavier McDaniel
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1963-06-04) 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 | |
| |
| 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 | |
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2013 | |
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.
Contents
1 College
2 NBA
2.1 Seattle Supersonics
2.2 Phoenix Suns
2.3 New York Knicks
2.4 Retirement
2.5 European basketball
3 Television and film appearances
4 Personal life
5 NBA career statistics
5.1 Regular season
5.2 Playoffs
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
College[edit]
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.
NBA[edit]
Seattle Supersonics[edit]
McDaniel was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the first round (4th overall)[1] 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.[2]
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.
Phoenix Suns[edit]
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.
New York Knicks[edit]
In the Knicks he was a perfect fit in coach Pat Riley's physical style. He gained some notoriety for playing the Chicago Bulls' Scottie Pippen tough in a grueling seven-game playoff series that the Bulls won on their way to their second NBA title.
Retirement[edit]
McDaniel finished out his career with the Boston Celtics and New Jersey Nets before retiring after the 1997–98 season.
European basketball[edit]
In 1995, McDaniel moved to Europe to play for Iraklis Thessaloniki and he was Greek cup finalist in March 1996. He averaged 19.5 points and 9.4 rebounds per game that season.
Television and film appearances[edit]
McDaniel had a brief cameo in the 1992 film Singles. One of the film's main characters, Steve Dunne (Campbell Scott), is having sex and begins fantasizing about a locker room interview with McDaniel in order to delay orgasm. At the end of the otherwise normal interview McDaniel says "Steve, don't cum yet." A year later McDaniel was featured on the sitcom Married... with Children in the episode "A Tisket, a Tasket, Can Peg Make a Basket?" McDaniel played an NBA All-Star in who roughs up lead character Al Bundy after his wife pesters the All-Star during a basketball match.
After retiring McDaniel appeared on Spike TV's televised slamball games where he coached the Riders squad in 2003. Afterwards he made a few appearances on the reality TV game show Pros vs. Joes in 2006. Xavier McDaniel played on the Orange "All-Star" Team with fellow NBA star Clyde Drexler on an episode of Pros vs Joes, who coincidentally also appeared with McDaniel on the same Married... with Children episode 13 years earlier.
McDaniel also appeared on the MTV2 game show Pros vs. Joes airing in 2011. Two joes beat McDaniel in a basketball competition.[citation needed]
Personal life[edit]
His daughter, Xylina, a 6'2" forward, was one of 36 girls that were invited in June 2010 to participate in the United States Under-17 basketball team trials.[3] She now plays for the North Carolina Tar Heels.[4] His son, Xavier McDaniel Jr. won a state championship in 2015 for Hammond School, with current North Carolina guard Seventh Woods. Xavier is a forward at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
NBA career statistics[edit]
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season[edit]
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1985–86 | Seattle | 82 | 80 | 33.0 | .490 | .200 | .687 | 8.0 | 2.4 | 1.2 | .5 | 17.1 |
1986–87 | Seattle | 82 | 82 | 37.0 | .509 | .214 | .696 | 8.6 | 2.5 | 1.4 | .6 | 23.0 |
1987–88 | Seattle | 78 | 77 | 34.7 | .488 | .280 | .715 | 6.6 | 3.4 | 1.2 | .7 | 21.4 |
1988–89 | Seattle | 82 | 10 | 29.1 | .489 | .306 | .732 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .5 | 20.5 |
1989–90 | Seattle | 69 | 67 | 35.2 | .496 | .294 | .733 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 1.1 | .5 | 21.3 |
1990–91 | Seattle-Phoenix | 81 | 79 | 35.3 | .490 | .000 | .710 | 6.3 | 2.4 | 1.2 | .5 | 18.8 |
1991–92 | New York | 82 | 82 | 28.6 | .478 | .308 | .714 | 5.6 | 1.8 | .7 | .3 | 13.7 |
1992–93 | Boston | 82 | 27 | 27.0 | .495 | .273 | .793 | 6.0 | 2.0 | .9 | .6 | 13.5 |
1993–94 | Boston | 82 | 5 | 24.0 | .461 | .244 | .676 | 4.9 | 1.5 | .6 | .5 | 11.3 |
1994–95 | Boston | 68 | 15 | 21.0 | .451 | .286 | .712 | 4.4 | 1.6 | .4 | .3 | 8.6 |
1996–97 | New Jersey | 62 | 5 | 18.9 | .389 | .200 | .730 | 5.1 | 1.0 | .6 | .3 | 5.6 |
1997–98 | New Jersey | 20 | 0 | 9.0 | .333 | – | .625 | 1.6 | .5 | .2 | .1 | 1.3 |
| Career | 870 | 529 | 29.0 | .485 | .261 | .718 | 6.1 | 2.0 | .9 | .5 | 15.6 | |
| All-Star | 1 | 0 | 13.0 | .111 | – | – | 2.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 | |
Playoffs[edit]
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1987 | Seattle | 14 | 14 | 37.7 | .488 | .200 | .607 | 8.4 | 3.0 | 1.5 | .6 | 20.3 |
1988 | Seattle | 5 | 5 | 36.0 | .556 | .500 | .500 | 9.6 | 5.0 | .6 | .2 | 21.2 |
1989 | Seattle | 8 | 8 | 35.1 | .403 | .333 | .756 | 8.4 | 2.8 | .3 | .6 | 18.8 |
1991 | Phoenix | 4 | 4 | 25.3 | .415 | .000 | .667 | 3.8 | 1.3 | .0 | .5 | 9.5 |
1992 | New York | 12 | 12 | 38.2 | .477 | .250 | .735 | 7.2 | 1.9 | .8 | .2 | 18.8 |
1993 | Boston | 4 | 0 | 31.5 | .415 | .000 | .667 | 4.5 | 2.3 | .3 | .8 | 12.5 |
1995 | Boston | 4 | 0 | 14.8 | .294 | .000 | .750 | 1.5 | 1.3 | .0 | .0 | 3.3 |
| Career | 51 | 43 | 34.0 | .464 | .282 | .667 | 7.0 | 2.6 | .7 | .4 | 17.0 | |
See also[edit]
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season rebounding leaders
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds
References[edit]
^ Basketball-Reference.com 1985 NBA Draft, 1985 NBA Draft. Accessed 19 July 2010.
^ Basketball-Reference.com 1985-86 NBA Awards Voting, 1985–86 NBA Awards Voting. Accessed 19 July 2010.
^ Sports Illustrated, August 2, 2010, Where are they Now?, p.82, Published by Time Inc.
^ Xylina McDaniel 2012 High School Girls' Basketball News - ESPNHS
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from Basketball-Reference.com
Sonics Q&A: Xavier McDaniel, by Kevin Pelton, SUPERSONICS.COM | August 17, 2006
Xavier McDaniel - No One Played Harder @ NBA.com
Xavier McDaniel on IMDb
Xavier McDaniel Biography at the Wayback Machine (archived October 28, 2009)
Categories:
- 1963 births
- Living people
- All-American college men's basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- Basketball players from South Carolina
- Boston Celtics players
- Greek Basket League players
- Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C. players
- National Basketball Association All-Stars
- National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame inductees
- New Jersey Nets players
- New York Knicks players
- Phoenix Suns players
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Seattle SuperSonics draft picks
- Seattle SuperSonics players
- Small forwards
- Sportspeople from Columbia, South Carolina
- Wichita State Shockers men's basketball players
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