Xavier McDaniel
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| Position | Forward |
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| Nickname | X-Man, X |
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Nationality | USA |
| Born | June 4 1963 Image:Flag of South Carolina.svg Columbia, South Carolina |
| College | Wichita State |
| Draft | 4th overall, 1985 |
| Pro career | 1985–1998 |
| Former teams | Seattle SuperSonics (1985-1991) Phoenix Suns (1991) New York Knicks (1991-1992) Boston Celtics (1992-1995) New Jersey Nets (1996-1998) |
Xavier Maurice McDaniel (born June 4 1963, in Columbia, South Carolina) is a retired American National Basketball Association (NBA) player who, at 6' 7", played both small forward and power forward for the Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns, New York Knicks, Boston Celtics, and New Jersey Nets. While at Wichita State, X was the first person to lead the nation in both rebounding and scoring in the same season, a feat that shows his tremendous skill.
[edit] In pop culture
- Singles - In a "breaking the fourth wall" fantasy sequence within the movie, McDaniel tells Campbell Scott's character "Steve, don't come yet."
- Appeared in three episodes of Pros vs. Joes
- Appeared in an episode of American sitcom Married...with Children
[edit] External links
- NBA.com Historical Player Info
- NBA statistics @ basketballreference.com
- Sonics Q&A: Xavier McDaniel, by Kevin Pelton, SUPERSONICS.COM | August 17, 2006
- Xavier McDaniel - No One Played Harder @ NBA.com
- IMDB entry for McDaniel
1985 NBA Draft |
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| First Round Patrick Ewing • Wayman Tisdale • Benoit Benjamin • Xavier McDaniel • Jon Koncak • Joe Kleine • Chris Mullin • Detlef Schrempf • Charles Oakley • Ed Pinckney • Keith Lee • Kenny Green • Karl Malone • Alfredrick Hughes • Blair Rasmussen • Bill Wennington • Uwe Blab • Joe Dumars • Steve Harris • Sam Vincent • Terry Catledge • Jerry Reynolds • A. C. Green • Terry Porter |
| Second Round Mike Smrek • Bill Martin • Dwayne McClain • Ken Johnson • Mike Brittain • Calvin Duncan • Manute Bol • Nick Vanos • Greg Stokes • Aubrey Sherrod • Tyrone Corbin • Yvon Joseph • Carey Scurry • Fernando Martín • George Montgomery • Mark Acres • Lorenzo Charles • Bobby Lee Hurt • Barry Stevens • Voise Winters • John "Hot Rod" Williams • Adrian Branch • Gerald Wilkins |
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Categories: 1963 births | Living people | American basketball players | African American sportspeople | People from South Carolina | Seattle SuperSonics players | Phoenix Suns players | New York Knicks players | Boston Celtics players | New Jersey Nets players | Wichita State Shockers men's basketball players | Power forwards (basketball) | Small forwards
