Xavier McDaniel

Infobox NBA Player
name= Xavier McDaniel


caption =
position = Forward
nickname = X-Man, X
height_ft = 6
height_in = 7
weight_lb = 205
former_teams = Seattle SuperSonics (1985-1991)
Phoenix Suns (1991)
New York Knicks (1991-1992)
Boston Celtics (1992-1995)
Iraklis B.C. (1995-1996)
New Jersey Nets (1996-1998)
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1963|6|4
birth_place = Columbia, South Carolina
college = Wichita State
draft = 4th overall
draft_year = 1985
career_start = 1985
career_end = 1998
awards =

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.

Career

While at Wichita State, McDaniel was the first person to lead the nation in both rebounding and scoring in the same season.

McDaniel was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1st round (4th overall) of the 1985 NBA Draft and he played for the Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns, New York Knicks, Boston Celtics, and New Jersey Nets. While he was with the SuperSonics, McDaniel was part of the "Big Mac," which included 2 other players (Nate McMillan and Derrick McKey).

In 1995, McDaniel moved in Europe to play for Iraklis BC and he was Greek cup finalist in March 1996.

Television and movie appearances

Xavier McDaniel made his motion picture debut in 1992 when he made a brief cameo in the film "Singles". In that movie, McDaniel appears in a "breaking the fourth wall" fantasy sequence when Campbell Scott begins thinking about the basketball pro while Scott is having an intimate romantic interlude. McDaniel comically tells Campbell Scott's character, "Steve, don't cum yet." A year later McDaniel was featured on the TV sitcom "Married… with Children" in the McDaniel played an NBA All-Star in that episode 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.

Career Highlights and Trivia

In a game in the late 1980's (presumably 1987), McDaniel tried to physically choke the Los Angeles Lakers' Wes Matthews during a game, which didn't get as much publicity as the later Latrell Sprewell/P.J. Carlesimo-choking incident. (http://www.verbungle.com/littleday_11_14_05.htm)

ee also

* List of college men's basketball players with 2000 points and 1000 rebounds

External links

* [http://www.nba.com/historical/playerfile/index.html?player=xavier_mcdaniel NBA.com Historical Player Info]
* [http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MCDANXA01 NBA statistics] @ basketballreference.com
* [http://www.nba.com/sonics/news/mcdaniel060817.html Sonics Q&A: Xavier McDaniel] , by Kevin Pelton, SUPERSONICS.COM | August 17, 2006
* [http://www.nba.com/sonics/history/Xavier_McDaniel__No_One_Playe-57893-51.html Xavier McDaniel - No One Played Harder] @ NBA.com
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0567444/ IMDB entry for McDaniel]
* [http://www.geocities.com/tzovas/nbastars/mcdaniel_xavier.html Xavier McDaniel Biography]
* [http://www.basketpedya.com/Acc002InfJug.php?idjug=602&idioma=3 basketpedya.com]