Jamel McLean

Jamel McLean
McLean with the Baskets Bonn
No. 1 – Lokomotiv Kuban
Position Power forward / Center
League VTB United League
EuroCup
Personal information
Born (1988-04-18) April 18, 1988
Brooklyn, New York
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school Bethel (Hampton, Virginia)
College
NBA draft 2011 / Undrafted
Playing career 2011–present
Career history
2011–2012 Leuven Bears
2012 Oostende
2013–2014 Bonn
2014–2015 Alba Berlin
2015–2017 Olimpia Milano
2017–2018 Olympiacos
2018–present Lokomotiv Kuban
Career highlights and awards

Jamel McLean (born 18 April 1988) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Lokomotiv Kuban of the VTB United League. Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), 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.[1]

On October 5, 2012, he signed a two-month deal with Telenet Oostende of Belgium.[2] After his contract expired, he left Oostende.[3] On January 5, 2013, he signed with Telekom Baskets Bonn of Germany for the rest of the season.[4] On June 28, 2013, he re-signed with Telekom Bonn for one more season.[5]

On August 5, 2014, McLean signed a one-year contract, with an option for another season, with the German club Alba Berlin.[6] In the 2014–15 season, he was named the Basketball Bundesliga MVP.[7] On July 3, 2015, he opted out of his contract with Alba.[8]

On July 9, 2015, McLean signed a two-year contract with Italian club EA7 Emporio Armani Milano.[9]

On July 12, 2017, McLean signed a two-year contract with Greek club Olympiacos.[10] 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.[11]

Career statistics

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  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

EuroLeague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2014–15 Alba Berlin 211425.4.559.000.7705.61.61.0.213.016.9
2015–16 Milano 10922.5.531.000.8304.1.91.0.110.713.2
2016–17 Milano 30920.4.591.167.7164.21.4.7.258.710
Career 312324.5.551.000.7875.11.41.0.212.315.7

References

  1. ↑ "Leuven Bears add rookie Jamel McLean". Sportando.com. July 14, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  2. ↑ Telenet Oostende signs Jamel McLean to a two-month deal
  3. ↑ Oostende replaces Jamel McLean with Thomas De Thaey
  4. ↑ Telekom Baskets Bonn announced Jamel McLean
  5. ↑ Telekom Baskets Bonn keep Jamel McLean
  6. ↑ "Top-Rebounder der Liga Jamel McLean wird ein Albatros". albaberlin.de (in German). August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Jamel McLean zum "Most Valuable Player" gekürt / Sasa Obradovic ist der "Coach of the Year"". beko-bbl.de (in German). April 23, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Jamel McLean opts out of his contract with Alba Berlin". Sportando.com. July 3, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  9. ↑ "EA7 Emporio Armani Milan lands McLean". Euroleague.net. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  10. ↑ Jamel McLean is officially a new player of Olympiacos
  11. ↑ "Lokomotiv Kuban signs Jamel McLean". 17 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
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