Wayne McDaniel

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Wayne McDaniel
Personal information
Born San Francisco, California
NationalityAmerican
Career information
College
NBA draft 1982 / Undrafted
Playing career1983–1994
Career history
1983 Adelaide 36ers
1984–1985 Geelong Supercats
1986–1988 Newcastle Falcons
1989–1994 Hobart Devils
Career highlights and awards

Wayne McDaniel is an American former professional basketball player. He spent much of his career in the Australian National Basketball League (NBL), playing 288 games from 1983 to 1994. He scored over 7,600 points in his career at an average of 26.5 points per game [1] over twelve seasons with 4 teams. [2] He was a four-time NBL All-Star. [3]

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Born in San Francisco, California, [3] McDaniel played college basketball for the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners from 1980 to 1982. [4] He played professionally for the Adelaide 36ers (1983), Geelong Supercats (1984–1985), Newcastle Falcons (1986–1988) and Hobart Devils (1989–1994) of the NBL. [5] Setting many single-game [5] and single-season records, [6] he retired in 1995. [2]

As of the 2013–14 NBL season, Wayne McDaniel sits 3rd on the NBL's highest career points average with 26.5 per game, 3rd in career 40+ point games (22), 2nd in career 30+ point season averages (4), 9th in field goals made in a single game (24 vs Adelaide 36ers in 1989), and 10th in most points in a single game with 57 vs Adelaide in 1989.

He has also appeared in films such as Son of the Mask (2005) and Superman Returns (2006) and The Sapphires (2012). In November, 2014, McDaniel appeared in the world premiere production of the rock musical, The Island of Doctor Moron, playing the role of Brother Bob.

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Notes

  1. ↑ "Basketball Australia : Back in the Day: June 1991". basketball.net.au. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
  2. 1 2 "National Basketball League - Sydney Kings: Wayne McDaniel a great addition to game night!".
  3. 1 2 "Wayne McDaniel". No1 Draft Pick Basketball Academy. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Carter Honored by Bakersfield Jockey Club". CSU Bakersfield. February 7, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-04. Retrieved 2011-11-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-04-28. Retrieved 2011-11-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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