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Jamel McLean

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Jamel McLean
McLean with Baskets Bonn in 2013
No. 1 – Kumamoto Volters
PositionPower forward / center
LeagueB.League
Personal information
Born (1988-04-18) April 18, 1988 (age 36)
Brooklyn, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight257 lb (117 kg)
Career information
High schoolBethel (Hampton, Virginia)
College
NBA draft2011: undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2012Leuven Bears
2012Oostende
2013–2014Bonn
2014–2015Alba Berlin
2015–2017Olimpia Milano
2017–2018Olympiacos
2018–2019Lokomotiv Kuban
2019–2020Dinamo Sassari
2020Nagoya Diamond Dolphins
2021MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
2021Casademont Zaragoza
2021–2022Skyliners Frankfurt
2022–presentKumamoto Volters
Career highlights and awards

Jamel McLean (born April 18, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for Kumamoto Volters of the B.League. Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), he plays at the power forward and center positions.

Professional career

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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]

On August 28, 2019, he signed with Dinamo Sassari of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A.[12]

At mid 2019-20 season McLean resigned from Sassari[13] to move to Japan, where he signed with Nagoya Diamond Dolphins until the end of the season.[14]

On February 22, 2021, McLean signed with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of the Basketball Bundesliga for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[15]

On July 7, 2021, he signed with Casademont Zaragoza of the Liga ACB.[16] McLean averaged 9 points and 4 rebounds per game. He parted ways with the team on November 21.[17]

On November 22, McLean signed with Skyliners Frankfurt of the Basketball Bundesliga.[18]

On July 25, 2022, McLean signed with Kumamoto Volters of the B.League for the 2022–23 season.[19]

On June 25, 2023, McLean re-signed with the team for the 2023–24 season.[20] Upon renegotiating the contract, McLean changed his jersey number from 3 to 1.

On June 19, 2024, McLean re-signed with the team for the 2024–25 season.[21]

Career statistics

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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

EuroLeague

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2014–15 Alba Berlin 21 14 25.4 .559 .000 .770 5.6 1.6 1.0 .2 13.0 16.9
2015–16 Milano 10 9 22.5 .531 .000 .830 4.1 .9 1.0 .1 10.7 13.2
2016–17 Milano 30 9 20.4 .591 .167 .716 4.2 1.4 .7 .25 8.7 10
Career 31 23 24.5 .551 .000 .787 5.1 1.4 1.0 .2 12.3 15.7
2018–19 Lokomotiv Kuban
2019–20 Nagoya Diamond Dolphins 6 6 35.1 .532 .200 .730 11.2 2.0 18.7
2021 MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
2021 Casademont Zaragoza
2021-22 Skyliners Frankfurt
2022–23 Kumamoto Volters 39 25 26.0 .506 .319 .722 7.3 2.2 1.1 .5 16.5
2023–24 Kumamoto Volters 48 48 28.0 .632 .136 .635 8.9 2.3 1.3 .9 15.7

References

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  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. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016. 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. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. 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". July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  12. ^ Carchia, Emiliano (August 28, 2019). "Dinamo Sassari signs Jamel McLean". Sportando. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  13. ^ "La Dinamo saluta Jamel McLean" (in Italian). dinamobasket.com. January 13, 2020.
  14. ^ "Jamel Mclean （ジャメール マクリーン）選手加入のお知らせ" (in Japanese). nagoya-dolphins.jp. February 7, 2020.
  15. ^ "Jamel McLean wechselt nach Ludwigsburg". MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (in German). February 22, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  16. ^ Maggi, Alessandro (July 7, 2021). "Jamel McLean officially signs with Casademont Zaragoza". Sportando. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  17. ^ Skerletic, Dario (November 21, 2021). "Casademont Zaragoza, Jamel McLean part ways". Sportando. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  18. ^ Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (November 22, 2021). "Frankfurt signs Jamel McLean, ex Zaragoza". Eurobasket. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  19. ^ "ジャメール・マクリーン選手2022-23シーズン契約合意のお知らせ" (in Japanese). volters.jp. July 25, 2022.
  20. ^ "#1 ジャメール・マクリーン選手2023-24シーズン契約合意(継続)のお知らせ" (in Japanese). volters.jp. June 25, 2023.
  21. ^ "#1 ジャメール・マクリーン選手 2024-25シーズン 契約継続のお知らせ". 熊本ヴォルターズ (in Japanese). June 19, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
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