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Xavier McDaniel
Personal information
Born	; (1963-06-04) June 4, 1963 (age 55); Columbia, South Carolina;
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school	A.C. Flora (Columbia, South Carolina)
College	; Wichita State (1981–1985)
NBA draft	; 1985 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall
	Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics;
Playing career	1985–1998
Position	; Small forward / Power forward;
Number	34, 35, 32, 31
Career history
; 1985–1990;	Seattle SuperSonics
1990–1991	Phoenix Suns
1991–1992	New York Knicks
; 1992–1995;	Boston Celtics
1995–1996	Iraklis Thessaloniki
; 1996–1998;	New Jersey Nets
;
Career highlights and awards
	; ; ; NBA All-Star (1988); ; ; NBA All-Rookie First Team (1986); ; Consensus first-team All-American (1985); ; ; NCAA Division I scoring leader (1985); ; 2× MVC Player of the Year (1984, 1985); ; No. 34 retired by Wichita State; ; ; ;
;
Career NBA statistics
Points	13,606 (15.6 ppg)
Rebounds	5,313 (6.1 rpg)
Assists	1,775 (2.0 apg)
;
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
	; College Basketball Hall of Fame; Inducted in 2013
	;

Xavier Maurice McDaniel (born June 4, 1963), nicknamed the X-Man, is an American retired professional basketball player who, at 6 ft 7 in, played both small forward and power forward.

College

While at Wichita State, McDaniel was the first person to lead the nation in both rebounding and scoring in the same season. In college, McDaniel began to shave both his head and his eyebrows to look more intimidating. He continued this all throughout his pro career.

For his first two seasons at Wichita State, the Shockers were on NCAA probation. He was a teammate his freshman year of future NBA players Antoine Carr and Cliff Levingston. When Levingston left for the NBA, McDaniel became a starter and averaged 18.8 points and 14.4 rebounds as power forward opposite Carr. The following season, Carr left, and McDaniel raised his scoring average to 20.6 points per game and was the Missouri Valley Conference MVP. He then led the nation in scoring (27.4) and rebounding (15.0) his senior season becoming the first player to do so.

NBA

Seattle Supersonics

McDaniel was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the first round (4th overall)^[1] of the 1985 NBA draft and became an instant starter. He averaged 17.1 points per game and finished second in the NBA Rookie of the Year balloting to Patrick Ewing.^[2]

His second season, he was one of a trio of 20 ppg scorers with the SuperSonics along with Dale Ellis and Tom Chambers. The SuperSonics made it all the way to the Western Conference finals that season. He averaged over 20 points per game for the next three seasons as a Sonic, including the 1988–89 season when he was used primarily as a bench player.

Phoenix Suns

McDaniel was traded fifteen games into the 1990–91 season to the Phoenix Suns for Eddie Johnson and two draft picks. While the trade reunited him with teammate Tom Chambers, it didn't produce the results the Suns were looking for. At season's end, he was dealt to the New York Knicks.

New York Knicks

In the Knicks he was a perfect fit in coach Pat Riley's physical style. He gained some notoriety for playing the Chicago Bulls' Scottie Pippen tough in a grueling seven-game playoff series that the Bulls won on their way to their second NBA title.

Retirement

McDaniel finished out his career with the Boston Celtics and New Jersey Nets before retiring after the 1997–98 season.

European basketball

In 1995, McDaniel moved to Europe to play for Iraklis Thessaloniki and he was Greek cup finalist in March 1996. He averaged 19.5 points and 9.4 rebounds per game that season.

Television and film appearances

McDaniel had a brief cameo in the 1992 film Singles. One of the film's main characters, Steve Dunne (Campbell Scott), is having sex and begins fantasizing about a locker room interview with McDaniel in order to delay orgasm. At the end of the otherwise normal interview McDaniel says "Steve, don't cum yet." A year later McDaniel was featured on the sitcom Married... with Children in the episode "A Tisket, a Tasket, Can Peg Make a Basket?" McDaniel played an NBA All-Star in 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.

McDaniel also appeared on the MTV2 game show Pros vs. Joes airing in 2011. Two joes beat McDaniel in a basketball competition.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

His daughter, Xylina, a 6'2" forward, was one of 36 girls that were invited in June 2010 to participate in the United States Under-17 basketball team trials.^[3] She now plays for the North Carolina Tar Heels.^[4] His son, Xavier McDaniel Jr. won a state championship in 2015 for Hammond School, with current North Carolina guard Seventh Woods. Xavier is a forward at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

NBA 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	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1985–86	Seattle	82	80	33.0	.490	.200	.687	8.0	2.4	1.2	.5	17.1
1986–87	Seattle	82	82	37.0	.509	.214	.696	8.6	2.5	1.4	.6	23.0
1987–88	Seattle	78	77	34.7	.488	.280	.715	6.6	3.4	1.2	.7	21.4
1988–89	Seattle	82	10	29.1	.489	.306	.732	5.3	1.6	1.0	.5	20.5
1989–90	Seattle	69	67	35.2	.496	.294	.733	6.5	2.5	1.1	.5	21.3
1990–91	Seattle-Phoenix	81	79	35.3	.490	.000	.710	6.3	2.4	1.2	.5	18.8
1991–92	New York	82	82	28.6	.478	.308	.714	5.6	1.8	.7	.3	13.7
1992–93	Boston	82	27	27.0	.495	.273	.793	6.0	2.0	.9	.6	13.5
1993–94	Boston	82	5	24.0	.461	.244	.676	4.9	1.5	.6	.5	11.3
1994–95	Boston	68	15	21.0	.451	.286	.712	4.4	1.6	.4	.3	8.6
1996–97	New Jersey	62	5	18.9	.389	.200	.730	5.1	1.0	.6	.3	5.6
1997–98	New Jersey	20	0	9.0	.333	–	.625	1.6	.5	.2	.1	1.3
Career		870	529	29.0	.485	.261	.718	6.1	2.0	.9	.5	15.6
All-Star		1	0	13.0	.111	–	–	2.0	.0	.0	.0	2.0

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1987	Seattle	14	14	37.7	.488	.200	.607	8.4	3.0	1.5	.6	20.3
1988	Seattle	5	5	36.0	.556	.500	.500	9.6	5.0	.6	.2	21.2
1989	Seattle	8	8	35.1	.403	.333	.756	8.4	2.8	.3	.6	18.8
1991	Phoenix	4	4	25.3	.415	.000	.667	3.8	1.3	.0	.5	9.5
1992	New York	12	12	38.2	.477	.250	.735	7.2	1.9	.8	.2	18.8
1993	Boston	4	0	31.5	.415	.000	.667	4.5	2.3	.3	.8	12.5
1995	Boston	4	0	14.8	.294	.000	.750	1.5	1.3	.0	.0	3.3
Career		51	43	34.0	.464	.282	.667	7.0	2.6	.7	.4	17.0

References

^ Basketball-Reference.com 1985 NBA Draft, 1985 NBA Draft. Accessed 19 July 2010.

^ Basketball-Reference.com 1985-86 NBA Awards Voting, 1985–86 NBA Awards Voting. Accessed 19 July 2010.

^ Sports Illustrated, August 2, 2010, Where are they Now?, p.82, Published by Time Inc.

^ Xylina McDaniel 2012 High School Girls' Basketball News - ESPNHS

External links

Career statistics and player information from Basketball-Reference.com

Sonics Q&A: Xavier McDaniel, by Kevin Pelton, SUPERSONICS.COM | August 17, 2006

Xavier McDaniel - No One Played Harder @ NBA.com

Xavier McDaniel on IMDb

Xavier McDaniel Biography at the Wayback Machine (archived October 28, 2009)

[1] Basketball-Reference.com 1985 NBA Draft, 1985 NBA Draft. Accessed 19 July 2010.

[2] Basketball-Reference.com 1985-86 NBA Awards Voting, 1985–86 NBA Awards Voting. Accessed 19 July 2010.

[3] Sports Illustrated, August 2, 2010, Where are they Now?, p.82, Published by Time Inc.

[4] Xylina McDaniel 2012 High School Girls' Basketball News - ESPNHS

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