- Glenn McDonald
Glenn McDonald (born
March 21 ,1952 in Kewanne,Illinois ) is a retired American professionalbasketball player. He played three seasons for theBoston Celtics and theMilwaukee Bucks before going overseas most notably with theU-Tex Wranglers in the early-80's. He averaged 4.2 points in 146 games played in his NBA career.He played a huge role in Game 5 of the
1976 NBA Finals , scoring eight points in the third overtime period as the Celtics won 128-126 before eventually winning the championship in six games.In the
Philippines , McDonald was instrumental in U/Tex's 1980 PBA Open Conference championship against Toyota Tamaraws. He scored two free-throws to send the fifth game into overtime after Toyota led by four with 16 seconds left in regulation. U/Tex eventually won the championship, 99-98.In 1981, he became the head coach of the U/Tex franchise.
External links
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mcdongl01.html Career NBA Statistics]
* [http://www.pba.ph/content/view/1471/59/ McDonald nominated to PBA Hall of Fame]
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