McLean with Baskets Bonn in 2013
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| Position | Power forward / center |
| League | B.League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1988-04-18) April 18, 1988 (age 36) Brooklyn, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 257 lb (117 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 |
| 2018–2019 | Lokomotiv Kuban |
| 2019–2020 | Dinamo Sassari |
| 2020 | Nagoya Diamond Dolphins |
| 2021 | MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg |
| 2021 | Casademont Zaragoza |
| 2021–2022 | Skyliners Frankfurt |
| 2022–present | Kumamoto Volters |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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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.
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]
On June 19, 2024, McLean re-signed with the team for the 2024–25 season.[21]
| 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 |
| 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 | |
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