Ken McDonald (1999)

McDonald was a complete basketball player for CCRI; in 1990, he set the single-season scoring record, scoring 754 points.  That record is second all-time now.  He is also second all-time for most three-pointers in a game, shooting 9 of them at the NJCAA championships in Kansas, which gained him national recognition.  McDonald was named first-team All-American after the 1989-1990 season.  The former North Providence High All-Stater is the 6th player on the all-time scorers list.  He was an All-New England and All-Region XXI tournament selection, went on to play for Providence College and then averaged 37 points per game for a professional team in Ireland.  McDonald went on to have prolific coaching career.  His coaching career includes 28 years of extensive coaching experience at the collegiate, professional and international level. He has honed his leadership skills as a head coach of an NCAA Division I program as well as an NBA G League organization.  His collegiate coaching experiences includes time spent in the SEC, ACC, Big 12 and Sun Belt. He has been on staff for 14 NCAA Tournament appearances and a pair of NIT berths.  He started to coach at the NCAA Division I level by working as an assistant under his old Providence College coach and he did that by helping Barnes’ 1996-97 Clemson squad reach the Sweet Sixteen.  During McDonald’s four years on Barnes’ staff at Texas from 2004-08, they advanced to the Elite Eight twice.  He has coached 13 collegians who became NBA Draft picks and 21 G League performers who earned NBA call-ups.  His G League coaching career began as an assistant with the league champion Austin Spurs in 2012. In 2013, he was promoted to head coach, and he led the organization in that role from 2013-17—a run that included two Western Conference Finals appearances.  Before that, McDonald spent four years as the head coach at Western Kentucky from 2008-12.  He also served as an assistant coach and advanced scout for USA Basketball.