1. Donald Michael McGrath was born on May 7,1984 and is an American former professional basketball player.
29 Facts About Donnie McGrath
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Donnie McGrath played college basketball at Providence College and on the Irish national basketball team after obtaining Irish citizenship.
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Donnie McGrath grew up in Westchester County, outside of New York City.
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Donnie McGrath was an all-league first-team player all four seasons, and first-team all state his last two seasons.
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Donnie McGrath finished his varsity career with a school-record 1,725 career points.
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Donnie McGrath averaged 30.9 points, 7.6 assists, and 6.5 rebounds per game his senior year, and was named Westchester County Mr Basketball.
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Donnie McGrath grew up playing AAU in New York City, with renowned clubs New York Gauchos and New York Ravens, out of the Bronx, NY.
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Donnie McGrath became a regular at street ball tournaments in the city, and earned himself several nicknames on the court.
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Donnie McGrath was an all-star at the prestigious ABCD Camp, and he was ranked as a consensus Top 100 national player in the class of 2002.
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Donnie McGrath launched his college basketball career at Providence, by being named to the Big East all-rookie team.
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Donnie McGrath started all 32 of the Friars' games, and finished the season with 138 assists and just 76 turnovers, while averaging 9.1 points per game.
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Donnie McGrath led the Friars in scoring, and 3-pointers in his senior year.
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Donnie McGrath earned second-team All-Big East honors in the first year of the expansion of the Big East into a 16-team power conference, which was considered the best in the country.
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Donnie McGrath went 9-of-9 from 3-point range, against the University of Virginia, on Feb 2,2005, scoring 27 points, and adding seven assists and five rebounds.
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Donnie McGrath's 9-of-9 performance on 3-pointers was an NCAA Division I record for most 3-point field goals made in a game, without a miss, at that time.
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Donnie McGrath ended his career at Providence, ranked number one in school history in minutes played, games started, and 3-pointers made, and 17th on the Friars' career scoring list, with 1,282 points.
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Donnie McGrath signed on to the New York Knicks' summer team to compete in the Las Vegas NBA Summer League.
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Donnie McGrath then signed his first pro contract with Pallacanestro Cantu of the Italian LBA League.
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Donnie McGrath averaged 7.6 points per game in the EuroLeague.
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Donnie McGrath averaged 13.5 points per game in the Greek League, leading the team in scoring.
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Donnie McGrath averaged 9.3 points per game as the team's starting point guard in the Greek competition, and 8.8 points per game in the EuroCup competition.
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Donnie McGrath was second on the team in assists in the EuroCup competition.
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On December 30,2011, Donnie McGrath joined the Italian club Teramo Basket, on a one-month contract, with an option for an extension until the end of the season.
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On February 24,2012, Donnie McGrath signed with Scaligera Basket Verona in Italy.
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On February 11,2013, Donnie McGrath signed with the Lithuanian club Zalgiris Kaunas.
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On October 20,2014, Donnie McGrath signed with the Turkish team Anadolu Efes.
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However, on August 31,2016, Donnie McGrath terminated his contract with the team and returned to the United States, after he found out that his father had been diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer.
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Donnie McGrath was able to attain Irish citizenship, enabling him to play in Europe with an Irish passport, because his grandmother was born in Ireland, before emigrating to New York when she was young.
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In 2006 and 2008, McGrath played on the Irish national basketball team in the EuroBasket Division B In 2009, he led Ireland's team in scoring, and all players in group B, with a scoring average of 20.5 points per game, including scoring 32 points against Georgia in the qualifying rounds.