Phillip McDonald

Phillip Michael McDonald (born July 25, 1989) is an American professional basketball player. He began his college career playing for the New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team. Born in Cypress, Texas, McDonald was the starting shooting guard for the Lobos the first three years he has played, and provided experience and depth off the bench for the Lobos his senior year.

High school McDonald attended Cypress Springs High School in Cypress, Texas, and garnered a number of accolades during his four-year career. During his senior year for the Panthers, McDonald led Cypress Springs to a 32–7 record while averaging 19 points en route to being named the 17-5A District Most Valuable Player. Through his recruiting process, McDonald was rated a four-star recruit by both Rivals.com and Scout.com, and was ranked the 20th and 19th best shooting guard in the nation, respectively. ESPN pegged McDonald as the tenth best shooting guard nationally, enough to gain a 96 rating (out of 100) and a place in the ESPNU 100. After McDonald signed in late 2007, Rivals.com named McDonald the top shooting guard signee in the Mountain West Conference.

College Freshman Year, 2008–2009 On September 12, 2007, McDonald was the starting shooting guard, and posted the most starts by a Lobos freshman since Rob Robbins started 36 in 1987–1988. and fourth in the conference during conference play.

Games Played Games Started Minutes/Game Points/Game Rebounds/Game Assists/Game Field Goal Percentage 3pt. Field Goal Percentage Free Throw Percentage 35 35 27.5 10.4 3.1 0.7 43.0% 39.6% 69.1%

Junior Year, 2010–2011

Still poised to be a big part of the Lobos moving into the 2010–2011 season, McDonald was forced to miss the first three games of the season after suffering an elbow injury in an exhibition game to Manchester. While it slightly hindered him, McDonald still soldiered through the season.

Games Played Games Started Minutes/Game Points/Game Rebounds/Game Assists/Game Field Goal Percentage 3pt. Field Goal Percentage Free Throw Percentage 32 30 27.8 10.9 4.3 1.1 40.4% 32.5% 76.6%

Senior Year, 2011–2012

With the emergence of teammate Tony Snell as a legitimate all-around small forward and continual injury problems, McDonald opened the season as a reserve, marking his last season as the only season he was not a starter for the majority of the season. Nonetheless, McDonald had a few shining games, including an 18-point effort in 19 minutes off the bench against UMKC.

Games Played Games Started Minutes/Game Points/Game Rebounds/Game Assists/Game Field Goal Percentage 3pt. Field Goal Percentage Free Throw Percentage 11 1 12.0 4.9 1.5 0.6 41.3% 46.7% 100.0%

Professional career In November 2012 Phillip signed to play for Eco Örebro, a professional team based out of Örebro, Sweden.

Personal life

Phillip has a daughter from a previous relationship during high school with Adria Espree.

Phillip is married to former model, Michaela McDonald of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The two have son, Jayden McDonald born December 29, 2010, and daughter Mariah McDonald, born June 25, 2013