Dwayne Eddie McClain is an American former professional basketball

Basketball

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 player who was selected by the Indiana Pacers

Indiana Pacers

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 in the 2nd round (27th overall) of the 1985 NBA Draft

1985 NBA Draft

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A 6'6" shooting guard

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 from Villanova University

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, played one season in the NBA.

As a member of the Pacers during the 1985-86 season

1985-86 NBA season

-Statistics leaders:-NBA awards:*Most Valuable Player: Larry Bird, Boston Celtics*Rookie of the Year: Patrick Ewing, New York Knicks*Defensive Player of the Year: Alvin Robertson, San Antonio Spurs...

, he averaged 3.5 points in 45 games played. McClain was a member of Villanova's National Championship team in 1985.

Dwayne also played professionally in France, Canada, The Philippines, Indonesia and Greece before finishing his career in Australia.

McClain had an extremely successful career in the Australia

Australia

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n NBL

National Basketball League (Australia)

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 during the early 1990s, playing 105 career games with the Sydney Kings

Sydney Kings

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, averaging 25.4 points per game. He also played for the Brisbane Bullets

Brisbane Bullets

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 and the Gold Coast Rollers

Gold Coast Rollers

The Gold Coast Rollers were an Australian basketball team, that played in Gold Coast, Queensland, in the National Basketball League. The team was originally named the Gold Coast Cougars before being renamed the Rollers in 1992. The team was one of only two teams from the state of Queensland when it...

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He was the MVP of the 1989 Continental Basketball Association

Continental Basketball Association

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All-star game.