Durrell McDonald

Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 173
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Las Vegas, Nev.
High School:
Green Valley

Career Notes:

Played in 97 career games with 37 starts
10th on DePaul's all-time three-point field goal percentage list with a career mark of .365 (58-159)
Signed with DePaul on April 12, 2012
Also high jumps as a member of the DePaul track and field team
Finished third at the 2015 BIG EAST Outdoor Track and Field Championship following a second-place finish in 2014 and a third at the 2013 conference outdoor meet
Match his career-best height of 2.08 meters at the 2014 championships

2014-15 (Junior):

Played in 32 games with 21 starts
Second on team with 44 steals and 72 assists
Ranked among BIG EAST leaders in steals for all games (10th - 1.3 spg) and conference games only (t13th - 1.1 spg)
Six assists at Marquette
Nine points, two rebounds at Butler
Seven points, five boards, four assists against Seton Hall
12 points, two steals against Loyola Marymount
Six points, six rebounds, two steals against Colorado
Eight points, five rebounds, five assists against Illinois State
10 points and three rebounds against Milwaukee
Nine assists, five points, five steals, four rebounds against Northern Illinois
Seven points, six rebounds, four assists, four steals against Stanford
10 points, seven rebounds, six assists against Drake
Opened season with four points against UIC

2013-14 (Sophomore):

Played in all 33 games with seven starts
One of two players to play in every game
Averaged 19.6 minutes per game
Shot .415 (27-65) from three-point range
Six games in double-figures
Ranked among BIG EAST leaders in all games for steals (13th - 1.1 spg)... in league games only, ranked in steals (t14th - 1.1 spg)
Second on the team with 37 steals
Eight points, four assists, three rebounds at St. John's
15 points, three boards against Seton Hall
13 points and four rebounds against Marquette
Eight points, three rebounds at Providence
Nine points, two rebounds at Creighton
14 points at Seton Hall
Nine points, three boards, three assists at Marquette
Five points, four steals, three rebounds at Northwestern
10 points at Illinois State
Eight points, two assists and two steals against Chicago State
11 points against Arizona State with a career-high six steals
Scored eight points against Texas
Eight points in nine minutes off the bench at Milwaukee
Opened season with 10 points against Grambling State

2012-13 (Freshman):

Played in all 32 games with starts in nine games
Averaged 11.1 minutes per game
12 points, three assists against Seton Hall
Six points against Milwaukee, Fairfield and Loyola-Chicago
Scored nine points against Austin Peay with two steals, two rebounds
Made DePaul debut with seven points, two assists against UC Riverside
One of two players on roster during the season from Las Vegas with Moses Morgan

High School:

Earned first team Class 4A All-State honors from the Las Vegas Review-Journal after averaging 21.2 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game as a senior
Led Green Valley to Class 4A state semifinals with a 32-point game in the regional championship
Named West region Player of the Week by ESPN.com following the 32-point effort
The Gators started the season at 4-11 before McDonald led the team to 13 wins in 14 games en route to the state semifinals
Earned MVP honors for the Sunrise Region and All-Southeast League Team
Played for Lorenzo Jarvis at Green Valley
Also one of the nation's top prep high jumpers with a personal best mark of 7-0 as a senior
That height was ranked seventh in the nation in 2012
Won the Nevada state high jump as a sophomore and was runner-up as a senior
Spent junior year in Mississippi and claimed a 2011 Class 2A state title with Piney Woods High School
Averaged 7.8 points and 6.5 assists per game
The Tornados finished the season with a 29-3 record after defeating Bruce, 64-48, in the championship game
Also won the Mississippi state high jump title during junior year
Played AAU basketball for Mitch Mitchell and Mad Moves Inc. and Wesley Reed and Henderson Heat.

Personal:

Son of Darryl McDonald and Vernessa Reed
Has five brothers and three sisters
Brothers are Redale, Carl, Darryl Jr., Derrick and Darren
Sisters are Denisha, Ericka and Dakota
Father played at Texas A&M from 1986-88 and professionally in the CBA from 1990-93 before a career from 1994-2008 in Australia's NBL
Also led a successful coaching career in the NBL
Majoring in Communication and Media

McDonald by the Numbers
Career Statistics 2014-15 Game-by-Game Statistics
2013-14 Game-by-Game Statistics 2012-13 Game-by-Game Statistics

Career Highs
Points: 15, vs. Seton Hall (Feb. 25, 2014)
Rebounds: 7, vs. Drake (Nov. 18, 2014)
Assists: 9, vs. Northern Illinois (Dec. 2, 2014)
Steals: 6, vs. Arizona State (Dec. 6, 2013)
Blocked Shots: 1 (12x), last at Georgetown (Feb. 21, 2015)
Field Goals: 5 (4x), last vs. Seton Hall (Feb. 25, 2014)
Field Goal Attempts: 11, vs. Arizona State (Dec. 6, 2013)
3pt. Field Goals: 3 (3x), last vs. Loyola Marymount (Dec. 25, 2014)
3pt. Field Goal Attempts: 5 (2x), last vs. Loyola Marymount (Dec. 25, 2014)
Free Throws: 4, vs. Wright State (Nov. 16, 2013)
Free Throw Attempts: 4 (4x), last at Providence (Feb. 15, 2014)
Minutes: 35, vs. Seton Hall (Feb. 25, 2014)
Games in Double-Figures: 10