Roshown McLeod
Roshown McLeod | |
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| Born | November 17, 1975 |
| Occupation(s) | Basketball player, coach |
| Years active | 1998–2011 (player and coach) |
| Known for | NBA player; college basketball at St. John's and Duke; coaching career |
Roshown McLeod (born November 17, 1975) is a retired American professional basketball athlete who was selected 20th overall in the 1998 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks. Standing 6 feet 8 inches tall and playing the small forward position, McLeod competed at the collegiate level for both St. John's and Duke University. His tenure in the NBA lasted three seasons from 1999 to 2001, during which he played for the Hawks and had a brief stint with the Philadelphia 76ers. Although part of the Boston Celtics roster in the 2001–02 season, his professional career was cut short due to an injury.
McLeod's high school basketball career took place at St. Anthony High School in Jersey City. He made a significant collegiate transfer from St. John's to Duke, marking him as coach Mike Krzyzewski's inaugural accepted transfer—a move indicative of shifting recruitment practices.
Throughout his NBA career, McLeod appeared in a total of 113 games, accumulating 817 points with an average of 7.2 points per game. His personal best scoring performance came on November 14, 2000, when he tallied 24 points against the Orlando Magic.
Following his playing days, McLeod transitioned into coaching, beginning as an assistant coach at Fairfield University in September 2002. He later joined Indiana University's coaching staff under head coach Tom Crean in August 2008 but was released from this role in March 2010.
In April 2010, McLeod took over as head coach at St. Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark, succeeding Dan Hurley, but stepped down from this position a year later in April 2011. He assumed the head coaching role at Fellowship Christian School in Roswell, Georgia in 2016; however, he departed in March of that year due to differences in vision.
Personal
During an interview on CBS Radio, Roshown McLeod shared an anecdote about how Michael Jordan once sang Anita Baker's "Giving You the Best That I Got" to Jerry Stackhouse while outscoring him with 48 points in an NBA contest.