AS A JUNIOR (2014-15)
- Appeared in all 35 games off the bench, tallying 11.7 minutes per game
- Averaged 2.8 points and 2.6 rebounds per contest while recording 18 blocks
Notable Games in 2014-15
- Pulled down a team- and career-high seven rebounds to go along with two points in 13 minutes vs. UMass-Lowell (11/14)
- Scored four points and added four rebounds and a block against Marquette (11/18)
- Grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds to go along with eight points and two blocks vs. Sacred Heart (11/23)
- Scored eight points and tallied eight boards against James Madison (11/28)
- Recorded four points, four rebounds and two blocks against Colgate (12/6)
- Tied career-high nine points vs. North Carolina A&T (12/17)
- Tallied four points and four boards vs. Michigan (1/13)
- Recorded three points and three rebounds at Michigan State (2/14)
- Tallied four points and three boards at Penn State (3/4)
- Scored two points and grabbed eight boards against Michigan State (3/13)
AS A JUNIOR (2013-14)
- Played in all 35 games, averaging 12.1 minutes of a game
Notable Games in 2013-14
- Scored then-career-high six points vs. Morgan State (11/9) in 18 minutes of action, which also served as a then-career best
- Played then-career high 21 minutes at Marquette (11/16)
- Scored career high seven points vs. Bryant (12/11) … 2-of-3 from the field
- Recorded career-best four blocks vs. ULM (12/27)
- Recorded career-high nine points on career best 4-of-6 shooting in career high 25 minutes at Penn State (2/27)
- Tied career high in blocks with four against Nittany Lions (2/27)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2012-13)
- Appeared in 19 games, producing 25 total points
- Saw first NCAA tournament action against Iona (3/22), scoring a career-high five points in eight minutes
- Took the court in five of the final eight regular-season games and a total of eight Big Ten contests
Notable Games in 2012-13
- Doubled season total to date with four points against Long Beach State (12/8), including 2-2 showing from the FT line
- Earned first two career blocks against Savannah State (12/12)
- Grabbed a career-high six boards at Wisconsin (2/17), including four on the offensive end
AS A FRESHMAN (2011-12)
- Made 13 appearances, averaging 2.9 minutes with two points
Notable Games in 2011-12
- Tallied first career rebounds vs. Jackson State (11/18), picking up two
- Produced first career assist at Iowa (1/7)
- Secured first career points with a bucket against Michigan (3/10) in the Big Ten semifinal
PRIOR TO OHIO STATE
- Averaged 9.8 points and 6.4 rebounds per game to lead his team in both categories during his junior year of basketball at Battle Creek Central High School in Michigan
- Also chipped in 1.6 blocks per game under the direction of his high school coach, Greg Williams
- As a senior, earned All-Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference and all-city honors, in addition to team MVP honors
- Member of The Family AAU traveling team during the summer circuit
- Also lettered three years in cross country and one season in track in high school
- Was a four-year member of the honor roll at Central
- Son of Lee and Jonna McDonald and has one sibling, brother Lee
- Would like to continue his basketball career or work in computer science field after Ohio State
- Son of Lee McDonald. Cousin, T.J. Buchanan, plays for Rhode Island
