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Dominic McGuire
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Dominic McGuire during an interview at Oracle Arena in December 2011
Small forward / power forward
Personal information
Born (1985-10-20) October 20, 1985 (age 39)
San Diego, California, U.S.
High school Lincoln (San Diego, California)
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
College
  • California (2003–2005)
  • Fresno State (2006–2007)
NBA Draft 2007 / Round: 2 / Pick: 47th overall
Selected by the Washington Wizards
Pro career 2007–2019
Career history
2007–2010 Washington Wizards
2010 Sacramento Kings
2010–2011 Charlotte Bobcats
2011–2012 Golden State Warriors
2012 Toronto Raptors
2012–2013 New Orleans Hornets
2013 Indiana Pacers
2014 Santa Cruz Warriors
2014 Tulsa 66ers
2014 Gigantes de Guayana
2014 Hapoel Eilat
2014–2015 Hapoel Holon
2015–2016 Shenzhen Leopards
2016 Leones de Ponce
2018 Club Malvín
2018 Aguacateros de Michoacán
2019 Real Estelí
Stats at NBA.com

Dominic Rashad McGuire (born October 20, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for Real Estelí Baloncesto.

High school career

McGuire played high school prep basketball at Lincoln High School in San Diego.

College career

After high school, McGuire subsequently attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he played college basketball with the Cal Golden Bears. He transferred to California State University, Fresno to play with the Fresno State Bulldogs, after his sophomore year of college, when he was the fourth-leading scorer for the Cal Golden Bears the during the 2004–05 season.

Professional career

Washington Wizards (2007–2010)

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McGuire with the Washington Wizards in November 2008

McGuire was selected in the second round (47th overall) of the 2007 NBA draft out of Fresno State by the Washington Wizards. On August 13, 2007, McGuire signed a 3-year deal with the Washington Wizards. On April 16, 2008, McGuire got his first start in his NBA career, against the Orlando Magic.

Sacramento Kings (2010)

On February 18, 2010, he was traded to the Sacramento Kings for a protected 2010 2nd round draft pick.

Charlotte Bobcats (2010–2011)

On July 22, 2010, he signed with the Charlotte Bobcats. On February 24, 2011, McGuire was waived by the Bobcats following a trade between the Bobcats and Portland Trail Blazers. However, he was re-signed on March 3, 2011.

Golden State Warriors (2011–2012)

On December 15, 2011, McGuire signed with the Golden State Warriors.

Toronto Raptors (2012)

On September 12, 2012, he signed with the Toronto Raptors. He was waived on November 30, 2012, when the team signed Mickael Pietrus.

New Orleans Hornets (2012–2013)

On December 16, 2012, McGuire signed with the New Orleans Hornets. He was waived by the Hornets on January 4, 2013.

Indiana Pacers (2013)

On January 7, 2013, McGuire signed with the Indiana Pacers on a 10-day contract. He was signed to another 10-day contract on January 17, 2013.

Utah Jazz (2013)

On September 26, 2013, he signed with the Utah Jazz. He was later waived by the Jazz on October 26.

Santa Cruz Warriors (2014)

In January 2014, he was acquired by the NBA D-League's Santa Cruz Warriors. In March 2014, he was traded to the NBA D-League's Tulsa 66ers.

Gigantes de Guayana (2014)

In April 2014, he signed with Gigantes de Guayana of Venezuela for the rest of the 2014 LPB season.

Hapoel Eilat (2014)

On August 27, 2014, he signed to play in Israel with Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.

Hapoel Holon (2014–2015)

On November 6, 2014, he left Eilat and signed with another Israeli club, Hapoel Holon for the rest of the season.

Shenzhen Leopards (2015–2016)

In August 2015, McGuire signed with the Shenzhen Leopards of China for the 2015–16 CBA season.

Leones de Ponce (2016)

On February 26, 2016, he signed with the Leones de Ponce of Puerto Rico for the 2016 BSN season. On April 14, 2016, he parted ways with Leones de Ponce.

Club Malvín (2018)

On April 19, 2018, McGuire was reported to have signed with Club Malvín of the Liga Uruguaya de Basketball.

Aguacateros de Michoacán (2018–present)

In December 2018, McGuire joined Mexican team Aguacateros de Michoacán of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional.

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2007–08 Washington 70 1 9.9 .379 .167 .438 2.0 .6 .3 .4 1.3
2008–09 Washington 79 57 26.2 .432 .500 .725 5.4 2.5 .8 .9 4.5
2009–10 Washington 41 0 5.9 .375 .000 .000 1.5 .2 .1 .1 .7
2009–10 Sacramento 10 2 6.7 .333 .000 .000 1.8 .3 .1 .1 .8
2010–11 Charlotte 52 8 14.6 .396 .000 .769 3.8 .8 .2 .6 3.3
2011–12 Golden State 64 6 17.6 .448 .000 .736 3.8 1.7 .7 .6 3.5
2012–13 Toronto 15 9 15.3 .469 .000 .333 3.2 .7 .3 .5 2.1
2012–13 New Orleans 9 0 16.1 .429 .000 .500 3.1 1.0 .9 .3 2.1
2012–13 Indiana 2 1 6.0 .000 .000 .000 1.0 .5 .0 .0 .0
Career 342 84 15.6 .419 .188 .658 3.4 1.2 .5 .5 2.7

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2008 Washington 3 0 5.0 .000 .000 .500 1.0 .3 .3 .3 .3
Career 3 0 5.0 .000 .000 .500 1.0 .3 .3 .3 .3

Career highs

  • Points: 16 @ Philadelphia 01/30/09
  • Rebounds: 17 @ Atlanta 12/17/10
  • Assists: 9 vs. Atlanta 03/02/09
  • Steals: 4 vs. Phoenix 01/26/09
  • Blocks: 4 3 times

See also

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