| Ben McDonald | |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 8 |
| Weight Lb: | 210 |
| Birth Date: | 20 July 1962 |
| Birth Place: | Torrance, California |
| Nationality: | American |
| High School: | Long Beach Polytechnic (Long Beach, California) |
| College: | UC Irvine (1980–1984) |
| Draft Year: | 1984 |
| Draft Round: | 3 |
| Draft Pick: | 50 |
| Draft Team: | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Career Start: | 1984 |
| Career End: | 1994 |
| Career Number: | 33, 30 |
| Career Position: | Power forward / small forward |
| Coach Start: | 1996 |
| Years1: | 1984–1985 |
| Team1: | CB Collado Villalba |
| Years2: | 1985 |
| Team2: | Magia Huesca |
| Team3: | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Years4: | – |
| Team4: | Golden State Warriors |
| Years5: | 1988–1989 |
| Team5: | Hapoel Holon |
| Years6: | 1989–1990 |
| Team6: | Real Madrid Baloncesto |
| Years7: | 1990–1991 |
| Team7: | San Jose Jammers |
| Years8: | 1991 |
| Team8: | Albany Patroons |
| Years9: | 1992 |
| Team9: | Oklahoma City Cavalry |
| Years10: | 1992–1994 |
| Team10: | Gießen 46ers |
| Years11: | 1994 |
| Team11: | FC Porto |
| Cyears1: | 1996–1997 |
| Cteam1: | Cal State Dominguez Hills (assistant) |
| Cyears2: | 2001–2004 |
| Cteam2: | Indiana (assistant) |
| Cyears3: | 2008–2014 |
| Cteam3: | Erie BayHawks (assistant) |
| Cyears4: | 2014–2015 |
| Cteam4: | Reno Bighorns (assistant) |
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| Bbr: | mcdonbe01 |
Benjamin McDonald (born July 20, 1962) is an American former professional basketball player and former assistant coach for the Reno Bighorns of the NBA Development League. He played college basketball for the California-Irvine Anteaters. After graduating, he played for the Cleveland Cavaliers for one season and the Golden State Warriors for three seasons. In 176 games, he averaged 21.0 minutes and 6.0 points per game.[1] After his NBA career, McDonald played for Israeli team Hapoel Holon, and also played two seasons in the Continental Basketball Association for the Albany Patroons, San Jose Jammers and Oklahoma City Cavalry. For his CBA career, McDonald averaged 7.6 points and 5.8 rebounds in 70 games.[2]