Education
Martin Luther King Magnet at Pearl High School.
Martin Luther King Magnet at Pearl High School.
A 6"1", 180 lb (82 kg) guard from Tennessee State University, McClain played eight seasons (1971–1979) of professional basketball in the American Bar Association and National Basketball Association. While in college McClain was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 1970 National Collegiate Athletic Association Men"s Division II Basketball Tournament in a losing effort, as Tennessee State lost in the finals to Philadelphia University. McClain was selected in the second round of the 1971 National Basketball Association Draft by the Atlanta Hawks and in the same year"s American Bar Association Draft by the Carolina Cougars. McClain opted to play for the Cougars.
McClain competed for the Carolina Cougars, Kentucky Colonels, New York Nets, Denver Nuggets, Buffalo Braves, Philadelphia 76ers, and Phoenix Suns.
In his career, McClain averaged 8.4 points per game and 3.4 assists per game. He also appeared in the 1974 American Bar Association All-Star Game.
McClain holds the American Bar Association record for steals in a single game with 12, set against the New York Nets on December 26, 1973.