Troy McLean
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Wellington, New Zealand
(Wellington, New Zealand)
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| Born | 30 July 1979 Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Rongotai College (Wellington, New Zealand) | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1996–2014; 2021 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2019–present | ||||||||||||||
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| 1996; 1998–2005 | Wellington Saints | ||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Harbour Heat | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2012 | Wellington Saints | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Manawatu Jets | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Wellington Saints | ||||||||||||||
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| 2019; 2021–2022 | Wellington Saints (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Wellington Saints | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Wellington Saints (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
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Troy Johnathon McLean[1] (born 30 July 1979) is a New Zealand basketball coach and former player.
McLean was born in Wellington, New Zealand, and was raised in the suburb of Newtown. He grew up in a softball-made household, but took up basketball at Rongotai College.[2]
NBL career
McLean debuted in the NBL in 1996 with the Wellington Saints. He played one game as a 17-year-old.[3] He became a regular player for the Saints in 1998 and went on to win a championship in 2003.[3]
In 2006, McLean played for the Harbour Heat.[4] He returned to the Saints in 2007 and won two more championships in 2010 and 2011.[2] In July 2011, he played his 258th straight game, a run that was believed to be unequalled in the NBL at the time.[5]
In 2013, McLean joined the Manawatu Jets.[6] He played a second season with the Jets in 2014 and played his 300th NBL game.[7][8]
In 2019, McLean served as an assistant coach on the championship-winning Wellington Saints team.[9] He came out of retirement in 2021 to serve as a player-assistant for the Saints.[10][11] In June 2021, his 320 NBL games ranked fourth most in league history.[12]
McLean continued as assistant coach of the Saints in 2022.[13] On 21 June 2022, he was elevated to interim head coach for the rest of the season after Guy Molloy was sacked.[14] He re-signed as head coach on 3 November 2022 for the 2023 season.[15] In November 2023, he accepted the lead assistant coaching role with the Saints for the 2024 season.[16]
National team career
McLean made his debut for the Tall Blacks in 2004. In 2006, he was a member of the team that won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games.[3]