He played three seasons for the Boston Celtics and the Milwaukee Bucks before going overseas most notably in the Philippines, with the U/Tex Wranglers in the early-80's.

He was later picked up by Don Nelson to play for the Milwaukee Bucks to replace an injured Fred Carter.

The sequence of events lead the American to pursue opportunities overseas[2] and he ended up signing for Alvik BK in Sweden.

He scored two free-throws to send the fifth game into overtime after Toyota led by four with 16 seconds left in regulation.

[4] McDonald was an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA, and served as head of intramurals in his alma mater Long Beach State.