He attended St. Bernard's College in the Melbourne suburb of Essendon.
[1] He attended the school alongside close friend and fellow 2012 draftee Joe Daniher.
After playing for Richmond's reserves team in the Victorian Football League (VFL) for the entirety of the 2013 and 2014 seasons, he made his AFL debut in round seven of the 2015 AFL season against the Collingwood Football Club.
[2] While senior listed at Richmond in 2015, McBean was awarded the Jim 'Frosty' Miller Medal as the VFL Leading Goal Kicker in matches played for the club's reserve side.
He returned to Glenelg for the 2019 season and started with a bang against the Adelaide reserves kicking a game high 9 goals.