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{{short description|American basketball player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name            = Derrick McKey
| image           = 
| width           = 
| caption         = 
| height_ft       = 6
| height_in       = 10
| weight_lb       = 241
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1966|10|10}}
| birth_place     = [[Meridian, Mississippi]], U.S.
| high_school     = [[Meridian High School (Mississippi)|Meridian]] (Meridian, Mississippi)
| college         = [[Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball|Alabama]] (1984–1987)
| draft_year      = 1987
| draft_round     = 1
| draft_pick      = 9
| draft_team      = [[Seattle SuperSonics]]
| career_start    = 1987
| career_end      = 2002
| career_number   = 31, 9, 23
| career_position = [[Small forward]] / [[power forward]]
| years1          = {{nbay|1987|start}}–{{nbay|1992|end}}
| team1           = [[Seattle SuperSonics]]
| years2          = {{nbay|1993|start}}–{{nbay|2000|end}}
| team2           = [[Indiana Pacers]]
| years3          = {{nbay|2001|end}}
| team3           = [[Philadelphia 76ers]]
| highlights      = 
* 2× [[NBA All-Defensive Second Team]] ({{nbay|1994|end}}, {{nbay|1995|end}})
* [[NBA All-Rookie First Team]] ({{nbay|1987|end}})
* Second-team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] – [[United Press International|UPI]] ([[1987 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|1987]])
* Third-team All-American – [[Associated Press|AP]], [[National Association of Basketball Coaches|NABC]] (1987)
* [[Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year|SEC Player of the Year]] (1987)
* First-team [[List of All-SEC men's basketball teams|All-SEC]] (1987)
* Second-team All-SEC (1986)
| stats_league    = NBA
| stat1label      = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
| stat1value      = 10,266 (11.0 ppg)
| stat2label      = [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]]
| stat2value      = 4,387 (4.7 rpg)
| stat3label      = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
| stat3value      = 2,254 (2.4 apg)
| medal_templates = 
{{MedalSport | Men's [[basketball]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{flagu|United States}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA World Championship]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[1986 FIBA World Championship|1986 Spain]] | [[USA national basketball team|National team]]}}
}}

'''Derrick Wayne McKey''' (born October 10, 1966) is an American former [[basketball]] player who played most of his [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) career at the [[small forward]] and the [[power forward (basketball)|power forward]] positions.

==Early life and college career==

McKey attended [[Meridian High School (Mississippi)|Meridian High School]] in his [[Mississippi]] hometown, where he excelled on the team's basketball squad.  In addition to being a star basketball player in high school, he was a shortstop on the [[baseball]] team despite being {{convert|6|ft|10|in}}.  He attended the [[University of Alabama]] for three years, leading the Tide to a regional No. 2 seed in 1986–87 and to the Sweet 16 (where they were eliminated by [[Providence College|Providence]]). He played for the [[United States men's national basketball team|US national team]] in the [[1986 FIBA World Championship]], winning the gold medal.<ref>[http://www.usabasketball.com/history/mwc_1986.html 1986 USA Basketball] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071113075027/http://www.usabasketball.com/history/mwc_1986.html |date=November 13, 2007 }}</ref>

==NBA career==

He declared for the NBA after his junior season and was selected by the [[Seattle SuperSonics]] with the ninth overall pick of the [[1987 NBA draft]], ahead of, notably, [[Reggie Miller]], [[Horace Grant]] and [[Reggie Lewis]]. In the [[1988–89 NBA season|1988–89 season]], McKey averaged 15.9 [[Points per game|PPG]], his best scoring average in a season.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/playerfile/derrick_mckey/index.html NBA.com: Derrick McKey Player Info<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

McKey spent the following six seasons in Seattle, where he was known as one third of the "Big Mac" team of the late 1980s and early 1990s Seattle SuperSonics, the others being [[Nate McMillan]] and [[Xavier McDaniel]].  At the start of the [[1993–94 NBA season]] he was traded to the [[Indiana Pacers]] along with teammate [[Gerald Paddio]] for [[Detlef Schrempf]].  After years of playoff disappointments, he and the Pacers finally reached the [[NBA Finals]] in [[2000 NBA Finals|2000]], before losing to the [[Los Angeles Lakers]].  He then spent the [[2001–02 NBA season|2001–2002 season]], the last of his career, with the [[Philadelphia 76ers]].

==Style and career==
At 6'10", McKey was mostly known for his defensive skills, his emphasis on teamwork play, and his versatility, which allowed him to guard opposing players of any position. Consequently, he was elected twice to the All-NBA Second Defensive Team. He was also a smart, team-oriented player, shooting wisely (.486 for his career) and had a knack for passing.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{basketball stats|bbr=m/mckeyde01|name=Derrick McKey}}

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