Battler Beat got confirmation from Harford CC head men's basketball coach Mike Smelkinson that Harford Community College basketball player Aaron McDonald has received a scholarship offer to play basketball at Alderson Broaddus University. McDonald was a 6'3" freshman guard this past season for the Fighting Owls. He was the leading scorer for Harford this past season which finished the season with a record of 21-12 and advanced to their first ever NJCAA tournament in Hutchinson, KS.McDonald's stats do appear to be a bit deceptive at first glance. He averaged 12 points per game this past season for the Owls. That number is lowered by the fact that McDonald did not score in double-figures until the eighth game of the season. It was at that point that the freshman began to turn up the production. He had six games from that point where McDonald scored 20 or more points in a game. In fact, McDonald scored in double-figures in every single one of Harford's last 12 games. Against traditional JUCO power Cecil CC, he would score 28 points on 12 of 19 shooting from the field including four of seven from beyond the arc. He also tallied four steals and eight rebounds in that game.
It was during the near of season NJCAA Division I Region XX Tournament that Aaron McDonald showed what he had developed in his game. Harford's game against Baltimore City CC saw McDonald pour in 25 points on 8 of 18 shooting from the field including four of eight from beyond the arc. He would follow that up with a 24-point performance in Harford's championship rout over Allegany CC which saw McDonald go 10 of 19 from the floor including four of nine behind the three-point line. For his efforts, Aaron McDonald was named the Region XX Tournament Most Valuable Player.
McDonald is a native of Fulton, Maryland. He graduated from Reservoir High School. Battler Beat projects that McDonald would play on the wing in Alderson-Broaddus' double-wing sets. He would likely be an ideal replacement for graduating small forward Thylas Perkins. His video below demonstrates an extremely quick catch-and-release shot for McDonald. The video shows his ability to also take the ball off the dribble and create his own shot from the wing. According to Harford CC head men's basketball coach Mike Smelkinson, Alderson Broaddus is the first to give a full-ride offer to McDonald. If he were to sign on with the Battlers, he would be joining former Harford player Exzavier Cooper on the squad. Cooper redshirted this past season at Alderson Broaddus. Battler Beat will keep fans updated on any further developments with Aaron McDonald.
Video Package of AB prospect Aaron McDonald
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