Gary McLain

Gary McLain is a former American collegiate basketball player at Villanova University.

High school and college career

McLain was a highly recruited point guard while at Methuen High School. His high school coach Bill Donlon was his legal guardian. He was recruited by several college programs and chose to attend Villanova and was a part of the program’s 1981 heralded recruiting class which also featured Ed Pinckney and Dwayne McClain which was known as “The Expansion Crew.” His career lasted from 1981–1985 and was the starting point guard on the 1985 squad which defeated Georgetown University, 66-64 in the national championship game. He graduated with a degree in Communication Arts.

After Villanova

McLain was selected in the seventh round of the 1985 NBA draft by the New Jersey Nets and by the Wildwood Aces of the United States Basketball League, but did not play for either team. He took a job as a recruiter with TLA Consultants.

Sports Illustrated Article

In the March 1987 issue of Sports Illustrated, Gary McLain revealed that he had been using drugs since junior high school and began a cocaine habit while at Villanova. He also acknowledged using cocaine before Villanova's Final Four victory over Memphis State, but maintained that he did not use drugs before the 1985 national championship game against Georgetown.

References

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1126976/1/index.htm