I'm not intimidated with size. I play hard," McDaniel said via the NYT back then. Xavier averaged 8.0 rebounds per game for the Sonics that season. However, it was not the only thing he was doing.

They clapped and chanted. Gary Payton and Xavier McDaniel addressed them, and Clay Bennett avoided them. An estimated 3,000 people attended a "Save Our Sonics" rally Monday outside the federal ...

Longtime NBA combo forward Xavier McDaniel, a 1988 All-Star while with ... In 1987, the X-Man's Sonics finished with a middling 39-43 record, but mounted a terrific playoff run.

SEATTLE — Returning to what feels like a "second home," where his NBA career started, "X-Man" Xavier McDaniel stopped by the KING 5 studios to talk about a number of topics. The Seattle ...

25 rebounds, 6 blocks - but in this 2OT classic game it's the SuperSonics, behind a combined 97 points from their trio of Tom Chambers, Dale Ellis, and Xavier McDaniel, that come out on top.