Andrew McDonald-Rainbow

Andrew McDonald-Rainbow
(Australian Magpie, G)
ID# 1035
	Photo by Pac
No. 10 – Bangor Tides
Position	Guard
Species	Australian Magpie ( Artamidae )
Gender	Male
Nickname(s)
	Flashback, Dime
Personal information
Born	October 30, 1996 (age 29); Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Shoots	Right
Career information
School	No School – Melbourne Sabers (FBL)
FBA draft	2018 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6th overall
	Selected by the Lorain Firestorm
Pro playing career	2018–present
Career history
2018-2020	Lorain Firestorm
2020-present	Bangor Tides
Career highlights and awards
	FBA Champion (2024); FBA Rookie All-Star (2019); FBA All-Star (2024);
Contract information
Contract year	2024
2026 Salary	$12 million
2027 Salary	$12 million
2028 Salary	$12 million
Player Contacts
(IC) Agent	Unknown
(OOC) Creator	Bryan Shadowbuck
(OOC) Actor	Unknown
(OOC) Usage	Ask me before any use

Biography

Growing up during a lull period in Australian Basketball, You’d think that Andrew McDonald-Rainbow would not be interested in Basketball, But you would be wrong. Growing up with some old FBL tapes from the 90’s that was bought and taped by his father at the time and with the Basketball games of the time, Andrew was hooked on the sport. After watching tapes of the FBL and FBA, Andrew started to be inspired by FBL Legend Matthew Gaish, Halley Summers and other players involved with both leagues at the time and after seeing some old All-Star Weekend 3-Pt Contests and Slam Dunk Contests that were taped by his father on Free-to-Air TV, Andrew knew that he wanted to be a Basketball Point Guard who could throw 3-pointers and pull off some crazy dunks.

Throughout school, Andrew continued to home his craft with his 3-Point Shot and his Slam Dunk Skills but his fundamentals needed work. However, Due to his skills, He was able to join a local team and start his journey on the rungs of the Furry Basketball ladder. Starting off in a local district league, Andrew’s first coach would tell McDonald-Rainbow that he needed to work on his main fundamentals as in his own words, “It’s all good if you can pull off tricks but if you can’t get your basics right, No-one is gonna want you on their team.” Andrew would need to prove himself to the coach if he wanted to get decent gametime. So, A lot of the time that Andrew would use previously to practice his Dunking Skills and 3-Point Shooting was used to train himself up on his basic skills. It would take a bit of time and it would be frustrating for Andrew who felt that his coach was not taking him seriously enough but finally, after proving to his coach that he could competently use the fundamentals, And as soon as he got his shot, The young Magpie took it by the horns.

Almost instantly, McDonald-Rainbow would take the local Melbourne League by storm thanks to his flashy play and good skill from outside the 3-Point Line, Becoming one of the best junior players in the Melbourne system. While his skills might have gotten the eyes of scouts for the Melbourne Sabers in the FBL, His Style was what got him to the team who were still looking for a marquee player after Matthew Gaish’s retirement from the game in the mid-2000’s. Growing up on early 90’s Hip Hop, Andrew heavily influenced his fashion style on Rappers from the time along with some of the Basketball Players of the time which lead him to grow out his hair long, Go out with his Air Healys on and make sure that his uniforms were pretty baggy compared to his compatriots. This was what Melbourne needed, An exciting young player with a marketable look. Melbourne would immediately try to contact Andrew to sign him and after Andrew signed the contract, He was now up to League 2 in his 3 League Plan, The FBL.

It would also take a bit for Andrew to get into the Melbourne team as while the team wanted to get him in at Point Guard, There was already an established player in the position for the team and if Andrew wanted to get the spot from the established player in the Melbourne System, He was going to need to Melbourne that they needed to start him and they needed to start him now. There would be one place where he could do that and blow his opponents into the dust, The FBL Slam Dunk Contest.

Throughout the first half of his first season, Andrew would start on the bench and while he’d have great play, The Established Starter would still keep his role as Andrew had yet to really have a blowaway performance but he was about to have it during the All-Star Game at Halftime. In the FBL, Dunks are not seen often due to the skill needed to pull it off and the Slam Dunk Contest mainly just consisted of a bunch of players who offered to be a part of it and Andrew knew this, He had seen previous dunk contests from the FBL, He knew he could blow them all away and he did just that. In front of FSN’s Wes Kerry, His Idol, Matthew Gaish and a bunch of other judges, Andrew would blow them all away with his highly-skilled dunks. He’d walk away with the cash and the starting job for the Melbourne Sabers after everyone in the Australian Sports Media was asking who he was.

As soon as he got the Melbourne starting job, Andrew would almost instantly become a key playmaker for the team and would continue to make the plays he needed to make to keep his job. As he continued to set the league on fire, The Established Starter before him would end up getting traded to the Ballarat Rebellion and Andrew was set to be their starter for a long time to come. However, After two more season at the Sabers where he would become not only one of the most exciting players in the FBL but also one of the best Point Guards in the competition which would get the attention of several scouts in the FBA and other international leagues, Andrew would shock the Melbourne Sabers by announcing that he would be adding his name to the 2018 FBA Draft and if he was to be drafted by an FBA team, He would leave the team to go play in the US. This move would send shockwaves across the Furry Sports Media and the FBL in general as one of their biggest stars was about to walk out for the big lights of the FBA.

While Melbourne was disappointed in the move, There was not much the team could do and thanks to some help from FSN’s Wes Kerry, Andrew has been able to move into the US to follow his dream of making it in the FBA. Only time will tell if the Flashback Magpie will make it in the FBA or not.

Stats

Regular Season Career Stats
Season	Team	G	Min	FGM	FGA	3PtM	3PtA	FTM	FTA	Off	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	PF	Pts	MPG	FG%	TP%	FT%	RPG	APG	TPG	SPG	BPG	FPG	PPG	Ast/TO
2018-19	LOR	80	1144.7	178	380	69	167	77	91	11	112	62	67	31	10	86	502	14.3	0.468	0.413	0.846	1.4	0.8	0.8	0.4	0.1	1.1	6.3	0.9
2019-20	LOR	78	1258.9	187	407	82	185	105	130	23	142	91	79	30	13	98	561	16.1	0.459	0.443	0.808	1.8	1.2	1.0	0.4	0.2	1.3	7.2	1.2
2020-21	BGR	77	1518.7	261	561	91	245	155	197	27	166	138	88	31	15	98	768	19.7	0.465	0.371	0.787	2.2	1.8	1.1	0.4	0.2	1.3	10.0	1.6
2021-22	BGR	77	2247.5	463	1057	165	476	278	329	11	237	501	200	36	38	183	1369	29.2	0.438	0.347	0.845	3.1	6.5	2.6	0.5	0.5	2.4	17.8	2.5
2022-23	BGR	80	2739.2	552	1222	223	614	302	366	40	307	706	232	73	57	234	1629	34.2	0.452	0.363	0.825	3.8	8.8	2.9	0.9	0.7	2.9	20.4	3.0
2023-24	BGR	80	2527.9	586	1245	293	694	262	318	33	298	365	182	91	34	205	1727	31.6	0.471	0.422	0.824	3.7	4.6	2.3	1.1	0.4	2.6	21.6	2.0
2024-25	BGR	80	2606.5	562	1238	261	680	267	321	29	257	412	173	92	44	199	1652	32.6	0.454	0.384	0.832	3.2	5.2	2.2	1.1	0.6	2.5	20.6	2.4
2025-26	BGR	74	2313.7	514	1112	246	601	304	352	23	213	327	170	71	59	157	1578	31.3	0.462	0.409	0.864	2.9	4.4	2.3	1.0	0.8	2.1	21.3	1.9
Career Total		626	16357.1	3303	7222	1430	3662	1750	2104	197	1732	2602	1191	455	270	1260	9786	26.1	0.457	0.390	0.832	2.8	4.2	1.9	0.7	0.4	2.0	15.6	2.2

Playoff Career Stats
Season	Team	G	Min	FGM	FGA	3PtM	3PtA	FTM	FTA	Off	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	PF	Pts	MPG	FG%	TP%	FT%	RPG	APG	TPG	SPG	BPG	FPG	PPG	Ast/TO
2018-19	LOR	7	114.8	13	35	7	17	14	16	0	14	4	9	2	0	10	47	16.4	0.371	0.412	0.875	2.0	0.6	1.3	0.3	0.0	1.4	6.7	0.4
2019-20	LOR	6	102.7	14	26	4	6	13	20	1	17	7	8	2	0	8	45	17.1	0.538	0.667	0.650	2.8	1.2	1.3	0.3	0.0	1.3	7.5	0.9
2020-21	BGR	6	140.3	22	55	8	27	12	14	2	13	9	8	2	1	17	64	23.4	0.400	0.296	0.857	2.2	1.5	1.3	0.3	0.2	2.8	10.7	1.1
2021-22	BGR	20	656.8	125	290	36	137	85	100	5	61	132	59	12	9	52	371	32.8	0.431	0.263	0.850	3.0	6.6	3.0	0.6	0.5	2.6	18.6	2.2
2022-23	BGR	6	200.2	55	103	16	44	10	16	2	14	64	10	7	3	18	136	33.4	0.534	0.364	0.625	2.3	10.7	1.7	1.2	0.5	3.0	22.7	6.4
2023-24	BGR	27	828.0	213	449	91	215	78	91	5	74	119	48	23	11	67	595	30.7	0.474	0.423	0.857	2.7	4.4	1.8	0.9	0.4	2.5	22.0	2.5
2024-25	BGR	12	370.4	75	170	34	81	33	38	6	39	71	28	17	4	39	217	30.9	0.441	0.420	0.868	3.2	5.9	2.3	1.4	0.3	3.2	18.1	2.5
Career Total		84	2413.2	517	1128	196	527	245	295	21	232	406	170	65	28	211	1475	28.7	0.458	0.372	0.831	2.8	4.8	2.0	0.8	0.3	2.5	17.6	2.4