Mike Phelps
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Personal information | |
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Born | Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S. | October 3, 1961
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Vicksburg (Vicksburg, Mississippi) |
College | Alcorn State (1981–1985) |
NBA draft | 1985: 7th round, 144th overall pick |
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics | |
Position | Shooting guard |
Number | 25, 14 |
Career history | |
1985–1987 | Seattle SuperSonics |
1988 | Los Angeles Clippers |
1988–1990 | San Miguel Beermen |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
Michael Phelps (born October 3, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player. Born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, he attended Alcorn State University and was selected in the 7th round of the 1985 NBA draft by the Seattle SuperSonics.[1] Phelps played with the Sonics and Los Angeles Clippers.[2] He later took his talents overseas and found success in the Philippine Basketball Association where he played for the San Miguel Beermen, helping them win two conference championships in 1988 and 1989.[3] The latter became the first of three consecutive conference titles the team will win that year to accomplish the Grand Slam title run becoming only the second team in the league to do so. Phelps played one more conference with the team in 1990 but they failed to qualify for the semi-finals.
References
[edit]- ^ Bowker, Ernest (August 25, 2017). "Phelps proud to be city's only NBA player". The Vicksburg Post. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ Dy, Richard (April 17, 2020). "'Powerhouse team': Mon Fernandez reflects on SMB's 1989 Grand Slam". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ "Norman Black names his six best imports then is asked: Who'd you pick over yourself?". Spin.ph. Sports Interactive Network Philippines. June 15, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
External links
[edit]- NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
- 1961 births
- Living people
- Alcorn State Braves basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Mississippi
- Los Angeles Clippers players
- Pensacola Tornados (1986–1991) players
- Philippine Basketball Association imports
- San Miguel Beermen players
- Santa Barbara Islanders players
- Seattle SuperSonics draft picks
- Seattle SuperSonics players
- Shooting guards
- Sportspeople from Vicksburg, Mississippi
- Wyoming Wildcatters players
- American basketball biography, 1960s birth stubs