Desmond Ferguson (born July 22, 1977, in

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) is an American former professional

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player and coach. He last played with the

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of the PBL. He attended and played

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at the

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as a freshman and his last three seasons at the

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. He was signed by the

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to a 10-day contract in March 2004, and appeared in seven games with them during the 2003-04 NBA season. He was later taken by the

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during the 2004 NBA Expansion Draft and was waived sometime before the season began. Ferguson only played in the NBA for 2 weeks with his final game ever being on April 14, 2004 in a 105 - 104 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. The game went to double-overtime but Ferguson only played for 3 and half minutes total and recorded 3 points. Ferguson was a two-time All-

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(CBA) First Team selection in 2007 and 2008. Ferguson retired from playing in 2011, becoming a high school coach at his alma mater, Everett High School in Lansing. He left that post in 2017 to focus on his business interests.

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