Michael Phelps (born October 3, 1961) is an American former professional
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...
player. Born in
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Vicksburg is a historic city in Warren County, Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat, and the population at the 2010 census was 23,856.
Located on a high bluff on the east bank of the Mississippi River across from Louisiana, Vic ...
, he attended
Alcorn State University
Alcorn State University (Alcorn State, ASU or Alcorn) is a public historically black land-grant university adjacent to Lorman, Mississippi. It was founded in 1871 and was the first black land grant college established in the United States.
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and was selected in the 7th round of the
1985 NBA draft
The 1985 NBA Draft took place on June 18, 1985. It was also the first NBA draft of the "lottery" era. It was also around this time where the league decreased the amount of rounds the draft spent, with the previous few years lasting up to 10 roun ...
by the
Seattle SuperSonics. Phelps played with the Sonics and
Los Angeles Clippers. He later took his talents overseas and found success in the
Philippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of twelve company-branded franchised teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia and is the se ...
where he played for the
San Miguel Beermen
The San Miguel Beermen are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). It is one of three PBA clubs owned by the San Miguel Corporation group of companies along with the Magnolia Hotshots and Barangay Ginebra ...
, helping them win two conference championships in 1988 and 1989.
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
External links
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
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