Fenton Pete Mickeal (born February 22, 1978) is an American former professional

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player, that served as an

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for the

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and Washington Wizards. He was selected by the

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in the second round, with the 58th pick of the 2000 NBA draft. He currently serves as the president of Mickeal Sports Group (MSG) which specializes in marketing and placing professional basketball players worldwide. Mickeal, is considered one of the greatest american player's to ever play in Europe. With 12 cup championships in the (ACB) Spain which is widely considered the second best league in the world. Along with a 2010 Euroleague Championship with Barcelona, he is a Junior college Hall of Famer with 2 national championships at Indian Hills. He is the current president of the Myrtle Beach International Combine, a college pre-draft combine that broke records in 2021 with 400,000 views on

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High school career

Born in

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, Mickeal attended

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, the same school attended by former NBA player and coach

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. In two full seasons of varsity basketball, Mickeal broke the school's all-time scoring record.

College career

After high school, Mickeal played for two years as a

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with

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. As a sophomore at Indian Hills C.C., he was named National Junior College Player of the Year, after leading the team to its second straight national championship. For his junior year, he transferred to play at

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, where he played with the

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. As a senior, he was named an Honorable Mention All-American by the

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Professional career

NBA

After two productive seasons with

, Mickeal entered the 2000 NBA Draft. After being drafted by the

, Mickeal participated in training camp with them. He never played for the Mavericks or any other NBA team in an actual game. Thus, Mickeal is 1 of 8 players that were selected in the 2000 NBA Draft, but never played a game in the league. His contract with the Mavs was waived, but he was soon signed as a free agent by the

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. He was on the injured reserve his entire time as a Knick, and was waived later in the season. In the 2002–03 season, he drew attention again from the

, being signed to a practice-squad contract with the

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, before being waived a week later. He also played with the

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in the

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and the Las Vegas Summer League in 2004.

American Basketball Association

After his unsuccessful run in the

, Mickeal went on to have great success in the ABA with the Tampa Bay ThunderDawgs, and particularly the

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. After leading the Knights to a 35–5 record in the 2001–02 season, Mickeal's team won that year's championship, and he was awarded the league

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award and Final MVP award.

Asia

After the 2001–02 season in the ABA, Mickeal signed with the

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team of the

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. He also played in the South Korean League during the 2006–07 season, playing with Daegu Orions.

Europe

After playing with the

practice-squad, Mickeal returned overseas for the 2003–04 season. He played in the Greek League with both

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and Makedonikos, with a brief 2004 interlude in the

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with

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. In 2005, he moved to the Spanish League club

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. After a season there, he went to the South Korean League for the 2006–07 season, playing with Daegu Orions, before returning to the Spain to play with the Spanish League club

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. On June 29, 2009, he signed with the Spanish League club

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. During the EuroLeague 2009–10 season, Mickeal played at

for

, and he helped them win the EuroLeague 2010 Final. In 2012, he was named to the All-ACB Finals Team. On January 10, 2014, he signed with

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. On February 23, 2014 he parted ways with Murcia after playing only 5 games in

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Latin America

On March 9, 2014, he signed with Cangrejeros de Santurce of the

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. However, he was released on May 31, 2014, due to his knee injury. On October 28, 2014, Mickael signed with

Bucaneros de La Guaira The Piratas de La Guaira are a professional basketball team based in Maiquetía, Vargas, Venezuela. Founded in 2008, from 2010 to 2022, they were known as the Bucaneros de La Guaira. The team was re-founded as the Piratas in 2022. The team currentl ...

of Venezuela for the 2015 LPB season. On November 26, 2015, he signed with

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of the Argentine

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. On December 19, 2015, he parted ways with Atenas after appearing in five games. On May 9, 2016, he re-signed with Atenas.

Post-playing career

After he retired from playing professional basketball, Mickeal became a

, for the

References

External links

Twitter Account

Euroleague.net Profile

Eurobasket.com Profile

Spanish League Profile

TheDraftReview.com Profile
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