Mikhael Alexander Mercado McKinney (born January 26, 1992) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player who last played for

Zamalek Zamalek ( ar, الزمالك , ''al zamalek'') is an affluent district of western Cairo encompassing the northern portion of Gezira Island in the Nile River. The island is connected with the river banks through three bridges each on the east an ...

of the

Egyptian Basketball Super League The Egyptian Basketball Super League, also known as the Egyptian Basketball Premier League A, is the top professional basketball division of the Egyptian basketball league system. Administrated by the Egyptian Basketball Federation (EBBFED), it is ...

. He played college basketball for

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and was the first player in the school's division I history to be named conference player of the year and an honorable mention All-American.

College career

McKinney, a

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from

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, started his college career for

Ohlone College Ohlone College (Ohlone or OC) is a public community college with its main campus in Fremont, California and a second campus in Newark. It is part of the California Community College System. The Ohlone Community College District serves the cit ...

of the

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. After a season there, he transferred to

. McKinney was a two-time unanimous first-team All-

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pick and, in his senior season, was named the Big Sky Player of the Year. For the season, he averaged 19.2 points, 4.9 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, McKinney signed a two-year contract with

Port of Antwerp Giants Antwerp Giants, named Telenet Giants Antwerp for sponsorship reasons, are a Belgians, Belgian professional basketball club based in Antwerp. Their home arena is Lotto Arena. The club plays in the BNXT League, the highest tier of Belgian basketbal ...

of the

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on July 27, 2015. In 46 games, he averaged 7.8 points, 1.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 0.8 steals in 19.7 minutes. On October 30, 2016, McKinney was drafted in the second round by the

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during the 2016 NBA Development League Draft, but was waived by the Suns on November 11. On December 1, he was acquired by the

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. In 2017, McKinney signed with Chong son Kung Fu of the

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as a heritage import player. He led the team to a regular-season title, which qualified the team to the Semi-Finals in the

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, but fell short to the

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in a 0–2 sweep. In 2018, McKinney signed with

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of the

as an import player. They finished 6th in the regular season, with McKinney winning Player of the week in week 3. He led the team to the 2019 ABL Playoffs, eventually falling short to the

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1–2 in the Quarterfinals. In September 2019, McKinney re-signed with

of the

as an import player. He led the team to a 7–7 record in the regular season, ranking 6th in the league until the

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broke out that cut short the

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On September 23, 2021, Mikhael signed with

Halcones de Xalapa Halcones de Xalapa is a basketball club based in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico that plays in the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional The National Professional Basketball League ( or LNBP) is the top professional basketball league in Mexico. The l ...

of the

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. In 12 games with Halcones UV Xalapa in Mexico’s LNBP, McKinney averaged 15.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, 4.9 assists, and 1.1 steals per game on .489 and .452 shooting from two-point and three-point range, respectively … On Sept. 25, 2021, McKinney scored a season-high and team-best 28 points, adding two rebounds and eight assists in a 90-87 loss against Lenadores. (Statistics are as of Nov. 26, 2021.) In December, 2021, Mikhael signed with

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of the CEBL during its off-season to play in the window 1 of the BCLA. He appeared in 2 games, averaging 16.5 Pts, 4 Rebs, 4 Asts. In February, 2022, he signed with

ahead of its games in the 2022 FIBA Intercontinental Cup. On February 12, McKinney made his debut when he scored 15 points in the semifinal of the 2022 FIBA Intercontinental Cup against

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. Mikhael re-joined

to play in the

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for the

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, where he averaged 14 points per game and helped Zamalek finish third.

Personal life

McKinney's father, Phrank, formerly played in the

Philippine Basketball League The Philippine Basketball League (PBL) was a commercial semi-professional basketball league in the Philippines. The league was composed of several commercial teams with several collegiate and provincial stars. History The PBL was formed on Ma ...

(PBL).

References

External links

Sacramento State bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:McKinney, Mikh 1992 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Belgium American expatriate basketball people in China American men's basketball players American sportspeople of Filipino descent Antwerp Giants players ASEAN Basketball League players Basketball players from San Francisco Filipino expatriate basketball people in Macau Delaware 87ers players Filipino expatriate basketball people in China Filipino men's basketball players Junior college men's basketball players in the United States Ohlone College alumni People from Fremont, California Point guards Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball players Sportspeople from Alameda County, California American expatriate basketball people in Mexico Zamalek SC basketball players Citizens of the Philippines through descent