Mike_Phelps

Mike Phelps

Mike Phelps

American basketball player

For other people with similar names, see Michael Phelps (disambiguation).

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.

Quick Facts Personal information, Born ...

References

  1. [1]
    Bowker, Ernest (25 August 2017). "Phelps proud to be city's only NBA player". The Vicksburg Post. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  2. [2]
    Dy, Richard (17 April 2020). "'Powerhouse team': Mon Fernandez reflects on SMB's 1989 Grand Slam". ESPN.com. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Norman Black names his six best imports then is asked: Who'd you pick over yourself?". Spin.ph. Sports Interactive Network Philippines. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2021.


Stub icon

This biographical article relating to a United States basketball player, coach, or other figure born in the 1960s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Mike_Phelps, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.