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Position: guard
Height: 6-3
Weight: 190
School: Marshall '73
How acquired:
Drafted No. 1 by San Antonio in 1973 and No. 2 by Kansas City of NBA. Signed with KC. Signed by Spirits as a free agent in Dec., 1975.
High games in ABA:
Regular season: 10 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists
Playoffs: Has not played. |
Personal notes:
Played 2-plus seasons with Kansas City before being waived early this season…tremendous ball-handler and passer, who is an excellent instructor…learned ball handling in grade school when coach of team drilled the entire club…father coached his high school team - in Mullins…father now coaches high school in Chesapeake, Ohio…has 2 brothers and a sister…older brother played at Marshall and now coaches a high school in Myrtle Beach, S.C., where his sister also lives…he plans to open a restaurant there with them this summer…younger brother is playing on 8th grade team in W.Va., and also is a city tennis champ…Mike plays tennis and shoots 82 in golf…biggest pro thrill was guarding Jerry West, the idol of every West Virginian player, in Mike's 1st start with KC…a pre-med major at Marshall with a degree in zoology…might try med school when he finishes playing basketball…will be married this spring to a West Virginia girl, who is a senior at Marshall.
Birthdate: 05-08-51
Hometown: Mullins, W.V.
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