Mike Penberthy
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| Position | Guard |
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| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Born | {{{birth_date}}} Fresno, California |
| Nationality | USA |
| College | Master's College |
| Draft | none, none |
| Pro career | 2000-01–2001-02 |
| Awards | none |
Mike Penberthy (born November 29, 1974 in Los Gatos, California), is an American professional basketball player. A 6'3" guard from Master's College, Penberthy was not drafted by an NBA team but did manage to play for the Los Angeles Lakers for two years (2000-01 to 2001-02). Penberthy's primary role with the Lakers was as a three-point specialist and was part of their 2000-01 championship team.
In college Penberthy lead Master's College to their first four of what would be seven consecutive NAIA National Tournaments. During his senior year he was second in the nation in scoring averaging 27.5 points per game and was named an NAIA First-Team All-American. By the end of his college career Penberthy had set schools records in points scored (2,616), three-pointers (444), and free throw percentage (87.9). He graduated in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies.
In his NBA career, Penberthy played in 56 games (all with the Lakers) and had a scoring average of 4.9 points per game while averaging 16.1 minutes per game. After the NBA, Penberthy played four seasons (2001-05) with Basket Napoli of the Italian Serie A basketball league ending up the all-time leading scorer in team history. He then played for Germany's ALBA Berlin (2005-06) before returning to Italy in the 2006-07 season with Pallacanestro Reggiana, which then traded him to Udine later in the season.
He is married to Wendy Jones Penberthy, a former volleyball star at The Master's College.
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