Mike Hall (basketball)

Mike Hall
Position Forward
Height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Weight 230 lb (100 kg)
League Turkish Basketball League
Team Erdemir SK
Born June 5, 1984 (1984-06-05) (age 27)
Chicago, Illinois
Nationality American
High school Alan B. Shepard
College George Washington
Draft Undrafted, 2006
Pro career 2006–present
Career history Tulsa 66ers (2006-07; 2007-08)
Washington Wizards (2007)
Olimpia Milano (2008-10)
Bancatercas Teramo (2010)
Dakota Wizards (2010-11)

Michael Horus Hall (born June 5, 1984 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player with the Erdemir SK of the Turkish Basketball League.

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College career

He attended Alan B. Shepard High School in Palos Heights, Illinois. Hall, a four year starter at George Washington University from 2002 through 2006 was a tri-captain his senior season on a team that went 27-3.

Professional career

D-League and NBA

Undrafted after his senior season, Hall joined the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League. On February 28, 2007, the Washington Wizards signed him to a ten-day contract due to injuries of forwards Antawn Jamison and Caron Butler.[1] He was signed to a second ten day contract shortly afterwards, and on March 21, the team signed him for the rest of the season.[1] He appeared in two games for the Wizards and was released in late October, 2007 due to salary cap reasons.[2]

In December 2010, Hall signed with the Dakota Wizards of the NBA Development League.[3]

Europe

On August 11, 2008 Hall signed with Italian club Olimpia Milano in Serie A, the top level of Italian basketball.[4] In 2008-09, Hall was one of the top rebounders of Serie A. Thanks also to his good performances, Armani Jeans reached Euroleague 2008-2009 Top 16 and Serie A finals, which they eventually lost to MPS Siena. In 2008-2009 he scored career highs 27 points and 9 rebounds in Euroleague, and 23 points and 15 rebounds in Serie A. In 2009-10 he lost his starting lineup spot to newcomer Stefano Mancinelli, after he was suspended for a game by his team, due to some polemic phrases he posted on Facebook. During the summer of 2010 he signed a contract with Bancatercas Teramo, but was released in December 2010 after the team's 0-5 start.

In January 2011 he signed with Erdemir SK in Turkey.[5]

Italian League career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2008–09 Milano 42 41 30.1 .429 .335 .745 7.6 1.1 2.0 .3 11.0
2009–10 Milano 39 25 25.8 .363 .284 .778 6.2 1.6 1.3 .4 7.1
2010–11 Teramo 5 5 37.6 .375 .348 .833 8.2 1.8 1.8 .2 10.8
Career 86 71 28.6 .400 .315 .763 7.0 1.3 1.7 .3 9.3

Notes

  1. ^ a b WIZARDS: Wizards Sign Mike Hall for Remainder of the Season
  2. ^ Hall released, Pesh out for tonight's game - Wizards Insider
  3. ^ NBA D-League's Dakota Wizards Acquire Mike Hall FanHouse, December 16, 2010
  4. ^ Armani Jeans tabs forward Mike Hall
  5. ^ Hall İmzaladı (Turkish)

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