Mike Ferrara
| Shooting guard | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 25, 1958 New York City, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College |
Niagara (1976–1977) Colgate (1978–1981) |
| NBA draft | 1981 / Round: 3 / Pick: 48th overall |
| Selected by the Washington Bullets | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Mike Ferrara (born August 25, 1958) is a retired American basketball player best known for his collegiate career. He was the America East Conference Player of the Year as a senior in 1980–81 while playing for Colgate University. After graduating, Harris was selected in the 1981 NBA draft by the Washington Bullets, although he never played in the National Basketball Association.[1]
Ferrara began his career at Niagara University, where after one season he transferred because the head coach who recruited him, Frank Layden, left prior to the start of Ferrara's career.[2] After sitting out a season as a transfer redshirt, Ferrara spent his final three seasons playing for Colgate University.[2][3] He scored a then-school record 1,763 points (later broken in 1995) and still holds Colgate records for points in a season (772) and game (50).[4] Ferrara finished as the second leading scorer in all of NCAA Division I in 1980–81 with a 28.6 points per game average and was named the conference's player of the year.[5] His jersey number was retired by Colgate in 2005.[5]
References
- ↑ "1981 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Newman, Bruce (February 23, 1981). "Two Who Can Fill It Up – Kevin Magee and Mike Ferrara have this in common: they can score by the score". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
- ↑ "Mike Ferrara". The Draft Review. 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
- ↑ "Retired Numbers". Colgate University. May 28, 2011. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Colgate Basketball to retire Mike Ferrara's number". Patriot League. February 11, 2005. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
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