Troy Lee Mikell

Troy Lee Mikell
Personal information
Born 1960s
Columbia, South Carolina
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight 180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
College East Tennessee State (1979–1983)
NBA draft 1983 / Round: 5 / Pick: 105th overall
Selected by the New York Knicks
Position Shooting guard
Career highlights and awards
  • SoCon Player of the Year (1983)
  • First Team All-SoCon (1983)
  • 2× Second Team All-SoCon (1981, 1982)
  • SoCon Freshman of the Year (1980)
  • All-Freshmen Team (1980)

Troy Lee Mikell (born 1960s) is an American former basketball player. He was a draft pick in the 1983 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks (5th round, 105th overall) after a four-year collegiate career at East Tennessee State University (ETSU).[1] Mikell, at 6'1" and 180 pounds, played forward in high school but shooting guard in college.[2]

During Mikell's ETSU career with the Buccaneers, he scored 1,684 points, made 637 field goals and shot 55% from the field.[3] As a freshman in 1979–80 he averaged 16.5 points per game and was named the Southern Conference (SoCon) Freshman of the Year, narrowly edging out Western Carolina's Ronnie Carr for the honor.[2] Over his final three seasons Mikell garnered two Second Team All-SoCon and one First Team All-SoCon honors;[4] in his senior season of 1982–83 he was also named the Southern Conference Player of the Year.[4] That year, he averaged 18.3 points per game behind 67.5% field goal shooting as he led ETSU to a berth in the 1983 National Invitation Tournament.[4] He was also Sports Illustrated's national player of the week in March 1983.[5]

After being drafted by the Knicks in the NBA Draft, Mikell was later cut prior to the start of the 1983–84 NBA season.[1][6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "New York Knicks Draft Picks". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Mikell Honored as Top Rookie". The News and Courier (Charleston, South Carolina). February 29, 1980. pp. 4–C. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  3. ↑ "ETSU basketball fans nominate the Top 15, now voting begins for Top 5 of all time". ETSUbucs.com. East Tennessee State University. September 15, 2006. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Southern Conference". College Hoopedia. 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  5. ↑ Jackson, Roger (March 7, 1983). "Player Of The Week". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  6. ↑ "No Headline". Sports. The New York Times. August 1, 1983. Retrieved June 10, 2013.