Pete Mickeal

Pete Mickeal

No. 33 – FC Barcelona Regal
Small forward
Personal information
Born	(1978-02-22) February 22, 1978 Rock Island, Illinois
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m)
Listed weight	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school	Rock Island (Rock Island, Illinois)
College	Indian Hills CC (1996–1998) Cincinnati (1998–2000)
NBA Draft	2000 / Round 2 (58th overall)
Selected by the New York Knicks
Pro career	2000–present
League	Spanish League Euroleague
Career history
2000–2001	Tampa Bay ThunderDawgs
2001–2002	Kansas City Knights
2002	Talk 'N Text Phone Pals
2003–2004	Peristeri
2004	Dynamo Moscow
2004–2005	Makedonikos
2005–2006	Breogán
2006–2007	Daegu Orions
2007–2009	TAU Cerámica
2009–2013	FC Barcelona
Career highlights and awards
ABA MVP (2002) ABA Final MVP (2002) Spanish League Finals MVP (2008) All-ACB Final Team (2012) Spanish Cup MVP (2013)
Medals Men’s Basketball Competitor for United States Summer Universiade Gold 1999 Palma National Team

Fenton Pete Mickeal (born February 22, 1978) is a left handed American professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Spanish League. He was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the second round (58th pick) in the 2000 NBA Draft.

High School, College, and the NBA

Born in Rock Island, Illinois, USA, Mickeal attended Rock Island High School, the same school attended by former NBA player and coach Don Nelson. In two full seasons of varsity basketball, Mickeal broke the school's all-time scoring record. He then played for two years as a small forward with Indian Hills Community College before transferring his junior year to play at Cincinnati. As a sophomore at Indian Hills C.C., he was named National Junior College Player of the Year after leading the team to its second straight national championship. After two productive seasons in Cincinnati, being named an Honorable Mention All-American by Associated Press as a senior, Mickeal entered the 2000 NBA Draft. After being drafted by the Dallas Mavericks, he participated in training camp with them. He never played for them in an actual game. His contract was waived but he was soon signed as a free agent by the New York Knicks. He was on the injured reserve his entire time as a Knick and was waived later in the season.

American Basketball Association

After his unsuccessful run in the NBA, Mickeal went on to have great success in the ABA with the Tampa Bay ThunderDawgs, and particularly the Kansas City Knights. Leading the Knights to a 32–5 record in 2002, Mickeal's team won that year's championship and he was awarded the league MVP award.

International

After the 2002 season in the ABA, Mickeal signed with the Talk 'N Text Phone Pals team of the Philippine Basketball Association. He led his team to the league championship and was the league's top scorer on his first season. In 2002–03, he drew attention one last time from the NBA, being signed to a practice-squad contract with the Houston Rockets before being waived a week later.

He returned overseas in 2004, this time playing in the Greek League for Peristeri and later Makedonikos, with a brief 2004 interlude in the Russian Superleague A with Dynamo Moscow. In 2005, he moved to the Spanish League with Breogán. After a season there, he went to the South Korean League for the 2006–07 season, playing with Daegu Orions, before returning to Spain with TAU Cerámica. In 2009, he signed with FC Barcelona. This season Mikeal at starting small forward helped FC Barcelona win the 2010 Euroleague Basketball Championship.

External links

• Euroleague.net Profile
• Eurobasket.com Profile
• Spanish League Profile (Spanish)
• TheDraftReview.com Profile